The India U-17 boys came up with a brutal performance, hammering Brunei 13-0 in their opening Group D game of the U-17 Asian Cup Qualifiers in Chonburi on Wednesday.
'The fact that Anju is being welcomed in Pakistan and getting gifts is raising several doubts. That's why I have directed the special branch of police to examine the case minutely, whether it is an international conspiracy or not?'
World long jump record holder Mike Powell predicts a bright future for the Indian ace.
Indian athletes put in a spirited performance on the international stage in 2004, which saw K M Binu joining Anju Bobby George as the country's future hope.
The ace long jumper slipped one spot to joint eighth in the latest IAAF rankings.
The 25-year-old star touched a distance of 6.49 metres to finish second in the Stockholm IAAF Super Grand Prix tournament.
The Indian ace cleared 6.61 metres in the women's long jump at the Seiko Super track and field meet.
Anju Bobby George came up with her best jump of the season to book a place in Tuesday's long jump final in Helsinki
'I don't think Waheeda had the confidence that I could pull it off, so she said no.'
The Indian ace cleared 6.61 metres and placed behind the Russian trio of Irina Simagina, Tatyana Lebedeva and Tatyana Kotova in that order.
The Indian long jumper dropped down three places in the latest world rankings.
Anju Bobby George and Seema Antil, will represent India at the three Asian Grand Prix events slated later this month.
The gold went to Kluft Carolina of Sweden with a jump of 6.85 metres at the D N Galan Super Grand Prix.
The delay in procuring a visa for different countries maty force India's long jump ace to miss a couple of Grand Prix meets.
Whether Rajeev Chandrasekhar wins or not, Thiruvananthapuram will likely never see such an interesting contest again.
Anju Bobby George says Parul Chaudhary among ones to watch out for
She has also booked a spot at the World Athletics Finals in Monaco scheduled for September 9-10.
Long jumper Anju Booby George expressed happiness on Tuesday after her second place finish at the 2005 Monaco World Athletics Final was upgraded to a gold medal, saying the frustrating time she endured for last nine years was worth the wait.
Reader Kuku Dubey sent us a picture of Anju George from Doha.
She won the long jump gold medal at the 12th Federation Cup Athletics Championship on Friday.
Anju Bobby George broke a billion hearts on Tuesday when she failed to qualify for the final of the women's long jump at the Beijing Olympics after three consecutive foul jumps.
It's a downfall for the powerhouse that produced some iconic names such as PT Usha, Shiny Wilson, Anju Bobby George, Rosa Kutty, Mercy Kuttan and Bobby Aloysius among others."
The conclave drew valuable insights from former athletes and Olympians, including celebrated ones such as Anju Bobby George, Mary Kom, and Tarundeep Rai, all of whom shared their personal experiences and perspectives on what it takes to excel at the highest levels of sports.
Shobhaa De pays tribute to another legend who passed into the ages on August 23, publisher, producer and entrepreneur Nari Hira.
Indian long-jumpre Anju Bobby George had said in a television interview that PT Usha was only an 'Asian level' athlete.
The world number four long jumper leapt a career best, but wind aided, leap of 6.83m.
A string of lacklustre performances saw the Indian ace slip to No. 6 in the latest IAAF women's long jump rankings.
The India ace's best jump was 6.34 metres, way below the cut-off mark of 6.55m, in the women's long jump at the World Indoor Athletics Championships.
The ace woman long jumper is looking to salvage pride at the Asian Games in Doha in the coming days.
A senior IPS officer, who deposed that BJP leader L K Advani had made a provocative speech in Ayodhya moments before the Babri masjid was demolished by Sangh Parivar activists in 1992, was on Friday cross-examined by the defence in a Rae Bareli special court.
Court rejects demand for CBI probe into Ilyasi's wife's death
India's long jump ace said it could lead to another disappointing show for India at the coming Olympics.
The ace long jumper was hampered by a knee injury on her return to domestic competition in the Inter-State Athletics Championships.
"While you were squeezing the life out of your wife, your children can be heard crying in the background for their mummy. It is clear that they heard what was going on and knew that she was being hurt by you," the judge noted in his sentencing remarks.
