Rio: Jitu crashes out of shooting final

Aug 07, 2016, at 06:56 am

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IBNS):India's shooting campaign commenced on a disappointing note with Jitu Rai, who moved to the finals, finishing at eighth in the men's 10 metre Air Pistol event.

Rio: Virginia Thrasher clinches first gold medal of the event

Aug 07, 2016, at 05:27 am

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IBNS): America's Virginia Thrasher clinched the first gold medal of the Olympics in the women's 10m air rifle event on Saturday.

Rio: Jitu Rai reaches 10m Air Pistol final

Aug 07, 2016, at 05:13 am

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IBNS): Indian shooter Jitu Rai on Saturday qualified for the 10m Air Pistol Men's finals event of the Rio Olympics here.

Leander-Bopanna crash out of Rio

Aug 07, 2016, at 03:41 am

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IBNS): Indian Tennis fans suffered a shock as India's strong hopes for a medal suffered a jolt when Leander Paes and his men's double partner Rohan Bopanna crashed out of the Rio Olympics after being defeated in the first round of the tournament by Poland's Lukasz Kubot and Marcin Matkowski on Saturday.

India beat Ireland 3-2 in Rio opener

Aug 07, 2016, at 03:20 am

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IBNS): Indian hockey team commenced their Olympic campaign with a bang as they defeated Ireland by 3-2 on Saturday.

Rio: Goel congratulates Dattu Bhokanal for qualifying for q/f

Aug 07, 2016, at 02:13 am

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS): Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Wednesday congratulated Dattu Bhokanal for qualifying for men's single sculls quater-finals at the ongoing Rio Olympics.

Daren Sammy removed as West Indies T20 skipper

Aug 06, 2016, at 10:50 pm

Antigua, Aug 6 (IBNS): Two-time World T20 champion Daren Sammy has been removed as the skipper of the T20 side.

Andre Russel's century take Tallawahs to Hero CPL final

Aug 06, 2016, at 07:24 pm

Basseterre, Aug 6 (IBNS): The fastest ever Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) century by Andre Russell helped the Jamaica Tallawahs defeat the Trinbago Knight Riders in Warner Park to secure a place in Sunday’s final.

Leander Paes creates history, participates in record seventh Olympics

Aug 06, 2016, at 07:12 pm

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IBNS): Indian tennis great, Leander Paes wrote himself in the pages of history books when he walked alongside the other Indian athletes in the Olympics opening ceremony on Friday in Rio de Janeiro.

Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel launches rap track for Rio Olympics

Aug 06, 2016, at 07:03 pm

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS): The official song for India for the Rio Olympics 'Born a Champion' was launched at Olympic Carnival by union Sports Minister Vijay Goel, a release stated.

An honor to be the flag bearer for Denmark, says Caroline Wozniacki

Aug 06, 2016, at 05:02 pm

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IBNS): Attending the opening ceremony of the 2016 summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Friday, female tennis ace Caroline Wozniacki expressed her delight to be the flag bearer for her country, Denmark.

Grand Opening ceremony marks the beginning of Rio Olympics

Aug 06, 2016, at 03:12 pm

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IBNS) With a glittering and grand ceremony, the 31st Olympics officially commenced in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro city on Friday as athletes from across the world geared up to fight and clinch medal and glory for their nations.

Probe: FIFA President Gianni Infantino cleared

Aug 06, 2016, at 01:35 am

Zurich, Aug 5 (IBNS): Giving relief to FIFA President Gianni Infantino, he has been cleared of wrongdoing after a probe into his expense,recruitment and alleged sacking of whistleblowers.

Bengaluru FC signs Cameron Watson

Aug 06, 2016, at 01:18 am

Bangalore, Aug 8 (IBNS): Bengaluru FC on Friday said it has signed Australian midfielder Cameron Watson.

Sonia Gandhi wishes Indian contingent of athletes for Olympics

Aug 06, 2016, at 01:12 am

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IBNS): Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday congratulated the Indian contingent of athletes for the Olympics.

MoC Manoj Sinha unveils postage stamps on Rio Olympics

Aug 06, 2016, at 01:08 am

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IBNS): Minister of Communications Manoj Sinha on Friday unveiled the Commemorative Postage Stamps on Rio Olympic Games and said the unique initiative will motivate the Rio-bound Indian athletes.

Rio set for grand Olympic ceremony

Aug 05, 2016, at 10:03 pm

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IBNS): The Maracana Stadium is all set to witness a major ceremony which will mark the opening of the grand sporting event of the year Olympics on Friday.

Pranab Mukherjee wishes Indian contingent for Rio Olympic Games 2016

Aug 05, 2016, at 09:44 pm

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday sent his good wishes to the Indian contingent in the Rio Olympic Games 2016 on the eve of the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympic Games.

It’s a challenge to get the best Indian Players: Kila

Aug 05, 2016, at 09:00 pm

Hero I-League Champions Bengaluru FC have come up with an ambitious Academy Programme within three years of their inception. The Academy as their Head Coach John Kila points out is to develop the Academy wards “physically, tactically and in terms of technique.” In a freewheeling interview with www.the-aiff.com, Kila speaks at length about the project, the yardstick, his experience in youth programmes, the future road map and much more. Exceprts:

PGTI members cheer on Indian Olympic hopefuls

Aug 05, 2016, at 06:17 pm

Noida, Aug 5 (IBNS): As Indian golfers Anirban Lahiri, SSP Chawrasia and Aditi Ashok gear up to fly the tricolor at the Rio Olympics in a few days from now, they received support from the members of the golfing fraternity of India.

Trinbago Knight Riders set up titanic clash with Tallawahs in race to Hero CPL final

Aug 05, 2016, at 03:10 pm

Antigua, Aug 5 (IBNS): The Trinbago Knight Riders have defeated the St Lucia Zouks at the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) to set up an effective semi-final against the Jamaica Tallawahs.

India to play Bhutan in a practice match on Aug 13

Aug 04, 2016, at 07:49 pm

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS): The Indian National Team will play Bhutan in an unofficial away practice match on Aug 13, 2016.

Guyana Amazon Warriors book place in Hero CPL final

Aug 04, 2016, at 07:43 pm

Antigua, Aug 4 (IBNS): The Guyana Amazon Warriors have secured a place in the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) final with a dramatic win over the Jamaica Tallawahs in the first playoff match at Warner Park, St Kitts.

Chase denies India victory, West Indies earn draw

Aug 04, 2016, at 03:51 pm

Jamaica, Aug 4 (IBNS): Roston Chase (137) remained unbeaten as he joined other West Indies players to manage a draw against India in the second Test here on Wednesday.

Amarjit steals a draw against FC Koln

Aug 04, 2016, at 03:31 pm

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS): India U16 boys shared the spoils with FC Koln tonight, all thanks to a first-half goal by Joysana and a late penalty by Amarjit in the dying minutes of the game. Indian boys came back twice from behind against FC Koln, who have conquered the U17 Bundesliga (West region) twice in recent history.

Man City signs Gabriel Jesus from Palmeiras

Aug 04, 2016, at 05:09 am

London, Aug 3 (IBNS): British football giant Manchester City on Wednesday said it has signed Gabriel Jesus from Palmeiras.

West Indies narrow deficit, batsmen keep side afloat

Aug 04, 2016, at 04:25 am

Kingston, Aug 3 (IBNS): A counter attacking and determined brand of cricket from the Caribbean batsmen on Wednesday morning proved to be useful for their side, as it kept them in the game, after a mini collapse in a rain truncated session triggered a scare on Tuesday.

India to take on Bangladesh for an one-off Test in Hyderabad

Aug 03, 2016, at 07:45 pm

Mumbai, Aug 3 (IBNS): India will play Bangladesh in a historic one-off Test match from February 08-12, 2017 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad, an official release stated.

World wrestling body clears Narsingh Yadav for Rio Olympics

Aug 03, 2016, at 06:25 pm

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS) : Wrestler Narsingh Yadav's chances of participating in the Rio Games were boosted after the world wrestling body, United World Wrestling, gave him a clean chit on Wednesday.

West Indies in dire straits after losing four wickets in first session

Aug 03, 2016, at 05:27 am

Kingston, Aug 2 (IBNS): In a session's play marred by rains, the Indian bowlers picked up four wickets to leave the host team reeling, who is fighting hard to save the Test match, here on Tuesday, day four of the second Test match.