PWL’s UP franchise unveils squad
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh franchise of the Pro Wrestling League (PWL) unveiled their new logo and squad here on Tuesday, ahead of the second edition that commences on January 2. Named…
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Beijing’s preparations for 2022 Winter Olympics off to a strong start
Beijing, Dec 27 (IANS) Beijing has wasted no time during the one and a half years since it won its bid to host the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games along with Zhangjiakou city in…
Rio Olympics: Legends bloom, India’s gloom and dope doom
By Sayan Mukherjee New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) The euphoria over sending its biggest contingent ever to the Olympics did not last as the performance of Indian athletes did not measure up to promise. It…
Anmol Jain stuns with men’s 10m Air Pistol gold
Pune, Dec 26 (IANS) Anmol Jain of Haryana overcame several big names as he won the mens 10 metres Air Pistol event on the concluding day of the 60th National Shooting Championships Competition (60th NSCC)…
Himachal CM lays foundation stone of international shooting range
Shimla, Dec 26 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Monday laid the foundation stones of an international shooting range and a fine arts college in Shimla rural assembly constituency. A sum of Rs.35…
Satyendra clinches national men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions title
Pune, Dec 26 (IANS) The Army Marksmanship Unit’s (AMU) Satyendra Singh got the better of teammate and Olympian Chain Singh to clinch the gold medal in the Mens 50 metres Rifle 3 Positions event on…
Russian boxer Povetkin’s doping test negative: Promoter
Moscow, Dec 24 (IANS) The doping sample taken from Russian heavyweight boxer Alexander Povetkin on December 13 has not revealed traces of banned substances, his promoter Andrei Ryabinsky said. “We have just received the results…
IOC initiates disciplinary proceedings against 28 Russian athletes
Madrid, Dec 24 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that 28 Russian athletes, who participated in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games, are now subject to disciplinary proceedings. According to the IOC, there is…
Brazil takes over Olympic Park after Rio fails to woo private bidder
Rio de Janeiro, Dec 24 (IANS) Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes has handed over management of the Olympic Park to Brazil’s federal Sports Ministry after a failed effort to attract a private bidder to…
Assam to set up soccer, archery institutes in tea areas
Guwahati, Dec 23 (IANS) The Assam government has decided to set up three football and archery training institutes in the tea community dominated areas of the north-eastern state. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal announced this…
Keshavan wins gold at Asian Luge Championship
Nagano (Japan), Dec 23 (IANS) Veteran Indian star Shiva Keshavan won the gold medal at the Asian Luge Championship here on Friday. Keshavan dominated the event and finished the two-heat race with a time of…
Definitely want a biopic, says wrestler Sakshi Malik
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Rio Olympics bronze medallist wrestler Sakshi Malik on Friday said she definitely wanted a biopic on her if it encourages the traditional sport. Sakshi, who was in the capital for…
PWL will help me prepare for other global tourneys: Sakshi
New Delhi , Dec 23 (IANS) Rio Olympics bronze medallist wrestler Sakshi Malik wants to use the upcoming second edition of the Pro Wrestling League (PWL) as a platform for her future global tournaments like…
Shiva overcomes injuries to bag Asian Luge gold
Nagano (Japan), Dec 23 (IANS) Indian veteran Shiva Keshavan overcame injuries to bag a well-deserved gold medal at the Asian Luge Championship here on Friday. Keshavan, who earlier this week suffered a crash at over…
‘Russia ready to cooperate to fight doping’
Moscow, Dec 22 (IANS) Russia firmly denies the allegations on enabling the use of doping by the country’s athletes, but will cooperate with the international organisations in fighting it, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on…
Britain set to boycott 2017 World Cup event in Russia
Moscow, Dec 22 (IANS) The British Biathlon Union (BBU) has announced its decision to boycott the 2017 International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup event in the Russian city of Tyumen in March next year. “Further…
AIBA honours Mary Kom, Vikas Krishnan
Montreux (Switzerland), Dec 21 (IANS) Five time world champion MC Mary Kom got the AIBA Legends award while former Asian Games champion Vikas Krishnan received the AIBA Pro Boxing Best Boxer trophy at the International…
Russian boxer Povetkin’s team to take polygraph test, says promoter
Moscow, Dec 21 (IANS) The entire team of Russian boxer Alexander Povetkin, who is accused of doping violations, will take a polygraph test this week, his promoter Andrei Ryabinsky has said. “The entire team of…
AIBA re-inducts BFI as permanent member
Montreux (Switzerland), Dec 20 (IANS) The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has unanimously voted to re-induct the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) as one of its permanent members during its extraordinary congress here on Tuesday. Complementing…
Polo to get professional league next year
Jaipur, Dec 20 (IANS) With India having seen professional leagues come up in several sports in the last few years, it is now the turn of the sport of kings — polo. Enthusiasts of the…