Manav, Moumita wear youth crowns in East Zone TT
Aizawl, Nov 16 (IANS) PSPBs Manav Thakkar edged past West Bengals Arjun Ghosh 4-1 (11-5, 9-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-4) to win his third youth boys title of the season while it was Moumita Datta who…
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Manav Thakkar fights back to enter youth final of TT meet
Aizawl, Nov 16 (IANS) Manav Thakkar was on course for the title as he overcame determined Birdie Boro 4-3 to enter the youth boys final in the National Ranking (East Zone) Table Tennis Championships here…
‘Practical steps should be taken to restore Russia’s anti-doping system’
Doha, Nov 16 (IANS) Practical steps should be taken to restore Russia’s anti-doping system, Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) President Alexander Zhukov said at a session of the General Assembly of the Association of National Olympic…
Former fencing champion becomes Romania’s Olympic head
Bucharest, Nov 16 (IANS) Former Olympic fencing champion Mihai Covaliu has been elected the new chairman of the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee (COSR). “I am aware that this feature is a huge responsibility,” he…
Nigeria name team for table tennis world junior championships
Abuja (Nigeria), Nov 16 (IANS) The Nigeria Table Tennis Federation has named eight players to represent the country at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) world junior championships coming up later this month in Cape…
India lose to Taipei at Asian basketball tourney
Bangkok, Nov 15 (IANS) The Indian U-18 women’s basketball team have suffered their third successive loss with a 80-46 defeat to Chinese Taipei at the 23rd FIBA Asia U-18 championship here on Tuesday. Meng-Hsin Chen…
WADA suspends accreditation of Doha anti-doping lab
Doha, Nov 15 (IANS) The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has said it has suspended accreditation of the anti-doping laboratory of Qatari capital Doha for four months. “The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has suspended the accreditation…
Uganda in tough group at Dubai Rugby Sevens
Kampala (Uganda), Nov 15 (IANS) Uganda’s national rugby team will face some of the powerhouses of the game at the 2016 Dubai Rugby Sevens tournament slated to be held from December 1-3. The east African…
Brazil handed international basketball ban
Rio de Janeiro, Nov 15 (IANS) Brazil has been banned from international basketball tournaments for “serious” rule breaches, the sport’s world governing body International Basketball Federation (FIBA) said. In a statement on Monday, FIBA said…
Paralympian Pistorius transferred to correctional centre
Cape Town, Nov 14 (IANS) South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been transferred from a detention centre to a correctional centre, the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) confirmed on Monday. After a very careful consideration…
East Zone TT gets underway with main draw qualifiers
Aizawl, Nov 14 (IANS) Thirty-two qualifiers in the men’s singles and 24 in the women’s section took their appointed place in their respective groups to enter the main draw of the National Ranking (East Zone)…
Vijender to defend title against Cheka
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Star Indian boxer Vijender Singh will defend his WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight title against former world champion Francis Cheka on December 17 at the Thyagaraj Sports Complex here. Cheka,…
India’s pro leagues made-to-order for TV
By Veturi Srivatsa Indian sport will flourish only when the athletes start making a living out of it. Cricket has shown the way with the highly popular Indian Premier League (IPL) and others have quickly…
Nigeria’s Odunayo looking forward to PWL 2
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Nigeria’s Odunayo Adekuoroye is looking forward to repeating her performance of the Pro Wrestling League (PWL) inaugural edition when the second season begins on December 15. The 2014 Commonwealth Games…
Rugg wins prologue stage as Tour of Rwanda starts
Kigali (Rwanda), Nov 14 (IANS) American Timothy Rugg won the prologue as the eighth edition of Tour of Rwanda cycling race kicked-off at the Amahoro National Stadium here. The rider of the Canadian team Lowest…
Lewis Hamilton wins Brazilian Grand Prix
Sao Paulo, Nov 14 (IANS) Lewis Hamilton produced a masterful performance to win a wet, chaotic, crash-strewn Brazilian Grand Prix and take the title fight to the final race. His ninth win of 2016 came…
Sans top stars, East Zone TT meet set to kick-off
Aizawl, Nov 13 (IANS) Paddlers in need of valuable points will look to cash in on the National Ranking (East Zone) Table Tennis Championships at the R. Dengthuama Multipurpose Indoor Stadium here from Monday. Around…
Thailand beat India in Asian basketball tourney
Bangkok, Nov 13 (IANS) The Indian U-18 women’s basketball team went down 58-67 to hosts Thailand in their opening match at the 23rd FIBA Asia U-18 Championship here on Sunday. Rattiyakorn Udomsuk top scored for…
Shooter Seema wins women’s trap nationals
Jaipur, Nov 13 (IANS) India’s shotgun shooter Seema Tomar won the womens trap title at the 60th national shooting championship competition (NSCC) here on Sunday. Seema, who is fresh from a silver-winning effort at the…
Karjakin-Carlsen second world championship chess game ends in draw
New York, Nov 13 (IANS) The second game in the World Chess Championship between Russian grandmaster Sergey Karjakin and Norways Magnus Carlsen has ended in a draw. The score after the second game was 1:1….