AIBA chief to visit India
Hamburg, Sep 3 (IANS) International Boxing Association (AIBA) President Ching Kuo Wo has promised to witness the Women’s Youth World Boxing Championship to be held in Guwahati in November. “This is a huge boost for…
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China, Japan and France top Judo Worlds after Day 6
Budapest, Sep 3 (IANS) China, Japan and France were the best on the sixth day of the 2017 Suzuki World Judo Championships, with their competitors splitting the gold medals in women’s over-78 kg, men’s 100…
My aim is to improve mental toughness by end of 2018: Golfer SSP Chawrasia
By Debayan Mukherjee Kolkata, Sep 3 (IANS) The year 2017 has been “special” for seasoned golfer S.S.P. Chawrasia. But by the end of next year, Chawrasia, who was honoured with the Arjuna Award recently, wants…
Hamilton takes pole for record 69th time
Monza (Italy), Sep 3 (IANS) British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, a three-time Formula One world champion, secured pole position for the 2017 Italian Grand Prix in a rain-plagued qualifying session at Monza. It was a…
Pro Kabaddi: Bengal Warriors, UP Yoddha play out draw
Kolkata, Sep 3 (IANS) Bengal Warriors and UP Yoddha played out a 26-26 draw in a Pro Kakabaddi tie here on Saturday. Nitin Tomar scored 10 points for UP Yoddha whereas Maninder Singh scored eight…
Haryana Steelers defeat Gujarat Fortunegiants in PKL contest
Kolkata, Sep 2 (IANS) Prashanth Kumar produced a spectacular raiding performance as Haryana Steelers defeated Gujarat Fortunegiants 42-36 here on Saturday. Kumar scored 14 points as Steelers came back strongly in the second half to…
Hungarian swimming head removed from job
Budapest, Sep 2 (IANS) The President of the Hungarian Swimming Association (MUSZ) Gusztav Bienerth was removed from his post during an extraordinary assembly of MUSZ here. Of the 200 members of the extraordinary assembly, 153…
PKL: Bengal pull off sensational comeback win over Patna
Kolkata, Sep 1 (IANS) Stunning two-time champions Patna Pirates, Bengal Warriors came back from the dead and scripted a thrilling 41-38 win to go top of Zone of B in a Pro Kabaddi League (PKL)…
Ganus appointed head of Russia’s anti-doping body
Moscow, Sep 1 (IANS) Yury Ganus has been appointed the Director General of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (Rusada), Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) President Alexander Zhukov said. “A session of the founding parties of Rusada with…
Boxer Gaurav goes down in World Championship semis
Hamburg (Germany), Aug 31 (IANS) Indian youngster Gaurav Bidhuri went down 0-5 to Duke Ragan of USA in the semi-finals of the bantamweight (56 kilogram) category at the World Boxing Championship here on Thursday. Bidhuri,…
Kabaeva says being gymnastics envoy a sign of respect for Russia
Pesaro (Italy), Aug 31 (IANS) Two-time Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva believes the fact that she has been chosen the ambassador for the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships and the ambassador for the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG)…
U Mumba beat Haryana Steelers 38-32 in PKL-5
Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) Captain Anup Kumar and raider Shrikant Jadhav combined to score 14 points as hosts U Mumba defeated Haryana Steelers 38-32 in a Zone A clash of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL)…
Amateur cycling championship to be held in Delhi
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The Grand Delhi Sportive amateur cycling championship will take place from the Track and Trail Store in Lajpat Nagar here on September 3. The competition will comprise an 88 km…
Gaurav enters semis at World boxing Championships
Hamburg (Germany), Aug 29 (IANS) Young pugilist Gaurav Bidhuri confirmed a medal for India at the AIBA World Boxing Championships by storming into the semi-finals of the bantamweight (56kg) categorty here on Tuesday. The 24-year-old…
Inter-School Table Tennis State meet launched
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The third edition of the Inter-State Table Tennis State Championships was launched here on Tuesday. Close to 4,000 boys and girls will compete over the next three days in 22…
PKL matches in Mumbai postponed due to rain
Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) The organisers of Pro Kabaddi Season 5 have postponed the matches scheduled for Tuesday in the wake of ceaseless rains in the city over the past two days. “The match-ups between…
President Kovind gives away National Sports awards
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday gave away the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award to former India hockey team captain Sardar Singh and Paralympics double gold medallist and world…
HCL joins Olympic Gold Quest to support Indian athletes
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Tech giants HCL on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ) to extend support for Indian athletes participating in the Olympics. Under the MoU, HCL…
Tendulkar dedicates National Sports Day to sportswomen
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) India’s batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday called upon the countrymen to dedicate National Sports Day to all the sportswomen who have made the nation proud. The National Sports Day…
Sandra Perkovic against abolishing pre-2005 world records
Zagreb, Aug 29 (IANS) Double world and Olympic champion, 27-year-old Croatian discus thrower Sandra Perkovic said she is against the proposition of the European Athletics Federation to abolish all the records set before 2005. The…