Teresopolis (Brazil), July 27 (IANS) Brazilian football team’s goalkeeper Fernando Prass did not practice with his Olympic team-mates because of soreness in his right elbow. The injury should not keep Prass out of the Summer…
Medellin (Colombia) July 27 (IANS) Colombian football club Atletico Nacional and Ecuador’s Independiente del Valle are preparing to face each other in the second leg of a Copa Libertadores final that offers both teams a…
Kochi, July 27 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Wednesday asked the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) to include Kerala athlete Anu Raghavan in the Indian 4×400 metres women’s relay squad for the upcoming Rio…
London, July 27 (IANS) Arsenal head coach Arsenal Wenger heaped lavish praise on young football talent Rob Holding saying he is very âpromising”. â(We chose to take him from Bolton Wanderers because of his quality,â…
Mumbai, July 27 (IANS) Indian Super League (ISL) franchise Mumbai City FC on Wednesday announced the signing of Argentine striker Gaston Sangoy and Uruguayan centre-back Walter Ibanez for the third edition of the football tournament…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) While sports enthusiasts are set for the Rio Olympic Games next month, many will watch the action from the comfort of their homes partly because of the fear about the…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Congress Member of Parliament Ranjeet Ranjan on Wednesday demanded a CBI probe into the entire case of wrestler Narsingh Yadav, who had flunked a dope test, jeopardising India’s chance of…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Congress leader Pramod Tiwari on Wednesday raised in the Rajya Sabha the issue of wrestler Narshingh Yadav failing a dope test, saying he was a victim of a “conspiracy”. “There…
Toronto, July 27 (IANS) Second seed Stan Wawrinka headlined the seeded players to advance on the second day of action in Rogers Cup Main Draw tournament at Aviva Centre here. The 31-year-old Swiss battled Russia’s…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Wednesday said that no player in the Olympics squad can be substituted if he or she has been suspended by an anti-doping panel. “I don’t…
Rio de Janeiro, July 27 (IANS) The Brazilian police has confiscated a shipment of cocaine and crack wrapped in plastic bags, bearing the Olympic rings and the logo of the Rio 2016, sources said. The…
Lucknow, July 27 (IANS) Villagers of wrestler Narsingh Yadav, who tested positive in a dope test and was subsequently disqualified for the Rio Olympics, have come out in support of the “son of the soil”,…
Rio de Janeiro, July 27 (IANS) Brazil forward Neymar has rejected claims that his party-boy image and hectic lifestyle could take his focus off next month’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. “I think you…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Wrestler Narsingh Yadav’s provisional suspension from the Rio Olympic squad has opened the doors for rookie Parveen Kumar Rana to represent India at the 74kg weight category in the quadrennial…
Rio de Janeiro, July 27 (IANS) Switzerland’s 17-time grand slam winner Roger Federer has decided to call an end to the current season as he announced on Tuesday that he will miss the rest of…
Zagreb (Croatia) July 26 (IANS) Zdravko Mamic, former head of Dinamo Zagreb, who is under investigation for alleged embezzlement, has resigned as vice president of the Croatian Football Federation, or HNS. In a statement posted…
Madrid, July 26 (IANS) Atletico Madrid squad completed on Tuesday the final training session ahead of their trip to Australia, where the Spanish team will play two football friendlies against Tottenham Hotspur and Australia’s Melbourne…
Jaipur, July 26 (IANS) Bolstered by the presence of Rio-bound Soumyajit Ghosh, the men’s team of Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) defeated Airports Authority of India (AAI) 3-0 in the final of the 46th All…
Jaipur, July 26 (IANS) Bolstered by the presence of Rio-bound Soumyajit Ghosh, the men’s team of Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) defeated Airports Authority of India (AAI) 3-0 in the final of the 46th All…
Mumbai, July 26 (IANS) Indiaâs star shuttler Saina Nehwal has been placed in Group G in the womenâs singles category while Kidambi Srikanth is placed in Group H in the men’s singles at the upcoming…