Category: Sports

Kenyan paralympians set lofty targets for Rio 2016

Nairobi, July 28 (IANS) They do not have the same share of the limelight as their Olympics bound counterparts but…

9 years ago

Coach Conte wanted to bring me to Chelsea: Tevez

Buenos Aires, July 28 (IANS) Boca Juniors veteran forward Carlos Tevez has revealed he received a call from Chelsea head…

9 years ago

Expect great Olympic atmosphere, says IOC president

Rio de Janeiro, July 28 (IANS) International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said he expected an Olympic Games full…

9 years ago

Brazil confident of entering top 10 in Olympic medals tally

Rio de Janeiro, July 28 (IANS) Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) executive director for sports Marcus Vinicius Freire is confident that…

9 years ago

Brazil’s Rousseff and Lula to miss Rio opening ceremony

Rio de Janeiro, July 28 (IANS) Brazil's suspended president Dilma Rousseff and her predecessor Luiz Inocio Lula da Silva announced…

9 years ago

Kenya’s Olympic boss says country’s athletes will pass anti-doping tests

Nairobi, July 28 (IANS) The Kenyan team for the Rio Olympics consisting of over 60 athletes will pass the anti-doping…

9 years ago

Rio mayor hands Australia keys to city

Rio de Janeiro, July 28 (IANS) Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes has presented the head of Australia's Olympic delegation,…

9 years ago

Algerian olympic athletes fly to Rio

Algiers, July 28 (IANS) The Algerian Olympic Committee has sent 64 athletes to compete in 13 sporting disciplines in the…

9 years ago

Transformed Rio ready to enjoy Olympic party, says mayor

Rio de Janeiro, July 28 (IANS) Rio de Janeiro is a "vastly different city" to the one that won the…

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Bach: Rio can solve problems before Games

Rio de Janeiro, July 28 (IANS) International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said problems facing the Rio Olympics are…

9 years ago

FINA supports IOC resolution on Russia

Montevideo (Uruguay) July 28 (IANS) The decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to allow each federation to assess the…

9 years ago

Colombia’s Atletico Nacional win Copa Libertadores

Medellin, July 28 (IANS) Colombia's Atletico Nacional secured their second Copa Libertadores title by defeating Ecuador's Independiente del Valle with…

9 years ago

Djokovic, Raonic win opening matches in Rogers Cup

Toronto, July 28 (IANS) World No.1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia and No.4 seed Milos Raonic of Canada were among the…

9 years ago

Bolt arrives in Rio ahead of Olympics

Rio de Janeiro, July 28 (IANS) Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt has arrived in Rio de Janeiro amid tight security…

9 years ago

‘Rio ready to enjoy Olympic party’

Rio de Janeiro, July 28 (IANS) Rio de Janeiro is a vastly different city to the one that won the…

9 years ago

Midfielder Gomes aims to fulfil dream after joining Barcelona

Barcelona, July 27 (IANS) Newly-signed FC Barcelona midfielder André Gomes on Wednesday said that he is at the Catalan football…

9 years ago

Putin says Russian athletes’ absence will affect Olympics show

Moscow, July 27 (IANS) The competitions of the Rio Olympic Games will be less spectacular due to the absence of…

9 years ago

Muralidaran, Arthur Morris to be inducted in Cricket Hall of Fame

Dubai, July 27 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday announced that Sri Lankan leg-spin legend Muttiah Muralidaran, Karen…

9 years ago

Back injury hit my Rio preparations: Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra

New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Promising javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who scripted history by becoming the first Indian athlete to…

9 years ago

NADA defers verdict on wrestler Narsingh till Thursday

New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Dope-tainted wrestler Narsingh Yadav will have to wait till Thursday to know his fate as…

9 years ago



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