Lauryn Williams clocked 10.93 seconds to join men's gold medallist Justin Gatlin as a world champion.
All athletes in the Indian team for Athens Olympics are clean, a top Athletics Federation of India official said.
Anju tops the list of women's long jumpers while the US-based Gowda is the top-ranked men's discus thrower.
Dilip Tirkey will lead an 18-member team for the eight-nation hockey tournament in Holland, from August 14 to 21.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni said that a combination of proper infrastructure and guidance along with passion can help India in becoming a 'sporting nation'.
Indian tennis ace Leander Paes on his new doubles partner Martin Damm and goals for 2006.
The 366-building complex on 400 acres of public land at the foot of Mount Parnitha will house more than 17,000 athletes and officials and will employ 10,000.
The Olympic silver medallist was honoured with the Ati Vishist Seva Medal.
Greek teenager Stefanos Tsitsipas secured the biggest win of his career when he sent Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic packing in the third round of the Rogers Cup with a stunning 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-3 win on Thursday.
Switzerland's two greatest tennis players will join forces at next year's Rio Olympics when Roger Federer and Martina Hingis play together in the mixed doubles.
Arundhuti Dasgupta finds herself surrounded by Greek legends and fables in the mythical centre of the world.
Sobha Developers, a Dubai-based real estate company, will fund the ace Indian long junper's training ahead of the Athens Olympics.
The Olympic silver medallist scored 191.0 points, his best since 2002, at the National Shooting Championships.
The decision over Greek sprinters Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou is expected on Tuesday.
The German was axed after the team slumped to fourth in the Champions Trophy hockey tournament.
Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou were among a group of Greek athletes to be tested by doctors from WADA.
Dilip Tirkey and Gagan Ajit Singh have been nominated for the International Hockey Federation's Best Player of the Year award.
India will begin their campaign in the 2004 tournament with a match against Germany.
The main interest ahead of the AGM is focused on incumbent president K P S Gill's possible bid for another term.
The two Indian pugilists reached the finals in the third Asian qualifying event for the Athens Olympics.
The mercurial forward and Baljit Singh Dhillon are among nine players named for a pre-Olympic camp in Cologne from May 27 to June 21.
The IOA president said Pillay's experience could improve the medal chances of the eight-time Olympic hockey champions.
As a result of the explosions that rocked Athens on Wednesday, the cost of insurance in case the Games are called off has rocketed.
National hockey coach Rajinder Singh said it was too early to say whether the penalty corner expert would be picked in the Olympics team.
The ace shooter scored 598 out of 600 in the second trial of the 10m Air Rifle event.
The restoration work, held up for more than 200 years, took nine months to be completed.
"I've achieved my dreams so now I'm in a position to say, 'well I can do what I want,'" said the double Olympic champion.
The Olympic silver medallist finished a rung below gold medallist Ahmed Almaktoum in the double trap shooting in Changwon, Korea.
The weightlifter, who tested positive at the Athens Olympics, is challenging the life ban imposed on her by the IOA in the Delhi high court.
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