Category: Other Sports

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

Fans scramble for last major batch of Olympic tickets

Rio de Janeiro, July 22 (IANS) Fans bought more than 100,000 tickets in less than five hours after the final…

9 years ago

Former French cyclist Dominique Arnaud passes away

Finhaut-Emosson (Switzerland) July 21 (IANS) Former French cyclist Dominique Arnaud has died at the age of 60, after a hard-fought…

10 years ago

Uruguay’s president receives national Olympic squad

Montevideo (Uruguay) July 21 (IANS) Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez presented the official banner that the country's flag-bearer will carry at…

10 years ago

Russians can win medals in almost all Olympic events: Zhukov

Moscow, July 21 (IANS) Russian athletes can aspire to bag medals in almost all the disciplines at the forthcoming Summer…

10 years ago

Rio-bound judoka Avtar laments lack of government support

By Tridib Baparnash New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) He has not only vaulted 130 spots in the world rankings after…

10 years ago

Russia sending smallest ever Olympic contingent to Rio

Moscow, July 21 (IANS) Russia will send their smallest ever Olympic contingent to the upcoming Summer Games in Rio de…

10 years ago

WADA lifts ban on Rio anti-doping lab

Rio de Janeiro, July 21 (IANS) The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has lifted a ban on a drug-test laboratory here,…

10 years ago

Cyclist Zakarin takes Stage 17 of Tour de France

Finhaut-Emosson (Switzerland) July 20 (IANS) Russian rider Ilnur Zakarin won Wednesday's Stage 17 of the 2016 Tour de France cycling…

10 years ago

Khel Now – social platform for sports communities launched

Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) Khel Now, the world’s first extensible and crowd-managed platform aimed at bringing sports-related content and social…

10 years ago

Rio 2016: Brazilian army undergoes riot control simulation

Rio de Janeiro, July 20 (IANS) Around 1,000 marines from the Brazilian army underwent a riot control test in Rio…

10 years ago

Each Russian 2014 Olympian ready for doping re-tests: Minister

Moscow, July 20 (IANS) Each Russian athlete who competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi is ready for his…

10 years ago

Volleyball body wants names of 10 Russians mentioned in WADA report

Moscow, July 20 (IANS) The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) on Wednesday requested the World Anti-Doping Agency to give the names…

10 years ago

Confident grappler Vinesh Phogat eyes gold at Rio

By Tridib Baparnash New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Reigning Commonwealth Games champion grappler Vinesh Phogat has set her goal high…

10 years ago

IOC postpones decision on Russia’s participation in Rio Games: Reports

Moscow, July 19 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has postponed till the weekend its decision on a possible blanket…

10 years ago

Russian sports minister’s anti-doping adviser suspended

Moscow, July 19 (IANS) Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Tuesday that his anti-doping adviser Natalia Zhelanova had been…

10 years ago

Russia not to suspend sports minister after WADA report

Moscow, July 19 (IANS) Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko was not temporarily suspended from his post since he was not…

10 years ago



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