By Tridib Baparnash Guwahati, Dec 13 (IANS) Asian Games gold medallist boxer and local favourite Shiva Thapa clinched the gold medal in the Lightweight (60kg) category after thrashing Haryana’s Ankush in the final of the…
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Indian boxing star Vijender Singh on Tuesday said that he is well prepared to face Tanzanian Francis Cheka as he bids to defend his World Boxing Organization (WBO) Asia Pacific…
Salzburg (Austria), Dec 13 (IANS) The International Biathlon Union (IBU) has decided to appoint an expert working group to deal with the fresh doping allegations in the second part of the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA)…
By Tridib Baparnash Guwahati, Dec 12 (IANS) Local favourites Shiva Thapa (60kg), Laishram Devendro Singh (52kg) battled odd injuries to storm into the finals of their respective new weight categories at the ongoing Senior National…
Vadodara, Dec 12 (IANS) Delhi’s Bhatnagar International School emerged as the senior boys champions beating Goa’s Loyola High School 3-1 to lift the Inter-School National Table Tennis Championships trophy here on Monday. The senior girls…
By Tridib Baparnash Guwahati, Dec 12 (IANS) Local favourites Shiva Thapa (60kg) and Laishram Devendro Singh (52kg) registered contrasting wins to storm into the finals of their respective weight categories at the ongoing Senior Boxing…
Moscow, Dec 12 (IANS) Latvia will boycott the upcoming Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Championships in Russia due to doping allegations against the host country, according to official statement. The tournament will be held in Sochi…
Budapest, Dec 12 (IANS) China and Russia clinched gold medals at the 2016 Wrestling World Championships here for weight categories not contested at the Rio Olympic Games. Pei Xingru of China was victorious in the…
By Tridib Baparnash Guwahati, Dec 11 (IANS) Star boxers Laishram Devendro Singh (52kg), Manoj Kumar (69kg) and Shiva Thapa (60kg) stormed into the semi-finals of their respective weight categories at the senior men’s National Championship…
Budapest, Dec 11 (IANS) Japan, the United States and Hungary won gold medals at the World Wrestling Championships for non-Olympic events. Mayu Mukaida of Japan triumphed in the women’s 55 kg category final, beating Irina…
By Tridib Baparnash Guwahati, Dec 10 (IANS) Local favourites Shiva Thapa (60kg) and Laishram Devendro Singh (52kg) registered contrasting wins to advance to the quarter-finals of their respective weight categories on the third day of…
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Rio Olympics gold medallist Erica Wiebe, who competes for Canada, is considering Pro Wrestling League (PWL) Season 2 as the stepping stone towards getting action roles in Bollywood. Recently scouted…
Marseille (France), Dec 10 (IANS) Russias Evgenia Medvedeva has set a new world record in womens figure skating short programme at the Grand Prix Final. Medvedeva received 79.21 points here on Friday, beating the previous…
Windsor (Canada), Dec 10 (IANS) The Russian team won two golds and two silvers on the fourth day of the World Swimming Championships. They have for the first time won 11 total medals at the…
Moscow, Dec 10 (IANS) The Russian Sports Ministry has denied the existence of a government-sponsored doping system in response to the “institutionalised doping conspiracy” allegation from an investigation report released by the World Anti-Doping Agency…
Guwahati, Dec 9 (IANS) Five-time World Champion boxer M.C. Mary Kom asserted on Friday that she aims to return to the 48 kg weight category amid speculation that it could be included in the Tokyo…
Guwahati, Dec 9 (IANS) The Commonwealth Games medallist duo of Laishram Devendro Singh and Manoj Kumar notched up contrasting wins in their new weight categories to advance on the second day of the senior men’s…
Guwahati, Dec 9 (IANS) Five-time World Champion boxer M.C. Mary Kom asserted on Friday that she aims to return to the 48 kg weight category amid speculation that it could be included in the Tokyo…
Guwahati, Dec 9 (IANS) The Commonwealth Games medallist duo of Laishram Devendro Singh and Manoj Kumar notched up contrasting wins in their new weight categories to advance on the second day of the senior men’s…
Lausanne, Dec 9 (IANS) The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has announced stripping Russian boxer Misha Aloian of his 2016 Rio Olympics medal for anti-doping violations. “Russian boxer Misha Aloian is found to have…