Sao Paulo, July 13 (IANS) Brazilian legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as ‘Pele’, on Wednesday posted on his Twitter account that he has composed and recorded the song ‘Esperanca’ (Hope) for the upcoming…
Rio de Janeiro, July 13 (IANS) In an attempt to address the problems faced by foreign visitors during the Olympics, Rio mayor’s office has developed a multimodal Olympic card known as the RioCard. Touted as…
Geneva, July 13 (IANS) The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged visitors during the Rio Olympics to get vaccinated especially against measles and rubella at least two weeks before traveling. The Olympic Games are scheduled…
Prague, July 13 (IANS) The Czech Republic will send the smallest team in its history to Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro from August 5 after the country’s Olympic Committee (COV) approved the nomination of…
Yixing (China), July 13 (IANS) China defeated France 75-70 in an international men’s basketball friendly here. France held a 9-2 lead in the early stages of the match on Tuesday, but China led the first…
Chengdu (China), July 12 (IANS) Indian Grand Master Harika Dronavalli pulled off another fine draw in the ninth round of the Fide Women’s Grand Prix on Tuesday to stay on top of the leaderboard with…
Chennai, July 12 (IANS) Football legends Ryan Giggs of England, Ronaldinho of Brazil and Hernan Crespo of Argentina will be playing in the inaugural edition of the Premier Futsal scheduled to start on July 15….
Montreal, July 12 (IANS) A report on the results of the probe into doping abuse at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi made by the Independent Commission of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) will…
Bengaluru, July 11 (IANS) Kannada cinema’s poster boy Puneeth Rajkumar has signed a long-term agreement with Premier Futsal to acquire it’s Bengaluru franchise, it was announced on Monday. The league, a five-a-side vibrant of football,…
Moscow, July 11 (IANS) Russia has never backed boycotts of Olympic Games, President Vladimir Putins spokesman said on Monday, as the country awaits the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)’s verdict on allowing its track…
Moscow, July 11 (IANS) Long jumper Darya Klishina, who is the sole Russian athlete to get the International Association of Athletics Federations’ (IAAF) nod to take part in international competitions, on Monday rejected accusations of…
Rio de Janeiro, July 11 (IANS) France, Serbia and Croatia secured the last three berths in the men’s basketball event at next month’s Rio Olympics following the weekend’s final qualifiers. France booked their place by…
Chengdu (China), July 10 (IANS) Indian Grand Master Harika Dronavalli hung on to her lead at the top of the table with 5.5 points after the eighth round of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix chess…
By Jayant K. Singh New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) A mixture of family background and rural tradition prompted Rohit Kumar, one of the brightest stars in Indian kabaddi, to take to the traditional sport. Rohit,…
Arcalis (Andorra), July 10 (IANS) Two-time winner Alberto Contador of Spain abandoned the Tour de France cycling competition in its ninth stage due to physical problems on Sunday. According to his director, Sean Yates, the…
Moscow, July 10 (IANS) It is high time now to dissolve the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Sunday, commenting on the association’s decision to reject applications from…
Bucharest, July 10 (IANS) Romania will send 96 participants across 16 sports to next month’s Rio Olympics with seven sportspersons in reserve. According to the Executive Committee of the Romanian Olympic Committee which announced the…
Budapest, July 10 (IANS) The LEN (European Swimming League) Bureau has supported the Hungarian bids for the 2020 European Championships in all disciplines at its meeting here. It means that Budapest will host the European…
Rio de Janeiro, July 10 (IANS) The Olympic motto in Latin reads “Citius, Altius, Fortius” — and the words, meaning “Faster, Higher, Stronger”, have inspired countless athletes to smash records by pushing themselves to the…
Rio de Janeiro, July 10 (IANS) Brazil’s armed forces have carried out a series of military exercises in Rio de Janeiro ahead of the start of the Olympic Games, which open on August 5. The…