New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) India’s lone individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra, who was on Friday named the country’s flag bearer for the upcoming Rio Olympics, announced that he will retire post the quadrennial…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Chief national coach Gurbaksh Singh Sandhu on Friday blamed the dip in performance of the Indian boxers on the mess and infighting within the national federation for the sport and…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Indian pugilist Vikash Krishan Yadav will face Kenya’s Nickson Abaka on Saturday in an AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) match that will make him eligible for the Olympic qualifiers meant for…
Moscow, June 10 (IANS) The German TV broadcaster ARDs film about doping in sports is part of a massive attack against Russia, Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has said. “It can be seen not just in…
Louisville (Kentucky), June 10 (IANS) Thousands of people have gathered to pay their last respects to boxing legend Muhammad Ali who passed away at age 74 a week ago. The two-day funeral began on Thursday…
Moscow, June 9 (IANS) The new documentary of Germanys ARD TV channel has no new accusations against Russias anti-doping bodies and the sports ministry, and is a “blank shot,” the president of the All-Russia Athletic…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) The AIFF on Thursday said it has informed the sports ministry that the Futsal Association of India (FAI) is an unrecognised body and it is considering legal action against it,…
Changchun (China), June 9 (IANS) Chinese men’s basketball team survived Team American United’s test to win the first friendly between them 81-77 here after three key players, Yi Jianlian, Guo Ailun and Zhou Qi returned….
Rio de Janeiro, June 9 (IANS) Hosts Brazil have been drawn in the same group as defending champions Australia at the Rio Paralympic Games wheelchair rugby tournament in August. Canada and Britain were also placed…
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The Sports Ministry on Wednesday hiked the financial assistance for Rio-bound shooter Heena Sidhu from Rs 75 lakh to Rs one crore under the Target Olympic Podium (TOP) scheme for…
Moscow, June 8 (IANS) The Kremlin will consider doping abuse accusations against Russian athletes as a slander until it gets proofs of confirmation, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. “The team is systematically…
Moscow, June 8 (IANS) Russian hammer thrower Kirill Ikonnikov has been suspended for life from all sports-related activities for violating anti-doping regulations, Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Wednesday. “We have registered two positive doping…
New York, June 8 (IANS) China’s two-time Olympic champion and professional boxer Zou Shiming will take on a young Hungarian pugilist on Saturday at the Madison Square Garden in New York. Zou, 35, will make…
Canberra, June 8 (IANS) Australian basketballer Andrew Bogut on Wednesday questioned assurances given by Olympic officials over the risk posed by the Zika virus at this August’s Rio Games, and called for more transparency about…
Moscow, June 8 (IANS) Sample B urine probes of Russian female weightlifters Marina Shainova and Nadezhda Evstyukhina, who are the 2008 Olympics silver and bronze medallists respectively, tested positive for doping substances, Shainovas coach Vladimir…
London, June 8 (IANS) Brazils sports minister Leonardo Picciani has dismissed concerns over Zika, saying the athletes and guests could head to the Rio Olympics feeling safe as necessary measures have been taken against the…
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Sports minister Jitendra Singh on Monday announced the decision to upgrade the Maulana Azad Stadium in Jammu and Bakshi Stadium in Srinagar, the two major stadiums in the state of…
Rio de Janeiro, June 7 (IANS) Hosts Brazil have been drawn in the same pool as World Cup winners USA, runners-up Italy and European champions France at this year’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro,…
Budapest, June 7 (IANS) A retest of samples has found 10 suspected doping cases involving weightlifters from the 2008 Beijing Olympics and another 10 cases from the 2012 London Games, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF)…
Rio de Janeiro, June 7 (IANS) Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry has ruled himself out of the Rio Olympics citing injury concerns. The 28-year-old said he wanted to focus on recovering form ankle…