New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) In a move to spread awareness about addiction and ways to combat it, Rahul Jadhav, a reformed addict from Mumbai, on Wednesday successfully completed an ultra-run from Gateway of India…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Hours after the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) put the ball in Pakistan’s court, saying there is no hindrance from the Indian side on their participation, the National Rifle…
Sofia, Feb 19 (IANS) Boxer Nikhat Zareen kicked off her 2019 season on a high note, winning the 51kg Gold at the 70th Strandja Memorial International tournament, here on Tuesday. The 22-year-old from Hyderabad, supported…
Jakarta, Feb 19 (IANS) Indonesia has submitted a proposal to host the 2032 Olympics to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after successfully holding the Asian Games last year, a statement from the Indonesian Embassy in…
By Ajeyo Basu New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Expressing confidence that he will claim a medal at the upcoming ISSF World Cup here, Indian shooter Abhishek Verma said that the hosts will have to deal…
Monaco, Feb 19 (IANS) Tennis world No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia won his fourth Laureus World Sportsman of the Year here on Monday, and American record-holding gymnast Simone Biles bagged the World Sportswoman of…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 18 (IANS) Abhinav Bindra Targeting Performance Centre, the first high-performance centre in Odisha, was on Monday inaugurated by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at Kalinga Stadium here. This will create easy access to all…
Chennai, Feb 18 (IANS) Global chess body FIDE’s Vice-President and chess Grand Master (GM) Nigel Short targeted the All India Chess Federation (AICF) again by expressing disappointment at the disenfranchisement of the Maharashtra Chess Association…
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Ending speculation over the participation of Pakistani shooters in the ISSF World Cup at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range starting on Wednesday, the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI)…
Chennai, Feb 17 (IANS) Chennai Spartans booked the semifinal berth in the Pro Volleyball League (PVL) after hammering Ahmedabad Defenders 4-1 (15-6, 13-15, 15-13, 15-11, 15-12) in their final league match at the Jawaharlal Nehru…
Lausanne (Switzerland), Feb 16 (IANS) North and South Korea have requested to have unified Korean teams in basketball, hockey, judo and rowing to compete in the qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the International…
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) With the upcoming Asian Airgun Championships taking place at around the same time as the class 12 examination, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) has requested the Central Board of…
Kolkata, Feb 14 (IANS) The three different table tennis associations in West Bengal have decided to unite and operate as one by April this year, it was announced here on Thursday. Earlier this month, representatives…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, Feb 14 (IANS) Complying with the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) order, the All India Chess Federation (AICF) has removed the restrictive undertaking that players had to give while registering themselves…
By Kaushik Kumar New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Expressing confidence ahead of the 2019 shooting World Cup, to be held at the Dr Karni Singh shooting range here from February 20, Commonwealth Games 2014 gold…
Tokyo, Feb 13 (IANS) Visiting Chinese gymnasts said on Wednesday joint training with their Japanese counterparts offers a precious opportunity for the two countries to exchange and learn from each other. The 17-member Chinese men’s…
Tokyo, Feb 12 (IANS) The organizers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on Tuesday said that they were confident that the new venues would be completed in time for test competitions to be held later…
Manama, Feb 12 (IANS) India’s young paddlers completed their winning spree in the Bahrain Junior and Cadet Open on a high note, adding eight more medals to their kitty, including two gold, three silver and…
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) The Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSBP) has retained the national team chess championship by clinching both the men’s and women’s sections, here on Monday. Surya Sekhar Ganguly and Aravindh Chithambaram led…
Shillong, Feb 11 (IANS) Meghalaya’s state animal Clouded Leopard will be the mascot for the National Games 2022 coinciding with the 50th year of the creation of the state. This decision was taken at the…