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Baku, June 24 (IANS) Laishram Devendro Singh’s dream of competing in the Rio Olympics came to an end after he lost in the semi-finals of the Light Flyweight (49kg) category at the World Qualifying Tournament…

Mumbai, June 24 (IANS) The opening session of the fourth season of the Pro Kabaddi League has received a huge response with more than 80 percent of the stadium seats already sold for the first…

Baku (Azerbaijan) June 24 (IANS) Indian shooters continued to misfire at the ongoing shooting World Cup with Rio-bound Jitu Rai, Prakash Nanjappa and Apurvi Chandela failing to reach the finals of their categories here on…

Nairobi, June 24 (IANS) It is every athlete’s nightmare to plan on how to sail through the explosive Kenyan trials to select the team to represent the country at the Rio Olympics. This has been…

Beijing, June 24 (IANS) Beijing Olympic champion He Wenna is going to compete at the Olympic Games for the third time as the trampoline veteran was named in the Chinese squad for Rio. He, now…

Rio de Janeiro, June 24 (IANS) The athletes’ village for Rio 2016 has been unveiled to the international media as the city ramped up final preparations for this year’s Olympic Games. The milestone coincided with…

Baku (Azerbaijan), June 23 (IANS) Rio Olympics-bound shooters Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang on Thursday finished respectively sixth and seventh in the 10-metre Air Rifle final at the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World…

Baku, June 23 (IANS) Rio-bound shooters Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang on Thursday finished sixth and seventh respectively in the 10 meter Air Rifle final at the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup…

Baku, June 22 (IANS) Vikas Krishan (75kg) defeated Kvachatadze Zaal of Georgia in a one-sided contest to enter the quarter-finals of the World Olympic Qualifying Tournament here on Wednesday. Vikas, who turned professional recently, is…

Melbourne, June 22 (IANS) The Australian men’s basketball team will head into the upcoming Rio Olympic Games with its best chance of winning its first medal, according to point-guard Patrick Mills. Mills told a Melbourne…

Mumbai, June 22 (IANS) The world’s first ever multinational Futsal league, Premier Futsal, announced on Wednesday the signing of 18 top international Futsal stars from across eight nationalities. After roping in Alessandro Rosa Vieira, the…

Shillong, June 21 (IANS) Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Tuesday handed over the bid documents to the Meghalaya State Olympic Association (MSOA) to start the bidding process for hosting the National Games 2022. Besides the…

Baku (Azerbaijan), June 21 (IANS) Indian boxers Manoj Kumar (64kg) and Sumit Sangwan (81kg) won their respective pre-quarterfinals bouts at the World Qualifying Tournament here on Tuesday. Manoj defeated Smetov Ayrin Smetov of Bulgaria 2-1,…

Hyderabad, June 21 (IANS) Grand Master Harika Dronavalli is on a high after winning the best woman player award in the Eurasian Blitz Tournament in Kazakhstan over the weekend. The India No.2 player picked up…

Rio de Janeiro, June 21 (IANS) The tickets for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, slated from August 5 to 21, have gone on sale at local shops for the first time, the organisers said. Tickets,…

Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) Puneri Paltan will take on Telugu Titans in the opening match of the fourth season of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) which starts here on June 25. It will be followed…

Hanoi, June 20 (IANS) About 200 wrestlers will take part in Vietnam’s national championships, which kicked off on Monday in Vietnam’s northern Bac Giang province, some 50 kilometres north of capital Hanoi. The participants come…

By Ajeyo Basu New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) With five World Championship titles under her belt, M.C. Mary Kom is one of the legends of women’s boxing, but she is not sure that the next…