Tokyo: Japan is determined to host the postponed Tokyo Olympics and Paralympic Games in 2021 to prove that humanity has defeated the Covid-19 pandemic, Japanese Prime...
Nairobi: Kenyan long-distance runner Patrick Siele has been handed a ban of three years and six months by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for doping. The...
Bengaluru: One of the most experienced strikers in the Indian women’s hockey team, Vandana Katariya has been extremely satisfied with the way the national side has...
Rome: World record holder Armand Duplantis of Sweden produced the highest-ever pole vault mark in an outdoor event as he cleared 6.15-meters to take the win...
New Delhi: National badminton coach Pullela Gopichand on Wednesday said that holding a number of shorter leagues between players in each sport can compensate for the...
New Delhi: The Tokyo 2020 organising committee is expecting an agreement with the International Olympic Committee on “50 to 60 items” aimed at simplifying the postponed...
London: The International Olympic Committee said it was “shocked” by Saturday’s execution of a young Iranian wrestler over the murder of a public sector worker during...
Tokyo: Even though the availability of vaccines or rapid testing may not be a solution to conducting the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics, they will be of...
New Delhi: “Doors might be closed not locked”, said double Olympic 800 meters champion Caster Semenya after she lost her long-running legal battle against regulations requiring...
New Delhi: Olympic-bound boxer Vikas Krishan’s request to train in the United States as part of his preparations for Tokyo Games has been approved by the...
New Delhi: Olympic-bound wrestler Deepak Punia, who had tested positive for coronavirus upon his arrival at a national camp in Sonepat, has been advised home isolation...
Paris: Britain’s Adam Yates retained the yellow jersey of the 2020 Tour de France after an arduous stage eight as local rookie rider Nans Peters won...
New Delhi: The Sports Ministry on Saturday announced that it has extended the contracts of nine foreign athletics coaches, including that of high performance director Volker...
Brussels: Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah and Sifan Hassan both broke the one-hour world record at the Memorial Van Damme meet. The meet is part of...
Tokyo: An employee with the Tokyo 2020 organising committee has tested positive for Covid-19, it was announced on Saturday. A Tokyo 2020 statement said that the...
Tokyo: Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto has stated that a COVID-19 vaccine is not a requirement for holding next year’s postponed Olympics and Paralympics. Muto on...
Tokyo: Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto has stated that a COVID-19 vaccine is not a requirement for holding next year’s postponed Olympics and Paralympics. Muto on...
New Delhi: India will be among the top 10 medal winning countries by the 2028 Olympic Games, sports minister Kiren Rijiju predicted on Friday. “By 2028...
Le Teil (France): Alexey Lutsenko took the spoils on Mont Aigoual in stage 6 of the Tour de France as Adam Yates retained the yellow jersey on...
New Delhi: Three senior male wrestlers, including world championship silver-medallist Deepak Punia, have tested positive for COVID-19, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) said on Thursday....
Privas (France): Wout van Aert made it two-from-two for his purring Jumbo-Visma team with victory in Stage 5 of the Tour de France at Privas as Julian...
Sisteron (France): Primoz Roglic underlined his yellow jersey credentials with victory in Stage 4 at Orcieres-Merlette as a tiring Julian Alaphilippe saw his race lead slashed...
New Delhi: The Cycling Federation of India (CFI) on Tuesday announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with marketing exploration firm Contarctica to introduce...
Beijing: The first four speed skating World Cup and first two stops for short track speed skating for the 2020/21 season have all been cancelled, according...
Vienna: Ivona Dadic came out with this year’s highest-scoring performance in heptathlon and tallied a world-leading 6,419 points to win the title at the Austrian Combined Events...
New Delhi: The 2020 National Sports Awards will be held via video conferencing due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Sports Ministry said on Thursday. The ceremony...
New Delhi: The street outside Staples Centre will be renamed after late Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles City Council member Herb J. Wesson...
New Delhi: India is planning to host BRICS Games in 2021 and may align it with Khelo India Games, Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has said. Rijiju’s...
New Delhi: Olympic-bound boxer Simranjit Kaur is still in search of a job despite a “promise” being made by Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh five months back. In...
Kingston: Usain Bolt has tested positive for coronavirus days after partying with guests, including England and Manchester City footballer Raheem Sterling, for his 34th birthday in...
New Delhi: Sports minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday inspected the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium to check the work in progress and said he is eagerly waiting to...
New Delhi: Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik expressed her displeasure at missing out on the Arjuna Award this year in a tweet addressed to Prime Minister...
Chandigarh: The Haryana government on Saturday announced the launch of a scheme wherein a financial incentive of Rs 5 lakh in advance would be given to players...
New Delhi: Boxer Nikhat Zareen, who was making the headlines in the early part of 2020, has grown past the disappointment of not making it to...
New Delhi: The national camp for women’s wrestlers, that was scheduled to be held at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre in Lucknow from September...
New Delhi: Star paddler Manika Batra has said the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is an added responsibility on her to further stride ahead and bring...
New Delhi: Olympic bronze medalist Sakshi Malik on Friday came down heavily on the Sports Ministry for leaving her name out of the final list of...
