Rio de Janeiro: Striker Hernane netted a hat-trick as Flamengo advanced to the Copa do Brasil semi-finals with a 5-1 aggregate victory over Botafogo.The 27-year-old struck twice in the first half and again on the
New Delhi: Hero Hockey India League (HHIL) on Thursday appointed Bjorn Isberg as tournament director for the second season of the six-team franchise-based event to be held from Jan 23 to Feb 23, 2014.Hockey India
Almaty: Olympian Sumit Sangwan (81kg) and Vikash Malik (60kg) fought through tough contests to enter the pre-quarterfinals of the World Boxing Championships in Almaty on Sunday.While Sumit stunned ninth seed Petru Ciobanu of Moldova 2-1,
Almaty (Kazakhstan): Rising star Shiva Thapa and comeback-man Thokchom Nanao Singh entered the pre-quarters but the experienced Vijender Singh bowed out after an intense second-round contest on a day of mixed fortunes for India at
Almaty (Kazakhstan): Manpreet Singh (91kg) became the first Indian boxer to advance to the pre-quarterfinals of the World Boxing Championships after defeating his opponent in the preliminaries of the heavyweight division here Friday.Manpreet, who got
New Delhi: No matter what sport a fan is following but he/she would never ignore a boxing game. Boxing has been one of the most electrifying sport.Back to back punches, Pin-Falls, strength, speed, reflexes, endurance,
Louisville, Kentucky: Muhammad Ali was back home Thursday night to honor an ex-president, Grammy winners and young adults for their roles in fighting for humanitarian causes. The former heavyweight boxing champion was surrounded by family
Las Vegas: Former heavyweight champion Ken Norton, who shocked the boxing world in 1973 when he became the second man to beat Muhammad Ali in a fight, died Wednesday at a local care facility. He
Bhopal: Olympic bronze medal winner in boxing, M C Mary Kom was presented a cheque of Rs 50 lakh by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan at a function held here.A total of 26 sportspersons
Patiala: Vijender Singh (75kg) made a return to the Indian boxing team along with Thokchom Nanao Singh (49kg) as the selectors picked the team for the World Championships after a two-day trial here on Wednesday.There
New Delhi: The International Boxing Federation (AIBA) has decided to extend the Indian federation's suspension to its boxers and coaches. However, the Indians would be able to compete in the Oct 11-27 World Championships as
New Delhi: Professional Boxing is known as the “Sweet Science”, but corruption, inadequacies inside a central controlling body as well as the rise of MMA have threatened to complete this glorious sport. Mega fights still
New Delhi, Dec 7 : The union ministry of sports Friday derecognised the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation (IABF) and the Archery Association of India (AAI) for manipulation in their election process.Justifying the decision, Sports Minister
London, Dec 2: Former England cricket captain Andrew Flintoff came off the canvas to mark his professional boxing debut with a points win over American heavyweight Richard Dawson on Friday.The 34-year-old was floored in the
New Delhi, Oct 2: The 59th Senior Men's National Boxing Championship will be held in Hyderabad from Oct 30 to Nov 4.The Indian Amateur Boxing Federation's (IABF) new secretary general Rajesh Bhandari confirmed the dates
Bhopal: The Ravindra Jain Music Academy being constructed in the city will have a section of the building named after late wrestler-actor Dara Singh. Dara Singh had donated Rs 10 lakh to the academy on
London, Jun 29: Sammy Lee remembers it vividly: food rationing, bombed-out buildings, rubble.The year was 1948, and London was hosting the Olympics amid severe austerity in the aftermath of World War II. Lee, an American
New York, Nov 8: Joe Frazier, the former heavyweight champion who handed Muhammad Ali his first defeat yet had to live forever in his shadow, has died after a brief fight with liver cancer. He
New York, Nov 8: Joe Frazier, the former heavyweight champion who handed Muhammad Ali his first defeat yet had to live forever in his shadow, has died after a brief fight with liver cancer. He
Guangzhou, Nov 25: Teen sensation Vikas Krishan ended Indian boxing's 12-year-old gold medal drought in the Asian Games by winning the lightweight (60kg) title but Dinesh Kumar (81kg) settled for the silver after losing in
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