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…
Los Angeles (California), June 6 (IANS) An old video recorded in 1981 has gone viral on the internet as it captured a priceless moment of boxing legend Muhammad Ali saving a man from committing suicide,…
Kolkata, June 6 (IANS) Indias sporting heroes Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Sourav Ganguly and Leander Paes have come forward to support cancer patient Bapi Majhi and the family of deceased Alip Chakraborty. Majhi is a die-hard…
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Indian Boxing Council (IBC) president P.K. Muralidharan Raja on Monday termed the International Boxing Association (AIBA)’s decision to allow professionals to compete at the Olympics as a “publicity stunt”, asserting…
Shanghai, June 6 (IANS) FINA Women’s Water Polo World League Super Final is to be held from June 7 to 12 in Shanghai with eight strong teams contesting in the six-day meet. After the conclusion…
Moscow, June 6 (IANS) Russias Weightlifting Federation has suspended six athletes for between two and eight years for doping based on the decisions of a disciplinary anti-doping committee, the official website of the Russian Anti-Doping…
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Two-time medallist and India’s most successful individual Olympian Sushil Kumar’s plea seeking selection trials in the 74 kg freestyle category for the Rio Olympics was turned down by the Delhi…
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Indian professional boxer Vijender Singh will face Australia’s Kerry Hope for the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Asia Super Middleweight championship decider on July 16 here, it was announced on Monday….
Rio de Janeiro, June 6 (IANS) The city of Rio de Janeiro has inaugurated an electric streetcar network serving several downtown streets and replacing a number of bus lines, a project conceived as one of…