Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 08:50
Sochi, a city in Krasnodar Krai region of Russia, is located on the Black Sea coast near the border between Georgia/Abkhazia and Russia.
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 14:30
Russian authorities are hunting for `Black Widow`, a possible suicide bomber, whose presence in Sochi has been confirmed ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 22:27
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said gays need not fear persecution at the Winter Olympic Games, but stood by a controversial ban on promoting homosexuality to children.
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 08:46
Russian lawmakers announced plans to push legislation introducing harsher punishments for those who carry out deadly attacks, as Russia tightens security ahead of Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 14:21
Russian forces went on combat alert in Sochi and tightened restrictions on access to the Black Sea resort as part of measures by President Vladimir Putin to ensure security at next month`s Winter Olympics.
Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 19:03
A director of sports at the International Judo Federation (IJF) met Cuban representatives of the sport Friday to review preparations for the 2014 Judo Grand Prix to be held June 6-7 here.
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 23:56
Putting to rest all speculations, on Wednesday it was confirmed that star wrestlers Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt will compete in 74kg and 65kg categories respectively at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games to avoid face-off against each other.
Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 15:13
Brother of Olympic hero Mo, Omar Farah has vowed to keep his troubled past behind and improve his relationship with his US-based half brother and make him proud again.
Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 21:25
Russian freestyle wrestler Besik Kudukhov has died at the age of 27 following a car accident on Sunday, the domestic federation said.
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 25, 2013, 18:09
Russia was on Wednesday dropping most of the cases against 30 Greenpeace crew members of an Arctic protest ship, marking the "final chapter" of a three-month criminal probe, the environmental group said.
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 16:09
An Australian schoolboy has got his name written in record books after running 200m in 21.73secs - a record for his age group - it was also about 0.08sec quicker than what Usain Bolt ran as a 14-year-old.
Last Updated: Monday, December 9, 2013, 17:15
Indian special athletes have returned with a rich haul of 387 medals, including 111 gold, in the first Asia pacific Olympic Games held in Newcastle, Australia from December 1 to 7.
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