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Dhoni gets Khel Ratna Award

Team India Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the second Indian cricketer after Sachin Tendulkar to bag the prestigious Khel Ratna award. The Khel Ratna award is India’s highest sporting honor.
Dhoni though could not attend the ceremony since he was trying to save a losing match against Sri Lanka in the fifth and final ODI of [...]

Indian Wrestler Sushil Kumar wins bronze medal in olympics 2008

Date of Birth: May 26 1983
Height(cm/ft in): 163cm / 5′4″
Gender: Male
Weight(kg/lbs): 66 kg / 145 lbs
Place of Birth: Delhi (India)
Residence: New Delhi (India)
Sport: Wrestling
Event(s): Men’s Freestyle 66 kg
BEIJING: Freestyle wrestler Sushil Kumar gave India its second medal in the on going Olympics when he defeated the Kazak opponent.
Earlier, Sushil Kumar lost to Ukrainian [...]

Abhinav Bindra won Gold Medal in Olympics 2008

Abhinav Bindra won Gold Medal in Olympics 2008
India’s first Gold Medal (individual event) in Olympic games. Abhinav Bindra won the Gold Medal in Olympics 2008 in the Men’s 10m Air Rifle.
Abhinav Bindra Wiki: Abhinav Bindra (born September 28, 1983) is a shooting sports person from India specialising in the field of Air rifle. He was [...]

2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games

Olympics 2008 Results
The summer Olympic games are here!
From it’s origins with the Greeks, The Olympics have evolved into a unifying global collaboration. It is such a great time to learn about other countries, watch hardened athletes give it their all and have a sense of national pride.
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Beijing Olympics 2008 Gallery

Beijing Olympics 2008 Gallery
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Anjali Bhagwat and Avneet Kaur Sidhu have failed to qualify

The biggest hopes of getting a medal for India at this Olympics perhaps rests on the 9 member shooting team. The start though for the Indians has been anything but great as Anjali Bhagwat and Avneet Kaur Sidhu have failed to qualify for the finals of the 10m Air-Rifle event.
Bhagwat and Sidhu couldn’t make it [...]

Olympics 2008 opening ceremony’s fireworks spectacular

China has spent £22bn on hosting the Olympic Games – three times more than Athens in 2004 – and when the opening ceremony is staged here tonight no expense will be spared. Details of the event remain secret, but it will feature 15,000 performers and 29,000 firework shells.
Under the guidance of the film director, Zhang [...]

Dodgers acquire Casey Blake in trade

Five days away from the non-waiver trade deadline, the Dodgers acquired third baseman Casey Blake from the Cleveland Indians for a pair of minor leaguers.
Blake, who turns 35 next month, is a free agent at the end of the season and came at a reasonable cost: triple-A right-hander Jon Meloan and Class-A catcher Carlos Santana.
The [...]