Craig eyes Olympic return in Rio

Brazilian Olympic organisers said that they were confident that the venue would be ready in time for the Games. A recently-built stadium that will be used at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will remain closed for 18 months while the roof is repaired, ...

June 8 - Officials in Rio de Janeiro have revealed that the Estdio Olmpico Joo Havelange, which is due to host the athletics during the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics, will need a minimum of 18 months of reconstruction work and remain closed until ...

Three years out from the Rio Games, 3-on-3 basketball and BMX freestyle are competing in an alternative Olympic contest, trying to win selection to the programme. The International Olympic Committee is now assessing possible extra events, teams and athletes ...

Delhi-based Sanjeev Behl is remotely connected with the Andaman Nicobar Islands. But he managed to represent the Union Territory, which doesn't have a shooting culture, during the April 6 elections of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI). Navneet ...

Rahi Sarnobat, who created history recently in South Korea by becoming the first male or female pistol shooter from India to win a gold medal in an ISSF World Cup, says she generally does well in finals and rapid fire is her pet event. "I am very good in finals. Rapid fire (and not precision) is my favoured thing," said the 22-year-old, at a felicitation function organised by her Pune-based sponsors 'Lakshya' and 'Vasucon', in Mumbai, on Thursday." There are advantages as well as ...

Leander Paes is set to soldier on, the doubles star stating with confidence that he will not break down before the 2016 Olympics.At the draw ceremony on the eve of the Asia-Ocean...

Staging X Games would have $50 million impact on city per year, study says Let Rio de Janeiro have the 2016 Olympics. Chicago is one of four finalists to host ESPN's Summer X Games, the made-for-TV event built on skateboarding, BMX biking and other ...

Sportsbeat 3 hours ago Email 0 Share 0 Tweet 0 Eurosport - Fiona Pennie Selby became the first British boxer to defend a continental crown when he defeated Irish rival Michael Conlan to win flyweight gold in Minsk. It was a fourth ...

By Rebecca Frankel Best Defense Chief Canine Correspondent "War Dogs" as a canine distinction is a wide-encompassing label, extending beyond just combat-trained dogs. This is in part because the ripple effects of war are so far reaching. In ...