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May 14: Confident of beating the best of today even at 52, world record-holding long jumper Mike Powell has announced that he would try to qualify for this year's 2016 Rio Olympic Games. "The state of the long jump is pathetic, I have watched these people jump at the World Championships last year and I know I can beat them. No other sport has fallen behind the way Long Jump has," he said ahead of

Bolton, May 14: Indian boxing star Vijender Singh's rampaging winning streak remained intact as he carved out a sixth successive knockout victory by battering Poland's Andrzej Soldra on Friday. Fighting the first eight-round contest of his fledgling pro career, Vijender completed yet another dominating win barely a minute into the third round. The 30-year-old Indian will next be seen in action on

New Delhi, May 13: Ace Indian pugilist Narsingh Yadav has said that he deserves to go to Rio Olympics ahead of two-time medallist Sushil Kumar since he is better than him in the 74kg category. Speaking to The Times of India, Narsingh Said said that while he has plenty of respect for the legendary wrestler, Sushil wasn't the right candidate for the 74kg category. “Sushil Kumar is a great wrestler

New Delhi, May 13: Oscar winning music composer AR Rahman today agreed to be the Goodwill Ambassador of the Indian Olympic contingent, joining cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, ace shooter Abhinav Bindra and Bollywood star Salman Khan. Tendulkar, Salman and Olympic gold medallist Bindra had earlier accepted the role offered by the Indian Olympic Association. The IOA said that it has also received an

New Delhi, May 12: Former India women's football team captain Sona Chaudhary, who has made serious allegations against the sport's administrators in her recently launched book, said the female players were treated badly during her playing days. Chaudhary, who claims to have played for India between 1994 and 1998, has made the allegations in her book titled 'Game in Game'. The book is written in

New Delhi, May 11: In a shocking revelation, former Indian football skipper Sona Chaudhary has revealed several cases of sexual and mental harassment by the officials against the women footballers in the past. The revelations have been made in her recently launched book 'Game in Game' In her book, Sona had claimed that the coach, secretary forced the players to compromise at different levels. Sona

Mumbai, May 11: Narsingh Yadav hates media interviews. The Mumbai-based wrestler would rather express himself on the mat, against formidable opponents. On the rare occasions he agrees to be interviewed, the answers are measured, and show his reluctance. However, all that has changed since he won a quota place for the Rio Olympics in the 74 kg category by winning a bronze medal at the World

Rio De Janeiro, May 10: The dining room for the athletes village at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics will be bigger than two football fields, and the kitchen being built in the same massive tent will be as large as one. The setting hints at quite a spread when the games open in just under three months. "We want to make sure when there is a medal or a record, part of that record also goes to our food

Pune, May 10: 'Flying Sikh' Milkha Singh on Sunday exhorted Indian youth to take inspiration from his story and win an Olympic medal in athletics in his lifetime. "I failed to win a medal in 1960 Rome Olympics and it hurts me till today. More than half a century has passed since then but no Indian has been able to win an Olympic medal in athletics," rued Milkha Singh here today. "It is my last

Busan, May 9: Leander Paes won his first Challenger doubles title in 16 years and his season's first partnering Sam Groth to beat twins Sanchai and Sonchat Ratiwatana 4-6, 6-1, 10-7 in the final of the $100,000 Busan Open Challenger here on Sunday. The Indo-Australian pair won the match in 1 hour and nine minutes. This was Paes' first title with his new partner. His last Challenger trophy win was