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Astana (Kazakhstan), March 19 (IANS) Star wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt has bagged an Olympic quota in the men’s 65 kg freestyle category at the ongoing Asian qualifying tournament here on Saturday. In the first round, Yogeshwar…

London, March 19 (IANS) World No.1 snooker player Mark Selby has pulled out of next week’s Players Championship as well as the China Open later this month. World Snooker announced here on Friday that Selby…

Copenhagen, March 18 (IANS) The Sports Confederation of Denmark (DIF) has said the country aims to win 10 medals at the Rio Olympics in August. Should Denmark realise the goal, it will be the highest…

London, March 18 (IANS) Tokyo, host city for the 2020 Olympic Games, will host the General Assembly of the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI), the world governing body of equestrian sports, in November 2016. The allocation…

Moscow, March 18 (IANS) The All-Russian Swimming Federation (ARSF) has confirmed that swimmer Yulia Yefimova had been temporarily suspended from competition for suspected doping. “All-Russia Swimming Federation has received documents from the International Swimming Federation…

Agra March 17 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday unveiled the logo, released the jersey and launched a website of the Indian Crossbow Shooting Association which is holding an inaugural international tournament…

Caracas, March 17 (IANS) Venezuelan boxers Luis Cabrera, Albert Ramirez, Luis Arcon and Gabriel Maestre have qualified for the Pre-Olympic semifinals on Wednesday in Buenos Aires, after defeating their opponents in the quarter-finals. The tournament…

Bogota, March 17 (IANS) Colombian Mariana Pajon, considered to be the best female BMX cyclist in the world, has travelled to Brazil to begin her qualifying training ahead of the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic…

Gurgaon, March 16 (IANS) Observing the Martyrdom Day of freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Raj Guru and Sukhdev, the Bharat Kesari Dangal, a national-level Freestyle wrestling competition, will be organised here and the winner will be…

Manchester, March 16 (IANS) With four professional wins in the bag already, Indian boxing sensation Vijender Singh returns to action on April 2 — against a yet to be named opponent — at the Harrow…

Moscow, March 15 (IANS) The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) denied on Tuesday that politics was behind its decision to include meldonium in the banned substances list. On Saturday, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich said…

New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Vikas Krishan (75kg) and Laishram Devendro Singh (49kg) will spearhead an experienced 13-member Indian boxing squad that will participate in the Asia-Oceania Olympic qualifying tournament scheduled to be held in…

New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) With the objective of promoting sports in the country, the sports ministry on Tuesday revised the guidelines for appointment of government observers for various sports disciplines. The observers will keep…

Changchun (China), March 13 (IANS) Chinese men’s junior team won a bronze medal at men’s team pursuit competition on Sunday, the fifth medal China won in the World Junior Speed Skating Championships 2016. The Chinese…

London, March 13 (IANS) World Rugby, the international governing body of rugby union, has suspended two Russian players from all competition following notification of potential anti-doping rule violations, the organisation reported on its website. Alexei…

Liverpool, March 13 (IANS) Indian pugilist Vijender Singh dedicated his fourth consecutive victory in professional boxing to the martyrs of Indian armed forces after defeating Hungary’s Alexander Horvath at the Liverpool Echo Arena here. Vijender…

Bambolim (Goa), March 12 (IANS) The last day of the league stages at the 30th Federation Cup National Basketball Championships began with Kerala and Maharashtra women facing each other. Kerala have all but qualified for…