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Caracas, March 17 (IANS) Venezuelan boxers Luis Cabrera, Albert Ramirez, Luis Arcon and Gabriel Maestre have qualified for the Pre-Olympic semifinals on Wednesday in Buenos Aires, after defeating their opponents in the quarter-finals. The tournament…

Bogota, March 17 (IANS) Colombian Mariana Pajon, considered to be the best female BMX cyclist in the world, has travelled to Brazil to begin her qualifying training ahead of the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic…

Gurgaon, March 16 (IANS) Observing the Martyrdom Day of freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Raj Guru and Sukhdev, the Bharat Kesari Dangal, a national-level Freestyle wrestling competition, will be organised here and the winner will be…

Manchester, March 16 (IANS) With four professional wins in the bag already, Indian boxing sensation Vijender Singh returns to action on April 2 — against a yet to be named opponent — at the Harrow…

Moscow, March 15 (IANS) The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) denied on Tuesday that politics was behind its decision to include meldonium in the banned substances list. On Saturday, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich said…

New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Vikas Krishan (75kg) and Laishram Devendro Singh (49kg) will spearhead an experienced 13-member Indian boxing squad that will participate in the Asia-Oceania Olympic qualifying tournament scheduled to be held in…

New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) With the objective of promoting sports in the country, the sports ministry on Tuesday revised the guidelines for appointment of government observers for various sports disciplines. The observers will keep…

Changchun (China), March 13 (IANS) Chinese men’s junior team won a bronze medal at men’s team pursuit competition on Sunday, the fifth medal China won in the World Junior Speed Skating Championships 2016. The Chinese…

London, March 13 (IANS) World Rugby, the international governing body of rugby union, has suspended two Russian players from all competition following notification of potential anti-doping rule violations, the organisation reported on its website. Alexei…

Liverpool, March 13 (IANS) Indian pugilist Vijender Singh dedicated his fourth consecutive victory in professional boxing to the martyrs of Indian armed forces after defeating Hungary’s Alexander Horvath at the Liverpool Echo Arena here. Vijender…

Bambolim (Goa), March 12 (IANS) The last day of the league stages at the 30th Federation Cup National Basketball Championships began with Kerala and Maharashtra women facing each other. Kerala have all but qualified for…

Lima, March 12 (IANS) The athletes village for 18th Pan American Games 2019 is located around 30 minutes from the sports facilities, according to the guidelines released by the Pan American Sports Organisation (ODEPA). The…

Washington, March 12 (IANS) The draw for the Rio 2016 Olympics appears to be “extremely balanced”, and the entire tournament will be “really competitive”, Mike Krzyzewski, head coach for the US men’s basketball team has…

Buenos Aires, March 12 (IANS) The American Boxing Confederation’s (AMBC) Olympic Qualifier got under way here and will finish on March 19 in Buenos Aires. On Friday morning, the weigh-ins and official draw took place…

Moscow, March 11 (IANS) Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko on Friday said the issue of doping in Russian sport has been “politicised”, and in recent days has caught the attention of the press around the…

By Ajeyo Basu New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Star Indian boxer Vijender Singh is confident of extending his winning spree in the professional arena as he gears up to face Hungary’s Alexander Horvath at the…

Beijing, March 11 (IANS) Chinese divers wrapped up four gold medals in synchro events while Ukraine took two silvers and Britain one silver and one bronze on the first day of the FINA/NVC Diving World…