Lift off! China launches 2 astronauts on its longest space mission

China on Monday successfully launched its longest manned space mission, sending two astronauts into orbit to spend a month aboard a space laboratory, a milestone event in the Communist giant's......

Chinese cosmonauts return after making history in space

China's first woman cosmonaut and two of her colleagues returned to Earth on Friday after successfully accomplishing the country's first-ever manual space docking during a two-week mission, giving......

China achieves first manned space docking

China completed its first manned space docking on Monday, as a spacecraft carrying three astronauts including the country's first spacewoman, successfully coupled with an orbiting module, in a......

China to send first woman into space on Saturday

China will send its first woman into space when an air force pilot joins a three-member team of astronauts on the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft which blasts off on Saturday. Liu Yang, a pilot who......

Kavinder, Manoj, Satish qualify for World Championships

Third seed Satish Kumar (+91kg) and sixth seed Manoj Kumar (69kg) were among the three Indian boxers who qualified for the World Championships after winning their respective box-offs at the Asian......

Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Indian boxers make disappointing start

IMAGE: India’s Manoj Kumar in action. Photograph: Getty Images The Indian boxers' campaign in the Asian Olympic Qualifiers was off to a disappointing start with all three in action, on......

Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Mary Kom, Shiva get top seeding

IMAGE: Boxer MC Mary Kom. Photograph: Facebook. Olympic bronze-medallist M C Mary Kom (51kg) and World Championship bronze-winner Shiva Thapa (56kg) were given the top billing in the Asian Olympic......