Ulan Bator (Mongolia), April 24 (IANS) Young wrestler Sandeep Tomar secured an Olympic quota by clinching a bronze in the men’s freestyle 57kg category at the World Qualifying Tournament here on Sunday. Sandeep overpowered Andriy…
Rio de Janeiro, April 24 (IANS) Chinese women taking part in the Rio Fencing Grand Prix and the Team World Championship finals have been robbed here. The fencers and their coaches were robbed as they…
Karlstad (Sweden), April 24 (IANS) Russian pair Anastasia Bryzgalova and Alexander Krushelnitskiy claimed the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship title with a 7-5 victory over China. China’s Wang Rui and Ba Dexin took the silver,…
Rio de Janeiro, April 24 (IANS) Thailand’s Sutiya Jiewchaloemmit beat Olympic champion Kimberly Rhode of the US to clinch her first World Cup shooting gold medal. In a competition that also served as an Olympic…
Havana, April 24 (IANS) Cuban Erick Hernandez has bettered his own world record for maintaining a football in the air only with his head. Hernandez, who will soon turn 50, kept the ball up in…
Rio de Janeiro, April 24 (IANS) Brazil football legend Pele has expressed his wish to light the cauldron at this year’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The 75-year-old is widely tipped to officially open…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Salman Khan was on Saturday unveiled as the goodwill ambassador of the Indian contingent for the Rio Olympics to be held later this year. The Indian Olympic Association…
Mumbai: Actors Salman Khan and Sohail Khan during the special screening of film The Jungle Book in Mumbai, on April 8, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Salman Khan was on…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Salman Khan was on Saturday unveiled as the goodwill ambassador of the Indian contingent for the Rio Olympics to be held later this year. The Indian Olympic Association…
Rio de Janeiro, April 23 (IANS) Indian shooters enjoyed a positive day at the lnternational Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup (Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun) with Sheeraz Shaikh and Mairaj Ahmed Khan (men’s Skeet) and Gurpreet Singh (men’s…
Rio de Janeiro, April 23 (IANS) A selection of the world’s top fencers will have the chance to familiarise themselves with this year’s Olympics venue when they take part in an official test event over…
Rio de Janeiro, April 23 (IANS) Croatian shooter Snjezana Pejcic broke the women’s 50 metre rifle 3 positions world record en route to the gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro stage of the World…
Beijing, April 22 (IANS) Technical mistakes caused the Beijing anti-doping laboratory to be suspended by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the lab’s head said here on Friday. WADA announced on Friday that it has suspended…
Beijing, April 22 (IANS) World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced on Friday it has suspended accreditation of the National Anti-Doping Laboratory in Beijing, China, for a maximum period of four months. The suspension will take effect…
Rio de Janeiro, April 22 (IANS) German shooter Henri Junghaenel clinched his fourth shooting World Cup gold medal in the men’s 50m rifle prone on Thursday by outclassing Australia’s Warren Potent. Junghaenel took the gold…
Doha, April 21 (IANS) Indian star Pankaj Advani stormed into the semifinals of the Asian Snooker Championship here on Thursday. Controlling the table, he defeated Syria’s Karam Fatima 5-0 in the quarterfinal, who he met…
Rio de Janeiro, April 21 (IANS) Indian shooters Gagan Narang and Chain Singh will be vying for a spot in the final of the men’s 50m Rifle Prone event after coming through unscathed in the…
Buenos Aires, April 21 (IANS) Buenos Aires Rugby Union (URBA) has handed out a 29-year suspension to Pucara Club prop Cipriano Martinez for kicking an opponent in the head. The decision was made public on…
Rio de Janeiro, April 21 (IANS) In a break from tradition followed at previous Olympics, the flame for the Rio Games will shine in the downtown area of the host city rather than at the…
Melbourne, April 21 (IANS) The Australian city of Melbourne has been named the world’s best sporting city of the past decade, beating London, New York, Tokyo, Berlin and Sydney to the crown. Melbourne won three…