Category: Other Sports

Rio Olympics: Boxer Vikas enters Middleweight quarters

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Indian boxer Vikas Krishan Yadav defeated Onder Sipal of Turkey 3-0 to enter the…

9 years ago

Ireland make Olympic rowing history

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Ireland made history by winning its first rowing medal (silver in the lightweight men's…

9 years ago

Rio Olympics: Boxer Vikas defeats Turkish opponent

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Indian boxer Vikas Krishan Yadav defeated Onder Sipal of Turkey in the second round…

9 years ago

Korean Weightlifter Rim becomes first woman to win 69kg, 75kg at Olympics

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Rim Jong Sim of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea won her second Olympic…

9 years ago

Work begins on returning diving pool to blue in Rio

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Work has begun on returning the water in the diving pool at the ongoing…

9 years ago

Shooter Gurpreet finishes 10th in 25m rapid fire pistol qualification

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 12 (IANS) Indian shooter Gurpreet Singh put up a disappointing performance as he finished in tenth…

9 years ago

Pro Kabaddi League records fourth consecutive season of viewership growth

Mumbai, Aug 12 (IANS) Pro Kabaddi League has set the benchmark for one of the most successful domestic sports leagues…

9 years ago

Rower Dattu finishes second in semis; qualifies for Final C

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 12 (IANS) Rower Dattu Bhokanal qualified for Final C after finishing second in men's singles sculls…

9 years ago

Rio Olympics: Mairaj finishes 10th in Skeet qualifications

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 12 (IANS) Indian shooter Mairaj Ahmad Khan produced a creditable performance to finish 10th in the…

9 years ago

Russian swimmer Efimova hits out at Phelps

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 12 (IANS) Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova with a history of failed doping tests, has taken aim…

9 years ago

India’s discus thrower Vikas Gowda fails to qualify

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 12 (IANS) India's Vikas Gowda failed to qualify in the men's discus throw qualifying round, securing…

9 years ago

Archer Atanu bows out Rio Olympics

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 12 (IANS) Archer Atanu Das crashed out of the men's Individual 1/8 Eliminations, ending India's campaign…

9 years ago

Archer Atanu bows out Rio Olympics

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 12 (IANS) Archer Atanu Das crashed out of the men's Individual 1/8 Eliminations, ending India's campaign…

9 years ago

Russia, IPC agree on arbitration court hearing

Moscow, Aug 12 (IANS) The Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) have signed an agreement on…

9 years ago

Phelps ‘more vocal’ now as US team mentor in Rio

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 12 (IANS) Michael Phelps has said he has become more outspoken at the Rio Olympics as…

9 years ago

Over 2,000 drug tests conducted so far at Rio Olympics

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 12 (IANS) More than 2,000 drug tests have been conducted on athletes competing at the Rio…

9 years ago

Twitterati slam Vijay Goel over Rio misconduct

New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Soon after the Rio Olympics organising committee threatened to cancel Sports Minister Vijay Goel's accreditation,…

9 years ago

Bulgaria’s Silvia Danekova first athlete to test positive in Rio

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 12 (IANS) Bulgaria's Silvia Danekova, a 3,000-metre steeplechase athlete, tested positive for EPO in a doping…

9 years ago

Oleksiak, Manuel tie for 100m freestyle gold

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 12 (IANS) US swimmer Simone Manuel and Canada's Penny Oleksiak tied for the gold medal in…

9 years ago

Chinese swimmer Chen Xinyi tests positive at Olympics: CSA

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 12 (IANS) Chinese swimmer Chen Xinyi has failed a doping test at the Rio Olympic Games,…

9 years ago



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