By Ajeyo Basu New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) India’s track record in football is a long, sorry saga of official ineptitude, corruption and neglect despite the game being hugely popular with a lot of hidden…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Thursday said that the rate of pension for sportspersons who have won medals in international competitions and have retired from active sports, has been…
Astana, July 19 (IANS) Kazakhstan’s Olympic medal-winning figure skater Denis Ten was on Thursday stabbed to death at the age of 25. According to a BBC report quoting Kazakhstan news agency Kazinform, Ten was stabbed…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, July 19 (IANS) The All India Chess Federation (AICF) will soon chalk out a programme of action to have a couple of Indian Grand Masters in the top 20 in the…
Canberra, July 19 (IANS) Australian basketball player Daniel Kickert was imposed a five-match ban by international body FIBA on Thursday for his involvement in a brawl during a 2019 World Cup Asian qualifier in Manila…
Lausanne (Switzerland), July 19 (IANS) Seven new events will be included in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board has said. The IOC on Wednesday approved the addition of monobob…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Star shooter Jitu Rai has been dropped from the latest list of sportspersons being supported by the much touted Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS). Apart from Rai, fellow shooters Yashaswini…
Chennai, July 18 (IANS) The fourth leg of the 3×3 Basketball League (3BL) will be held here on July 21 and 22. The fourth leg will see the addition of Canada’s Bikramjit Gill, joining the…
Jakarta, July 18 (IANS) Athletes from the North Korea and South Korea will jointly compete in three sports during the upcoming Asian Games in Indonesia later this year, the Olympic Council of Asia confirmed on…
Jakarta, July 18 (IANS) The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has praised Indonesia’s preparations for the upcoming Asian Games, a top official of the council said on Wednesday. “Indonesia has done an excellent job in…
Tokyo, July 18 (IANS) Construction work for the new Olympic Stadium here for the 2020 Olympic Games is progressing on schedule and is expected to be completed by the end of 2019, the organizers claimed…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) India’s star javelin-thrower Neeraj Chopra have clinched the gold at the Sotteville Athletics meet in France. Neeraj, who had won the gold medal at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games earlier…
Reykjavik, July 18 (IANS) Iceland’s football team head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson on Tuesday stepped down after leading the European side to its first FIFA World Cup. The Icelandic Football Association said on Tuesday Hallgrimsson has…
Jakarta, July 17 (IANS) The Asian Games torch arrived in Indonesia’s Yogyakarta airport on Tuesday after being flown by Indonesian Air Force Boeing 737 400 plane from India, the first Asian nation to host the…
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) The Khelo Bharat 2018 finals will be held on July 24-25 at the Talkatora Stadium here, with players from 27 states showcasing their skills in traditional games like Kabaddi, Kushti,…
Kolkata, July 17 (IANS) Indian boxing star Vijender Singh on Tuesday hailed athletics’ latest golden girl Hima Das’ performance, saying the Assamese lass should be supported financially from here on and not just eulogised. Hima…
Subotica (Serbia), July 16 (IANS) Indian youth pugilists took Serbia by storm when they struck 17 medals, including seven gold and six silver, the best haul in recent times at the 36th Golden Glove of…
Madrid, July 15 (IANS) India’s Vinesh Phogat clinched the gold medal at the Spanish Grand Prix wrestling tournament, thrashing Natasha Fox of Canada 10-0 in the final of the women’s 50 kilogram freestyle category here…
Roubaix (France), July 15 (IANS) Australian cyclist Richie Porte (BMC) and Spain’s Jose Joaquin Rojas (Movistar) dropped out of the ninth stage of the Tour de France road race on Sunday, after a crash 7…
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The torch relay for the 2018 Asian Games commenced at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here on Sunday with 31 athletes, including Indonesian badminton legend Susi Susanti, bearing the…