Canberra, March 7 (IANS) Seven National Basketball Association (NBA) players have been called up in Australia’s preliminary 26-man squad for the Rio Olympics, despite questions remaining on whether or not their franchises will allow them…
London, March 7 (IANS) Zhong Tianshi has become China’s first world champion in an individual cycling event after beating teammate Lin Junhong in the women’s sprint at the Track World Championships here. The 25-year-old on…
Bratislava, March 7 (IANS) Mikaela Shiffrin from the United States won the slalom competition of the Women’s Alpine Skiing World Cup in Jasna in the Northern Slovakia. Shiffrin on Sunday finished 2.36 seconds ahead of…
Kuala Lumpur, March 6 (IANS) Chinese table tennis player Xu Xin compared the Chinese team to the Great Wall after winning the world team championship here on Sunday. “The Great Wall is indestructible,” said Xu…
Bangkok, March 6 (IANS) Indian woman shooter Elizabeth Susan Koshy finished 18th in the qualification round of the 50 metres Rifle three position on the fourth day of the ISSF World Cup here on Sunday….
Kuala Lumpur, March 6 (IANS) China routed a toothless Japanese team 3-0 to claim their eighth straight men’s title at the World Team Table Tennis Championships at the Malawati Stadium here on Sunday. Rooted for…
Kuala Lumpur, March 6 (IANS) Defending champions China won the women’s team title for the 20th time after beating Japan 3-0 in the final of the 2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships here on Sunday….
Changchun (China), March 6 (IANS) Chinese Han Mei claimed the silver medal of the women’s 1,000 metres at the ISU junior speed skating World Cup here on Sunday. Han, who pocketed three silver medals at…
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Veteran wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt will spearhead the Indian challenge at the Asian Olympic qualifying tournament to be held at Astana, Kazakhstan, from March 18 to 20. The men’s squad includes…
London, March 6 (IANS) Olympic champion Jason Kenny won the men’s sprint title at the track cycling world championships here. Kenny, who looks to defend his individual and team sprint titles at the Olympics in…
Kuala Lumpur, March 5 (IANS) Indian paddlers made history twice in less than 24 hours with both women’s and men’s teams emerging triumphant in the second division of their respective sections at the 2016 World…
Shanghai, March 5 (IANS) Fan Kexin led a podium sweep for China in the women’s 500 metres in the 2016 ISU Shanghai Trophy, a new short-track speed skating and synchronized skating event, on Saturday. The…
Kuala Lumpur, March 5 (IANS) India paddlers made history twice in less than 24 hours with both women’s and men’s teams emerging triumphant in the second division of their respective sections at the 2016 World…
Bangkok, March 5 (IANS) Indian shooter Jitu Rai reached the final of the 10 metres Air pistol to eventually finish fifth on competition day three of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup for…
Changchun (China), March 5 (IANS) Chinese Han Mei and Shi Xiaoxuan claimed two gold medals at the ISU Junior Speed Skating World Cup here on Saturday. Han, who had three silver medals at the Lillehammer…
Kuala Lumpur, March 5 (IANS) China’s men’s table tennis team moved within one match of clinching their eighth straight world championship title after brushing aside South Korea 3-0 here on Saturday. Xu Xin drew the…
Kuala Lumpur, March 4 (IANS) Achanta Sharath Kamal, leading from the front, helped India beat Nigeria 3-2 to enter the semi-finals of the second division in theTable Tennis World Championships here on Friday. They are…
Ho Chi Minh City, March 4 (IANS) Up to 180 chess players will compete in the HDBank Cup International Open Chess Championship 2016 slated for March 8-13 here, the Vietnam Chess Federation said on Friday….
Brasilia, March 4 (IANS) Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has asked new Justice Minister Wellington Cesar to give priority to security during the Rio de Janeiro Olympic and Paralympic Games. Cesar replaced Jose Eduardo Cardozo, who…
Bangkok, March 4 (IANS) India’s Jitu Rai beat a strong field to win gold in the men’s 50m pistol event shooting World Cup here on Friday. Jitu scored 191.3 points in the final round. Former…