Copyright \xa9 Yahoo! Web Services India Pvt Ltd. All Rights Reserved. http://in.news.yahoo.com/sports-ht.html en-en Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:55:00 +0530 5 http://in.news.yahoo.com/sports-ht.html /images/logo.gif 30 140 http://in.news.yahoo.com/32/20080906/376/tsp-boxing-won-t-be-the-same-again.html /32/20080906/376/tsp-boxing-won-t-be-the-same-again_1 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:55:00 +0530 ONE THING the Beijing pugilists have ensured: boxing in India will never be the same again. It's not going to be just a listless parrying of punches; it's not going to be just regular bouts with jabs and uppercuts. It's going to be different and more tactical. For boxing in India has evolved into a world-class sport and the whole world will be watching. HT http://in.news.yahoo.com/32/20080906/376/tsp-hosts-putt-one-for-dabell.html /32/20080906/376/tsp-hosts-putt-one-for-dabell_1 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:55:00 +0530 'The wandering one gathers honey.' THERE IS perhaps no better exponent of this adage than Norman Dabell. The veteran golf writer set afoot on the 102-year-old Golf-Club Crans-Sur-Sierre earlier this week to cover his 20th straight European Masters, unaware of what lay in store. HT http://in.news.yahoo.com/32/20080906/376/tsp-breaking-barriers-in-beijing.html /32/20080906/376/tsp-breaking-barriers-in-beijing_1 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:55:00 +0530 BEIJING'S 134-year-old roast duck restaurant, Quanjude, now has a Braille menu and staff trained in basic sign language to serve China's classic dish. The capital's infamous Silk Street market for counterfeits has added 16 parking slots for disabled shoppers. HT http://in.news.yahoo.com/32/20080906/376/tsp-olympic-sport-still-not-a-priority.html /32/20080906/376/tsp-olympic-sport-still-not-a-priority_1 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:55:00 +0530 THE INDIAN success at Beijing, if it can be called one, and the subsequent euphoria was the spark the corporate world needed to venture into the world of Olympic sport. HT http://in.news.yahoo.com/32/20080906/376/tsp-final-replay-churchill-meet-mahindra.html /32/20080906/376/tsp-final-replay-churchill-meet-mahindra_1 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:55:00 +0530 Bland is not their brand. When Churchill Brothers come to mind, they are usually classified, and quite naturally so, as one of the most gifted among the Indian football clubs. HT http://in.news.yahoo.com/32/20080906/376/tsp-green-baize-king.html /32/20080906/376/tsp-green-baize-king_1 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:55:00 +0530 PANKAJ ADVANI has been around in the international circuit for so long that the 23-year-old is already being called a veteran. Having won the IBSF World Snooker crown at 19, the Bangalorean has been dominating the billiards circuit for the last three years. HT http://in.news.yahoo.com/32/20080905/376/tsp-aita-gets-going-not-to-sanction-any.html /32/20080905/376/tsp-aita-gets-going-not-to-sanction-any_1 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:45:00 +0530 The All India Tennis Association on Thursday decided not to sanction any events apart from the WTA Bangalore Open and the ATP Chennai Open.Reacting to ATP's statement on Wednesday, where it had clearly stated sanctioning of an event did not necessarily require a 'third party approval', the AITA wrote: "AITA has now decided that they would not sanction any other ATP or WTA Tour event except the Chennai Open and the WTA event in Bangalore." The AITA also decided to request both the ATP and the WTA to allocate one more tour event each to it and help the growth of Indian tennis. HT http://in.news.yahoo.com/32/20080905/376/tsp-chidi-s-late-strike-sinks-jct.html /32/20080905/376/tsp-chidi-s-late-strike-sinks-jct_1 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:45:00 +0530 THE PRESENCE of big names is always a plus for any team. But not having them doesn't necessarily mean the end of the road. Mahindra United --- missing Steven Dias and NP Pradeep --- on Thursday showed that if a team, no matter how average, stretches its talents to its extremes, nothing is impossible. HT http://in.news.yahoo.com/32/20080905/376/tsp-churchill-need-to-put-in-their-best.html /32/20080905/376/tsp-churchill-need-to-put-in-their-best_1 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:45:00 +0530 "Something seems to be missing", a Churchill Brothers' player aptly described the team's indifferent run on the eve of their semi-final clash against Sporting Clube de Goa in the 121st edition of the Osian's Durand Cup at the Ambedkar Stadium on Friday. HT http://in.news.yahoo.com/32/20080905/376/tsp-of-a-mughal-and-kebabs-in-another-pa.html /32/20080905/376/tsp-of-a-mughal-and-kebabs-in-another-pa_1 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:45:00 +0530 THE STAMP of Italy on this upmarket town is unmistakable. While speaking Italian is the way to go here, pastas, pizzas and risottos have a pride of place in the menu of most joints. HT