Beijing, Aug 1 (IANS) Beijing launched a worldwide campaign to seek designs for the emblems of both 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. At an event held to celebrate the first anniversary of the successful…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 1 (IANS) Three years after being told his career was over, ace Indian shooter Prakash Nanjappa will be vying for a gold medal at the Rio Olympics, starting August 5. Nanjappa’s…
Kingston, Aug 1 (IANS) Promising opener Lokesh Rahul, whose career best 158 put India in the driver’s seat in the second Test against the West Indies, reckoned that the double paced nature of the wicket…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 1 (IANS) Rio de Janeiro is ready to host “great” Summer Olympic Games despite any last-minute problems that might occur, International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said. The IOC Executive…
Sevilla (Spain) Aug 1 (IANS) Germany’s Schalke 04 has announced that Sevilla FC right back Coke has successfully passed the medical tests as a preliminary step to join the Bundesliga football club. The German club…
Montreal, Aug 1 (IANS) Romania’s Simona Halep has clinched the Rogers Cup women’s singles title after beating American Madison Keys 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 in the final here. Sunday’s win gave the 24-year-old her third title…
Rio De Janeiro, Aug 1 (IANS) International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said the Russian doping scandal has not tarnished the image of the up coming Rio 2016 Games. The IOC has said that…
Rio De Janeiro, Aug 1 (IANS) Up to 4,500 urine tests and at least 1,000 blood tests will be conducted in the Rio Olympic Games anti-doping programme, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President, Thomas Bach,…
Kingston, Aug 1 (IANS) India scored 358 at the loss of five wickets and gained a lead of 162 runs at the end of Day 2 of the second Test against West Indies at Sabina…
Kingston, July 31 (IANS) India opener Lokesh Rahul scored his third Test hundred and remained unbeaten on 107 to have his side on the driver’s seat at 185/1 at lunch of Day 2 of the…
Panaji, July 31 (IANS) A 23-year-old Dutch woman collapsed while running a marathon and subsequently died while she was being taken to a government hospital on the outskirts of Panaji, a police official said on…
Hockenheim (Germany), July 31 (IANS) Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes took advantage of a good start to win the German Formula One Grand Prix and boost his overall standings lead over his team-mate Nico Rosberg to…
Gothenburg (Sweden), July 31 (IANS) Manchester United’s young sensation Marcus Rashford says he has a lot to learn from new signing and veteran striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Ibrahimovic scored with a bicycle kick just four minutes…
By Veturi Srivatsa Prime Minister Narendra Modi has time for the country’s sport. Apart from tweeting congratulatory messages whenever an Indian performed creditably at the international level, he made it a point to spend time…
Coimbatore, July 31 (IANS) Nayan Chaterjee emerged as the driver with luck, pluck and pace as he completed a grand double in the Euro JK 16 category of the JK Tyre FMSCI National Racing Championship…
Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) India will host 12 teams in the Kabaddi World Cup scheduled to take place in October, the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) announced on Sunday. The United States, Canada, UK, Australia, Iran,…
Kandy (Sri Lanka), July 31 (IANS) Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell, who was on Sunday dropped from the One-Day International (ODI) cricket squad against Sri Lanka, said he is disappointed but determined to get back his…
Washington, July 31 (IANS) An American man, Luke Aikins has become the first person to jump from 25,000 ft (7,620 metres) without a parachute, landing safely in a net. Aikins — who has more than…
Havana, July 31 (IANS) Despite its small size, Cuba is a heavyweight in the world of sports, and may have several surprises up its sleeve for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. The country’s 120-strong delegation…
Tokyo, July 31 (IANS) Former Japanese Defence Minister Yuriko Koike will be the first woman governor of Tokyo, exit polls projected on Sunday. Japanese media forecast Koike as winning the polls after which one of…