Doha, Nov 29 (Xinhua) Women's world No. 2 Guo Yan of China missed the world champions' opening matches against Kuwait due to an eye ailment in the table tennis team event at the Asian Games here Wednesday.
Wednesday, November 29, 2006 8:14:41 PM
Doha, Nov 29 (Xinhua) Malaysia's Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin pulled out of the equestrian event of the Asian Games Wednesday as he will ascend the throne Dec 13.
Wednesday, November 29, 2006 7:49:46 PM
Doha, Nov 29 (IANS) The Indian women's table tennis team made an impressive start to their Asian Games campaign here thrashing Uzbekistan 3-0 while their male counterparts were overpowered 1-3 by the Japanese in their first outing Wednesday.
Wednesday, November 29, 2006 7:13:33 PM
Tehran, Nov 29 (DPA) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has sent 'a message to the American nation' to be published through Iran's United Nations mission in New York, the news agency ISNA said Wednesday.
Wednesday, November 29, 2006 7:12:04 PM
Doha, Nov 29 (Xinhua) Wifi failure hit all venues of the Asian Games while the competitions were underway here Wednesday morning.
Wednesday, November 29, 2006 6:18:02 PM
Doha, Nov 29 (IANS) Indian shooters are now busy acclimatising with the new shooting ranges during the training session at the Lusail shooting range, about 20 km from here.
Wednesday, November 29, 2006 6:16:30 PM
Doha, Nov 29 (IANS) The Indian women table tennis team made their maiden appearance at the Asian Games memorable as they had a winning start prevailing 3-0 over Uzbekistan at the Al-Arabi Indoor Hall here Wednesday.
Wednesday, November 29, 2006 5:19:33 PM
Doha, Nov 29 (IANS) Indian women paddlers won their opening match 3-0 against Uzbekistan in the Asian Games here Wednesday.
Wednesday, November 29, 2006 4:43:09 PM
One little nugget from the preparations for the opening ceremony: there will be specially trained horses from Sydney and Doha on view. There will be 64 equines and riders in a special segment 'Tribute to the Desert Horseman'.
Wednesday, November 29, 2006 4:41:26 PM
Still on the imports, the Qataris have left nothing to chance. There are a few beaches here and the sand looks fine. But for beach volleyball, which is being played at the temporary venue at the sports city, they have decided to import sand from Canada, which is said to be much softer.
Wednesday, November 29, 2006 4:40:58 PM
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