Rio de Janeiro, July 25: An emergency task force of more than 500 workers has been contracted to fix problems at the Rio 2016 Olympic village, organisers said. The announcement came on Sunday after the Australian team refused to move into the complex, citing issues such as “blocked toilets, leaking pipes and exposed wiring,” reports […]

London, July 23: Kendra Harrison broke the 28-year-old 100m hurdles world record at the London Diamond League meeting but she won’t be able to run at the Rio Olympics. The United States athlete on Friday clocked 12.20 seconds to beat the old mark of 12.21 set by Bulgaria’s Yordanka Donkova on August 20, 1988, reports […]

Segovia (Spain), July 23: Atletico Madrid captain Gabi has stressed the importance of maintaining the basis of the capital club for the new football season, adding that signing a good scorer will make things easier for his team. Gabi on Friday said that the base of the team is the same and this is what […]

Moscow, July 23: Former Soviet president and Nobel Prize winner Mikhail Gorbachev has appealed to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) not to punish clean Russian athletes. “I support the struggle against banned substances in sports. This is an evil that has to be eradicated. Athletes whose doping abuse has been proven must be barred from […]

Mexico City, July 23: Mexican men’s volleyball players are eager to make the country’s first appearance at the Olympic Games 2016 in 48 years during next month in Rio. Player Jorge Quinones on Friday said that the team has high expectations for the Olympic Games 2016 which open on August 5 and run through to […]

Moscow, July 22: Russia hopes the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will allow its athletes not caught up in recent doping allegations to compete in the Rio 2016 Olympics, a Kremlin spokesperson said on Friday. Moscow considers that athletes who have not been caught doping or are not suspected of doing so should have a right to […]

World’s richest Cricket board BCCI is planning to launch Mini IPL matches tournament in coming September 2016. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), is famous for its commercial activities. The MINI IPL is one of those tactics. After the closure of the Champions League T20, BCCI has taken this decision to launch and […]

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali, who is suffering from Parkinson’s disease for some years, is passed away at Hospital. Born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Muhammad Ali shot to fame by winning light heavyweight gold at the 1960 Rome Olympics. Nicknamed “The Greatest“, the American beat Sonny Liston in 1964 to win his first world title and became […]