Wijk aan Zee (The Netherlands), Jan 28 (IANS) Indian grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna held off a strong challenge from Dutchman Anish Giri to consolidate his eighth position after round 11 in the Tata Steel Chess tournament….
Moscow, Jan 28 (IANS) The World Olympians Association (WOA) has prohibited Russian triple jump and long jump champion Tatiana Lebedeva from working in the associations Executive Committee for a life-time period amid doping allegations against…
Moscow, Jan 27 (IANS) The Russian Weightlifting Federation (RWF) has decided to withdraw its last year’s lawsuit with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF). The lawsuit was submitted…
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday sought the central government’s response to a plea that the recommendations of the Justice Lodha Committee for organisational reforms in the Indian cricket board should…
Wijk aan Zee (The Netherlands), Jan 23 (IANS) Indian grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna drew against China’s Wei Yi in the eighth round to retain his overall eighth position in the Tata Steel Chess tournament here. The…
Moscow, Jan 23 (IANS) The All-Russia Athletics Federation (ARAF) will check allegations of doping in Russian sport made public in a new documentary aired by Germanys ARD television channel, ARAF President Dmitry Shlyakhtin has said….
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centres response to a petition seeking that the recommendations of Justice Lodha Committee for organisational reforms in the Indian cricket board BCCI should…
London, Jan 23 (IANS) England’s Ronnie O’Sullivan fought back from behind to beat Joe Perry 10-7 to become the first player to win the Masters snooker tournament seven times here. O’Sullivan on Sunday beat Stephen…
Wijk aan Zee (The Netherlands), Jan 22 (IANS) India’s grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna drew with Russian Grandmaster Dimitri Andrekin in the seventh round to finish on the eighth position in the Tata Steel Chess tournament here…
Moscow, Jan 22 (IANS) The International Biathlon Union (IBU) has stopped its inquiry into doping by 22 Russian athletes, that was launched last month, as investigators have failed to find any sufficient evidence of wrongdoing…
Moscow, Jan 21 (IANS) German television channel ARD will air a new documentary on the abuse of performance enhancing drugs on Sunday, German journalist Hajo Seppelt, known for reports on high-profile doping scandals in Russian…
Brussels, Jan 20 (IANS) Just over an year after announcing his international retirement as a player, Belgian Jean-Michel Saive has announced his willingness to run for the presidency of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)….
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Punjab Royals produced a dramatic comeback to edge out Haryana Hammers 5-4 in the final of the second edition of the Pro Wrestling League (PWL) at the KD Jadhav Indoor…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) After cricket, hockey, badminton and several other sports, it is time for the Indian audiences to experience the thrill of mixed martial arts (MMA) as the first season of the…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Former world junior champion Mandeep Kaur of Punjab defeated Madhya Pradesh’s Gazal Mariya Mathew to reach the quarter-finals of the women’s featherweight (52 kilogram) division at the National Youth boxing…
Chandigarh, Jan 19 (IANS) The country’s sole individual Olympics gold medallist, shooter Abhinav Bindra, on Thursday accepted the Balbir Singh Senior Chair Professorship in the Department of Physical Education of Panjab University here. A university…
Chennai, Jan 19 (IANS) Former world champion Viswanathan Anand may mercilessly slay horses, elephants, bishops, pawns, queen and the opponent king in a game of chess but in reality he is an animal lover and…
Ahmedabad, Jan 19 (IANS) Golfer Neha Tripathi carded six over 78 to maintain her lead in the second round of the first leg of the Hero Womens Professional Golf Tour here on Thursday. Trailing her…
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Yoga guru Baba Ramdev displayed his wrestling skills as he went head-to-head with 2008 Olympic silver medalist Andriy Stadnik in a promotional bout of the Patanjali Powervita Pro Wrestling League…
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Punjab Royals beat defending champions Mumbai Maharathi 5-4 in the second semi-final at the KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium here on Wednesday to set a date with Haryana Hammers in the…