Category: Sports

Kuznetsova upset over ‘half-finished’ training courts

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 3 (IANS) Russian tennis player Svetlana Kuznetsova, who will represent her country at the 2016 Olympics,…

9 years ago

Brazilian police seize cocaine ahead of Olympic Games

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 3 (IANS) At least 94 kg of cocaine buried at a ranch Mato Grosso do Sul…

9 years ago

South Korean cyclist involved in accident

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 3 (IANS) South Korean Olympic cyclist Kim Ok-cheol has suffered scratches and grazes after being knocked…

9 years ago

Rio organisers apologise to athletes, tourists for robbery

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 3 (IANS) The Rio 2016 organising committee has apologised to tourists and athletes who were robbed…

9 years ago

Bolt invites favela kids to Rio base

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 3 (IANS) Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt took time off his Olympic training schedule to invite…

9 years ago

Twitter revamps Moments feature for Rio Olympics

New York, Aug 3 (IANS) Micro-blogging website Twitter on Wednesday announced a change to its Moments feature which will now…

9 years ago

Murray has no medical concerns ahead of Games

Rio De Janeiro, Aug 3 (IANS) Tennis world number two Andy Murray has said he is fit for the Rio…

9 years ago

Phelps eases into first practice session at Rio

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 3 (IANS) American swimming great Michael Phelps has eased into practice here as he prepares to…

9 years ago

Rio declares holiday to prevent traffic chaos

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 3 (IANS) In order to prevent traffic chaos during the Olympic torch relay, Rio's Mayor Eduardo…

9 years ago

UN chief to attend Rio Olympic Games opening

United Nations, Aug 3 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will participate in the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games…

9 years ago

Deepika, Bombayla Devi all pumped up to lead India’s Rio archery campaign from Friday

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 3 (IANS) With the men's team failing to qualify, the troika of eves Deepika Kumari, Laishram…

9 years ago

Scoreboard: India vs West Indies, Day 4, Second Test

Kingston, Aug 3 (IANS) Following is the scoreboard of the second Test between India and West Indies before rain forced…

9 years ago

India on course in second Test vs Windies before rains play spoilsport

Kingston, Aug 3 (IANS) India's wait for an unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-match series against a lacklustre West Indies…

9 years ago

India reduce West Indies to 48/4 in second innings

Kingston, Aug 3 (IANS) India reduced the West Indies to 48 for four at lunch of the fourth day to…

9 years ago

Indonesia promises lucrative bonus for Olympic medallists

Jakarta, Aug 2 (IANS) The Indonesian government on Tuesday promised large sums of bonus and allowance for medallists at the…

9 years ago

India vs Windies: Rain interrupts play on 4th day

Kingston, Aug 2 (IANS) After a delayed start due to rain, the fourth day's play of the second cricket Test…

9 years ago

Former national boxing champ arrested for helping undertrial escape

New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) A former junior national boxing champion, who was declared the best boxer of Haryana in…

9 years ago

India vs Windies: Fourth day’s play starts

Kingston, Aug 2 (IANS) The fourth day's play of the second cricket Test between the West Indies and India at…

9 years ago

Ronaldo is special: Rooney

London, Aug 2 (IANS) Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney heaped praise on his former club-mate Cristiano Ronaldo stating that the…

9 years ago

India vs Windies: Rain delays start of 4th day’s play

Kingston, Aug 2 (IANS) Rain delayed the start of the fourth day's play between the West Indies and India at…

9 years ago



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