Washington: The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advised pregnant women to consider not going to attend this year's Olympic Games in Brazil where the Zika virus outbreak have caused an increase in
Raipur: Their berths in next year's Olympics secured, all the eight participating teams in the Hockey World League Final are looking at the elite tournament as a platform to assess their strengths and weaknesses with
Moscow: The accusations of state-sponsored doping in Russian track and field appear to be unfounded, President Vladimir Putin's spokesman said Tuesday.Dmitry Peskov told journalists that whenever any charges are made, they must be based on
Geneva: Russia's status as a sports superpower and its participation in track and field events at next year's Olympics came under threat Monday after a report accused the Russians of widespread, state-supported doping reminiscent of
Mumbai: Winning a medal in next year's Rio Olympics would be a dream come true, but if it did not happen it won't be the end of the world, said India's woman tennis star Sania
London: Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar has called for cricket to become an Olympic sport.The former Indian captain and sport's all-time leading run-scorer feels the Twenty20 format would work best in the Summer Games."I think
London: England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chairman Colin Graves has insisted that the game should be a part of the Olympics, opening the way for the sport's possible inclusion in the 2024 Games.Graves' comments
Rio de Janeiro: Sao Paulo's Corinthians Arena will host 10 Olympic football matches next year under a deal signed with the Rio 2016 organizers.The 48,000-capacity venue, built for last year's FIFA World Cup, will host
Las Vegas: Narsingh Pancham Yadav clinched bronze in the men's Freestyle 74kg category to open India's account at the World Wrestling Championships here.Yadav, who also secured a quota place for next year's Rio Olympics in
Bangkok: Former World Championships bronze-medallist Vikas Krishan (75kg) was the lone Indian to make the final while three others settled for bronze medals after losing hard-fought semifinal contests in the Asian Boxing Championships here on
New Delhi: Confident of securing an Olympic berth and that too with a gold-medal finish at the World Championship, star India wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt said an early qualification would give him enough time to work
New Delhi: Sania Mirza was on Tuesday recommended for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, becoming only the second tennis player ever to be named for the country's highest sporting honour.Sania, currently ranked world number one in women's
New Delhi: India's Prakash Nanjappa has earned a quota place for the 2016 Rio Olympics after finishing eighth in the finals of 50-metre men's pistol event at the ISSF World Cup in Gabala, Azerbaijan.The 39-year-old
Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated all participants and medal winners who made India proud by winning 173 medals at the Special Olympic World Summer Games 2015 in Los Angeles."Achievements of Indian contingent
Los Angeles: Golfer Ranveer Singh Saini created history by becoming the first Indian to win a Gold medal at the Special Olympics World Games here.The 14-year-old autistic golfer achieved the feat in GF Golf-Level 2
Washington: As many as 39 US lawmakers have asked the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) to change a policy requiring Sikhs and other players to remove their articles of faith, such as turbans, in international competition.The
Dr. Kalam's mortal remains flown to Delhi from Guwahati, leaders paid last respectDr. APJ Abdul Kalam's casket has been placed at his 10, Rajaji Marg residence in Delhi so that people can pay their last
Copenhagen: The Indian recurve men's team comprising Rahul Banerjee, Jayanta Talukdar and Mangal Champia say their aim is to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics through the ongoing World Archery Championships here.“Any of us on
New Delhi: As part of its preparation for the 2016 Olympics, Hockey India (HI) will evaluate the performance of the national teams in the recently held Hockey World League (HWL) Semi-Finals in Antwerp.While the men's team
Antwerp : Indian women go into tomorrow's hockey encounter with Japan in the World League Semifinals with the focus on enhancing their claim for Olympic qualification after a gap of 36 years.India are eager to
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