New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The inaugural IBC National meet will see boxers Siddharth Varma of Maharashtra and Dilbagh Thakran of Haryana in the Super Welter Weight competing against each other for their maiden title…
Mont Saint-Michel (France), July 2 (IANS) The 103rd edition of the Tour de France cycling competition started on Saturday at Mont Saint-Michel, one of the most popular tourist hotspots in the country. It was at…
Washington, July 2 (IANS) National Basketball Association (NBA) player O.J. Mayo has received a two-year ban for violating the anti-doping programme. The NBA on Friday did not disclose details of the ban for the 28-year-old…
Saint-Lo (France), July 1 (IANS) The Tour de France is to feature some of Europe’s highest mountains and most spectacular coastal scenery in 2016. The cycling competition begins on Saturday. Riders will begin racing on…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The Sports Ministry on Friday announced that it has granted recognition to the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) in a move that will help the country prepare ahead of the…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Senior Indian basketball official Naresh Aneja was on Friday nominated to be one of eight jury members who will represent International Basketball Federation (FIBA) at the Rio Olympics scheduled between…
Geneva, July 1 (IANS) A quartet of Russian rowers has been disqualified from taking part in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games after one of the members, Sergei Fedorovtsev, tested positive for banned drug Trimetazidine, the…
Rio de Janeiro, July 1 (IANS) Brazilian swimmer Etiene Medeiros is free to compete at the Rio Olympic Games in August after being cleared of doping charges. The 25-year-old was found to have traces of…
Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) Maharashtra girl Vedika Amin set the pool ablaze, breaking the 100m breast stroke national record in the girls’ group III category at the 33rd Sub-Junior National Aquatic Championships here on Thursday….
Chandigarh, June 30 (IANS) Top-seeded Anthony Amalraj defeated sixth seed Sanil Shetty 4-2 to win the men’s singles title while No.3 seed Madhurika Patkar beat fourth-seeded Pooja Sahasrabuddhe 4-2 in the women’s singles final at…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) India’s rapid strides in shooting got recognised after the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) on Thursday awarded the 2017 edition of the World Cup Finals to Delhi. The ISSF executive…
Rio de Janeiro, June 30 (IANS) Brazil is doing all it can to ensure the security of the athletes, authorities and tourists expected to attend the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, said Brazil’s Special…
Rio de Janeiro, June 30 (IANS) Five weeks before the beginning of the Olympic Games, Rio de Janeiro state is going through a financial calamity and is struggling to stay afloat. The Games will be…
Yangon, June 29 (IANS) Myanmar will send seven athletes to compete in the upcoming Rio Olympic Games, U Kyi Soe Lin, assistant director of Ministry of Health and Sport announced on Wednesday. They will compete…
Rio de Janeiro, June 29 (IANS) Street artist Thiago Furtado, better known as Valdi Valdi, created five colourful graffiti murals on walls here to express his support for Brazil’s Olympic athletes. The murals, located at…
Rio de Janeiro, June 29 (IANS) Street artist Thiago Furtado, better known as Valdi Valdi, created five colourful graffiti murals on walls here to express his support for Brazil’s Olympic athletes. The murals, located at…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Secretary General Rajeev Mehta caused a flutter on Wednesday by saying that he was hopeful the country will bag 15 medals at the Rio Olympics. In…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) India’s Chef de Mission for Rio OLympics Rakesh Gupta on Wednesday said the Olympics organising committee here has confirmed Indian food would be provided to the athletes during the quadrennial…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) India’s chef de mission for Rio Olympics Rakesh Gupta on Wednesday dismissed fears of Zika virus that has forced many international players to withdraw from the upcoming summer Games in…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Indian-origin British boxer Sanjeev Singh Sahota will take on Vikas Lohan of India in one of the five undercard fights during the WBO Asia Pacific Middleweight Championship to be held…