Usain Bolt offered big move to Malta
Sydney, Oct 16 (IANS) Usain Bolt’s Australian football career could come to a premature end after the owners of the Maltese club Valletta FC offered the Olympic champion a two-year contract on Tuesday. The offer…
Athletics
Deepa bags bronze at Para Asiad
Jakarta, Oct 12 (IANS) India’s Deepa Malik bagged bronze in the women’s F51/52/53s discus throw event at the Asian Para Games here on Friday. Deepa produced a best attempt of 9.67 metres to finish third….
Mumbai to host Juniorthon on December 23
Mumbai, Oct 12 (IANS) Juniorthon, the city’s longest running and fitness carnival for children, will be held here on December 23, the organisers have announced. Juniorthon aims to promote running as an active lifestyle for…
Registrations open for IDBI Federal Life Insurance Spice Coast marathon
Kochi, Oct 10 (IANS) Registrations opened on Wednesday for the IDBI Federal Life Insurance Spice Coast Marathon 2018 to be held here on November 11, the organisers announced in a statement. Started in 2014, this…
AFI targets Olympic success
Patiala, Oct (IANS) The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has articulated its strong resolve to upgrade the training programme for its athletes to help raise the profile of the country’s track and field sport from…
Delhi gears up for ‘Saksham Pedal cyclothon’ on Sunday
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) The second edition of “Saksham Pedal Delhi”, India’s premier cyclothon, is all set to happen in the national capital on Sunday. An initiative of Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA), in…
Chumba trains gun on recapturing Chicago marathon title
Nairobi, Oct 5 (IANS) Tokyo marathon champion Dickson Chumba of Kenya has thrown down the gauntlet and warned his rivals at the Chicago marathon he is in top form and ready to win his second…
Have my eyes on 2020 Olympic medal, says heptathlete Swapna
Kolkata, Oct 5 (IANS) Her coach might not think it’s a realistic target, but Asian Games gold medallist Swapna Barman on Friday said she is targeting a podium finish at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo…
Karoki targets debut win against unique rivalry at Chicago marathon
Nairobi, Oct 1 (IANS) Kenya’s Bedan Karoki hopes he will finally break the duck and win his first marathon on October 7 when he lines up at the start of this year’s Chicago marathon. Karoki,…
Kenya’s Kipchoge relishes Berlin marathon world record win
Nairobi, Sep 29 (IANS) Berlin marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge said he will handle the pressure that comes with breaking the world record by remaining true to himself. Speaking in Eldoret, Kipchoge said he will take…
Kenya among world’s 3 countries with highest number of doping cases: WADA
Nairobi, Sep 28 (IANS) The World Anti-Doping Agency said that Kenya is one of three countries in the world with a high number of doping cases, according to a report it released on Friday. The…
adidas India congratulates Hima Das
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Sports apparel manufacturer adidas on Wednesday congratulated Hima Das for being conferred the prestigious Arjuna Award at a function at Rashtrapati Bhavan here. Hima, became the first ever Indian athlete…
Kohli, Chanu conferred Khel Ratna; Neeraj, Hima get Arjuna award
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and world champion weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu were conferred with the country’s highest sporting honour — Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award — by President Ram…
Kohli, Mirabai named for Khel Ratna
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The Sports Ministry on Thursday approved the names of Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and ace weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu for the country’s highest sporting honour — Rajiv Gandhi Khel…
Kipchoge to defend Olympic marathon title at Tokyo 2020
Nairobi, Sep 18 (IANS) Kenyan world marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge will not confirm his next race, but says he remains focused on defending his title at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Kipchoge, 33, will…
Didn’t expect Arjuna award this year: Hima
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Despite her golden run in international athletics this season, teenaged sprint sensation Hima Das said she did not expect her name to be nominated for this year’s Arjuna award. The…
IAAF confers Gold Label to Tata Mumbai Marathon
Mumbai, Sep 15 (IANS) The Tata Mumbai Marathon on Saturday joined an elite list of marathons in Asia, after its 16th edition was accorded the Gold label by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF),…
Nigeria to inject new athletes into power lifting team
Lagos, Sep 15 (IANS) Nigeria said it would continue to inject new athletes into its power lifting team to maintain the country’s prowess in the sport. The aim was to find replacement for aging athletes…
African steeplechase champion expects new world record
Nairobi, Sep 15 (IANS) World steeplechase record holder Beatrice Chepkoech of Kenya has said the new mark would for further down in the new season. This came on the day global athletics body IAAF ratified…
Ugandan Kiprotich eyes Toronto marathon course record
Nairobi, Sep 13 (IANS) Ugandan Stephen Kiprotich, who trains near Eldoret, will become the first Olympic champion to compete at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon on October 21. The Kenya-based athlete, who trains in Kattegat together…