New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Swiss luxury watchmaker OMEGA, the official timekeeper for the Olympics since 1932, has launched a limited edition of watches dedicated to the 2016 Rio Games. As the world’s greatest athletes…
Rio de Janeiro, June 2 (IANS) Reigning champions Corinthians rose to third in Brazil’s Serie A standings after a late Giovanni Augusto strike handed them a 1-0 victory over Santos. Augusto broke the deadlock in…
Rio De Janeiro, June 2 (IANS) The Brazilian government has not detected any threat of terrorist activity in Rio de Janeiro — the venue for the 2016 Olympic games in August, a defence officer said….
Los Angeles, June 2 (IANS) Veteran midfielder Kaka has been dropped from Brazil’s squad for this month’s centenary edition of the Copa America due to injury, the country’s football confederation said. “Kaka experienced discomfort during…
Buenos Aires, June 2 (IANS) The Centennial Copa America 2016, which will start on Friday in the US, will be a new opportunity for Argentina’s national soccer team to break their dry spell of over…
Lausanne (Switzerland), June 2 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee Executive Board has decided to double the budget of pre-Olympic drug testing. The IOC executive board said on Wednesday that cracking down on drug cheats is…
Kolkata: West Bengal Sports Minister Aroop Biswas and FIFA’s Jaime Yarza during a press conference regarding FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 in Kolkata, on Feb 18, 2016. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS) Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) West…
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) India’s leading broadcaster Star India on Wednesday announced that it has bagged exclusive broadcasting rights for the next five editions of the French Open tennis tournament from 2017 to 2021….
Paris, June 1 (IANS) Indian stars Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna were knocked out with their partners in the quarter-finals of the men’s doubles while Sania Mirza cruised in the mixed doubles quarters of the…
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday advertised for the national team’s head coach post which has been lying vacant since Zimbabwean Duncan Fletcher’s contract ended…
Bengaluru, June 1 (IANS) Himmat Rai shot a dazzling seven-under 65 to put Dev Chandigarh in the lead on the opening day of the Louis Philippe Cup Pro Golf League here on Wednesday. Rai’s team-mate…
Moscow, June 1 (IANS) Russia can’t take part at Rio Olympics unless the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) restores the country’s membership, president of the All-Russia Athletics Federation (ARAF) Dmitry Shlyakhtin said on Wednesday….
Melbourne, June 1 (IANS) India A will play in the upcoming ‘A’ Series in Queensland, Cricket Australia confirmed in a release on Wednesday. The quadrangular series will feature India A, South Africa A, Australia A…
Paris, June 1 (IANS) World No.1 tennis player Novak Djokovic of Serbia entered the quarter-finals of the French Open after defeating Spain’s Roberto Bautista 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 in three hours and 12 minutes here on…
Lisbon, June 1 (IANS) Real Madrid’s Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo is currently on vacation in the Spanish city of Ibiza with some friends before joining his national football squad’s camp in preparation for UEFA Euro…
Canberra, June 1 (IANS) Australian hockey star Anna Flanagan could be disallowed from travelling to the Rio Olympics, after taking her lawyer’s advice to cover up a drink-driving charge she picked up in March. The…
Canberra, June 1 (IANS) Australia’s China-based football star Tim Cahill, has said that he is open to playing in Australia’s premier division, the A-League, if he receives an offer. Cahill’s six-month contract with Chinese Super…
Jakarta, June 1 (IANS) India’s doubles pairs of Manu Attri and B. Summeth Reddy and Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa advanced to the second round of the Indonesia Open Superseries Premier badminton tournament here on…
Shillong, June 1 (IANS) Ignored for the past many years, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has finally woken up to the country’s northeast. It is mulling to form a combined northeast…
Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) Former Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) pitch curator Prabir Mukherjee has passed away. He breathed his last at around 10.30 p.m. on Tuesday night. He was 86. Mukherjee was in charge…