Rio de Janeiro, Aug 12 (IANS) Indian athlete Manpreet Kaur failed to get past the women’s Shot Put qualifying round at the Rio Olympics here on Friday. The qualifying mark for the 18 shot putters…
Nairobi, Aug 12 (IANS) Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto on Friday said the government will deal firmly with anyone engaging in doping. Ruto put on notice sports personalities and administrators in the country saying those…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 12 (IANS) Jinson Johnson’s campaign at the Rio Olympics ended after he finished fifth in the qualification round of the men’s 800 metres Heat 3 at the Olympic Stadium here on…
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…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) India’s track and field athletes will begin their campaign at the ongoing Rio Olympics here on Friday with the tough task of achieving a medal in their disciplines. Since,…
Moscow, Aug 11 (IANS) Russia’s pole vault queen Yelena Isinbayeva has confirmed her plans to put forward her candidacy for the post of president of the All-Russia Athletics Federation (ARAF). “I want to try. I…
Photo by Aumanack – Diversão Sem Limite aumanack.com.br Los Angeles, Aug 11 (IANS) Actor Robert Downey Jr has welcomed Tom Hiddleston to Instagram with a post related to the “Thor” star’s girlfriend Taylor Swift. Downey…
Rio De Janeiro, Aug 10 (IANS) Michael Phelps claimed his 20th Olympic gold medal by winning the men’s 200m butterfly final at the Rio Olympics on Tuesday. The 31-year-old clocked 1:53.36 to beat Japan’s Masato…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 9 (IANS) Six-time Olympic gold medal winning sprinter Usain Bolt has admitted there are no guarantees he will be defending his sprint titles against a completely clean field here. In a…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 9 (IANS) Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt aims to claim a new 100-200-4×100 triple win in Rio Olympics and will try to smash the 200-metre world record. Bolt on Monday insisted that…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 9 (IANS) Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt aims to claim a new 100-200-4×100 triple win in Rio Olympics and will try to smash the 200-metre world record. Bolt on Monday insisted that…
By Hardev Sanotra Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) As you move around the Olympic city, you see huge mushrooming clouds of white covering wide areas, especially near the many small hills covered by greenery,…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) Dipa Karmakar, who scripted history by becoming the first Indian female gymnast to qualify for the Rio Olympics, will carry a billion hopes when the women gymnastics events unfold…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) Be it a wheelchair-bound archer leading her country’s contingent, or one who stood out by dying her tresses in national colours, female athletes were in the forefront as the…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) Whether it was a wheelchair-bound archer leading her country’s contingent, or one who stood out by dying her tresses in national colours, woman athletes were in the forefront as…
By Hardev Sanotra Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) Saying Rio is ready to make history, President of 2016 games, Carlos Nuzman, promised to deliver a great experience turning dreams into reality. For the first…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) Chinese women gymnasts are struggling with illness and injuries ahead of the Olympic competitions, but world champion Fan Yilin is upbeat about grabbing the silver medal of the team…
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…
Madrid, Aug 4 (IANS) Change.org website has collected more than 220,000 signatures calling for the cancellation of the ban against Russian athlete Yulia Stepanova and allowing her to participate in the Rio Olympic Games, according…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 4 (IANS) With India’s largest contingent travelling to the 2016 Summer Olympics here, billions back home will hope that the blend of experience, youth and debutants participating in the Games will…