Badminton: Carolina Marín ready to go the distance to be best-ever
In August, Marin became the first woman player to win three World Championships titles when she beat India`s Pusarla Sindhu in Nanjing to add to her gold medals from 2014 and 2015.
Dec 24, 2018, 19:52 PM IST
Mary Kom picks younger boxers as bigger threat, says ready for them
The 35-year-old Mary Kom will be competing in her seventh World Boxing Championship beginning on Wednesday.
Nov 12, 2018, 21:34 PM IST
8-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt ready to play for his footballing future
Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt is set to start up front for the Central Coast Mariners in a trial match on Friday and the Jamaican said his future as a soccer player could be on the line.
Oct 10, 2018, 14:49 PM IST
Olympics: Refugee team to take part in Tokyo 2020 Games, says IOC
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday said it would form a refugee team for the second consecutive Summer Games.
Oct 10, 2018, 11:47 AM IST
2020 Tokyo Olympics savings at $4.3 billion but more to come: CEO Toshiro Muto
Several measures have cut the cost of staging the 2020 Tokyo Olympics by $4.3 billion but organisers are determined to save more money in the next two years, Tokyo Games CEO Toshiro Muto said on Monday.
Oct 09, 2018, 11:05 AM IST
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh releases 5 lakh for hockey legend Balbir Singh's treatment
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday released Rs 5 lakh for veteran hockey player Balbir Singh who is currently undergoing treatment for acute bronchitis.
Oct 06, 2018, 19:56 PM IST
Usain Bolt races in zero gravity, sips champagne - Watch
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt race in zero gravity and sips champagne while he enjoys himself while performing parabola dives.
Sep 14, 2018, 08:08 AM IST
Disaster risks make 2020 planning 'more complex': IOC's John Coates
Planning for the Tokyo 2020 Games has been made harder because of the high disaster risks in Japan, a reality hammered home by a deadly typhoon and earthquake just last week, International Olympic Committee (IOC) member and top Tokyo planner John Coates said on Wednesday.
Sep 12, 2018, 18:07 PM IST
Katie Ledecky celebrates new TYR deal with sizzling 200m free win
Ledecky has broken 14 world records and won six Olympic medals, but the 21-year-old didn't turn professional until after the NCAA collegiate championships in March.
Jun 09, 2018, 13:34 PM IST
Vikas Gowda, India's only CWG gold medallist discus thrower, retires
Top discus thrower Vikas Gowda on Wednesday retired after competing at the highest level for more than 15 years, during which he became the first and only Indian male to win Commonwealth Games medals in the discipline.
May 31, 2018, 09:04 AM IST
Caster Semenya athletics testosterone drama angers South Africa
Anger is mounting in South Africa over new athletics rules prescribing maximum testosterone levels in female competitors widely seen as targeting the country's Olympic champion Caster Semenya.
May 04, 2018, 17:49 PM IST
Russian Olympic Committee chair will not run for re-election: Report
Alexander Zhukov's presidency coincided with a turbulent time for Russian sport as a doping scandal led to the country being banned from February's Winter Olympics in South Korea.
May 02, 2018, 15:25 PM IST
Vinesh Phogat wants medal, history at 2020 Olympics
Vinesh was touted as the brightest medal prospect for India at the Rio Olympics but her campaign ended in tears after she was stretchered off the mat following a career-threatening knee injury in the quarterfinals.
May 01, 2018, 15:48 PM IST
ICC hopeful of cricket's inclusion at 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles
Cricket may finally return to the Olympics in Los Angeles 2028 after the ICC has expressed its strong desire to pitch for the sport's inclusion in the quadrennial Summer Games on the final day of its quarterly meetings on Thursday.
Apr 26, 2018, 18:06 PM IST
After CWG silver, boxer Satish now targets Olympic gold
Satish lost by a unanimous 0:5 verdict to Frazer Clarke of England after an extremely hard fought final in which both boxers pushed themselves to the limit.
Apr 18, 2018, 15:02 PM IST
Italy puts forward bid to host 2026 Games in Milan and Turin
It added that a feasibility study had already been carried out and would be handed to the new Italian government when it is eventually formed, this month`s election having produced a hung parliament. Turin staged the Winter Games in its own right in 2006.
Mar 29, 2018, 23:04 PM IST
Legendary British athlete Roger Bannister dies aged 88
British athlete Roger Bannister, the first man to run a mile in under four minutes, has died aged 88, British media reported on Sunday, citing a statement from his family.
Mar 04, 2018, 17:43 PM IST
Russia says International Olympic Committee reinstates its membership
Russians competed as neutrals in the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics after the IOC suspended Russia in December, saying it had found evidence of an "unprecedented systematic manipulation" of the anti-doping system.
Feb 28, 2018, 18:59 PM IST
Russia appeals to IOC for permission to march with its flag at closing ceremony of Pyeongchang Winter Olympics
Russia has appealed to Olympic authorities to restore its Olympic status and allow its athletes to march with the national flag on Sunday at the Winter Games closing ceremony, but it could be waiting until the last minute for a decision.
Feb 24, 2018, 19:27 PM IST
Love is love: Televised gay kiss lights up Olympics
Gay freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy said it was a moment that he "never dreamed" possible as a child after he was filmed kissing his partner on live television at the Olympics.
Feb 19, 2018, 14:21 PM IST
