Moscow, May 28 (IANS) The World Boxing Council (WBC) probe on Russian heavyweight boxer Alexander Povetkin, whose Sample A and B tested positive for banned substance meldonium, may take up to two months, Andrei Ryabinsky,…
Bucharest, May 28 (IANS) The Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee has called anti-doping checks for all qualified or qualifying athletes for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Ioan Dobrescu, general secretary of the committee…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Narsingh Yadav is the best wrestler, as compared to Sushil Kumar, to represent the country in 74kg category for the upcoming Rio Olympics, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) told…
Astana, May 27 (IANS) India’s wait for a gold in the Women’s Boxing Championships continued as Sonia Lather settled for the silver after going down to Italian Alessia Mesiano in the 57kg category final here…
Astana, May 27 (IANS) India’s Sonia Lather settled for the silver after going down to Italian Alessia Mesiano in 57kg category final of the World Women’s Boxing Championships here on Friday. Sonia went down 1-2…
Caracas, May 27 (IANS) Fencer Ruben Limardo, gold medallist of the London 2012 Olympic Games, will carry the Venezuelan flag at the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics, the country’s Olympic Committee has announced. In…
Astana, May 26 (IANS) Sonia Lather assured India at least a silver medal as she stormed into the final in the feather weight (57 kg) class at the Women’s World Boxing Championships here on Thursday….
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Assuring all support from Nehru Yuva Kendra and other youth centres, newly-appointed sports minister Jitendra Singh, who also holds the Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) portfolio, said on Thursday…
Medellin (Colombia), May 26 (IANS) The 21st BXM Cycling World Championship has opened with the participation of athletes from 60 countries and regions. Some 2,500 cyclists will take part in the competition, including 350 elite…
Rio de Janeiro, May 26 (IANS) A new round of tickets for Olympic tennis and handball have been made available to the public, Rio 2016 organisers have said. Brazilian citizens can buy tickets via the…
Madrid, May 25 (IANS) In order to accommodate the flow of fans who are heading to Milan to watch the Champions League final on Saturday, as many as 218 additional Milan-bound flights with 46,317 available…
Moscow, May 25 (IANS) Russian athletes caught using the banned performance enhancing drug Meldonium but cleared by Russias anti-doping agency (RUSADA) to return to competitions have the right to participate at the 2016 Rio Olympics,…
Munich, May 25 (IANS) Heena Sidhu shot well for a 384 out of 400 in the Womens 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,…