Category: Other Sports

Former champ Murphy shocked by McGill at snooker worlds

London, April 18 (IANS) Former world champion Shaun Murphy suffered a shock exit in the first round of the Snooker…

8 years ago

Brazilian Oliveira sets 200m freestyle record at Olympic test event

Rio de Janeiro, April 18 (IANS) Brazilian swimmer Larissa Oliveira set a South American record in the 200 metres freestyle…

8 years ago

Burkina Faso cyclist Mathias wins Togo cycling race

Lome, April 18 (IANS) Burkina Faso cyclist Sorgho Mathias won Togo 25th International cycling race that ended in the capital…

8 years ago

Marathon becomes another bridge of Sino-Greek friendship and cooperation

Athens, April 17 (IANS) More than 3,000 runners from across Greece attended the third annual Half Marathon race of the…

8 years ago

Rio-bound paddlers included under TOPS

New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Paddlers Achanta Sharath Kamal, Soumyajit Ghosh, Manika Batra and Mouma Das -- who have qualified…

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Swiss Forrer/Verge-Depre win World Tour beach volleyball title

Xiamen (China), April 17 (IANS) Fifth seeds Isabelle Forrer and Anouk Verge-Depre of Switzerland swept Austrian dark horses Barbara Hansel…

8 years ago

Sandhu’s chances brighten in shooting, Jitu fails

Rio de Janeiro, April 17 (IANS) Manavjit Sandhu rallied to the third place after Day two of qualification in the…

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Belarus’ Prokopenko wins gold at pentathlon World Cup

Kecskemet, April 17 (IANS) Anastasiya Prokopenko of Belarus has won the women's individual gold medal at the Modern Pentathlon World…

8 years ago

Fu crushes Ebdon, Bingham shocked by Carter at snooker worlds

London, April 17 (IANS) Marco Fu breezed past former winner Peter Ebdon 10-2 while two-time runner-up Ali Carter shocked defending…

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Du Li wins first gold at Olympic shooting test

Rio de Janeiro, April 17 (IANS) China pocketed the first gold medal of the ISSF World Cup and Rio Olympic…

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Lithuanian basketball body plays down fears of missing Euro 2017

Vilnius, April 17 (IANS) The Lithuanian Basketball Federation has announced that the country hasn't yet been excluded from the FIBA's…

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Zanetti finds groove in Rio 2016 test event

Rio de Janeiro, April 17 (IANS) London 2012 Olympic gold medallist Arthur Zanetti showed he will again be favourites on…

8 years ago

Advani starts with win at Asian Snooker Championship

Doha, April 16 (IANS) Pankaj Advani commenced his campaign at the Asian Snooker Championship with a 4-0 win over Saudi…

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Spain’s Herrera-Gavira win Xiamen Open beach volleyball title

Xiamen (China), April 16 (IANS) Spain's seventh seeds Pablo Herrera and Adrian Gavira scored two come-from-behind victories in the men's…

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Rio latest in list of potential Olympic debacles

Rio de Janeiro, April 16 (IANS) There are widespread apprehensions that the potential impeachment of Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff and…

8 years ago

Paddlers Sharath, Mouma qualify for Olympics

Hong Kong, April 16 (IANS) Indian table tennis stars Achanta Sharath Kamal and Mouma Das produced superb performances in the…

8 years ago

Will Rio Olympics suffer from political fallout in Brazil?

Rio de Janeiro, April 16 (IANS) The Rio Olympic Games are going to open in four months. This is normally…

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Maria Lenk Trophy kicks off to test Rio 2016 aquatic center

Rio de Janeiro, April 16 (IANS) Over 350 Brazilian swimmers, plus 55 athletes from 11 countries and regions, are competing…

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Indians off to positive start at shooting World Cup

Rio de Janeiro, April 16 (IANS) Indian shooters Manavjit Singh Sandhu and Kynan Chenai got off to positive starts in…

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Advani bids to clinch elusive Asian snooker title

Doha, April 15 (IANS) The holder of 15 world titles across billiards and snooker, India's star Pankaj Advani will aim…

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