The International Olympic Committee told the United States on Thursday it should get its own house in order in the fight against doping before putting athletes from other countries under threat of punishment for breaking US law.
The Indian discus thrower tested positive for a banned drug during the 10th World Championships in Helsinki.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday left for home, concluding his three-day visit to Finland during which India and the European Union agreed to enhance anti-terror cooperation and decided to ink a significant trade pact.
The richest two per cent of adults in the world own more than half of global household wealth, according to a study released on Tuesday.
The Post reported that Trump has gone to "extraordinary lengths" to conceal details of his conversations with Putin, including on at least one occasion taking possession of the notes of his own interpreter and instructing the linguist not to discuss what had transpired with other administration officials.
Olympic bronze medallist wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt believes Indian coaches live in the past and lack the hunger to learn new techniques, necessitating the involvement of foreign coaches for the benefit of grapplers.
The discus thrower is likely to be found guilty after testing positive for pemoline at the World Athletics Championships at Helsinki.
Kim Clijsters beat Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-5, 6-2 to win the Warsaw Cup
'...but from those who control the narrative.' Powerful nations have mastered this art of narrative building. Those nations who aspire to become global powers must do so, observes Shanthie Mariet D'Souza.
He won the world 100 metres gold medal in the biggest winning margin in the history of the championships.
Anju tops the list of women's long jumpers while the US-based Gowda is the top-ranked men's discus thrower.
Global IT major Hewlett Packard on Tuesday launched its mobile e-service bazaar, which is an incubator for wireless technology applications, in three cities in the country -- Bangalore, Mumbai and Delhi.
"I've achieved my dreams so now I'm in a position to say, 'well I can do what I want,'" said the double Olympic champion.
Join us in congratulating India's silver medal-winner.
Greece is spending 1 billion euros ($1.23 billion) on security, more than three times the amount spent on the 2000 Sydney Games.
Morocco's Jaouad Gharib became only the second athlete to retain the marathon title at the world championships.
Anju Bobby George came up with her best jump of the season to book a place in Tuesday's long jump final in Helsinki
The 22-year-old managed a best of 62.04, but failed to qualify for the discus throw final at the 10th world championships.
The double Olympic champion pulled out because of an Achilles injury.
'He did not take a loss lying down.' 'He inspired us to go to the next tournament with renewed confidence and helped us perform well.' 'That's the way I would remember him.'
The Ethiopian broke the world men's 5,000 metres record when he clocked 12 minutes 37.35 seconds at an international meeting in Hengelo.
The Athletics Federation of India named 40 probables for next year's World Championship.
The triumphs of Czech great Emil Zatopek will be celebrated in Rio de Janeiro with dozens of pairs of electric-powered life-sized legs created by artist David Cerny.
Windsurfer Gal Fridman created Olympic history on Wednesday by winning Israel's first Olympic gold medal in any sport.
A 10-year-old Finnish boy has received a $10,000 reward from Mark Zuckerberg for spotting a bug in Facebook-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram, becoming the youngest hacker to receive a cash reward from the social media giant for hacking its own products.
Artificial turf will make its debut in the finals of a FIFA competition this month and, though officials say the World Cup is sacrosanct.
Ever wondered what it would feel like to live on an island where only women lived? Come June this year, one won't need to think about it as it will become a reality, thanks to SuperShe island. Here's a look at the place where no men are allowed!
The 18-year-old, who broke the world record in Saturday's 50m event, smashed his own world junior mark while winning the 100m final in a Russian senior record of 52.53 seconds.
Jordon Ibe scored a superb equaliser as Liverpool's pre-season tour ended in frustration after they were held to a dull 1-1 draw by a Malaysia XI on Friday.
Marcus Rashford's penalty and a deflected strike from Mason Mount helped England come from a goal down to overcome top-ranked Belgium 2-1 at Wembley on Sunday and climb above them in their UEFA Nations League group.
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