Brazil expects Olympics to stimulate sports population
Brasilia, Aug 4 (IANS) Brazil Sports Minister George Hilton hopes the 2016 Rio Olympics could encourage more Brazilians to participate in sports as a...
Barcelona, Roma chase Brazil’s Gerson
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 4 (IANS) Top European football clubs Barcelona and AC Milan are locked in a battle to sign Fluminense star Gerson,...
Two Special Olympics athletes found after disappearing
Los Angeles, Aug 4 (IANS) Two missing Special Olympics athletes, Sihon Ange Ismael Kone, 15, and Andi Gusmari, 44, were found miles away from...
Indian hockey team beats France 2-0
Le Touquet (France), Aug 4 (IANS) Playing an aggressive game, the Indian hockey team defeated France 2-0 in the first of two matches here.
Chinglensana...
Messi to play in friendly match against Mexico
Mexico City, Aug 4 (IANS) Argentine star Lionel Messi will play the friendly match against Mexico, media reported.
Messi, the forward in Spain's Barcelona, has...
Am a girl first, then a sportswoman: Sania
Mumbai, (IANS) Few sportspersons are associated with glamour and fashion but tennis star Sania Mirza, who walked the ramp at the India International Jewellery...
Missing Special Olympics athlete found over 500 km away (22:33) Missing Special Olympics athlete...
Los Angles, August 3 (IANS) Special Olympics athlete Andi Gusmari was on Monday found over 500 km from where he was last seen near...
Telangana to pay for karate champion Syeda Falak’s training
Hyderabad, Aug 3 (IANS) The Telangana government on Monday announced that it will pay for all expenses for the training of karate champion Syeda...
Basketball: India U-16 girls lose to Japan
Medan (Indonesia), Aug 3 (IANS) After losing to South Korea on Sunday, the Indian Under-16 girls hoopsters faltered once again, going down to higher-ranked...
Officer’s Choice Blue to be Calcutta Football League title sponsor
Kolkata, August 3 (IANS) Officer's Choice Blue will be the title sponsors of the Calcutta Football League (CFL) Premier Division-A for the next four...
