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Simone Biles books Paris Olympics berth with US gymnastics trials all-around win Biles launched her night with a soaring version of her Yurchenko double pike vault, and even though she skittered backwards a few steps on landing she scored 15.50 points for a vault so difficult that no other woman has attempted it in competition.
01 Jul, 2024, 08.51 AM ISTIndia to send 634 athletes to Asian Games; wrestler Bajrang Punia figures in list Track and field events have got the pride of place as 65 athletes -- 34 men and 31 women -- are part of the huge contingent. Sportspersons in 38 disciplines have been cleared, with a total of 44 footballers -- 22 players in men's and women's section...
25 Aug, 2023, 07.11 PM ISTLiz Holmes wants you to forget about Elizabeth Ten years ago, Holmes was the world's youngest self-made female billionaire, worth $4.5 billion (on paper, in Theranos stock), and one of the most visible and celebrated female CEOs on the planet, running a startup with a $9 billion valuation.
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Simone Biles and Megan Rapinoe awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Biden at The White House Simone Biles and Megan Rapinoe are among those who have received the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Joe Biden. The ceremony was held at The White House on Thursday to bestow this honor to 17 people of the country for their exemplary cont...
08 Jul, 2022, 08.04 PM ISTWhat is a breakthrough infection? Six questions about catching COVID-19 post-vax answered Members of the New York Yankees, US Olympic gymnast Kara Eaker and UK health secretary Sajid Javid are some of those diagnosed with what is called a "breakthrough infection."
29 Jul, 2021, 10.23 AM ISTSimone's Showcase; Biles bidding for history in Tokyo It’s a delicate dance, one that will take center stage when the 24-year-old American steps in front of the world in Tokyo. No pressure. All she has to do is somehow one-up her staggering performance in Rio de Janeiro, when she won five medals (inclu...
03 Jul, 2021, 10.56 PM ISTNo games, big losses: Money crisis faces US Olympic sports The postponement of the Tokyo Games has catapulted the sports organizations that make up the backbone of the U.S. Olympic team into crisis.
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23 Feb, 2017, 05.24 AM IST - Raisman keeps eye on Tokyo during 'crazy' downtime
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22 Feb, 2017, 01.13 PM IST One has to perform before reaping rewards here: Dipa Karmakar's coach Nandi's answer was in reply to the opinion expressed by many top yesteryear sportspersons, including former hockey captain Dilip Tirkey who was honoured here a day earlier
17 Sep, 2016, 05.09 PM ISTOlympics: The sublime and the ridiculous at Rio PV Sindhu and Sakshi Malik were out of this world, magnificent, true champions— but it still added up to only two medals at the Rio Games.
21 Aug, 2016, 12.45 PM ISTYoung & raring to go at Rio: Meet eight high-school-age students participating at the Olympics Kanak Jha from India will be the youngest ever to compete in the Olympics in his sport.
27 Jul, 2016, 11.27 AM ISTBend it like Romina Gupta Seventeen-yearold Romina Gupta has chosen a di ff icult sport for herself. Acrobatic gymnasts have a professional career that often end at the age of 20, with the lucky few pushing it for a couple of years more.
24 Jul, 2015, 02.35 AM IST- HC assuages enraged nation, puts sports bodies to task in 2012
In an embarrassment to 87-year-old Congress veteran N D Tiwari, the court rejected all his pleas and went ahead with the pronouncement of the DNA test result.
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