Lisbon, July 17 (IANS) Portuguese defender Pepe has praised the role played by star forward Cristiano Ronaldo during the Euro football championship, indicating that the captain helped create a family atmosphere in the squad. In…
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Herbalife International India, a global premier nutrition company, has entered into a two-year exclusive partnership with Indian Olympic Association to be the official nutrition sponsor of the Indian Olympic contingent…
Rio de Janeiro, July 17 (IANS) Following the terrorist strike in the southern French city of Nice earlier this week, Brazil is bolstering security measures ahead of the August 5 Olympic Games opening ceremony. Terrorism…
Havana, July 17 (IANS) Cuba’s First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel handed over the national flag to two-time wrestling Olympic champion Mijain Lopez for the Rio de Janeiro Games next month and urged the 120 athletes…
By Aritra Chowdhury Mumbai, July 17 (IANS) With just 18 days to go for the world’s biggest sporting extravaganza — the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janerio — India’s tennis star Sania Mirza on Sunday…
Rio de Janeiro, July 17 (IANS) Brazil’s top Olympic official Carlos Nuzman has said there was no way to completely guarantee public safety during next month’s Rio Games. But Nuzman vowed on Saturday that organisers…
Mexico City, July 17 (IANS) Despite Adolf Hitler using the 1936 Olympic Games to showcase Nazi propaganda, the competition was a success from the technical and sporting point of view. The Games of the XI…
Mumbai/Panaji, July 16 (IANS) Confirming their interest in bidding for a majority stake in ISL’s FC Goa football team, a senior official of the Mumbai-based Deltin Group said that negotiations were on and “it could…
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Star boxer Vijender Singh defeated Kerry Hope of Australia in a hard-fought bout to win the WBO Asia/Pacific Middleweight title at the Thyagraj Stadium here on Saturday evening. Faced with…
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Star boxer Vijender Singh defeated Kerry Hope of Australia in a hard-fought bout to win the WBO Asia/Pacific Middleweight title at the Thyagraj Stadium here on Saturday evening. Faced with…
New Delhi/Bengaluru, July 16 (IANS) Two cental ministers asserted on Saturday that the 148 Indian athletes and the officials accompanying them who are participating in the World School Games at Trabzon in Turkey, which has…
Coimbatore, July 16 (IANS) Championship leaders Ricky Donison, Manav Sharma and Shahan Ali Mohsin on Saturday sparkled in the heats in their respective categories to grab provisional pole positions for the pre-finals and finals in…
Chennai, July 16 (IANS) Vikash Anand survived a few anxious moments but kept his nerve to pull off a brilliant win in the MRF F1600 class in the MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Racing Championship…
By Veturi Srivatsa Justice Mukul Mudgal is the most sought after man in the world of sport. The former chief justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court is also the most feared in Indian…
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday said that Indian schoolchildren and officials who had gone to Turkey, rocked by a coup attempt, to participate in an international sports meet…
Paris, July 16 (IANS) Former Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli, who dramatically lost 20kg after picking up a mystery virus, said on Saturday she is on the way to recovery. The 2013 champion from France, who…
Paris, July 16 (IANS) Italy’s Milan and Torino are negotiating with Olympique Lyon on the transfer of the latter’s midfielder Clement Grenier, according to French newspaper L’Equipe, which reported that one of the two Italian…
Liverpool, July 16 (IANS) Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp is adamant that team spirit and not ‘big name’ signings is necessary to guarantee the Premier League football club back to the top of the standings…
A Coruna (Spain) July 16 (IANS) La Liga side Deportivo la Coruna reached an agreement with Udinese on the loan of Brazilian midfielder Guilherme Santos from the Italian football club. Deportivo announced that the midfielder…
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The ‘Great India Run’, Indias first multi-city marathon, is all set to flag off from the capital early on Sunday morning. The 1480 kilometres long ultra-marathon will feature 15 of…