Tuglakabad : Ace Indian shooter Heena Sidhu on Wednesday claimed gold medal in the 10m air pistol women’s event at the Asia Olympic qualifying competition and consequently secured her berth for this year’s Rio Olympics.Sidhu topped the qualification round with a score of 387 before she shot 199.4 in the final to finish with gold […]
London : Adidas, the German Sportswear company, has reportedly written to International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) that it is ending its 11-year sponsorship deal with the world athletics’ embattled governing body.The development to end its 23 million euros agreement signed in 2008 came in the wake of the latest doping and corruption scandal that […]
Dhaka : Rahul Dravid-coached India recorded a five-wicket victory over Pakistan on the final day of the warm-up matches on Monday ahead of the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup Bangladesh 2016, which starts on January 27.Pakistan was dismissed for 197 in 44.1 overs in a match reduced to 45 overs-a-side due to a delayed start, […]
Melbourne : The Australian Cricket Hall of Fame will have two new inductees on Janaury 27 in the form of former fast bowler Jeff Thomson and former wicketkeeper Wally Grout.This was announced by Australian Cricket Hall of Fame Chairman David Crow on Monday. Crow said that Thomson and Grout would be inducted during the Allan […]
Melbourne : Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis continued to display their rampaging form as they extended their winning streak to 32 after progressing through to the third round of the Australian Open in the women’s doubles event on Saturday.The top-seeded pair, who clinched their 11th straight WTA title at […]