First gold medal to India at Guangzhou
Defending champion Pankaj Advani retained his title by beating Myanmar’s OO Nay Thway Oo 3-2 in the English billiards singles final and gave India the first gold at the Asian Games here Sunday.
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List of Competition Venues for 16th Asian Games 2010 -Guangzhou
Ariel view of the stadium of University Town in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province. It will host the football and rugby match of the 16th Asian Games. Ariel view of the cycling venue of the 16th Asian Games at the University Town in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province. Aoti Aquatics Centre Aoti Tennis Centre Nansha […]
Asian Games 2010 First look with Glittering Opening Ceremony
China pulled off another dazzling show within two years of the Beijing Olympics as it unveiled the 16th Asian Games(November 12 – 27, 2010) with a spell-binding and unique opening ceremony which had water as the overwhelming theme. The skies over the southern city lit up with spectacular fireworks as Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao declared […]
Best photos of Commonwealth games 2010
After much worry and criticism before the start, the nineteenth Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India have reached a successful conclusion without any of the disastrous events that had been predicted. Of the 71 participating countries, Australia topped the medal chart, taking home 177 medals, 74 of them gold. Host nation India also fared well, […]
Sachin Tendulkar wins Cricketer of the Year award
Capping a splendid season in which he scored the first-ever double century in ODIs and crossed 14,000 runs in Test cricket, iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar was on Saturday named the Indian Cricketer of the Year at the second Sahara India Sports Awards function here.