Rio de Janeiro, May 3 (IANS) The office of the mayor of Rio de Janeiro has discovered that wastewater leaked into the Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon, where the Olympic rowing and canoeing event will be…
Sydney, May 1 (IANS) Teenaged Australian horse rider Caitlyn Fischer died after falling off her horse during the Sydney International Horse Trials competition for the Rio 2016 Olympics. The tragic incident took place on Saturday…
Shanghai, May 1 (IANS) Indian women’s recurve team settled for the silver medal in the final, while men’s team and mixed pair each won bronze medals in the first stage of Archery World Cup at…
Madrid, May 1 (IANS) Spain’s point guard Ricky Rubio has strongly criticised the world basketball governing body FIBA for its decision to exclude Spain from the Olympic Games. FIBA announced in April that Spain was…
London, April 30 (IANS) Vijender Singh registered the fifth consecutive win of his fledgling professional career with a technical knockout of Matiouze Royer of France at the Copper Box Arena here on Saturday. This was…
Rio de Jasneiro, April 30 (IANS) France and Croatia will resume their famous men’s handball rivalry at this year’s Olympic Games in Rio after they were drawn in the same group. Between them, the European…
Dubai, April 30 (IANS) China’s Xu Xin and Zhang Jike won the semifinals at the 2016 Nakheel Table Tennis Asian Cup here. Both Chinese players faced more resistance than in their matches before, with left-handed…
Geneva, April 29 (IANS) The Olympic Flame on Friday reached the United Nations Office in Geneva, as it starts making its way to the Olympic Games Rio 2016 in Brazil this August. The flame, which…
London, April 29 (IANS) Indian boxing sensation Vijender Singh and his French opponent Matiouze Royer became embroiled in a confrontation during their official weigh-in at the Copper Box Arena here on Friday. The 29-year-old Royer…
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The sports ministry on Friday announced that the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has launched an outreach programme to make Indian athletes aware about the pitfalls of taking substances which are…
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Star shooter Abhinav Bindra on Monday agreed to become the goodwill ambassador for the Indian contingent for the Rio Olympics along with Bollywood star Salman Khan. With Salman’s appointment as…
Dubai, April 29 (IANS) Chinese male players Xu Xin and Zhang Jike and their female compatriots Liu Shiwen and Li Xiaoxia have won here their qualifying matches at the 2016 Nakheel Asian Cup. Xu Xin,…
Dubai, April 29 (IANS) Chinese male players Xu Xin and Zhang Jike and their female compatriots Liu Shiwen and Li Xiaoxia have won here their qualifying matches at the 2016 Nakheel Asian Cup. Xu Xin,…
Rio de Janeiro, April 29 (IANS) Brazilian cyclists have eased concerns about the Rio 2016 Olympic velodrome by giving the venue an informal test run. Images published by the Globo newspaper on Thursday showed several…
London, April 29 (IANS) Some world top cyclists have arrived in scenic northern England to take part in the 520-kilometer Tour de Yorkshire which starts on Friday. The three-day event takes in some of Britain’s…
Buenos Aires, April 29 (IANS) Luis Scola, gold and bronze medal winner in Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008, respectively, will carry the flag for Argentina’s delegation in the upcoming Olympic Games to be held in…
Wuhan (China), April 28 (IANS) Star Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal defeated Nitchaon Jindapol of Thailand in straight games in the pre-quarterfinals of the women’s singles category at the Asia Badminton Championship here on Thursday. The…
Shanghai, April 28 (IANS) Deepika Kumari crashed out of the quarter-finals of the women’s individual recurve event on a disappointing day for Indians at the Archery World Cup first stage at the Yuanshen Stadium here…
Shanghai, April 28 (IANS) Deepika Kumari crashed out of the quarter-finals of the women’s individual recurve event on a disappointing day for Indians at the Archery World Cup first stage at the Yuanshen Stadium here…
London, April 28 (IANS) Indian boxing sensation Vijender Singh has promised his fans another big knockout win when he takes on French pugilist Matiouze Royer on his return to the Copper Box Arena in Stratford…