Jamaica Tallawahs secure second Hero CPL title
Aug 08, 2016, at 04:35 pm
Basseterre, Aug 8 (IBNS): A brilliant bowling performance from the Jamaica Tallawahs saw them dismiss the Amazon Warriors for 93 in the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) final to secure their second title, the first team to do so, an official release stated.
Rio: Serena,Venus exit after first round defeat
Aug 08, 2016, at 03:27 pm
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 8 (IBNS):Disappointing her fans, Serena Williams and Venus Williams were defeated in the Olympics doubles clash on Sunday.
Rio: Novak Djokovic defeated in first round
Aug 08, 2016, at 03:08 pm
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 8 (IBNS) Serbian Tennis star Novak Djokovic suffered a jolt as he crashed out off the Olympics men's singles Tennis event after being defeated by Juan Martin del Potro on Sunday.
Rio: Dipa Karmakar creates history, reaches vault finals
Aug 08, 2016, at 02:46 pm
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 8 (IBNS): Magic was witnessed on the turf here as India's Dipa Karmakar created history by becoming the first Indian to reach the individual vault finals in her maiden Olympics after finishing 8th in the qualifying stage.
Rio: Indian women recurve team reach Q/Fs
Aug 08, 2016, at 01:45 am
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IBNS): Indian women recurve team, comprising of Deepika Kumari, Bombayla Devi and Laxmirani Majhi , showed their brilliance as they defeated Colombia 5-3 in the 1/8 elimination round of the Rio Olympics here.
Scotland and UAE ready for interesting battle
Aug 08, 2016, at 12:35 am
Dubai,Aug 7 (IBNS): Scotland and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will aim to end their win drought in the ICC Intercontinental Cup when they go head-to-head in a fourth round fixture at Ayr on Tuesday.
Rio shooting: Heena fails to qualify for final
Aug 08, 2016, at 12:15 am
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IBNS): Indian shooter Heena Sidhu disappointed Indian fans as she failed to qualify for the final of the 10m air pistol event at the Rio Olympics on Sunday.
Aug 08, 2016, at 12:01 am
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IBNS): Minister of State (I/C) for Youth Affairs and Sports Vijay Goel after reaching Rio de Janeiro convened a meeting of Indian officials camping there to discuss and review the facilities for Indian Olympic Contingent and other related issues.
Kettlebell community currently small but supportive one: Arnav Sarkar
Aug 07, 2016, at 09:07 pm
The founder of Fitter Strength, a kettlebell sport facility in Kolkata, Arnav Sarkar is also one of the pioneers of the sport in India. A fitness enthusiast, Sarkar is aware of the slow growth of the sport in the country, but is extremely hopeful of KB picking up speed towards the end of this decade. In a chat with IBNS correspondent Sudipto Maity, he discusses the aspects and the challenges the sport presents.
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.
More than 2000 participate in ‘Run for Rio’
Aug 05, 2016, at 11:09 pm
Kolkata, Aug 5 (IBNS): As the world’s biggest sporting extravaganza begins, more than 2000 people participated in the ‘Run for Rio’ campaign in Kolkata.
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.