Beijing :: China
| 3 days ago
British 1500m star Lisa Dobriskey has backed her sport's move to give longer bans to the seven Russians caught cheating before the Beijing Games. World athletics' governing body has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against the bans handed...
Tags: world, record, athletics, medals, medal, sports, gold, olympics, men, Beijing
Islamabad :: Pakistan
| 4 days ago
India's shooters who are here in connection with the 4th South Asian Shooting Championship were unanimous in saying that any attempt to postpone or delay sports events between the two neighbouriung countries would strengthen the nefarious designs of the...
Tags: shooting, gold medal, medals, gold, sports, bronze, silver, India
Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia
| 5 days ago
Newly-promoted elite bowlers Mohd Syafiq Ridhwan Abdul Malek and Mohd Nur Aiman Khairuddin bagged a bronze medal in the men's doubles event of the Commonwealth Championships at Ice Bowl in Belfast on Tuesday...On Tuesday, Syafiq and Aiman showed great...
Tags: gold, Mohd Nur Aiman Khairuddin
Beijing :: China
| 6 days ago
The CBS newsmagazine 60 Minutes , which has been riding high atop the prime-time ratings with such "big get" interviews as Barack Obama, will feature a conversation Sunday with Baltimore's Olympics swimming star Michael Phelps. CNN anchorman and 60 Minutes...
Tags: 60 minutes, olympics, interview, gold, barack, Michael Phelps, obama
Dresden :: Germany
| 6 days ago
We have the silver medal and we are shouting here," said a thrilled Yigal Lotan, general manager of the Israel Chess Federation, after his team beat the Netherlands 2.5-1.5 in the 11th and final round of the Chess Olympiad in Dresden on Tuesday. The first-ever...
Tags: silver, chess olympiad, gold, bronze, Israeli, Israel Chess Federation, Dresden, chess team, Pakistan, wins silver
New Delhi :: India
| 6 days ago
Gold prices fell by Rs 80 in the bullion market here with stockists, influenced by weak global trends, resorting to selling at existing higher levels. The precious metal closed at Rs 13,100 per 10 gram, a loss of Rs 80 from the previous close...Market...
Tags: gold, global cues
New Delhi :: India
| 6 days ago
Bindra 'courts' controversy Zeenews Bureau Mumbai, Nov 25: India’s ace shooter Abhinav Bindra, who won a billion hearts with his gold medal winning feat at the Beijing Olympics 2008, might taste the first controversy of his career owing to a contract...
Tags: gold, sports, Abhinav Bindra
Chicago :: IL :: USA
| 8 days ago
Sun-Times Columnist With the exit of Tony Ponturo last week, the huge thud of the first shoe dropping inside Anheuser-Busch's much-ballyhooed marketing department in St...That would be in the offices of DDB/Chicago, where scores of employees tied to the...
Tags: michael phelps, olympic, gold, Michael Phelps Foundation, olympics, Beijing
Mumbai :: India
| 10 days ago
Recovery in stock markets and global demand led to an 8% upside in gold prices to $800 per ounce levels against the previous week. On the futures the December contract on Comex closed over 6.6% up at $791.8 after making a high of $801. Even on MCX the...
Tags: gold, market, dollar, gold price
Singapore :: Singapore
| 10 days ago
Demand for gold reached a record high in dollar terms in the third quarter of this year at US$32 billion amid the turmoil in the financial markets. According to the World Gold Council, demand for gold jewellery has also been strong, especially in Asia.
Tags: gold, record, dollar, market, 200
