Mumbai: Actors Salman Khan and Sohail Khan during the special screening of film The Jungle Book in Mumbai, on April 8, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Salman Khan was on…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Salman Khan was on Saturday unveiled as the goodwill ambassador of the Indian contingent for the Rio Olympics to be held later this year. The Indian Olympic Association…
Rio de Janeiro, April 23 (IANS) Indian shooters enjoyed a positive day at the lnternational Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup (Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun) with Sheeraz Shaikh and Mairaj Ahmed Khan (men’s Skeet) and Gurpreet Singh (men’s…
Rio de Janeiro, April 23 (IANS) A selection of the world’s top fencers will have the chance to familiarise themselves with this year’s Olympics venue when they take part in an official test event over…
Rio de Janeiro, April 23 (IANS) Croatian shooter Snjezana Pejcic broke the women’s 50 metre rifle 3 positions world record en route to the gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro stage of the World…
Beijing, April 22 (IANS) Technical mistakes caused the Beijing anti-doping laboratory to be suspended by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the lab’s head said here on Friday. WADA announced on Friday that it has suspended…
Beijing, April 22 (IANS) World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced on Friday it has suspended accreditation of the National Anti-Doping Laboratory in Beijing, China, for a maximum period of four months. The suspension will take effect…
Rio de Janeiro, April 22 (IANS) German shooter Henri Junghaenel clinched his fourth shooting World Cup gold medal in the men’s 50m rifle prone on Thursday by outclassing Australia’s Warren Potent. Junghaenel took the gold…
Doha, April 21 (IANS) Indian star Pankaj Advani stormed into the semifinals of the Asian Snooker Championship here on Thursday. Controlling the table, he defeated Syria’s Karam Fatima 5-0 in the quarterfinal, who he met…
Rio de Janeiro, April 21 (IANS) Indian shooters Gagan Narang and Chain Singh will be vying for a spot in the final of the men’s 50m Rifle Prone event after coming through unscathed in the…
Buenos Aires, April 21 (IANS) Buenos Aires Rugby Union (URBA) has handed out a 29-year suspension to Pucara Club prop Cipriano Martinez for kicking an opponent in the head. The decision was made public on…
Rio de Janeiro, April 21 (IANS) In a break from tradition followed at previous Olympics, the flame for the Rio Games will shine in the downtown area of the host city rather than at the…
Melbourne, April 21 (IANS) The Australian city of Melbourne has been named the world’s best sporting city of the past decade, beating London, New York, Tokyo, Berlin and Sydney to the crown. Melbourne won three…
Doha, April 20 (IANS) Pankaj Advani defeated Iraq’s Alijali Ali 4-1 to enter the pre-quarterfinals of the Asian Snooker Championship here on Wednesday. Starting in fine form in his match, Advani pocketed the first three…
Ancient Olympia (Greece), April 20 (IANS) The rehearsal of the lighting ceremony of the Olympic flame, which will be burning at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, was held on Wednesday at ancient Olympia in western…
Rio de Janeiro, April 20 (IANS) India’s Jitu Rai finished sixth in the men’s 50 metres pistol event on the fifth day of the lnternational Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup (Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun) being held at…
Rio de Janeiro, April 20 (IANS) Brazilian swimmer Larissa Oliveira set her second South American record in three days when she won the 100 metres freestyle at an Olympic test event here. The 23-year-old on…
Rio de Janeiro, April 20 (IANS) India’s Jitu Rai finished sixth in the men’s 50m pistol event on the fifth day of the lnternational Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup (Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun) being held at the…
Moscow, April 19 (IANS) The decision of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to include Meldonium in the list of the banned performance-enhancing drugs was a politically motivated campaign against Russian athletes, Federal Micro-Biological Agency (FMBA)…
Rio de Janeiro, April 19 (IANS) Having created history by becoming the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for the Olympics, Dipa Karmakar added another feather to her cap by winning gold in the women’s…