New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) With the aim to further advance the training programme for boxers, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sports Authority of India…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Two-time Olympian shooter Jitu Rai on Wednesday gave India the first gold at the Shooting World Cup, by claiming the top slot in the 50m men’s air pistol event. His…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Former India wrestler Kripa Shankar Bishnoi has been appointed an international match referee by United World Wrestling (UWW), the sport’s global governing body. Bishnoi was selected by the Wrestling Federation…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Two-time Olympian shooter Jitu Rai on Wednesday gave India the first gold at the Shooting World Cup, by clinching the yellow medal in the 50m mens air pistol event while…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Following successful conclusion of the International Boxing Association’s (AIBA) 71st commission meeting here, Boxing Federation of India (BFI) President Ajay Singh on Wednesday announced that the first ever franchise-based Indian…
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Ace pistol shooter Jitu Rai settled for the Bronze medal in the mens 10M Air Pistol event in the shooting World Cup at the Karni Singh Shooting Range here on…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Indian shooter Ankur Mittal clinched the silver medal in Men’s Double trap event in the ongoing ISSF World Cup at the Karni Singh Shooting Range here on Monday. Mittal scored…
Sofia, Feb 27 (IANS) Mohamed Hussamuddin went down fighting in the final of the men’s bantamweight (56kg) category as India finished with three medals at the 68th Strandja Memorial boxing tournament here. Hussamuddin put up…
By Debayan Mukherjee Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) Sharath Kamal, one of the finest table tennis players India has ever produced, wants budding talent to approach the sport more professionally and is prepared to extend a…
Sofia, Feb 27 (IANS) China won two gold medals at the 68th edition of the Strandja Memorial Boxing tournament here. Yin Junhua, silver medalist at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, defeated European champion Denitsa Eliseeva…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Sanjeev Rajput finished fifth in the mens 50m Rifle 3 Positions event on a disappointing day for Indians at the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup here on…
Sapporo (Japan), Feb 26 (IANS) The Asian Winter Games in Sapporo didn’t welcome a new medal winner country until the penultimate day of the week-long event. Two decades after it was launched in Sapporo, the…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Indian shooters failed to yield any medals despite reaching the finals of two events on the second day of the ongoing World Cup even as China continued to dominate the…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Ace shooter Pooja Ghatkar claimed a bronze in the women’s 10m air rifle event to open India’s medal count at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup at the…
Rohtak, Feb 24 (IANS) The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) on Friday organised the International Boxing Association (AIBA) One-Star certification courses at the National Boxing Academy here. The certification course, first of its kind in…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) WBO Oriental super middleweight champion Zulpikar Miamiatiali, who was set to fight WBO Asia Pacific Super middleweight champion Vijender Singh in Mumbai on April 1, has backed out of the…
Sapporo, Feb 23 (IANS) Kazakhstan dominated the biathlon field with two gold medals at the Asian Winter Games here on Thursday. In the women’s 7.5km, Vishevskaya Galina of Kazakhstan took the gold in 20 minutes…
Beijing, Feb 22 (IANS) World champion Ning Zetao has violated the rules of the Chinese national swimming team and was sent back to his original Chinese Navy team for training, the Chinese swimming authority confirmed…
Moscow, Feb 22 (IANS) Throwing its weight behind the reinstatement of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency’s (RUSADA) membership, World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Craig Reedie on Wednesday said the global anti-doping body is waiting for the…
London, Feb 22 (IANS) Britain’s double Olympic rowing gold medallists Helen Glover and Heather Stanning will run against each other at the London Marathon to be held on April 23, the organisers confirmed here on…