New Delhi: The union sports ministry hopes International Olympic Committee (IOC) retains wrestling for the 2020 Summer Games at its 125th Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina.In a letter written to all the IOC members, Sports
London: Record seven-time women's world squash champion Nicol David has campaigned tirelessly for years to get her sport into the Olympic Games programme.In the final countdown to this weekend's International Olympic Committee (IOC) session in
Moscow, Aug 2: Russia will enforce a new law cracking down on gay rights activism when it hosts international athletes and fans during the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, the country's sports minister said Thursday, appearing
Lausanne, July 4: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded the broadcast rights in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan to Dentsu Inc. for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, and the 2016 Olympic
New Delhi, Aug 29: Olympic medallists Vijay Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt were today jointly conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award—the country's highest sporting honour—while an unprecedented 25 sportspersons were honoured with the Arjuna awards
Kolkata, Aug 28: Away from the glitz and glamour of celebrations to hail the heroes of India's most successful Olympic Games are the unsung non-governmental agencies that played a significant role in the athletes' accomplishments.Small
New Delhi, Aug 17: Winning an Olympic medal may remain an unfulfilled dream for Sania Mirza but the Indian tennis ace is not losing sleep over it and would continue to push her battle-hardened body
London, Aug 11: India's disastrous hockey campaign in the London Games ended with a humiliating bottom spot finish out of 12 competing nations, and it prompted a dejected skipper Bharat Chetri to say that the
London, Aug 11: In a total humiliation, former champions India finished at the bottom of the 12-team Olympic hockey competition, completing an unprecedented washout after being beaten 2-3 by South Africa in a classification match
Wembley (England) Aug 10: Hope Solo found herself enveloped in a group hug at the final whistle. Abby Wambach ran to join the fun in a celebration that unleashed a year of bottled-up frustration.The U.S.
London, Aug 7: Indian hockey plumbed new depths when it's men's team suffered a fifth straight loss in Group B to complete the league engagements without a point while triple jumper Renjit Maheshwary flopped and
London, Aug 2: Indian hockey team coach Michael Nobbs is nonplussed as to why the senior players are not adhering to the game plan as he struggles to prepare the side for tomorrow's tough match
Wimbledon, Aug 2: Playing Olympic tennis twice a day proved too much for Venus Williams, and her workload at Wimbledon will now be a lot lighter.Williams squandered a lead in each set Wednesday and lost
Wembley (England), Aug 1: Olympic host Britain rode an electric Wembley Stadium atmosphere to beat Brazil 1-0 on Tuesday and top Group E after its third straight win.Stephanie Houghton scored the winner after just 90
London, Jul 30: Pakistan held 2008 Olympic silver medallists Spain to a 1-1 draw on the opening day of the men's Olympic hockey competition at the London Games after Australian captain Jamie Dwyer's spurred the
London, July 28: Over 50,000 people flocked to London's Hyde Park on Friday evening for a concert to celebrate the opening of the 2012 Olympics.The event took place alongside the opening ceremony with large screens
Cardiff (Wales), Jul 25: Brazil's starting goalkeeper Rafael has been ruled out of the men's Olympic squad after injuring his right elbow in a practice session just two days before the team's opening match.Brazil team
Mumbai, Jul 23: Field hockey will move into untested waters at the London Olympic Games when contesting teams would be allowed to call for one video referral per game through on-field umpires, the International Hockey
London, Jul 23: Veteran tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi on Monday said he never thought of playing five consecutive Olympics and expressed desire of meeting Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt in the Games village during the
London, Jul 22: Seasoned defender Ignace Tirkey's sprained ankle and star mid-fielder Sardara Singh's injured shin has left the Indian hockey team management worried ahead of the Olympic Games starting July 27.Injuries sustained by star
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