U-19 World Cup: West Indies opt to bowl against India in final
Mirpur (Bangladesh), Feb 14 (IANS) West Indies skipper Shimron Hetmyer won the toss and decided to bowl against India in the final of the...
Rio Carnival heats up for Olympics
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 14 (IANS) "The second biggest event in Rio this year is over. Now it's time to get ready for the...
Rousseff says Zika won’t jeopardise Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 14 (IANS/EFE) Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said on Saturday that the Rio 2016 Olympics will go forward despite the Zika...
Bangladesh finish third in U-19 World Cup
Fatullah (Bangladesh), Feb 13 (IANS) Hosts Bangladesh squeezed past Sri Lanka with three deliveries to spare to take third place in the ICC Under-19...
Golfer Neha triumphs at Tollygunge
Kolkata, Feb 13 (IANS) Kolkata's Neha Tripathi carded 1 over 71 in the final round to win the Rs.6 lakh fourth leg of the...
Boxer Devendro enters SAG semis
Shillong, Feb 13 (IANS) Boxer Devendro Singh trounced a hapless Tashi Wangdi of Bhutan 3:0 in the men's 49 kg category to become the...
Indian women’s football team enter SAG final
Shillong, Feb 13 (IANS) The Indian women's football team secured a place in the final of the 12th South Asian Games (SAG) as they...
Zika not a threat to Olympics: Rio mayor
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 13 (IANS) Rio's mayor Eduardo Paes has insisted that the zika virus is not a threat to the 2016 Olympic...
Thai golfer Thitiphun wins Bangladesh Open
Dhaka, Feb 13 (IANS) Thai golfer Thitiphun Chuayprakong cruised to his maiden Asian Tour win when he closed with a four-under-par 67 to secure...
Experience will help China host successful Winter Olympics: IOC chief
Lillehammer, Norway, Feb 13 (IANS) International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has said that China's experience in organizing the 2008 Olympics will make...
