Kuala Lumpur | 9 days ago
Lin Dan gets World Championships wildcard
Kuala Lumpur, May 9 - Four-time champion Lin Dan of China will defend his World Championship title in August, courtesy a wildcard given by the the Badminton World Federation - Thursday.The BWF's Committee of Management - for the World Championships voted unanimously to award the legendary men's singles player a wildcard for the Aug 5-11 event to be held in Guangzhou, his homeland.Exercising its pr ... read more

Rio De Janeiro | 25 days ago
Olympic champion Zanetti threatens nationality switch
Rio de Janeiro, April 22 - Brazil's Olympic gymnastics champion Arthur Zanetti has threatened to switch nationalities in a bid to successfully defend his London 2012 gold medal at the Rio 2016 Games.Zanetti became the first Brazilian to win an Olympic gymnastics medal when he eclipsed China's defending champion Chen Yibing for gold in the men's rings event last August, reports Xinhua.But despite t ... read more

28 days ago
Russian gymnast wins European all-around champion
Moscow, April 20 - Russia's Aliya Mustafina won women's all-around gold at the 5th European championships here.Prior to the triumph, her fellow teammate David Belyavskiy topped the men's all-around competition. This is the second time Mustafina has won a European championship, reports Xinhua.I'm pleased, just pleased, Mustafina told reporters. I'm satisfied because winning the European championshi ... read more

Nairobi | 28 days ago
London Marathon runners hope for an excellent show
Nairobi, April 19 - Kenyan marathon runners Friday left for London buoyant about staging an excellent show during Sunday's race.The race comes in the backdrop of twin bomb blasts at the finish line of the Boston marathon, but London defending champion Wilson Kipsang is not worried about his safety as he prepares for the biggest race this year, reports Xinhua.When you are running and you are thinki ... read more

London | 1 month ago
Anupam Kher wins top Asian Award
London, April 17 - Bollywood actor Anupam Kher was honoured with the Asian Award here for his performances in movies like Silver Linings Playbook, Bride & Prejudice, and Bend it Like Beckham.The award ceremony took place Tuesday and the actor, who was not present, thanked the organisers through a video message.In a statement released Wednesday, Kher says, I am truly humbled and honoured for be ... read more

Beijing | 4 months ago
World's top international sports stories in 2012
Beijing, Dec 29 - Top international sports news stories of the year:* Lionel Messi won the 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or, the prestigious award for the world's outstanding footballer, for the third straight time on Jan. 9. He also made history on Dec. 9 when he scored his 85th and 86th goals of 2012 to set a new record for the number of goals scored in a calendar year. The Argentine striker's total scores ... read more

4 months ago
Olympic champ James to receive Caribbean Spirit award
Port of Spain -, Dec 22 - Trinidad and Tobago will honour Grenada's World and Olympic champion Kirani James with the Caribbean Spirit of Sport award Dec 28 for his unparalleled spirit of humanity displayed at this year's London Olympics.Hailing the 20-year-old as a perfect example of true Caribbean class, sports officials here said James was the ideal candidate to receive the award.James won the 4 ... read more

New Delhi | 5 months ago
HIL signs de Nooijer as third brand ambassador
New Delhi, Dec 15 - Hockey India League - announced here Saturday that three times FIH World Player of the Year Teun de Nooijer will be its third brand ambassador for the tournament due to start in January 2013.HIL chairman Narinder Batra said it is an immense honour for having de Nooijer as the brand ambassador who has contributed more than 18 years to international hockey, in a release.We alread ... read more

5 months ago
Champion race walker gets 2-year doping ban
Moscow, Dec 14 - Former world junior champion race walker Tatiana Mineeva has been given a two-year ban for a breach of anti-doping rules, the All-Russian Athletics Federation said Friday.Mineeva, 22, tested positive for abnormal changes in her blood, the federation's anti-doping committee said.On the basis of abnormal indices in the hematological profile of Tatiana Mineeva's biological passport, ... read more

5 months ago
Swimmer banned for breaching doping rule
Moscow, Dec 14 - A former Olympic swimmer has been banned for a year for an unspecified breach of doping rules, the Russian Anti-Doping Agency said.Kseniya Moskvina, 23, is a former national backstroke champion who competed in two events at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing and last year's world championships, but did not win a medal at either event.She narrowly failed to qualify for London 2012.The Al ... read more