New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Star Indian boxer Vijender Singh will defend his WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight title against former world champion Francis Cheka on December 17 at the Thyagaraj Sports Complex here. Cheka,…
By Veturi Srivatsa Indian sport will flourish only when the athletes start making a living out of it. Cricket has shown the way with the highly popular Indian Premier League (IPL) and others have quickly…
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Nigeria’s Odunayo Adekuoroye is looking forward to repeating her performance of the Pro Wrestling League (PWL) inaugural edition when the second season begins on December 15. The 2014 Commonwealth Games…
Kigali (Rwanda), Nov 14 (IANS) American Timothy Rugg won the prologue as the eighth edition of Tour of Rwanda cycling race kicked-off at the Amahoro National Stadium here. The rider of the Canadian team Lowest…
Sao Paulo, Nov 14 (IANS) Lewis Hamilton produced a masterful performance to win a wet, chaotic, crash-strewn Brazilian Grand Prix and take the title fight to the final race. His ninth win of 2016 came…
Aizawl, Nov 13 (IANS) Paddlers in need of valuable points will look to cash in on the National Ranking (East Zone) Table Tennis Championships at the R. Dengthuama Multipurpose Indoor Stadium here from Monday. Around…
Bangkok, Nov 13 (IANS) The Indian U-18 women’s basketball team went down 58-67 to hosts Thailand in their opening match at the 23rd FIBA Asia U-18 Championship here on Sunday. Rattiyakorn Udomsuk top scored for…
Jaipur, Nov 13 (IANS) India’s shotgun shooter Seema Tomar won the womens trap title at the 60th national shooting championship competition (NSCC) here on Sunday. Seema, who is fresh from a silver-winning effort at the…
New York, Nov 13 (IANS) The second game in the World Chess Championship between Russian grandmaster Sergey Karjakin and Norways Magnus Carlsen has ended in a draw. The score after the second game was 1:1….
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) The Sports Ministry on Friday asked Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and National Sports Federations (NSFs) to fully comply with suo moto disclosure of their activities, in an attempt to bring…
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) As many as 105 Indian amateur golfers will be participating in the seventh edition of the ladies open amateur golf championship at the Delhi Golf Club here, starting Tuesday. The…
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Asserting that preparations for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics must start at the earliest, Sports Minister Vijay Goel said on Thursday that the government will have a say in selecting foreign…
Tokyo, Nov 10 (IANS) The organising committee of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics is looking to host baseball and softball events in the Fukushima prefecture. The International Olympic Committee is likely to approve the proposal during…
Moscow, Nov 10 (IANS) America’s refusal to issue a visa to world chess federation’s (FIDE) president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov contradicts a universal principle that “sport is above politics”, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on…
Jakarta, Nov 10 (IANS) The Indonesian government has set a three-gold target for the men’s short distance races at the SEA Games in Malaysia next year, a coach has disclosed. Eni Nuraini, coach of the…
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Rio Olympics gold medallist Erica Wiebe (75kg freestyle) of Canada on Wednesday confirmed her participation in the second edition of the Pro-Wrestling League (PWL), starting from December 15. The 27-year-old…
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Undefeated Vijender Singh will defend his World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Asia Pacific Super Middleweight title here on December 17, it was announced on Tuesday. The bout will be held at…
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) A crowdfunding campaign called “Jashn Kabaddi ka” was launched on Tuesday for the development of the country’s traditional sport, close on the heels of India’s recent Kabaddi World Cup triumph….
Manila, Nov 8 (IANS) Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao returned to the Philippines on Tuesday after winning the welterweight title in Las Vegas against Mexican-American opponent Jessie Vargas on Saturday. Pacquiao arrived at Manila airport early…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, Nov 8 (IANS) The challenge before chess World No. 10 Grandmaster (GM) Pentala Harikrishna is to first retain his ranking and then gradually improve upon it — and it would be…