New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) In what may be the last qualifier before the Rio Olympics, India will field a nine-member team for the boxing World Olympic qualifiers, starting June 16 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Commonwealth…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Thursday told the Delhi High Court it had on May 3 named wrestler Narsingh Yadav to represent India in the 74kg freestyle category…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Ahead of its fourth season, Pro Kabaddi on Thursday named ombudsman Justice (retired) A.P. Shah and Maharashtra’s former Director General of Police A.N. Roy to the five-member ethics and governance…
Pune, June 1 (IANS) Pro Kabaddi League franchise Puneri Paltan unveiled their new jersey for the upcoming season of the tournament at a hotel here. The team’s manager Kailash Kandpal along with captain Manjeet Chhillar,…
Lausanne (Switzerland), June 1 (IANS) Star Indian boxer Vijender Singh has been handed a golden chance to represent the country at the Rio Olypics after the International Boxing Association (AIBA) confirmed on Wednesday that professional…
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has signed a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) with the Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY), under which the institute will impart yoga training…
Mexico City, June 1 (IANS) Mountain biker Daniela Campuzano will carry the Mexican flag at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, head of the delegation Mario Garcia has announced. At a press conference, Garcia…
Mexico City, June 1 (IANS) Mountain biker Daniela Campuzano will carry the Mexican flag at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, head of the delegation Mario Garcia has announced. At a press conference, Garcia…
Darwin (Australia), May 31 (IANS) The Indian women’s hockey team had a disastrous start to their campaign at the Four Nations tournament, suffering a 1-4 thrashing to New Zealand here on Tuesday. Pippa Hayward (18th,…
Moscow, May 31 (IANS) Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has dismissed as false statements made earlier in the month by ex-head of Moscow anti-doping laboratory Grigory Rodchenkov on alleged doping abuse by Russian athletes at…
Berlin, May 31 (IANS) German television channel ARD will telecast next week a new documentary on the alleged abuse of performance enhancing drugs in Russian sports, Hajo Seppelt, a German journalist known for reports on…
Moscow, May 31 (IANS) Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has taken full responsibility for a recent chain of alleged doping scandals involving national athletes and has no intention of hiding in case they prove to…
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Terming it as “unfortunate” that two world class wrestlers are at loggerheads with each other over who will represent India at the Rio Olympics, the Delhi High Court on Monday…
Mumbai, May 30 (IANS) Indias shuttler P.V. Sindhu on Monday said that she is confident of a good performance and will give her 100 percent to clinch a medal at the forthcoming Olympics at Rio…
Madrid, May 30 (IANS) Spanish basketball icon Pau Gasol has expressed fears over the threat the Zika virus poses at the forthcoming Rio Olympic Games and his surprise at the relative lack of concern in…
Bern (Switzerland), May 30 (IANS) Russias men won the team final at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships. The Russia team, comprising Denis Abliazian, David Belyavskiy, Nikita Ignatyev, Nikolai Kuksenkov and Nikita Nagornyy, on Sunday won…
Rio de Janeiro, May 30 (IANS) It is called the a village but a city might be a more fitting name. Almost 18,000 athletes and officials will call Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic village home during…
Moscow, May 29 (IANS) Experts from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) say the Moscow anti-doping lab is the best in the world, Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko has said referring to the lab suspended by…
Hong Kong, May 28 (IANS) Ace Indian racqueteer Joshna Chinappa failed to bag the 12th Professional Squash Association (PSA) title after going down 9-11, 9-11, 11-9, 8-11 to New Zealand’s Joelle King in the hard-fought…
Geneva (Switzerland), May 28 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday rejected a call to move or postpone the impending Rio Olympics over the Zika virus outbreak. The health watchdog said in a statement…