Sports Shorts: Dipa qualifies for final round of Artistic Gymnastics World Cup

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Dipa Karmakar performed a higher difficulty Handfront 540 vault for the first time in the competition. Photograph:......

Rio double shows I didn't just fluke it in London: Mo Farah

IMAGE: Gold medalist Mo Farah of Britain. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters. Britain's Mo Farah warned he aims to keep winning after becoming the first man in 40 years to retain the......

Enhanced prize purse for Mumbai Marathon 2012

Indian tennis legend Vijay Amritraj was named event ambassador of the 2012 Mumbai Marathon on Tuesday. His association with the event is in line with the organisers' efforts to bring to India some......

Radcliffe wins at NYC marathon

Paula Radcliffe won the New York City marathon for a third time in emphatic fashion on Sunday, while Marilson Gomes dos Santos of Brazil posted a dramatic come-from-behind win in the men's race.......

Gebrselassie shatters world marathon record

Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie shattered his own world marathon record in Berlin on Sunday when he became the first man to run under two hours four minutes. Gebrselassie clocked an official time of......