It was in world-famous Ipanema that International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach passed the Olympic flame to the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, as the Relay made its way towards the Maracanã and the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Rio 2016. Passing the flame to President Bach was Rio 2016 Organising Committee…
AS EXCITEMENT MOUNTS BEFORE THE OLYMPIC GAMES RIO 2016 OPEN IN THE ICONIC MARACANA STADIUM IN JUST A FEW HOURS, THE KAKUMA REFUGEE CAMP IN KENYA IS GETTING READY TO WATCH THE OPENING CEREMONY. For the first time, the IOC has organized, with the help of non-profit humanitarian organization FilmAid, for the Olympic Games to…
WHEN ROSEMARY MARINHO FOUND OUT THAT THE OLYMPIC GAMES WERE GOING TO BE STAGED IN SOUTH AMERICA FOR THE FIRST TIME, SHE WAS DETERMINED TO TAKE PART. The 56-year-old grandmother, who lives 1,400 miles north of Rio in São Luís, Maranhão, was quick to register as a volunteer and has since travelled to the Olympic…
India will be sending its strongest ever contingent of 120 athletes to the 2016 Rio Olympics to be held from August 5 to 21 in Brazil. With 36, the tack and field squad is the strongest, followed by hockey (32) and shooting (12). The chief medal hopes once again rest with the shooters who haven’t…
Finally Portugal made it and won the Euro 2016 after thrashing France 1-0 in finals. Though Cristiano Ronaldo was out of the match after he injured his knee few minutes after the match begun, but nothing could stop the Portuguese as they were hell bent to lift the cup. Portugal overpowered France at the Euro…
Born on June 24, 1987, in Rosario, Argentina, soccer player Lionel Messi moved to Spain at the age of 13, after the FC Barcelona club agreed to pay for hormone-deficiency treatments. Messi became a star in his new country, scoring at will while leading his club to championships. “I have seen the player who will…
Pranav Dhanawade accomplished a massive feat by any standard. The 15-year-old son of an autorickshaw driver in Mumbai hit an unbeaten 1009 for KC Gandhi School against Arya Gurukul School off just 327 balls in six-and-half-hours (129 boundaries and 59 sixes). Whatever be the opponent, the cricket pitch or standard of umpiring-there can’t be any…
Yuvraj Singh and Ashish Nehra made a comeback to the Indian squad on Saturday after being included in the list of 15 players for next month’s limited overs tour to Australia. ********* ODI squad: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni (C) (Wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd. Shami, Axar…