Indian tennis stars hoping to rise at Rio
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) With three established though squabbling players of the professional tennis circuit in its ranks, India hopes to bag at least a medal in this discipline at the Rio Olympics….
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Brazil presents legacy plan for Olympics
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) The Brazilian authorities presented the legacy plan for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, which will officially start on Friday. Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes and Sports Minister Leonardo Picciani detailed…
Portugal down Argentina in Olympic soccer
Rio de Janerio, Aug 5 (IANS) Two second-half goals helped Portugal outplay Argentina 2-0 in the Olympic football tournament opener here. In the match at the Olympic Stadium on Thursday afternoon, however, it was Argentina…
President sends good wishes to Indian Olympics team
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday conveyed his good wishes to the Indian contingent for the Rio Olympics and urged them to do their best for the nation and to promote…
Olympic app to be boon for fans
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) The Rio Olympics organisers have launched a mobile app that allows fans to follow the competition results and check out the details of their favourite disciplines in real time…
Brazil make goalless start for Olympic football gold chase
Brasilia, Aug 5 (IANS) Brazil’s search for a first Olympic football gold medal got off to a goalless start as they were held to a frustrating draw against 10-man South Africa here. Brazil fielded their…
‘Come to the favela Usain Bolt’
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) Hoping to realise his dream of getting Usain Bolt to visit the ‘favela’ or Brazilian slums, well known Rio restaurateur and chef David Bipso has launched a social media…
Rio’s latex — Olympics will be raunchiest
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) The action is just not on-field but off it as well. The latest edition of the globe’s greatest sporting extravaganza promises to be the raunchiest in history with some…
FC Goa unveils new owner Mody, head coach Zico
Panaji, Aug 5 (IANS) ISL club FC Goa has unveiled textile and casino tycoon Jaydev Mody as its new promoter while also announcing Brazilian football legend Zico as the team’s head coach. Mody, who operates…
FC Goa unveils new owner Mody, head coach Zico
Panaji, Aug 5 (IANS) ISL club FC Goa has unveiled textile and casino tycoon Jaydev Mody as its new promoter while also announcing Brazilian football legend Zico as the team’s head coach. Mody, who operates…
Shooters spearhead India’s Olympic medal hopes
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) With the world’s biggest sporting extravaganza, the 2016 Summer Olympics, having just got under way, India will aim to better their earlier performance and the onus will lie to…
Reluctant casino tycoon Mody bets big on FC Goa
Panaji, Aug 5 (IANS) Textile tycoon Jaydev Mody — known for his glitzy offshore casinos in Goa and his thoroughbred horses in elite derby circles — has made another big bet on FC Goa. Mody,…
31st Olympic Games set to open under shadow of doping scandal
By Hardev Sanotra Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) Brazil did its best to roll out the red carpet for athletes, officials and visitors from over 200 countries for the 31st Olympic Games being held…
Monuments in 12 countries light up to highlight Rio 2016
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) Emblematic monuments and buildings in at least twelve countries such as Paris’s Hotel de Ville, Brazil’s Christ the Redeemer and Tokyo’s Olympic Stadium have lit up with green and…
UN chief in Brazil to take part in Olympic torch relay
United Nations, Aug 5 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is in Brazil to take part in the Olympic torch relay on Friday, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric has said. “The secretary-general has just arrived in Rio…
IOC approves 271 Russian athletes to compete in Rio
Rio De Janerio, Aug 5 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Thursday that 271 Russian athletes have been allowed to participate in the Rio Games which will officially open on Friday. “The result…
CAS dismisses IOC’s blanket ban of athletes
Geneva, Aug 5 (IANS) The international Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne has ruled that some of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s criteria for Russian athletes to participate at the Rio games are…
IOC elects two new vice presidents
Rio De Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has elected two new vice presidents at its 129th session here on Thursday. Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. of Spain, son of former Olympics chief…
IOC to announce final ruling on eligibility of Russian athletes
RIO De Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee’s three-man panel will announce the final ruling on the eligibility of Russian athletes, IOC President Thomas Bach said. A number of international federations have reported…
Bengal billiards body to hold its maiden premier league next week
Kolkata, Aug 4 (IANS) In its bid to popularise cue sports in the state, the West Bengal Billiards Association would organise its maiden premier league from August 8 to 13. The nearly Rs 10 lakh…