Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) Seasoned campaigner Aneeta Mehta attracted the highest bid price of Rs.60,000 in the players’ auction of the maiden Darts Premier League here on Thursday. Mehta, one of the nine marquee players,…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Sports minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Thursday that there is a strong chance that the India contingent could take their medal count to double figures for the first time in…
Bolton (England), May 12 (IANS) Indian boxing sensation Vijender Singh on Thursday hit the weight at the weigh-in ahead of Friday night’s showdown with Andrzej Soldra of Poland at the Macron Stadium here. The red-hot…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The total number of quota places for India, emerging as a global power in wrestling, has swelled to eight after Ravinder Khatri and Babita Kumari booked their spots for the…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Renowed wrestling coach Satpal Singh on Thursday denied reports that his protege Sushil Kumar has been omitted from the Indian squad for the Rio Olympics, asserting that the double Olympic…
Mumbai: Music composer A R Rahman during the music launch of Hollywood film Pele: Birth of a Legend, in Mumbai, on May 9, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Music maestro A.R. Rahman…
Caracas, May 12 (IANS) Venezuelan pole vaulter Robeilys Peinado has climbed to the first spot in the Under 20 world ranking, the Venezuelan Athletics Federation has announced. Peinado, 18, secured first place after winning the…
Moscow, May 12 (IANS) Delays in deliveries of Russian athletes doping samples to laboratories abroad could be attributed to the country’s vast expanse, an official with the Russian sports ministry has said. British TV channel…
Mumbai, May 11 (IANS) The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup of Rock Climbing will be hosted by Navi Mumbai from May 13 to 16 at the CIDCO Exhibition Center, in Vashi, here….
Bolton (UK), May 11 (IANS) Polish boxer Andrzej Soldra has promised to stop Vijender Singh’s winning streak when they clash at the Macron Stadium Premier Suite here on Friday. Vijender has had a superb start…
London, May 11 (IANS) The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) will immediately probe recent statements made by Russian ex-doping official Vitaly Stepanov on the abuse of performance enhancing drugs in Russian sports, its chief Craig Reedie…
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Hockey India (HI) said on Wednesday it has recommended national men’s team players V.R. Raghunath and Dharamvir Singh and women’s team captain Ritu Rani for the Arjuna Award. Both defender…
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Beating the previous record of 81, India will send its largest ever contingent of 90 athletes to this year’s Rio Olympics, scheduled from August 5 to 21. “About 90 athletes…
Havana, May 10 (IANS) Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro met visiting president of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah of Kuwait, the official daily Granma reported on Tuesday. The report…
Los Angeles, May 10 (IANS) Dwyane Wade scored 30 points as the Miami Heat evened their second-round play-off series with a 94-87 win over Toronto after overtime. Goran Dragic had a key three-point play with…
Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) Nine teams — each endorsed by a Tollywood celebrity — are set to battle it out in the inaugural edition of Darts Premier League (DPL) — a franchise-based competition scheduled to…
Rio de Janeiro, May 9 (IANS) Retired football great Rivaldo has recommended that foreigners avoid the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro due to the violence and other problems plaguing Brazil. “I advise all those…
Istanbul, May 8 (IANS) Mausam Khatri was the only bright spot on a disappointing day for Indian wrestlers as he narrowly missed out on an Olympic berth after going down in a hard-fought semi-final in…
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Top seed Aravindh Chithamabram stopped the winning streak of S.L. Narayanan in the open section while West Bengal girl Chandreyee Hajra shocked overnight sole leader Nandhidhaa P.V. in the ongoing…
Las Vegas, May 8 (IANS) Mexican professional boxer Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez knocked out Britain’s Amir Khan in the sixth round in Las Vegas to retain his WBC middleweight title. Until the brutal ending, Khan had…