JioTV on Thursday said it has been awarded India digital rights of the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).


JioTV to broadcast Winter Olympic Games live in India


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North Korean athletes and their cheerleading squad attending the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics participated in a welcome ceremony on Thursday at the Gangneung Olympic Village in South Korea.


Winter Olympics: N.Korean athletes, cheerleaders participate in welcome event


Designer Tommy Hilfiger, excited about the multi-year strategic partnership with four-time Formula One World Champions Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport, says he loves the motor sport.


Tommy Hilfiger fascinated with Formula One world


North Korea has offered to send the younger sister of leader Kim Jong-un as a member of its high-level delegation for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics slated to begin from Friday, Seoul's Unification Ministry confirmed on Wednesday.


Kim Jong-un's sister to visit S.Korea


Recalling the struggles he faced during his comeback after being shot during a train journey in 2006, former India hockey team captain Sandeep Singh urged the sports ministry to work on building a world-class physiotheraphy and rehabiliatiion centre for athletes across all disciplines.


Sandeep urges government to build physiotherapy and rehab centre (IANS Interview)


A large North Korean delegation, including 229 cheerleading squad members, crossed the border to South Korea on Wednesday to take part in the Winter Olympic Games that will be held in PyeongChang county.


N.Korean delegation crosses border to attend Winter Olympics


Gaurvi Singhvi, a 14-year old schoolgirl from Rajasthan's Udaipur, on Tuesday created a new national record by swimming 48 km in the Arabian Sea off Mumbai.


Rajasthan teen Gaurvi sets new swimming record off Mumbai


The new-found adulation aside, for India U-19 World Cup winning pacer Ishan Porel, the next few months will be spent trying to emulate fast bowlers of  the senior team and walk on their path in realising his "dream" of making the 2019 World Cup squad.


Want to emulate senior India pacers: Porel


A 280-member North Korean delegation, including cheerleaders and taekwondo demonstrators, will travel to South Korea this week ahead of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, Seoul's Unification Ministry said on Tuesday.


N.Korean delegation to travel to Seoul ahead of Winter Olympics


The Delhi High Court on Monday allowed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea seeking two documents in a defamation case filed by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.


HC allows Kejriwal's plea seeking documents


South Korea will strive to hold high-level inter-Korean talks during a North Korean government delegation's visit later this week to attend the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games opening ceremony, the Unification Ministry said on Monday.


Seoul seeks high-level talks with visiting N.Korean delegates


The Supreme Court on Monday sought the BCCI's response on a plea by former cricketer S. Sreesanth challenging a life time ban on him by the apex cricketing body in the wake of an alleged spot fixing scandal.


SC seeks BCCI response on Sreesanth's plea challenging life ban


US President Donald Trump thanked America's service members ahead of the Super Bowl and reminded the country of his opposition to NFL players who kneel during the national anthem.


Trump reignites anthem-protest controversy before Super Bowl


South Korean authorities on Monday welcomed North Korea's plan to send its ceremonial head of state who will lead a 22-member delegation to the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games, saying it shows Pyongyang's sincere efforts to improve inter-Korean ties.


S.Korea welcomes N.Korean ceremonial head's planned visit


North Korea is to send its highest ranking official to the South amid an easing of tensions during the Winter Olympics, a Ministry statement said.


N.Korea to send 'ceremonial' head to South


North Korea is to send the head of its parliament to South Korea for the start of the Winter Olympics, the South Korean Ministry of Unification said on Sunday.


North Korea to send head of parliament for Winter Olympics opening


Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan flagged off the 'Saksham Cyclothon' at the Kalinga Stadium here on Sunday.


Petroleum Minister flags off Saksham Cyclothon in Odisha


Sailing may be at a very nascent stage in India, but when we listen to this teenaged sensation -- Harshita Tomar, who recently clinched the Laser 4.7 category title in the four-day Bonjour India international regatta -- we get a feel that the country might witness a bright Lone Ranger in the sport.


Rising sailor Harshita focussed on Asian Games trials


West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has congratulated the India Under-19 cricket team for winning the World Cup on Saturday.


Mamata hails U-19 India team for World Cup triumph


UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Saturday congratulated the Indian team for their victory in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup.


Sonia hails cricket U19 team for World Cup win


President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday congratulated the Indian Cricket team after they defeated Australia by eight wickets to win the ICC U19 World Cup.

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