Category: Other Sports

Olympic 5,000m champion Cheruiyot under no pressure to win London marathon

Nairobi, Feb 2 (IANS) Olympic 5,000 metres champion Vivian Cheruiyot of Kenya is not under pressure to deliver when she…

9 years ago

Lawyer seeks to have Kenyan officials charged over Rio 2016 scandal

Nairobi, Feb 2 (IANS) A Kenyan lawyer is seeking to have officials from the country's sports ministry charged over the…

9 years ago

Sports budget hiked by RS. 351 crore

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday allocated Rs. 1943.21 crore to the ministry of youth…

9 years ago

‘Door to 2018 Winter Games still open for Russian Paralympians’

Moscow, Feb 1 (IANS) Russian athletes will be able to take part in the 2018 Winter Games in South Koreas…

9 years ago

IPC conceals names of suspected Russian athletes

Moscow, Jan 31 (IANS) The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Independent Commission have so far failed…

9 years ago

‘Russian Paralympic membership may be restored by 2018 Winter Games’

Moscow, Jan 31 (IANS) The Russian Paralympic Committee's (RPC) membership of the International Paralympic Committee could be restored before the…

9 years ago

World TT stars Ovtcharov, Samsonov to compete at India Open

New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) World No.6 table tennis player Dmitrij Ovtcharov of Germany and No.8 Vladimir Samsonov of Belarus…

9 years ago

Russian anti-doping agency gets ISO certification

Moscow, Jan 30 (IANS) The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) has been awarded a certificate of the International Organisation for Standardisation…

9 years ago

Disabled swimmer swims 25 km

Alappuzha (Kerala), Jan 30 (IANS) Differently abled swimmer E.D. Baburaj on Monday swam 25 km non-stop at the Punnamada lake…

9 years ago

Gopichand, Bindra in committee to ready action plan for next 3 Olympics

New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Monday set up a Task Force comprising sportspersons like badminton…

9 years ago

Shooters Jitu, Narang, Heena eye glory at World Cup

New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Incheon Asian Games gold medallist Jitu Rai, London Olympics bronze medallist Gagan Narang and female…

9 years ago

Dushyant Chautala is new chief of Table Tennis Federation of India

Gurugram, Jan 30 (IANS) A new set of office-bearers, led by president Dushyant Chautala, will take charge at the Table…

9 years ago

Harikrishna finishes ninth in Tata Steel Chess

Wijk aan Zee (The Netherlands), Jan 30 (IANS) Indian grandmaster Pentala Harikrishnas campaign in Tata Steel Chess ended on a…

9 years ago

Ethiopian Sadik claims Marrakech marathon

Rabat, Jan 30 (IANS) Ethiopian athlete Adhiana Gebret Sadik claimed the 28th Marrakech International Marathon title here. Sadik crossed the…

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NBA to back Australian baller over visa concerns

Sydney, Jan 30 (IANS) The recent visa changes implemented by US President Donald Trump has led to wide-ranging consequences, with…

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So wins Tata Steel Chess tournament

The Hague, Jan 30 (IANS) Wesley So has won the 79th edition of the prestigious Tata Steel Chess tournament in…

9 years ago

Bngal’s Abul Hossain wins Kolkata Marathon

Kolkata, Jan 29 (IANS) Siliguri lad Abul Hossain won the Kolkata Full Marathon as amateur runners from north Bengal and…

9 years ago

Harikrishna draws against Rapport in Tata Steel Chess

Wijk aan Zee (The Netherlands), Jan 29 (IANS) Indian grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna maintained his eighth position after he played a…

9 years ago

Expertise at grassroots missing link in Indian sport: Bindra

Kolkata, Jan 28 (IANS) Olympic gold medallist shooter Abhinav Bindra on Saturday said a collective expertise at the grassroots level…

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2010 CWG village stay an eye opener: Deepa Malik

Kolkata, Jan 28 (IANS) A three-month stay at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games (CWG) village opened 2016 Rio Paralympics silver…

9 years ago



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