Israel bans Gaza, West Bank footballers from playing in Palestinian Cup
Ramallah (Palestine), Aug 3 (IANS) The Palestinian Football Association (PFA) postponed the Palestinian Football Cup final after Israel banned West Bank footballers from playing...
Britain grabs two Olympic triathlon spots
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 3 (IANS) Britain secured two of the six Olympic triathlon places on offer at the sport's official Rio 2016 test...
Australian Open slashes women’s final ticket prices
Melbourne, Aug 3 (IANS) Australian Open organisers announced on Monday they have slashed ticket prices of the 2016 women's singles final by 32 percent...
Doping allegations rock athletics world
Kuala Lumpur, (Reuters): Leaks of confidential doping data threw global athletics into chaos on Sunday after a newspaper and a broadcaster said a third...
Ramdin was not axed from Windies squad
Port of Spain (Trinidad), Aug 3 (IANS) Contrary to reports, experienced wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin was not dropped from the West Indies cricket team for...
India win 3×3 South Asian basketball qualifying gold
Colombo, Aug 3 (IANS) In a spectacular day of basketball, the Indian team were crowned champions in the 3x3 South Asian Basketball Association (SABA)...
Nadal wins title in Hamburg
Hamburg, Aug 3 (IANS/EFE) Spain's Rafael Nadal, the top seed, beat Italy's Fabio Fognini 7-5, 7-5 in the final of the Hamburg Open in...
Indian swimmers disappoint at World meet
Kazan (Russia), Aug 2 (IANS) Indian swimmers failed to qualify for the semi-finals and final of the three events they took part in the...
India U-16 girl hoopsters lose to South Korea
Medan (Indonesia), Aug 2 (IANS) The Indian Under-16 girls hoopsters begun their Asia Championships campaign with a 52-97 loss to seasoned heavyweights South Korea...
India lose to Russia, settle for World archery silver
Copenhagen, Aug 2 (IANS) Despite surging into a 4-0 lead, the Indian women's recurve archery team of Deepika Kumari, Laxmirani Majhi and Rimil Buriuly...
