‘You can’t survive only as an athlete in Australia’

NEW DELHI – If you thought only athletes in India find it hard to make a living out of sports and are forced to pick up a job later on in their career, here is a reality check. The situation also prevails in a leading sporting country like Australia.

Athletes who represent Australia in … Read more : ‘You can’t survive only as an athlete in Australia’.

CWG shooting: Vijay wins gold, Gurpreet bronze

NEW DELHI – Indian shooters Vijay Kumar won gold and Gurpreet Singh bronze in 25m rapid fire pistol event at the Commonwealth Games here Friday.
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Indian archers win their first Commonwealth Games gold

NEW DELHI – India’s women archers struck gold in recurve team event of the Commonwealth Games Friday and attributed their success to the rigorous eight-hour daily training for the last one and a half years.

This was also the country’s first Commonwealth Games gold from the sport, which made its return to the Games …. Original article  : Indian archers win their first Commonwealth Games gold.

Deadspin Reveals Brett Favre Jenn Sterger Scandal

NEW YORK (GaeaTimes.com) – New York Jets Number 4 player Brett Favre is on the limelight now, not because of his career in sports but he has been allegedly caught in Deadspin of sending sexy messages and photos of his penis to Jenn Sterger.
Jenn Sterger, a sideline reporter has been linked with Brett Favre before … Original article on : Deadspin Reveals Brett Favre Jenn Sterger Scandal.

Vikings quarterback Brett Favre has 1 regret about Jets stint _ it didn’t end better

Favre’s 1 regret about Jets? It didn’t end better

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. – Brett Favre easily could be bitter about his one season as a New York Jet.
The team fell apart down the stretch after an 8-3 start. The seemingly indestructible Favre tore the biceps in his right arm, an injury that forced the second of … Read : Vikings quarterback Brett Favre has 1 regret about Jets stint _ it didn’t end better.

MVP present vs. MVP future? LeBron James, Kevin Durant to meet in preseason matchup

LeBron, Durant to renew acquaintances in preseason

MIAMI – A poll of NBA general managers released this week suggested that Kevin Durant is the overwhelming favorite to win the league’s MVP award this season.
LeBron James – the two-time reigning MVP – knows why.
Albeit from afar, James has followed Durant’s game closely for years. James will have …. Original source  : MVP present vs. MVP future? LeBron James, Kevin Durant to meet in preseason matchup.

Pettitte works 7 strong innings, Berkman homers as Yankees beat Twins 5-2 for 2-0 ALDS lead

Vintage Pettitte leads Yanks to 2-0 lead on Twins

MINNEAPOLIS – Andy Pettitte missed two months with a groin injury this summer and was still trying to find his strength and his form in late September.
Lance Berkman hit only one homer for the New York Yankees after coming over in a deadline-day trade during the worst … Read : Pettitte works 7 strong innings, Berkman homers as Yankees beat Twins 5-2 for 2-0 ALDS lead.

Wilson gives up 2 hits in 6 2-3, Rangers top Rays 6-0 to close in on first playoff series win

Rangers on the brink of first playoff series win

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Following Cliff Lee in the postseason is a tough act, yet C.J. Wilson made it look easy.
Now, the Texas Rangers are up 2-0 in their AL division series against the Tampa Bay Rays, with a chance to make franchise history when the best-of-five …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Wilson gives up 2 hits in 6 2-3, Rangers top Rays 6-0 to close in on first playoff series win.

CWG: Shooters Gagan Narang, Imran Khan win 16th gold for India

NEW DELHI – Shooters Gagan Narang and Imram Hasan Khan bagged yet another gold medal at the XIX Commonwealth Games for India at a shooting range event on Friday.

Narang and Khan won the gold in the 50 m rifle 3 position pair event, thus, raising India’s gold medal tally … Read more : CWG: Shooters Gagan Narang, Imran Khan win 16th gold for India.

Cricket Australia refused Hussey’s request to skip T20 CL for India Test series

BANGALORE – Australian batsman Mike Hussey has revealed that he had requested Cricket Australia (CA) to excuse him from the Twenty20 Champions League in order to prepare for the Test series against India, but his request was refused, and he was ordered to …. Source  : Cricket Australia refused Hussey’s request to skip T20 CL for India Test series.

CWG hockey: New Zealand women through to semis

NEW DELHI – New Zealand made the most of the easy offerings from England for a 4-1 win that put them in the semi-finals of the women’s hockey competition at the 19th Commonwealth Games here Friday.

With three wins in as many matches, the Kiwis moved to nine points to confirm their semi-final spot from …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

CWG hockey: South Africa-Australia draw throws open semis

NEW DELHI – Australia and South Africa played out a disappointing 1-1 draw to throw open the race for semi-final berths from Pool A wide open in the womens hockey competition of the 19th Commonwealth Games here Friday.

The deadlock put both teams at par with seven points each, and both needing one more from … Read this article on Gaea Times at : CWG hockey: South Africa-Australia draw throws open semis.

CWG women’s hockey: South Africa draw with Australia

NEW DELHI – South Africa fought back to draw 1-1 with Australia in a Pool A womens hockey league match at the Commonwealth Games here Friday.

The Aussies went ahead through their consistent scorer Emily Hurtz in the first-half, while South Africa equalised on resumption through Sulette Damons.
The teams kept their unbeaten record intact …. Source article  : CWG women’s hockey: South Africa draw with Australia.

England protest against Pearson’s Delhi CWG win may be ‘payback’: Oz official

MELBOURNE – Australian track and field athlete Sally Pearson’s Delhi Commonwealth Games’ 100metre disqualification may be a payback for Australia’s protest against England in the 2006 Games in Melbourne, an Australian official has said.

In the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, the Australian team was awarded the gold medal in the women’s 4×400metre relay after the disqualification …. Read the original article  : here.

Oz sprinter Pearson heartbroken after Delhi CWG 100metre gold medal disqualification

NEW DELHI – Australian track and field athlete Sally Pearson, who was stripped of her 100metre gold medal for a false start at the Delhi Commonwealth Games, has been left heartbroken after her disqualification.

Pearson was stripped of her gold medal after England protested that she had a false start in a controversial 100metre race at …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Oz sprinter Pearson heartbroken after Delhi CWG 100metre gold medal disqualification.

CWG medal winners being gifted angavastrams instead of flowers

NEW DELHI – Commonwealth Games medal winners are being gifted with an ‘angavastram’ instead of the traditional bouquet of flowers. The angavastram, complete with the CWG colours, woven logo and a miniature ‘Shera’-has been crafted from Chanderi fabric.

The CWG Organising Committee has ordered 1,375 stoles for athletes and another 10,000 as merchandise on the …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

CWG: Women archers win 15th gold for India

NEW DELHI – India won their 15th gold medal at the XIX Commonwealth Games on Friday when the women’s archery team beat England in the final of the Recurve Team event.

The team comprising of Dola Banerjee, Dipika Kumri and Bombayala Devi won by a point to give India its 15th gold. (ANI)
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Commonwealth Games is a “coming of age ceremony” for India: Expert

NEW YORK – The XIXth Commonwealth Games being held in New Delhi from October 3 to 14 should be seen as a “coming of age ceremony” for India, a participant at the Seventh Annual India Investment Forum being held here has said.

Harvey Shapiro, a senior adviser to Institutional Investor, said the Games could be a …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Commonwealth Games is a “coming of age ceremony” for India: Expert.

Delight in the game makes Tendulkar ‘the elite’ among elites: Roebuck

SYDNEY – Noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck has said that Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar’s delight in the game of cricket has kept him among the elite.

In a syndicated column for the Sydney Morning Herald, Roebuck wrote: “Throughout 20 years of intense pressure and unrelenting exposure, he has retained his delight. Through it all he … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Delight in the game makes Tendulkar ‘the elite’ among elites: Roebuck.

Indian shooters Narang and Hassan Khan win gold

NEW DELHI – Indian shooters Gagan Narang and Imran Hassan Khan won the gold in men’s 50 metre rifle 3 positions at the Commonwealth Games here Friday.

The indian pair set up a news Games record.
India’s gold haul from the Games has now swelled to 16.
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