Rio de Janeiro, April 25 (IANS) India’s Mairaj Ahmad Khan bagged the silver medal in the men’s Skeet event at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup (Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun), which concluded at the Olympic Shooting…
Rio de Janeiro, April 25 (IANS) India’s Mairaj Ahmad Khan bagged the silver medal in the men’s Skeet event at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup (Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun), which concluded at the Olympic Shooting…
Ulan Bator (Mongolia), April 24 (IANS) Young wrestler Sandeep Tomar secured an Olympic quota by clinching a bronze in the men’s freestyle 57kg category at the World Qualifying Tournament here on Sunday. Sandeep overpowered Andriy…
Ulan Bator (Mongolia), April 24 (IANS) Young wrestler Sandeep Tomar secured an Olympic quota by clinching a bronze in the men’s freestyle 57kg category at the World Qualifying Tournament here on Sunday. Sandeep overpowered Andriy…
Kolkata, April 24 (IANS) Despite having not qualified for the chess World Championship this year, Indian legend Vishwanathan Anand on Sunday said he wishes to continue and come back harder next time around. For the…
Inglewood (California), April 24 (IANS) Kazakh middleweight boxing champion Gennady Golovkin successfully defended his world titles by knocking out American Dominic Wade at the Forum in Inglewood, California. The 34-year-old Golovkin, holder of the WBA…
Actor Salman Khan. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Sunday rushed to justify its decision to appoint Bollywood star Salman Khan as the goodwill ambassador of the…
Ulan Bator (Mongolia), April 24 (IANS) Young wrestler Sandeep Tomar secured an Olympic quota by clinching a bronze in the men’s freestyle 57kg category at the World Qualifying Tournament here on Sunday. Sandeep overpowered Andriy…
Rio de Janeiro, April 24 (IANS) Chinese women taking part in the Rio Fencing Grand Prix and the Team World Championship finals have been robbed here. The fencers and their coaches were robbed as they…
Karlstad (Sweden), April 24 (IANS) Russian pair Anastasia Bryzgalova and Alexander Krushelnitskiy claimed the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship title with a 7-5 victory over China. China’s Wang Rui and Ba Dexin took the silver,…
Rio de Janeiro, April 24 (IANS) Thailand’s Sutiya Jiewchaloemmit beat Olympic champion Kimberly Rhode of the US to clinch her first World Cup shooting gold medal. In a competition that also served as an Olympic…
Havana, April 24 (IANS) Cuban Erick Hernandez has bettered his own world record for maintaining a football in the air only with his head. Hernandez, who will soon turn 50, kept the ball up in…
Rio de Janeiro, April 24 (IANS) Brazil football legend Pele has expressed his wish to light the cauldron at this year’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The 75-year-old is widely tipped to officially open…
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…
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…