Category: Other Sports

Harika wins first game in Chinese chess league

Jiaxing (China), July 24 (IANS) India's young Grand Master Harika Dronavlli continued her brilliant run by winning her second game…

9 years ago

Down but not out, say Indian bikers after pedalling across the Alps

By Vishal Gulati Shimla, July 24 (IANS) Down, but not yet out! That's how Indian bikers spoke of their future…

9 years ago

Olympic-bound wrestler Narsingh fails dope test

New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Wrestler Narsingh Yadav has flunked a dope test for a banned steroid and his Rio…

9 years ago

Rio 2016: Cubans confident of their boxers’ fists

Havana, July 24 (IANS) Cubans have confidence in the power of their boxers' fists and the country hopes to finish…

9 years ago

Foreign leaders confirm presence at Olympic opening ceremony

Rio de Janeiro, July 24 (IANS) French President Francois Hollande is among 45 foreign leaders to have confirmed their presence…

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Chinese teams arrive at Sao Paulo training base for Olympics

Rio de Janeiro, July 24 (IANS) The first group of Chinese sportspersons from table tennis, swimming and women's football teams,…

9 years ago

Sports a great means of national integration: Modi

New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Launching the Reliance Foundation Youth Sports (RFYS) initiative, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged…

9 years ago

Gorbachev appeals to IOC not to punish ‘clean’ Russian athletes

Moscow, July 23 (IANS) Former Soviet president and Nobel Prize winner Mikhail Gorbachev has appealed to the International Olympic Committee…

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IOC strips Turkish weightlifter of 2008 silver

Lausanne, July 23 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced it ordered Turkish weightlifter Sibel Ozkan to return the…

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Mexican men’s volleyball team eager for first Olympics in 48 years

Mexico City, July 23 (IANS) Mexican men's volleyball players are eager to make the country's first appearance at the Olympic…

9 years ago

Harika to compete in Chinese Chess League

Shanghai, July 22 (IANS) Following her success at the Fide Grand Prix in Chengdu where she emerged victorious in a…

9 years ago

Dumoulin drops out of Tour de France after breaking wrist

Saint-Gervais-les-Bains (France), July 22 (IANS) Dutch rider Tom Dumoulin was forced to abandoned the Tour de France cycling tournament after…

9 years ago

RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group to float Rs 500 crore football academy

Kolkata, July 22 (IANS) The RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, which co-owns Indian Super League (ISL) franchise Atletico de Kolkata, is coming…

9 years ago

45 athletes test positive after reanalysis of 2008, 2012 Games samples

Geneva, July 22 (IANS) A total of 45 athletes, who participated in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympic Games in…

9 years ago

45 athletes test positive after reanalysis of 2008, 2012 Games samples

Geneva, July 22 (IANS) A total of 45 athletes, who participated in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympic Games in…

9 years ago

Understand Rio’s difficulties in hosting Games: Chinese official

Beijing, July 22 (IANS) The difficulties in Rio's preparation for the upcoming Olympic Games should be fully understood, a senior…

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Israel to field its biggest ever Olympic team at Rio 2016

Jerusalem, July 22 (IANS) Israel will be participating in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro with its biggest ever…

9 years ago

Olympic sculpture inaugurated on Rio’s Copacabana beach

Rio de Janeiro, July 22 (IANS) An Olympic rings sculpture made from 65 kg of recycled plastic bottles has been…

9 years ago

Rio 2016: Mexican president sends off Olympic athletes

Mexico, July 22 (IANS) Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto met with the country's athletes competing at the 2016 Olympic Games…

9 years ago

Rio 2016: Mexican president sends off Olympic athletes

Mexico, July 22 (IANS) Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto met with the country's athletes competing at the 2016 Olympic Games…

9 years ago



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