Buenos Aires, Oct 16 (IANS) Host country Argentina won three gold medals at the Youth Olympic Games but could not finish perfectly as they lost to Brazil in the men’s futsal semi-finals, on the ninth…
Jerusalem, Oct 15 (IANS) The only Israeli Olympic gold medal winner ever Gal Fridman, announced on Monday that he would sell the medal at an auction. The 43-year-old Fridman wrote in Facebook: “I’m looking for…
Beijing, Oct 15 (IANS) Beijing Winter Olympic organizers have invited the world to make proposals for the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. The search for proposals begins on Monday and ends at…
Sonepat, Oct 14 (IANS) Puneri Paltan climbed to the top of Zone A table in Pro Kabaddi tournament with a resounding 45-27 win over Haryana Steelers here on Sunday. Haryana Steelers’ poor defensive performance was…
Sonepat, Oct 14 (IANS) Patna Pirates overcame a sluggish start to register a comfortable 43-37 victory over UP Yoddha in the Pro Kabaddi tournament here on Sunday. Pardeep Narwal scored 14 points to be the…
Buenos Aires, Oct 14 (IANS) Indian wrestler Simran had to be content with a silver medal after losing in the final of the women’s freestyle 43 kg class at the Youth Olympics here. Simran lost…
Sonepat, Oct 13 (IANS) Telugu Titans registered their second consecutive win of the Pro Kabaddi Season 6 by beating UP Yoddha 34-29 in the first match of the evening here on Saturday. It was an…
Jakarta, Oct 13 (IANS) India ended the 2018 Asian Para Games on a high after bagging a total of 72 medals, their best show in the event’s history. India clinched 15 gold, 24 silver and…
Sonepat (Haryana), Oct 12 (IANS) Haryana Steelers began their home leg of Pro Kabaddi Season VI with a win over Gujarat Fortunegiants 32-25 here on Friday. Steelers’ star raider and new skipper Monu Goyat scored…
Jakarta, Oct 12 (IANS) India continued their good run at the Asian Para Games here by clinching a couple of gold medals in chess and another one in badminton as Paralympic medallist Deepa Malik bagged…
Buenos Aires, Oct 12 (IANS) Peru’s Samantha Bello delivered a harsh self-assessment of her first performance at the 2018 summer Youth Olympics here. The 15-year-old daughter of Johnny Bello, considered one of Peru’s greatest ever…
Buenos Aires, Oct 12 (IANS) Argentine shooter Facundo Firmapaz could not hide his delight after taking bronze in front of an adoring crowd in the 10m air rifle international mixed team event at the Youth…
Buenos Aires, Oct 12 (IANS) Six young athletes have competed in the men’s Olympics sports climbing finals, which made a debut at the Youth Olympics 2018 before its future inclusion in the 2020 Summer Olympics…
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) One of India’s most consistent performers in the recent times, Bajrang Punia has become the first Indian to feature in the top seeds of World Wrestling Championships to be held…
By Debayan Mukherjee Chennai, Oct 11 (IANS) Defending champions Patna Pirates edged past UP Yoddha 43-41 to get back to their winning ways in a thrilling Pro Kabaddi contest at the packed Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor…
By Kaushik Kumar New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) franchise Haryana Steelers on Thursday suffered a major blow when their captain and ace defender Surender Nada was ruled out for the remainder…
Jakarta, Oct 11 (IANS) Javelin thrower Sundar Singh Gurjar bagged silver in the men’s F46 category while Rinku settled for bronze in the same event of the 2018 Para Asian Games here on Thursday. However,…
By Debayan Mukherjee Chennai, Oct 10 (IANS) Siddharth Desai and Iran skipper Fazel Atrachali sizzled as U Mumba got the better of inaugural champions Jaipur Pink Panthers 39-32 in a see-saw Pro Kabaddi clash at…
Buenos Aires, Oct 10 (IANS) Indian shooter Saurabh Chaudhary won the gold in the boys’ 10 metre air pistol event at the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) here on Wednesday. The reigning Asian Games champion scored…
Buenos Aires, Oct 10 (IANS) India’s Archana Girish Kamath had to summon all her skills, energy and nerves to overcome Azerbaijans Nign Jing 13-11, 8-11, 6-11, 11-3, 6-11, 12-10, 11-7 to enter the women’s singles…