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SHOCKING! Usain Bolt could lose 2008 Olympics relay gold – Here's why

The team took gold in what was then a new world record of 37.10 seconds, ahead of Trinidad and Tobago and Japan.

Jun 03, 2016, 19:35 PM IST

Indian eves lose to New Zealand in hard fought opening encounter

 Indian women's hockey team started its campaign in the four-nation tournament on a disappointing note.

May 31, 2016, 18:28 PM IST

Narsingh Yadav selection over Sushil Kumar for 2016 Rio Olympics was fair: WFI tells HC

Narsingh Yadav is the best wrestler, as compared to Sushil Kumar, to represent the country in 74kg category for the upcoming Rio Olympics, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) told the Delhi High Court, and added that the selection has been made in a fair and transparent manner.

May 27, 2016, 19:44 PM IST

23 new doping failures from 2012 London Olympic Games: IOC

The IOC has informed the athletes whose sample have failed on reanalysis, but will not name them until a final confirmation test is carried out.

May 27, 2016, 18:31 PM IST

India thump Pakistan to enter final of Asian Snooker team championship

Meanwhile, Iran defeated Malaysia by a similar 3-0 margin in the other semifinal.

May 25, 2016, 20:36 PM IST

Shooter Heena Sidhu misses out on final berth

Heena finished 12th out of 104 shooters in the eventual standings but will be pleased at having shot a high score ahead of the all-important Olympics.

May 25, 2016, 20:21 PM IST

Dutee Chand wins 100m gold in Taiwan but still short of 2016 Rio Olympic mark

 Left to compete within an hour of reaching here from China, promising sprinter Dutee Chand won the gold in women's 100m sprint event in the Taiwan Open Athletics Championships today.

May 19, 2016, 23:17 PM IST

Women's 4x100m relay team breaks national record at IAAF Meet

The Indian team ran with Merlin starting the race with Jyoti running the second followed by the Srabani with Dutee running the anchor leg.

May 18, 2016, 21:34 PM IST

Rio Olympics: Sushil Kumar's dream unlikely to come true​ as WFI not keen on trial

A special WFI committee, formed on the instruction of the court, held a meeting with the two-time Olympic medallist today, to sort out as to who between Sushil and Narsingh would represent India in the men's 74kg freestyle category at the mega-event in August.

May 18, 2016, 20:25 PM IST

Indian eves enter quarters of Uber Cup, men's team exits

Olympic bronze medallist, Saina defeated World No. 5 Nozomi Okuhara 18-21 6-21.

May 18, 2016, 18:29 PM IST

Indian-origin manager sacked by Bundesliga club

Indian-origin manager of the German football Bundesliga first division club VfB Stuttgart, has been sacked following the team's relegation.

May 18, 2016, 17:31 PM IST

No complete ISL-I League merger, AIFF proposes four leagues

Ending speculation around the merger of Indian Super League with I-League, the AIFF today virtually recognised ISL as the country's premier league as per a new roadmap, which will have three more seven-month leagues in a hierarchical system from 2017 onwards.

May 17, 2016, 22:44 PM IST

Indian eves maul Australia 5-0 in Uber Cup

Indian eves made a stupendous start to their campaign at the Uber Cup badminton tournament by thrashing Australia 5-0 here today.

May 16, 2016, 18:42 PM IST