Beijing, July 8 (IANS) The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) executive board has approved new bodyweight categories for both World Championships and Olympic Games. It’s the third time for IWF to adjust bodyweight categories but it…
Fontenay-le-Compte (France), July 7 (IANS) Colombian cyclist Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step) clinched the yellow jersey on Saturday with a victory in the action-packed inaugural stage of this year’s 105th edition of the Tour de France road…
Jakarta, July 4 (IANS) The sale of tickets has begun for the 18th Asian Games, a regional multi-sport event to be held later this year. The tickets are being sold online with various prices hovering…
Madrid, July 3 (IANS) Chris Froome will lead Team Sky’s riders in the upcoming Tour de France cycling race and has his eyes set on a record-equaling fifth victory, his team said on Tuesday, a…
Kolkata, July 3 (IANS) The third leg of the FIBA recognised 3×3 Basketball League (3BL) will take place at South City Mall here on July 7 and 8, it was announced on Tuesday. The two…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) A 524-member Indian contingent will feature in the upcoming Asian Games, slated to be held from August 18 in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) announced on…
Kampala, July 3 (IANS) Uganda’s professional boxer Mustafa Katende collapsed and died during a training session here. Ayub Kalule, one of the veteran trainers at the Police Training School Gym in Kibuli, told Xinhua that…
Singapore, July 2 (IANS) The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) announced here on Monday that it has signed an agreement with Sportsmaster, a sports marketing agency, to set up a new professional tournament platform in…
By Debayan Mukherjee Kolkata, July 2 (IANS) Ahead of the Asian Games, star paddler Manika Batra is working on a few new skills to bamboozle her rivals as she feels her game with the long-pimpled…
Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) India’s golden girl Manika Batra and country’s highest-ranked men’s player G. Sathiyan stamped their class on the Ultimate Table Tennis championship, annexing the title for Dabang Smashers here at the Netaji…
Paris, July 1 (IANS) China’s star sprinter Su Bingtian continued his soaring form into the current season as he clocked 9.91 seconds to finish third in the men’s 100 meter race at the Paris leg…
Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) Romania’s Bernadette Szocs and Sweden’s Matilda Ekholm carried defending champions Falcons TTC into the finals of the Ultimate Table Tennis, setting up an exciting battle for the championship against Dabang Smashers….
Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) Harmeet Desai scored a massive upset victory over World No.56 Alvaro Robles to give RP-SG Mavericks the early lead in the second semifinals of the Ultimate Table Tennis at the Netaji…
London, June 30 (IANS) Christine Ohuruogu, Great Britain’s former Olympic and world 400m champion, retired on Saturday at the age of 34. Ohuruogu won 400m gold at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing a year after…
Dubai, June 29 (IANS) India skipper Ajay Thakur led from the front to thrash South Korea 36-20 while a second string Iran outplayed Pakistan 40-21 in the semi-finals of the Kabaddi Masters at the Al…
Dubai, June 29 (IANS) After a 36-20 victory over South Korea in the semi-final, Indian Kabaddi team coach Srinivas Reddy on Friday conceded that knock-out games are always high pressure matches. Reddy revealed that his…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) World Champion Saikhom Mirabai Chanu will spearhead the Indian weightlifting challenge in the upcoming Asian Games as the national federation named a five-member team here on Friday. Mirabai, who won…
By Ajeyo Basu New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Five-time world champion M.C. Mary Kom has decided to opt out of the Indian boxing squad for the 2018 Asian Games, which was announced here on Friday….
Dubai, June 29 (IANS) Janardan Singh Gehlot was elected the president of the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) for the next four years, it was announced after the Annual General Congress (AGC) of the federation, conducted…
Kolkata, June 28 (IANS) Defending champions Falcons TTC beat RP-SG Mavericks in the last league match of Ultimate Table Tennis here on Thursday to set up a repeat clash in the semifinals. In the other…