Lisbon, Aug 12 (IANS) The second Pestana CR7 hotel invested partly by Portuguese football star Cristiano Roanld is scheduled to open here. The hotel is scheduled to open next Tuesday, reports Xinhua. The Pestana CR7…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 12 (IANS) Star shuttlers Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu were the lone bright spots along with the mixed doubles pair of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna as India endured another dismal…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 12 (IANS) The India pair of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna won their campaign opener in straight sets against Sam Stosur and Jonathan Peers of Australia in the mixed doubles event…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 12 (IANS) Members of Brazil’s elite FNS police force, deployed here to provide additional security for the 2016 Olympic Games, surrounded a pair of Rio shantytowns after one of their comrades…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 12 (IANS) Defending champion Andy Murray of Britain struggled for a long stretch win over his Italian opponent Fabio Fognini but found his game midway through the third set to win…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 12 (IANS) Spain’s Rafael Nadal has defeated Frenchman Gilles Simon 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 to advance to the Rio Olympics tennis men’s singles quarterfinals. With his hard-fought win in just over two…
London, Aug 12 (IANS) Swansea City manager Francesco Guidolin has praised new signing Borja Baston, asserting that he has all the tools required to be a English Premier League (EPL) star after landing the Spanish…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 12 (IANS) The Indian mens hockey team reached the quarter-finals after a gap of 36 years at the ongoing Rio Olympics despite beaten 1-2 by the Netherlands for its second loss…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 12 (IANS) India’s golfers Anirban Lahiri and S.S.P. Chawrasia scored three-over 74 and 71 respectively in the opening round of the Olympic Games here on Thursday. World No.69 Lahiri got off…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 12 (IANS) Following is the medals tally of the ongoing Rio Olympics as at 12:00 am on Friday. Country Gold Silver Bronze Total United States 11 11 10 32 China 10…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) Women singles shuttlers raised Indian hopes as both Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu won their opening matchs, while both the Indian pairs faced defeats in the Rio Olympics here…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) Star shuttlers Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu were the lone bright spots as India endured another dismal day at the ongoing Rio Olympics with archers Deepika Kumari and Laishram…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) India’s men’s team hockey captain rued that his side failed to make the most of the penalty corners they got late in the 1-2 loss against the Netherlands in…
By Hardev Sanotra Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) The Olympic organising committee in Rio has threatened to cancel the accreditation of Indian Minister of State for Youth and Sports, Vijay Goel, for being “aggressive…
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) India discards Yuvraj Singh, Gautam Gambhir and Suresh Raina will lead India Red, Blue and Green in the upcoming Duleep Trophy, which will be played for the first time with…
Panaji, Aug 11 (IANS) Tourists have stopped coming to Goa during the months of April and May because of the Indian Premier League (IPL), a Goa legislator said on Thursday. Speaking during a discussion on…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the Moon, says the Olympics is no different from space exploration where you put in everything that you have into the…
St. Lucia, Aug 11 (IANS) A thunderstorm and heavy downpour early on Thursday delayed the start of third day’s play of the third Test between India and West Indies at the Darren Sammy National Cricket…
Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) India’s shot putter Inderjeet Singh on Thursday said that he is innocent and has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene in his doping case and let him fly to…
Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Over 15,000 runners are set to participate in the inaugural Mumbai Half Marathon 2016 schedule to be held on August 21. Legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar, the face of the event, will…