Rio 2016 sells 240,000 tickets in eight hours
Rio de Janeiro, Oct 21 (IANS) About 240,000 tickets were sold in the first eight hours of the latest Olympic ticketing phase, organisers said.
The...
‘Lack of football infrastructure a problem in India’
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) All India Football Federation (AIFF) technical director Scott O'Donell said that lack of suitable infrastructure, specially in terms of...
Shuttler Sai fails to qualify for French Open
Paris, Oct 20 (IANS) Indian shuttler B. Sai Praneeth lost in the first round of the men's singles qualifiers, failing to qualify for the...
Kabaddi World Cup cancelled after violence in Punjab
Chandigarh, Oct 20 (IANS) Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday cancelled the sixth edition of the World Kabaddi Cup scheduled to...
Virender Sehwag retires from all forms of cricket
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag on Tuesday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on Twitter.
"Thanks everyone for all...
Unfortunate to lose, but learnt a lot: Junior hockey coach
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Indian junior hockey team coach Harendra Singh on Tuesday said their penalty shoot-out loss in the final of the...
Star golfer Spieth to take part in Singapore Open
Singapore, Oct 20 (IANS) Player of the Year Jordan Spieth, the winner of two golf Majors in 2015, will be the star attraction at...
Played at district-level for comeback: Jadeja
Mumbai, Oct 20 (IANS) A day after being selected for India's 16-member Test squad, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja said that he had played district level...
Duminy out, Morkel unsure for last 2 ODIs
Chennai, Oct 20 (IANS) The South African cricket team has suffered a potential double blow asd star pair JP Duminy and Morne Morkel have...
Work progresses at Rio 2016 venues
Rio De janeiro, Oct 20 (IANS) At least 12 of 16 venues at Rio's two largest Olympic sports precincts are more than 90 percent...
