Rio de Janeiro, April 16 (IANS) There are widespread apprehensions that the potential impeachment of Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff and the resultant political unrest may affect the South American country’s preparations for the Rio Olympics…
Hong Kong, April 16 (IANS) Indian table tennis stars Achanta Sharath Kamal and Mouma Das produced superb performances in the men’s and women’s singles categories respectively at the Asian qualifiers to book their berths for…
Rio de Janeiro, April 16 (IANS) The Rio Olympic Games are going to open in four months. This is normally a time when the final signs are being put up, security drills are carried out…
Rio de Janeiro, April 16 (IANS) Over 350 Brazilian swimmers, plus 55 athletes from 11 countries and regions, are competing for the Maria Lenk Trophy, the first main tournament in the Olympic Park’s Swimming Stadium…
Rio de Janeiro, April 16 (IANS) Indian shooters Manavjit Singh Sandhu and Kynan Chenai got off to positive starts in the men’s Trap event on the opening day of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF)…
Doha, April 15 (IANS) The holder of 15 world titles across billiards and snooker, India’s star Pankaj Advani will aim to capture his elusive Asian Snooker Championship that begins on Saturday. Advani, who is the…
Washington, April 15 (IANS) American swimming star Michael Phelps grabbed a win in the men’s 200m freestyle at the Mesa Pro Swim here. Phelps made a low key start at the competition on Thursday, but…
Moscow, April 14 (IANS) President Vladimir Putin on Thursday vowed to protect Russian athletes against unfair decisions made by international sports organisations. Russia will fight so all decisions would be fairly made on participation of…
Budapest, April 14 (IANS) Hungary unveiled the logo it plans to use in its bid for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games at a special ceremony here on Thursday. The logo, designed by the Graphasel…
Rio de Janeiro, April 14 (IANS) Brazil’s sports minister Ricardo Leyser has assured that the current political crisis in the South American country will not affect the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The crisis is…
Adelaide, April 14 (IANS) Australia’s latest swimming sensation Cameron McEvoy has completed a perfect Olympic qualifying meet performance winning the 50 metres freestyle event to go with his victories in the 100 and 200 metres…
Shimla, April 13 (IANS) A total of 105 cyclists will be competing in the fifth edition of the Hero MTB Himalaya Shimla edition that will start from this tourist resort on Friday, event organisers said…
Moscow, April 13 (IANS) The Russian Sports Ministry on Wednesday welcomed the decision of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to weaken its ban on meldonium drug. The ministry said in a statement it supported WADA’s…
Rio de Janeiro, April 13 (IANS) Rio 2016 president Carlos Nuzman has vowed organisers will not become complacent despite declaring the city “ready” for this year’s Olympic Games. Nuzman made the comments on Tuesday in…
Rio de Janeiro, April 12 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) coordination commission has praised progress but warned that the time was limited on the first day of their final inspection visit ahead of Rio…
Rio de Janeiro, April 12 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) coordination commission has praised progress but warned that the time was limited on the first day of their final inspection visit ahead of Rio…
Canberra, April 12 (IANS) Australian Cameron McEvoy has swum the third fastest 100 metres freestyle in history on his way to qualifying for the 2016 Rio Olympics. At the Australian Olympic qualifiers in Adelaide on…
Rio de Janeiro, April 12 (IANS) Athletes have given their seal of approval to Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic weightlifting venue after the completion of the sport’s official Rio 2016 test event. Colombia was the most…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) An eight-member team has left for Hong Kong to participate in the Asian Olympic Qualification event to be held between April 13-17, the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) said…
Copenhagen, April 11 (IANS) The Danish men’s handball team booked its ticket for the upcoming Rio Olympics after beating Bahrain 26-24 in the final round of the qualification tournament at the Jyske Bank Boxen Arena…