Turbulent times ahead for Xi Jinping

'Does it mean that we are witnessing the end of an era?''Probably not, but the post-Trump trade war has certainly brought a lot of instability in China,' notes Claude Arpi. IMAGE: China's supreme......

Australian women's boxer Elmir banned for doping

Australian boxer Bianca Elmir's hopes of competing at the London Olympics are in jeopardy after she was slapped with a provisional ban for failing a doping test at national championships in......

Spanish women boxers build Olympic dreams on luck and pluck

In an isolated spot on the coast of south-east Spain dotted with characterless golf resorts and sprawling fruit farms, a small group of dedicated women boxers and their male coach are chasing their......

Mary Kom to assess game in 51 kg at Asian C'ships

Five-time World champion M C Mary Kom will spearhead a 10-member Indian challenge in the Asian Confederation Women's Boxing Championships in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, from March 16 to 26. The......

Sarita stuns world champ in quest for Olympic berth

India's L Sarita Devi (60kg) stunned defending champion and world No 2 Gulsum Tatar of Turkey to enter the pre-quarter-finals in the seventh World Women's Boxing Championships in Qinhuangdao,......

Boxing WC: Sarita wins, inches closer to Oly berth

Asian champion L Sarita Devi (60kg) on Saturday took her first step towards the London Games qualification after she posted an easy win over Azerbaijan's Ayzanat Hajiyeva in the opening round of......