Lausanne, Dec 8 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has decided to extend for an indefinite period the provisional measures against Russia over the recent doping scandals. After a conference call by its board on…
Moscow, Dec 7 (IANS) Russia proposes that the United Nations should discuss the double standards exercised by international anti-doping agency, which secretly issued permissions for athletes to consume banned performance enhancing drugs, Russia’s UN envoy…
Moscow, Dec 7 (IANS) The operations of the Moscow anti-doping laboratory may be restored by the end of 2017, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko has said. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) revoked its accreditation…
Siliguri, Dec 6 (IANS) H. Jeho of PSPBA beat fellow academy player Chinmaya Somaiya 4-1 to list his maiden sub-junior boys’ crown, while Maharahtra’s Dia Chitale downed Delhi’s Vanshika Bhargava 4-3 for the sub-junior girls…
Windhoek (Namibia), Dec 6 (IANS) Namibian Julius ‘Blue Machine’ Indongo moved up to second in the world boxing ranking after knocking out former IBF world champion Eduard Tryoyanovsky of Russia in 40 seconds in the…
Siliguri, Dec 5 (IANS) Vidhi Ameet Shah defeated Anusha Kutumbale in the Sub-Junior girls singles pre-quarterfinals to advance at the ongoing 78th Cadet and Sub-Junior Table Tennis Nationals at the SMC Stadium here on Monday….
London, Dec 5 (IANS) World No.1 Mark Selby won his second UK Championship snooker title after beating Ronnie O’Sullivan 10-7 in a thrilling final. The 33-year-old becomes only the sixth player to win the World…
Tehran, Dec 5 (IANS) The northwestern Iranian city of Tabriz has been chosen to host the 2017 ParaVolley World Club Cup on May 1-6, according to media reports. “The World Para Volley organisers and the…
Siliguri (West Bengal), Dec 4 (IANS) Payas Jain and Anusha Kutamble were named the top seeds respectively of the sub-junior boys and sub-junior girls section at the 78th Cadet and Sub-Junior Nationals here on Sunday….
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) In a bid to promote sporting culture in the country, Air India here on Sunday organised a Chess-O-Mania tournament. The tournament provided a unique platform to participants, where they competed…
London, Dec 4 (IANS) Ronnie O’Sullivan reached the United Kingdom (UK) Championship final for the sixth time after edging Marco Fu of Hong Kong 6-5 at the Barbican Centre. The “Rocket” will take on World…
Moscow, Dec 4 (IANS) Russian boxer Murat Gassiev beat fellow countryman cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev to win the International Boxing Federation (IBF) title. Gassiev overpowered Lebedev, knocking him out in round five here on Saturday,…
London, Dec 4 (IANS) The United Kingdom (UK) Championship will remain at the York Barbican until 2018 due to an extension of the current agreement for an extra two years, World Snooker has announced. The…
Siliguri (West Bengal), Dec 3 (IANS) Delhi beat Gujarat 3-1 to claim the sub-junior boys’ team trophy for the first time, while West Bengal retained the sub-junior girls’ crown after defeating Delhi 3-2 at the…
By Gaurav Sharma New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Carlos Barroca, senior director of the NBA’s basketball operations in India, has advised upcoming Indian star Palpreet Singh Brar to work on his anticipation in order to…
Mumbai, Dec 3 (IANS) Para-athlete Aditya Mehta was conferred the M.G. Mehta Human Spirit Award of the Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust (RNCT) here. The award was given away by veteran social worker and crusader Anna…
Siliguri, Dec 2 (IANS) Assam stunned Tamil Nadu with a 3-1 victory to enter the quarter-finals of the sub-junior boys team event in the 78th cadet and sub-junior national Table Tennis Championships at the SMC…
Moscow, Dec 2 (IANS) Russian Grandmaster Sergey Karjakin played well against Norways Magnus Carlsen for the title of the World Chess Champion in New York, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko has said. Reigning World…
New York, Dec 2 (IANS) Norway’s Magnus Carlsen has defeated Russia’s Sergey Karjakin via tie-break to retain his World Champion title. Carlsen emerged victorious after four tie-break games, defeating Karjakin 9-7. Karjakin lost in the…
Moscow, Dec 2 (IANS) Russia’s new national programme on the fight against performance enhancing drugs in sports will be unique, a senior Russian lawmaker from Parliament’s lower house has said. In his state-of-the-nation address to…