Birmingham, March 2 (IANS) Russia’s Danil Lysenko captured the men’s high jump title while his compatriot Mariya Lasitskene won the women’s gold on the opening day’s competition of the World Indoor Championships here. Lysenko, competing…
Nairobi, Feb 28 (IANS) Defending champion Ezekiel Chebii of Kenya will put his title up for grabs during this year’s Lake Biwa marathon in Japan on March 4. Chebii’s timing of 2 hours, 6 minutes…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) T. Gopi and Monika Athare won the men’s and women’s titles respectively at the New Delhi Marathon here on Sunday. Gopi clocked a personal best time of 2 hours, 15…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Defending champion T. Gopi, Nitendra Singh Rawat and Kheta Ram will be the favourites in the mens category while Monica Athare and Jyoti Gawate will headline the women’s section at…
Seoul, Feb 24 (IANS) South Korea lost to Austria in the alpine skiing team event at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Saturday. The team, comprising Kang Young-seo, Kim Dong-woo, Gim So-hui and Jung Dong-hyun, failed…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Over 15,000 runners are all set to run the IDBI Federal Life Insurance New Delhi Marathon 2018 on February 25. The AIMS certified marathon, recognized by the Athletics Federation of…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Over 15,000 runners are all set to run the IDBI Federal Life Insurance New Delhi Marathon 2018 on February 25. The AIMS certified marathon, recognized by the Athletics Federation of…
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) A day after India won the U-19 World Cup, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday urged youngsters taking part in a marathon here to lead the way. Stressing on fitness, which…
Nairobi, Feb 1 (IANS) Injured Olympic 800m champion David Rudisha of Kenya is unlikely to compete at the Commonwealth Games, to be held in Gold Coast from April 4 t 15. The Kenyan, who holds…
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Anu Kumar of Uttarakhand grabbed the first gold medal of the inaugural Khelo India School Games, even as Tamil Nadu won two of the six gold medals on offer on…
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IANS) Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar will be the star attraction in the IDBI Federal Life Insurance Kolkata Full Marathon here on Sunday. Over 8,000 participants will take part in the second edition…
Dubai, Jan 26 (IANS) Ethiopians Mosinet Geremew and Roza Dereje broke the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon records on their way to claim top places here on Friday. Geremew also improved on his personal record, clocking…
Nairobi, Jan 23 (IANS) Defending Champion Wilson Kipsang of Kenya aims to run faster and break the world record on his return to the Tokyo marathon on February 25. In the women’s race, Helah Kiprop…
Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) It was a double triumph for Ethiopian runners as Solomon Deksisa and Amane Gobena took top honours in the men’s and women’s categories respectively at the 2018 Mumbai Marathon here on…
Washington, Jan 20 (IANS) World 100-metre silver medallist Christian Coleman broke the 60 metres indoor world record at the Clemson Invitational track meet. His performance on Friday took 0.02 off the world record of 6.39…
Mumbai, Jan 19 (IANS) The leading mens contenders for the Mumbai Marathon asserted on Friday that Sunday’s race could be the fastest over the classic distance ever witnessed in India. The current course record is…
Nairobi, Jan 18 (IANS) World and Olympic 3,000 metre steeplechase champion Conseslus Kipruto has ruled himself out of the World Indoor Championships saying he will only compete in the Commonwealth Games and the IAAF Diamond…
Nairobi, Jan 15 (IANS) New York marathon champion Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya has ruled himself out of the Commonwealth Games, saying he will only focus on running at the World Half Marathon Championships in Valencia,…
Nairobi, Jan 8 (IANS) World 1500m silver medallist Timothy Cheruiyot of Kenya will not be taking part in any competition until after the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia in April. Cheruiyot on Sunday said…
Xiamen (China), Jan 7 (IANS) Ethiopian runners swept the top three spots in both men’s and women’s events at the Xiamen Marathon here on Sunday. Dejene Debela, placed fourth in 2017 Eindhoven Marathon, claimed the…