Category: Sports

Russia to be barred from 2016 Paralympics: IPC president

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on Sunday confirmed a blanket ban on Russia from…

9 years ago

Pogba not worth 100 million pounds: Souness

London, Aug 7 (IANS) Liverpool football legend Graeme Souness believes that Manchester United are set to splash out too much…

9 years ago

WADA retesting all sampples of Russian Paralympic athletes

Moscow, Aug 7 (IANS) The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is retesting all doping samples of all Russian athletes, who participated…

9 years ago

Indian women’s hockey team holds Japan in Olympic opener

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) The Indian women's hockey team showed tremendous fighting spirit as it came back from…

9 years ago

Olympic rowing races postponed due to adverse weather conditions

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) The Olympic rowing races have been postponed due to adverse conditions here on Sunday.…

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Odisha to host Men’s Hockey World Cup in 2018

Bhubaneswar, Aug 7 (IANS) Odisha's capital city Bhubaneshwar is set to host the men's hockey World Cup in 2018 and…

9 years ago

Ronaldo a false idol: Spanish actress Anaya

Madrid, Aug 7 (IANS) Spanish actress Elena Anaya has hit out at Portuguese football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, labelling the Real…

9 years ago

Indian women’s archery team beats Colombia to reach Olympics quarters

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) The Indian women's archery team, comprising Deepika Kumari, L. Bombayla Devi and Laxmirani Majhi,…

9 years ago

Nigeria FA considers coach Rohr for Super Eagles’ job

Abuja (Nigeria), Aug 7 (IANS) Nigerian football's governing body has been advised to consider Gernot Rohr as the new technical…

9 years ago

Juventus’s Pogba undergoes medical for Man United move

Turin, Aug 7 (IANS) Italian football champions Juventus' midfielder Paul Pogba is currently undergoing medical tests in England in preparation…

9 years ago

Social media makes light of serious sport

By Veturi Srivatsa These days one need not wait for an event like the Olympics to end to take an…

9 years ago

Justice Katju terms Lodha reforms as ‘unconstitutional’

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju, who was appointed by the Board of Control for…

9 years ago

Heena fails to qualify for 10m Air Pistol finals

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) Shooter Heena Sidhu missed out of the race to the women's 10 metres Air…

9 years ago

Walcott’s future is as striker at Arsenal, says Wenger

London, Aug 7 (IANS) Arsenal's veteran manager Arsene Wenger believes that Theo Walcott's future is as a striker rather than…

9 years ago

Iran’s flagbearer competes at both Olympics, Paralympics in Rio

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) The march-past of Iran's contingent at the Rio Olympics opening ceremony has become one…

9 years ago

Klopp warns Liverpool to not get carried away after Barcelona rout

London, Aug 7 (IANS) Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was delighted with the team's 4-0 win against FC Barcelona in a…

9 years ago

Argentine judoka Pareto living a golden dream

Buenos Aires, Aug 7 (IANS) Argentine judoka Paula Pareto, who won South America's first gold medal at the Rio Olympics,…

9 years ago

India U-16 football team draws with Germany’s Fortuna Dusseldorf

Duisburg (Germany), Aug 7 (IANS) The Indian U-16 football team has played out a 3-3 draw with Fortuna Dusseldorf in…

9 years ago

Hosszu sets world record to win 400m individual medley gold

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) Hungary's Katinka Hosszu set a new world record to win the women's 400 metres…

9 years ago

Nadal is major attraction at Olympics Village

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) Spanish ace Rafael Nadal is a fan favourite wherever he goes on the world…

9 years ago



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