Los Angeles publishes 2024 Olympics bid logo
Los Angeles, Feb 17 (IANS) The American city of Los Angeles has made public its logo for its bid for the 2024 Olympic Games.
The...
Gatlin vows to beat Bolt at Rio Olympics
New York, Feb 17 (IANS) Controversial American sprinter Justin Gatlin has vowed to defeat the world’s fastest man Usain Bolt at the Rio Olympics...
FIFA happy with DY Patil Stadium facilities for U-17 World Cup
Navi Mumbai, Feb 17 (IANS) A delegation led by FIFA head of events Jaime Yarza on Wednesday expressed satisfaction with the facilities at the...
McCullum names Viv Richards as his favourite cricketer
Port of Spain (Trinidad), Feb 17 (IANS) New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Brendon McCullum has named the West Indies cricket legend Viv Richards as his favourite...
TT umpire Sridhar to officiate at Rio Olympics
Mumbai, Feb 17 (IANS) Table tennis umpire S. Sridhar was on Wednesday selected to represent India at the 2016 Rio Olympics in August.
He had...
Bellucci loses in Rio Open first round
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 17 (IANS) Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci squandered a lead to lose to Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov in the first round of the...
Corinthians, Atletico Mineiro register Copa Libertadores squads
Rio De Janeiro, Feb 17 (IANS) Atletico Mineiro and Corinthians have registered their 30-man squads ahead of their 2016 Copa Libertadores campaigns, the South...
Petrobras brings Brazil’s largest undersea gas pipeline online
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 17 (IANS/EFE) State-controlled oil giant Petrobras said on Tuesday it brought a new offshore platform with the capacity to produce...
Kick-off time of Spanish football matches to be changed next season
Madrid, Feb 16 (IANS) Domestic matches of Spanish football could see some big changes in the 2016-17 season, Liga de Futbol Profesional (LFP) president...
India to play warm-up matches against Windies, Proteas ahead of World T20
Mumbai, Feb 16 (IANS) India are scheduled to play two warm-up matches against West Indies and South Africa in Kolkata and Mumbai respectively as...
