Rio de Janeiro, April 18 (IANS) Brazilian swimmer Larissa Oliveira set a South American record in the 200 metres freestyle to secure a berth at this year’s Olympic Games here. The 23-year-old on Sunday clocked…
Lome, April 18 (IANS) Burkina Faso cyclist Sorgho Mathias won Togo 25th International cycling race that ended in the capital city of Lome. In team classification, Burkina Faso also won the first place on Sunday,…
Athens, April 17 (IANS) More than 3,000 runners from across Greece attended the third annual Half Marathon race of the Marathon Municipality and Run in History in the birthplace of the Marathon race on Sunday….
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Paddlers Achanta Sharath Kamal, Soumyajit Ghosh, Manika Batra and Mouma Das — who have qualified for the Rio Olympics — will receive the Sports Ministry’s fund of up to Rs.30…
Xiamen (China), April 17 (IANS) Fifth seeds Isabelle Forrer and Anouk Verge-Depre of Switzerland swept Austrian dark horses Barbara Hansel and Stefanie Schwaiger 2-0 in the women’s final of Xiamen Open to win their first…
Rio de Janeiro, April 17 (IANS) Manavjit Sandhu rallied to the third place after Day two of qualification in the Men’s Trap shooting event at the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup. Sandhu…
Kecskemet, April 17 (IANS) Anastasiya Prokopenko of Belarus has won the women’s individual gold medal at the Modern Pentathlon World Cup here. Prokopenko on Saturday came sixth in the fencing, 35th in the swimming and…
London, April 17 (IANS) Marco Fu breezed past former winner Peter Ebdon 10-2 while two-time runner-up Ali Carter shocked defending champion Stuart Bingham in the first round of the snooker world championship in Sheffield. Fu,…
Rio de Janeiro, April 17 (IANS) China pocketed the first gold medal of the ISSF World Cup and Rio Olympic shooting test event here, as Du Li claimed the victory in the final of women’s…
Vilnius, April 17 (IANS) The Lithuanian Basketball Federation has announced that the country hasn’t yet been excluded from the FIBA’s European basketball championship 2017. “I’d like to calm the basketball society a bit — no…
Rio de Janeiro, April 17 (IANS) London 2012 Olympic gold medallist Arthur Zanetti showed he will again be favourites on the gymnastic rings at the Rio Games with an impressive performance on the first day…
Doha, April 16 (IANS) Pankaj Advani commenced his campaign at the Asian Snooker Championship with a 4-0 win over Saudi Arabia’s Sulaiman Almisfer here on Saturday. In his first match, Pankaj defeated Almisfer in straight…
Xiamen (China), April 16 (IANS) Spain’s seventh seeds Pablo Herrera and Adrian Gavira scored two come-from-behind victories in the men’s semi-finals and final on Saturday to win the title at the $150,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball…
Rio de Janeiro, April 16 (IANS) There are widespread apprehensions that the potential impeachment of Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff and the resultant political unrest may affect the South American country’s preparations for the Rio Olympics…
Hong Kong, April 16 (IANS) Indian table tennis stars Achanta Sharath Kamal and Mouma Das produced superb performances in the men’s and women’s singles categories respectively at the Asian qualifiers to book their berths for…
Rio de Janeiro, April 16 (IANS) The Rio Olympic Games are going to open in four months. This is normally a time when the final signs are being put up, security drills are carried out…
Rio de Janeiro, April 16 (IANS) Over 350 Brazilian swimmers, plus 55 athletes from 11 countries and regions, are competing for the Maria Lenk Trophy, the first main tournament in the Olympic Park’s Swimming Stadium…
Rio de Janeiro, April 16 (IANS) Indian shooters Manavjit Singh Sandhu and Kynan Chenai got off to positive starts in the men’s Trap event on the opening day of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF)…
Doha, April 15 (IANS) The holder of 15 world titles across billiards and snooker, India’s star Pankaj Advani will aim to capture his elusive Asian Snooker Championship that begins on Saturday. Advani, who is the…
Washington, April 15 (IANS) American swimming star Michael Phelps grabbed a win in the men’s 200m freestyle at the Mesa Pro Swim here. Phelps made a low key start at the competition on Thursday, but…