Sports Shorts: Indian women's hockey team wins Malaysia series 4-0

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: India’s players celebrate after Navjot Kaur scores in the concluding match of the bilateral women’s hockey......

Sports Shorts: Vijender predicts more medals at Worlds

IMAGE: Vijender Singh during a live training session. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Eight years ago, he scripted history by opening the country's account in amateur boxing's marquee......

Did vote-buying help Rio secure 2016 Olympic hosting rights?

IOC ethics committee looks into Rio payment claims The organisers of the 2016 Rio Olympics denied on Friday that vote buying helped to secure the Games after a French newspaper reported that a......

Any danger to whistleblower Stepanova not an IOC issue: Bach

IMAGE: Yulia Stepanova of Russia competes. Photograph: Michael Kooren/Reuters Russian whistleblower Yulia Stepanova may be in danger after her revelations on doping in her country that triggered a......

Two Russians appeal ban from Rio Olympics

IMAGE: Russia's Vladimir Morozov reacts. Photograph: Hannibal Hanschke/Files/Reuters Russian swimmers Vladimir Morozov and Nikita Lobintsev have launched an appeal against the ruling banning them......