Category: Other Sports

Swiss visa denial jeopardises Indian cyclists’ participation in world championship

New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Ahead of the UCI Junior Track World Championships on August 15-19 at Aigle in Switzerland,…

6 years ago

Paddler Sathiyan expresses “shock” over Air India treatment

Kolkata, July 23 (IANS) A day after India's top paddlers were left stranded at the New Delhi Airport after being…

6 years ago

New Zealand win Rugby World Cup Sevens title

San Francisco, July 23 (IANS) New Zealand won the Rugby World Cup Sevens final after defeating England 33-12 in the…

6 years ago

Cort Nielsen wins stage 15 of Tour de France

Carcassonne (France), July 23 (IANS) Denmark's Magnus Cort Nielsen of Astana won the 15th stage of the Tour de France…

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India produce strong performance at Asian junior wrestling

New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Indian wrestlers bagged two gold medals on the final day to finish the 2018 Asian…

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SAI clears 734 budding athletes for scholarship programme

New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) The Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Sunday cleared 734 players for a scholarship programme…

6 years ago

2,400 athletes swim in Bosphorus Strait from Asia to Europe

Istanbul, July 22 (IANS) Around 2,400 athletes swam from Asia to Europe on Sunday, in a cross-continental swimming race in…

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Indonesia to install weather monitoring devices at Asiad venues

Jakarta, July 22 (IANS) Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) will install Automatic Weather Station (AWS) at venues for…

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Tokyo 2020 committee officially unveils Olympic mascots

Tokyo, July 22 (IANS) The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee officially presented its Olympic mascots Miraitowa and Someity at a massive…

6 years ago

A battle to protect chess players’ interests

By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, July 22 (IANS) They should have battled over the chess board against several players during the…

6 years ago

Portuguese defender Fonte joins Lille

Paris, July 21 (IANS) Portuguese centre-back Jose Fonte signed a two-year deal with Ligue 1 football club Lille on Friday,…

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Shubhankar through; Lahiri to miss weekend action at British Open

Carnoustie (Scotland), July 21 (IANS) Indian golfer Shubhankar Sharma improved his performance with an even-par 71 in the second round…

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Sagan wins Tour de France 13th stage but Thomas leads

Valence (France), July 21 (IANS) Slovakia's Peter Sagan (Bora Hansgrohe) won Friday's 13th stage of the Tour de France cycling…

6 years ago

Russia may bid for Olympic Games, Putin says

Moscow, July 20 (IANS) Russia is likely to submit a bid for hosting an edition of the Summer Olympic Games,…

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On International Chess Day players happy at CCI’s order against AICF

By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, July 20 (IANS) The recent order by Competition Commission of India has given Indian chess players…

6 years ago

IOA partners with Borosil as hydration partner

New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Friday announced Borosil Glass Works Ltd, one of India's…

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WFI president appointed Chef de Mission for Asiad

New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has been appointed Chef de…

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Joint North-South Korea team defeats Taiwan 3-2 in TT, moves on to finals

Daejeon (South Korea), July 20 (IANS) Jang Woojin from South Korea and Cha Hyo Sim from the North beat Taiwan's…

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Thomas makes history by winning Tour de France 12th stage

Alpe d'Huez (France), July 20 (IANS) Welshman Geraint Thomas (Sky) made history here with his victory in the 12th stage…

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With Spanish help, Delhi club has big plans for Indian football

By Ajeyo Basu New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) India's track record in football is a long, sorry saga of official…

6 years ago



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