2016 Rio Games: Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi will not reunite in Olympics
Both Paes and Bhupathi cannot make it to the Olympics as individuals or as a team because of their rankings.
Apr 27, 2016, 19:15 PM IST
Archery World Cup: Deepika Kumari equals world record in recurve event
Kumari's score of 686/720 equalled the record-breaking score of 686/720 set by South Korean archer Ki Bo-Bae in 2015.
Apr 27, 2016, 17:24 PM IST
Vinod Kambli defends Salman Khan, advises Gautam Gambhir not to 'become so gam'
The controversy surrounding the naming of Salman Khan as the Goodwill Ambassador of the Indian contingent for 2016 Rio Olympics fails to subside.
Apr 27, 2016, 17:16 PM IST
Salman Khan-Rio Olympics controversy: Athletes divided, IOA firm on Bollywood star as India's goodwill ambassador
The position itself is unprecedented and IOA's decision to pick Salman for it left the sporting fraternity divided.
Apr 24, 2016, 18:32 PM IST
Free-style wrestler Sandeep Tomar books fourth Indian spot for 2016 Rio Olympics
Narsingh Pancham Yadav, Yogeshwar Dutt and Hardeep Singh have previously qualified for the 2016 Summer Games.
Apr 24, 2016, 16:59 PM IST
Pullela Gopichand expects seven Indian players to make it to 2016 Rio Olympics
K Srikanth, PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal, Jwala Gutta, Ashwini Ponnappa, and Manu Attri are among the players likely to make it to India's badminton team to the Olympics.
Apr 23, 2016, 18:27 PM IST
2016 Rio Games:Wrestlers look to bag Olympic berths at World Qualifying tourney
Top three finishers in each weight category will secure an Olympic berth for a country.
Apr 21, 2016, 17:32 PM IST
Achanta Sharath Kamal, Mouma Das book 2016 Rio Olympics berths
Earlier, Soumyajit Ghosh and Manika Batra had qualified for the Rio Games, to be held in August.
Apr 16, 2016, 17:51 PM IST
2016 Summer Olympics: Rio police learn lessons from Paris attacks
The national stadium in the French capital was among the targets on November 13 IS attack.
Apr 16, 2016, 17:47 PM IST
2016 Summer Olympics: Soumyajit Ghosh, Manika Batra book their Rio berths
With no other country from the region participating in the South Asian Zone qualification event, the competition was restricted to the Indian paddlers alone.
Apr 14, 2016, 16:35 PM IST
Singapore Superseries: Pranaav-Sikki enter 2nd round; Srikanth, Jayaram, Prannoy lose
It turned out to be a disastrous day for the men's singles shuttler as Kidambi Srikanth, H S Prannoy and Ajay Jayaram lost their respective first round matches.
Apr 13, 2016, 17:13 PM IST
2016 Rio Olympics: Besieged Brazil president Dilma Rousseff cancels Greece flame trip
The lighting of the flame, at Ancient Olympia in the south of the country, is set for April 21.
Apr 08, 2016, 23:51 PM IST
Injury layoff set to end Parupalli Kashyap's 2016 Rio Olympic dream
This is a big blow for the promising shuttler.
Apr 05, 2016, 13:52 PM IST
Azlan Shah, Champions Trophy will serve as Rio Olympic preparations, says Sardar Singh
India start their campaign in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup against Japan on April 6.
Mar 31, 2016, 16:13 PM IST
2016 Rio Olympics: Brazil sport minister 'likely' to quit
Sport Minister George Hilton's job has been under threat since his party, PRB, quit President Dilma Rousseff's embattled coalition a week ago.
Mar 24, 2016, 12:18 PM IST
Usain Bolt confirms 2016 Rio Olympics will be his last
Bolt feels it's going to be hard to go four more years for him to continue up till the next Olympics in 2020.
Mar 22, 2016, 11:13 AM IST
Wrestler Hardeep books 2016 Rio Olympics quota in Greco-Roman
After Mausam Khatri, Hardeep is the first Indian to qualify for Greco-Roman wrestler at Olympics.
Mar 20, 2016, 20:23 PM IST
I need 2-3 wins before July to qualify for Rio Olympics, says Jeev Milkha Singh
Jeev said that the event is close to his heart given his father represented India thrice.
Mar 15, 2016, 19:20 PM IST
2016 Rio Olympics: Fears for Russia as IAAF extend ban
Russia`s Olympic quest will likely be decided in the May Council meeting.
Mar 12, 2016, 00:07 AM IST
Injured Parupalli Kashyap's 2016 Rio Olympics qualification hopes in jeopardy
The Indian shuttler was making a return to international scene after recuperating from a calf injury.
Mar 04, 2016, 23:38 PM IST
