New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) director general Naveen Agarwal on Tuesday confirmed that no other Rio-bound athlete barring wrestler Narsingh Yadav and shot putter Indejeet Singh, has tested positive for…
Melbourne, July 26 (IANS) The decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to not ban the entire Russian team from competing at the Rio Olympics next month has been met with mixed reactions from the…
Montreal, July 25 (IANS) The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has expressed disappointment that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) did not heed its recommendations to ban the Russian contingent from participating in the Rio Olympics starting…
Moscow, July 25 (IANS) Two-time Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva has said she faced lawlessness and chaos in the fight for the right to perform at the 2016 Olympic Games starting in Rio de…
Lausanne, July 24 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Sunday decided to leave it to individual sports federations to decide on Russian sportspersons’ entry into next month’s Olympics, ruling out a blanket ban on…
Moscow, July 24 (IANS) Russias sports ministry was thankful to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for its decision not to ban Russia from the Rio 2016 Olympics, Russian Minister of Sports Vitaly Mutko said on…
Bydgoszcz (Poland), July 24 (IANS) Neeraj Chopra of India created a new junior world record on his way to the gold medal in the men’s javelin throw event at the IAAF World U20 Championships here….
Lausanne, July 24 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Sunday decided to leave it to individual sports’ federations to decide on Russian sportspersons’ entry into next month’s Olympics, ruling out a blanket ban on…
Bydgoszcz (Poland), July 24 (IANS) Neeraj Chopra of India created a new junior world record on his way to the gold medal in the men’s javelin throw event at the IAAF World U20 Championships here….
By Chinmaya Dehury New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Dutee Chand is sprinting hard and she has her aim set — the coveted gold medal at the Rio Olympics where she would compete in the 100-metre…
London, July 23 (IANS) Six-time Olympic champion sprinter Usain Bolt has accused rival Justin Gatlin of “disrespect” after the Jamaican won the 200 metres at the Anniversary Games here. Bolt, 29, on Friday clocked 19.89…
London, July 23 (IANS) Kendra Harrison broke the 28-year-old 100m hurdles world record at the London Diamond League meeting but she won’t be able to run at the Rio Olympics. The United States athlete on…
London, July 23 (IANS) Jamaica’s Usain Bolt marked his return to competition by winning the 200 meters at the London Diamond League, where Spaniard Bruno Hortelano finished fourth to better his own national record. The…
Lausanne (Switzerland), July 21 (IANS) The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Thursday rejected the Russian Olympic Committees (ROC) appeal against the ban on its athletes from track and field competitions at the 2016…
Johannesburg, July 21 (IANS) South African prosecutors said that they will appeal against Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius’s six-year sentence for murder, calling it “shockingly too lenient”. The National Prosecuting Authority said the sentence was “disproportionate…
Prague, July 21 (IANS) The Czech Olympic Committee has described the ban on Russian athletes taking part in the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro as “totally unacceptable and unjust”. “The punishment for all…
Lausanne (Switzerland), July 21 (IANS) The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Thursday rejected the Russian Olympic Committees appeal against the ban on its athletes from track and field competitions at the 2016 Summer…
Moscow, July 21 (IANS) The Kremlin considers the blanket ban on Russian field and track athletes from the upcoming Olympics in Rio de janeiro inadmissible, President Vladimir Putin’s press secretary said on Thursday. Earlier in…
Lausanne (Switzerland), July 21 (IANS) The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Thursday rejected the Russian Olympic Committees appeal against the ban on its athletes from track and field competitions at the 2016 Summer…
Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) The registration process for the full marathon in Mumbai in 2017 was launched on Wednesday, the organisers announced, adding that the registrations will remain open till November 25 or when filled…