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
Shillong: The 12th South Asian Games (SAG) will be held in Guwahati and Shillong from January 10 to 22 next year and preparations were on for the multi-sporting event in both states."The South Asian Games
Thiruvananthapuram: All set to retire from athletics after the ongoing National Games, top Indian long distance runner Preeja Sreedharan today said that she has decided to call it quits not because of age but due
Incheon: Discus thrower Seema Punia Antil ended India's gold-less streak in track and field events on the third day of athletics competitions as she beat back a strong challenge from two Chinese rivals to bag
London: 103-year-old Fauja Singh, the world's oldest marathon runner, has asked people of all faiths to join a peace marathon in the UK saying people should be fighting injustice, poverty and hatred, not each other.London's
Glasgow: Discus thrower Vikas Gowda won India's first gold medal from athletics in the 2014 Commonwealth Games at the Hampden Park Stadium here Thursday.The 31-year-old Gowda converted the silver he had won four years ago
Glasgow: Sukhen Dey and K Sanjita Chanu stole the limelight by clinching a gold each in weightlifting, as India launched their campaign in the 20th Commonwealth Games with a flourish, winning seven medals in all
Glasgow: The following is the list of Indians who will participate across various disciplines at the Commonwealth Games here Friday:Badminton: India will take on Kenya in Group B of the Mixed Team eventBoxing: India's Parveen
New Delhi: Seeking to improve India's medal prospects in international tournaments, including 2016 Olympics, government today said it plans to set up a committee of renowned experts to identify potential athletes who can perform well.Another
Bhubaneswar: Terming sprinter Dutee Chand's exclusion from the Indian team for the Commonwealth Games as "painful", Odisha government today said it will seek a reply from the Athletic Federation of India and Sports Authority of
Rio de Janeiro: Rio Olympic officials have insisted the city will be ready for the 2016 Games amid growing concerns about project delays and cost overruns.In a statement, the Local Organising Committee rebuked the claims,
Kingston (Jamaica): Jamaican Asafa Powell has described as "unfair and patently unjust" an 18-month drugs ban handed to him by the Jamaican Anti-Doping Commission, and says he will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for
BRISBANE, Australia : Stephanie Rice, who retired Wednesday at the age of 25, managed some golden Olympic moments in an eight-year swimming career cut short by continuing shoulder problems. Along the way, there was also
New Delhi: In a major boost to Indian athletics, the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) Tuesday ratified the gold medal for Indian long jump ace Anju Bobby George at the World Athletics Championship held
Nairobi: Carl Lewis, nine-time Olympic and eight-time World champion, has called for a universal crisis management and testing system to be implemented to rescue athletics from doping. Speaking Thursday during a one-day tour to Kenya
Brussels: Jamaican track star Usain Bolt wrapped up another impressive year at the season-ending Diamond League meet with victory in 9.80 seconds in the 100 metre here.The 27-year-old led four others through the line in
Montreal: The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has threatened to expel Jamaica from the next Olympics and other major competitions if it refuses to address shortcomings highlighted by a senior ex-employee.WADA director general David Howman Wednesday
New Delhi: Union Sports Minister Jitendra Singh found time from his busy schedule and cleared the national sports awards file Thursday without making any changes in the list finalised by the committee headed by former
New Delhi: Putting an end to all speculations, the Sports Ministry today stuck to its original list of winners for the Khel Ratna and Arjuna awards thereby dashing discus thrower Krishna Poonia's hopes of getting
Pune, Jul 2: Nothing much to show for at the international scene for the past few years, India will seek to re-establish itself as a continental power in athletics when the 20th Asian Athletics Championships
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