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Rio de Janeiro, April 18 (IANS) Dipa Karmakar on Monday entered into history books as she became India’s first woman gymnast to qualify for Olympics after putting up a strong show at the final qualifying…

New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Dipa Karmakar, who became India’s first woman gymnast to qualify for Olympics — will receive the sports ministry’s funding of up to Rs.30 lakh under the Target Olympic Scheme (TOPS),…

Rio de Janeiro, April 18 (IANS) Dipa Karmakar on Monday entered into history books as she became India’s first woman gymnast to qualify for Olympics after putting up a strong show at the final qualifying…

Kecskemet, April 18 (IANS) James Cooke of Britain won the men’s individual gold medal at the Modern Pentathlon World Cup here. Hungarian Adam Marosi on Sunday won the silver and his fellow countryman Bence Demeter…

Ho Chi Minh City, April 18 (IANS) Pham Phuoc Hung has become the first Vietnamese gymnast to have secured a berth at the Rio Olympics, bringing the total number of tickets gained by Vietnam to…

London, April 18 (IANS) Former world champion Shaun Murphy suffered a shock exit in the first round of the Snooker World Championships, losing to Scotland’s Anthony McGill 8-10 here. The 25-year-old McGill on Sunday fought…

Rio de Janeiro, April 18 (IANS) Brazilian swimmer Larissa Oliveira set a South American record in the 200 metres freestyle to secure a berth at this year’s Olympic Games here. The 23-year-old on Sunday clocked…

Lome, April 18 (IANS) Burkina Faso cyclist Sorgho Mathias won Togo 25th International cycling race that ended in the capital city of Lome. In team classification, Burkina Faso also won the first place on Sunday,…

New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Paddlers Achanta Sharath Kamal, Soumyajit Ghosh, Manika Batra and Mouma Das — who have qualified for the Rio Olympics — will receive the Sports Ministry’s fund of up to Rs.30…

Xiamen (China), April 17 (IANS) Fifth seeds Isabelle Forrer and Anouk Verge-Depre of Switzerland swept Austrian dark horses Barbara Hansel and Stefanie Schwaiger 2-0 in the women’s final of Xiamen Open to win their first…

Rio de Janeiro, April 17 (IANS) Manavjit Sandhu rallied to the third place after Day two of qualification in the Men’s Trap shooting event at the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup. Sandhu…

Kecskemet, April 17 (IANS) Anastasiya Prokopenko of Belarus has won the women’s individual gold medal at the Modern Pentathlon World Cup here. Prokopenko on Saturday came sixth in the fencing, 35th in the swimming and…

London, April 17 (IANS) Marco Fu breezed past former winner Peter Ebdon 10-2 while two-time runner-up Ali Carter shocked defending champion Stuart Bingham in the first round of the snooker world championship in Sheffield. Fu,…

Rio de Janeiro, April 17 (IANS) China pocketed the first gold medal of the ISSF World Cup and Rio Olympic shooting test event here, as Du Li claimed the victory in the final of women’s…

Vilnius, April 17 (IANS) The Lithuanian Basketball Federation has announced that the country hasn’t yet been excluded from the FIBA’s European basketball championship 2017. “I’d like to calm the basketball society a bit — no…

Rio de Janeiro, April 17 (IANS) London 2012 Olympic gold medallist Arthur Zanetti showed he will again be favourites on the gymnastic rings at the Rio Games with an impressive performance on the first day…

Doha, April 16 (IANS) Pankaj Advani commenced his campaign at the Asian Snooker Championship with a 4-0 win over Saudi Arabia’s Sulaiman Almisfer here on Saturday. In his first match, Pankaj defeated Almisfer in straight…

Xiamen (China), April 16 (IANS) Spain’s seventh seeds Pablo Herrera and Adrian Gavira scored two come-from-behind victories in the men’s semi-finals and final on Saturday to win the title at the $150,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball…