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Rio de Janeiro, March 23 (IANS) World bicycle motocross BMX champion Stefany Hernandez has revealed a disappointing result at the London 2012 Olympics was the turning point in her career as she strives for gold…

Panaji, March 22 (IANS) It was perhaps around 60 years ago, says Rama Kerkar, a 66-year-old housewife from Mapusa, that she last played landgi with her friends and neighbours. “We hardly had television at the…

Port Elizabeth, March 22 (IANS) Indian swimmer Aryan Makhija clinched a silver medal in the 1,500 metres freestyle event in the Under-18 category at the South African Level 3 National Swimming Championships here on Tuesday…

Kampala, March 22 (IANS) Ugandan boxers Ronald Serugo and Kenneth Katende have qualified for the Rio Olympic Games. “We are happy that we have more athletes make it for the Olympic team,” Uganda Olympic Committee…

Gurgaon, March 21 (IANS) The three-day Bharat Kesari Dangal, a national level freestyle wrestling championship to honour revolutionary freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev, kicked off here on Monday with nearly 80 percent participants…

New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Disabled Indian cyclist Jagwinder Singh on Monday launched a crowd-funding campaign to gather money to participate in Paralympics events. Jagwinder, hailing from a small village called Patra near Patiala in…

Lisbon, March 21 (IANS) Ethiopia’s Ruti Aga and Kenya’s Sammy Kirop Kitwara won the 26th edition of Lisbon’s half marathon respectively. Around 40,000 people took part in the race here on Sunday, which started at…

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

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…