New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Hockey India (HI) said on Wednesday it has recommended national men’s team players V.R. Raghunath and Dharamvir Singh and women’s team captain Ritu Rani for the Arjuna Award. Both defender…
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Beating the previous record of 81, India will send its largest ever contingent of 90 athletes to this year’s Rio Olympics, scheduled from August 5 to 21. “About 90 athletes…
Havana, May 10 (IANS) Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro met visiting president of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah of Kuwait, the official daily Granma reported on Tuesday. The report…
Los Angeles, May 10 (IANS) Dwyane Wade scored 30 points as the Miami Heat evened their second-round play-off series with a 94-87 win over Toronto after overtime. Goran Dragic had a key three-point play with…
Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) Nine teams — each endorsed by a Tollywood celebrity — are set to battle it out in the inaugural edition of Darts Premier League (DPL) — a franchise-based competition scheduled to…
Rio de Janeiro, May 9 (IANS) Retired football great Rivaldo has recommended that foreigners avoid the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro due to the violence and other problems plaguing Brazil. “I advise all those…
Istanbul, May 8 (IANS) Mausam Khatri was the only bright spot on a disappointing day for Indian wrestlers as he narrowly missed out on an Olympic berth after going down in a hard-fought semi-final in…
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Top seed Aravindh Chithamabram stopped the winning streak of S.L. Narayanan in the open section while West Bengal girl Chandreyee Hajra shocked overnight sole leader Nandhidhaa P.V. in the ongoing…
Las Vegas, May 8 (IANS) Mexican professional boxer Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez knocked out Britain’s Amir Khan in the sixth round in Las Vegas to retain his WBC middleweight title. Until the brutal ending, Khan had…
Las Vegas, May 8 (IANS) Mexican professional boxer Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez knocked out Britain’s Amir Khan in the sixth round in Las Vegas to retain his WBC middleweight title. Until the brutal ending, Khan had…
Istanbul, May 7 (IANS) After booking the Rio Olympic berth in women’s 48kg category, wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Saturday admitted that it was not easy to get over the overweight fiasco, but was glad to…
Las Vegas, May 7 (IANS) Ahead of the biggest fight of his career, British boxer Amir Khan has asserted that he wants to be the biggest name in the sport. The 29-year-old of Pakistani origin…
Istanbul, May 7 (IANS) Reigning Commonwealth Games champion Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik booked Rio 2016 berths in their respective categories at the second Olympic World qualifying tournament here on Saturday. Vinesh made amends for…
Visakhapatnam, May 7 (IANS) Refreshed and relaxed after a week’s break, a formidable Mumbai Indians will be raring to go when they take on a resurgent Sunrisers Hyderabad in a league tie of the Indian…
Hohhot (China), May 7 (IANS) More than 1,000 sports lovers from China and Mongolia participated in a friendly sports meet that kicked off on Saturday in Erenhot, a border city in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous…
Buenos Aires, May 7 (IANS) Argentinian President Mauricio Macri has predicted that the 3rd Youth Olympic Games 2018 here will be “a great party” for the South American nation. In 2018, young people from 207…
Bolton (UK), May 7 (IANS) Just one fight away from a shot at the WBO Asia title, star Indian boxer Vijender Singh will face an experienced Andrzej Soldra of Poland in his sixth professional bout…
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) In the run-up to the Under-17 World Cup set to be hosted in the country next year, India and Japan on Friday decided to exchange sportspersons, coaches, experts and administrators…
Suhl (Germany), May 6 (IANS) The Indian squad ended their campaign at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup with a creditable fourth place finish in the medal’s table. The Indian juniors had…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Rio Olympics-bound Soumyajit Ghosh jumped 20 places to be 65th in the world table tennis rankings released on Thursday, upstaging his icon Achanta Sharath Kamal, who was down 12 places…