New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) India’s Vijender Singh outpunched Tanzania’s Francis Cheka to defend his WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight title at the Thyagaraj Stadium here on Saturday. Undefeated in seven professional bouts so far,…
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Olympian Heena Sidhu shot 574 to qualify in second position for the final of the 25m Sports Pistol event, at the ongoing 60th National Shooting Championship at Punes Balewadi Sports…
Mumbai, Dec 17 (IANS) Ace Indian archers Atanu Das and L.Bombayla Devi on Saturday called for more tournaments to help young archers fetch medals at the Olympics. The duo was in the city for the…
Rio de Janeiro, Dec 17 (IANS) Veteran Brazilian sailor Robert Scheidt has revealed he could be tempted out of retirement to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The two-time Olympic gold medallist ruled out a…
New Delhi Dec 16 (IANS) Georgia’s Rio Olympic gold medallist Vladimer Khinchegashvili emerged as the costliest buy till the halfway mark of the Pro Wrestling League (PWL) auction, joining CDR Punjab Royals for a whopping…
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Vijender Singh will face the most experienced and battle-hardened opponent of his professional career when he defends his WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight title against Francis Cheka here on Saturday….
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Georgia’s Rio Olympic gold medallist Vladimer Khinchegashvili emerged as the costliest buy till the halfway mark of the Pro Wrestling League (PWL) auction, joining CDR Punjab Royals for a whopping…
Moscow, Dec 16 (IANS) The International Biathlon Union (IBU) is going to take a decision on the Russian athletes suspected of doping before the end of 2016, IBU Vice President Olle Dahlin has said. IBU…
Moscow, Dec 16 (IANS) Former director of Moscow Anti-Doping Centre and World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) informant Grigory Rodchenkov gave prohibited drugs to Russian athletes under the veil of vitamins, an investigator of Moscow City Court…
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Georgia’s Rio Olympic gold medallist Vladimer Khinchegashvili emerged as the costliest buy till the halfway mark of the Pro Wrestling League (PWL) auction, joining team Punjab for a whopping Rs….
London, Dec 16 (IANS) Britain’s Carl Hester won the fifth leg of the FEI World Cup Dressage 2016/2017 Western European League with Nip Tuck on an emotional night when the retirement of his stable-star Valegro…
San Juan (Puerto Rico), Dec 16 (IANS) Puerto Rico star Monica Puig, the surprise winner of the Rio Olympics women’s singles tennis tournament, sent a message of hope to residents of the Caribbean island who…
Hong Kong, Dec 15 (IANS) India beat Thailand 86-65 to progress to the semi-finals of the 21st Super Kung Sheung Cup International Basketball Invitation Championship here on Thusday. It was yet another superlative performance by…
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) A total of 30 Olympic and World Championship medallists will go under the hammer at the second Pro Wrestling League (PWL) player auction to be held here on Friday. Besides,…
Moscow, Dec 15 (Tass) The Russian Bobsleigh Federation (RBF) intends to take up with the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) the issue of compensation for relocating the 2017 World Championship from Sochi, RBF President…
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Star wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt has lashed out at the Jammu and Kashmir government for its decision to give compensation to slain terrorist Burhan Wani’s family for the death of his…
Pune, Dec 14 (IANS) Army shooter Manjit pipped teammate and star Olympian Jitu Rai to the gold medal in the mens 50m Pistol event at the ongoing 60th National Shooting Championship Competitions (NSCC) here on…
Moscow, Dec 14 (IANS) Anti-doping bodies of the United States and Canada conspired against the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ahead of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro, according to documents leaked…
Moscow, Dec 14 (IANS) South Korea is going to boycott the 2017 bobsleigh World Championships in Sochi due to the Russian doping scandal, according to local media reports, citing an official from the Korean Bobsled…
Moscow, Dec 14 (IANS) The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) has decided to move the 2017 world championships in bobsleigh and skeleton to another location, the press service of the federation has said. The…