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Munich, May 25 (IANS) Heena Sidhu shot well for a 384 out of 400 in the Women’s 10m Air Pistol qualification round but missed out on a final berth by a point on the concluding…

Beijing, May 25 (IANS) China expects to send a team of some 400 athletes for this summer’s Rio Olympic Games, a top sports official said here on Wednesday. Four years ago, 396 Chinese athletes went…

Moscow, May 25 (IANS) The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) has confirmed receiving documents from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) notifying that 14 athletes in three sports disciplines were tested positive after a cross-checking of doping…

Moscow, May 25 (IANS) Barring the entire Russian squad from the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will return sports to the 1980s when national teams boycotted competitions for political reasons, Russian sports…

Munich, May 24 (IANS) Continuing their poor show at the ongoing shooting World Cup, India’s best Rio Olympics hopes of Jitu Rai, Gurpreet Singh, Prakash Nanjappa failed to impress in 10 metres Air Pistol, while…

New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) To ensure immediate recognition to the Olympic medallists, the Sports Ministry on Tuesday announced that the Rio Games’ medal winners will be considered for this year’s Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna…

Mangalore, May 24 (IANS) As many as 80 top surfers from across the world will be vying for top honours when the inaugural Indian Open of Surfing kicks off at the Sasihithlu Beach here on…

Rio de Janeiro, May 24 (IANS) Hosts Brazil have been drawn alongside rivals Russia in the first phase of the women’s volleyball competition at this year’s Olympic Games, the International Volleyball Federation has said. Brazil,…

Moscow, May 24 (IANS) The International Chess Federation (FIDE) is considering the New York City’s Mayor’s Office and Trump Tower to be the most likely venues for the world chess title match between Norwegian Magnus…

Munich, May 23 (IANS) India’s Lajja Gauswami and Anjum Moudgil booked their respective qualification round slots in the women’s 50-metre rifle 3 positions event on day three of the Shooting World Cup here on Monday….

New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Newly-appointed Sports Minister Jitendra Singh on Monday directed officials to expedite the upgradation of sports stadia in different parts of Jammu and Kashmir and sort out land issues related to…

Canberra, May 23 (IANS) Australian shooter and dual Olympic gold medallist Michael Diamond could be in doubt for the Rio Olympics after he was arrested on the weekend and charged with drunk-driving and firearm-related charges….

Astana, May 22 (IANS) India’s disastrous campaign at the Women’s World Boxing Championships continued as Pooja Rani failed to qualify for the Rio Olympics after losing in the second round here on Sunday. A day…

Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) City-based veteran sports photographer Bikash Sandhu died on Sunday evening following a liver disease which he was battling since February. He was a well-known photo journalist in the city and the…

By Veturi Srivatsa The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has tried to persuade back-to-back Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar not to insist on a trial bout with Narsingh Yadav to decide who of the two should…

Mexico City, May 22 (IANS) China and Mexico have signed an agreement to expand sports cooperation between the two countries. Castillo Cervantes, Director General of Mexico’s National Commission of Physical Culture and Sport (Conade), and…

Munich, May 21 (IANS) Jitu Rai and Prakash Nanjappa finished fourth and 13th respectively to advance to the qualification round of the men’s 50 metres Pistol event while Heena Sidhu was disqualified from the women’s…

Astana, May 21 (IANS) Asian Games 2014 bronze medallist L. Sarita Devi failed to qualify for the Olympics after she was knocked out of the Women’s World Boxing Championships in the second round here on…