US swimmers quit Brazil after admitting to inventing mugging
US Olympic authorities apologized to Brazil as two US swimmers were allowed to go home having retracted a fabricated story about being mugged in Rio.
Aug 19, 2016, 13:57 PM IST
My dream of winning medal for India has been cruelly snatched away: Narsingh Yadav
The verdict marked a painful end to the sordid controversy which began with the wrestler failing a June 25 test.
Aug 19, 2016, 09:42 AM IST
Day 13 Recap: PV Sindhu creates history; Aditi Ashok shines in Rd 2, Babita Kumari ousted
Sindhu's gold match opponent, Marin also entered her maiden Olympic final beating London Olympic champion Li Xuerui 21-14 21-16.
Aug 19, 2016, 02:28 AM IST
Rio 2016: Babita loses opening bout; gets eliminated
Babita Kumari lost her opening women's 53 kg category wrestling bout 1-5 against Maria Prevolaraki of Greece and got eliminated from the competition in the Olympic Games here today.
Aug 18, 2016, 20:47 PM IST
Sakshi Malik all set to get Khel Ratna for her Olympic medal
Olympic bronze medal winning wrestler Sakshi Malik is all set to be conferred with country's highest sporting honour Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award as per policy decision by the government.
Aug 18, 2016, 18:45 PM IST
Rio Olympics: Racist joke haunts Brazilian medal winner
When Brazilian gymnast Arthur Nory won a bronze in the floor exercises, he naturally expected an all-round ovation from his countrymen. But that was not to be. The reason lay in a racist joke cracked by him last year in a snapchat video, apparently targeting a black member of the Brazilian team.
Aug 18, 2016, 18:13 PM IST
Rio 2016: Netherlands, Britain in women's hockey final at Olympics
The Dutch dream of a history-making third successive women's Olympic hockey gold medal remains very much alive after defeating Germany in a drama filled shoot-out after the match finished with the scores locked at 1-1 on Wednesday.
Aug 18, 2016, 18:08 PM IST
Sakshi Malik: Seven interesting facts about India's first Rio medalist
The 23-year-old girl from Haryana defeated Kyrgyzstan's Aisuluu Tynybekov to become the first woman wrestler from India to bag an Olympic medal and the fourth Indian wrestler to win medal at the biggest sporting event in the world.
Aug 18, 2016, 16:22 PM IST
HILARIOUS! Virender Sehwag rubs salt on Shobhaa De's wounds after Sakshi Malik wins bronze
Humor is the key ingredient of Viru's tweets, which have taken the micro-blogging site by storm.
Aug 18, 2016, 13:24 PM IST
READ: This emotional message from injured Vinesh Phogat will bring a tear to your eye
Vinesh took to social micro-blogging site Twitter to share an extremely emotional message with her fans and followers.
Aug 18, 2016, 09:39 AM IST
PHOTOS: Olympic Spirit! American runner Abbey D'Agostino stops to help fallen athlete during 5,000 metre run
In what could be called a true display of sportmanship at Rio Olympics 2016, an American 5,000 meter runner Abbey D' Agostino stopped mid-race to help fallen New Zealand runner Nikki Hamblin.
Aug 17, 2016, 14:07 PM IST
After shooting contingent's Rio failure, Abhinav Bindra asked to head NRAI independent inquiry
Despite 12 shooters representing India, it was the veteran Bindra who came the closest to winning a medal.
Aug 17, 2016, 13:49 PM IST
Nozomi Okuhara: Everything you need to know about P. V. Sindhu's semi-final opponent
Can Sindhu churn out yet another solid performance against Okuhara?
Aug 17, 2016, 13:16 PM IST
Sindhu is a great fighter but can do a notch higher, says coach Gopichand
As the Indian shuttler is all set to face world number three Nozomi Okuhara in the semis tomorrow, her coach feels that she can do much better in terms of her defensive ability.
Aug 17, 2016, 13:03 PM IST
Rio Olympics 2016: Kenya's David Rudisha defends 800m in career high
"Running 1:42, it`s just fantastic. I had no doubts before," said Rudisha after another imperious display.
Rio Olympics: How Indian athletes performed on Day 10
This is how the Indian contingent performed on Day 10 of the Olympics.
Aug 16, 2016, 04:38 AM IST
Vikas Krishan ousted, Indian boxers sign off without medal at Rio Olympics
In the end it was a stroll for the 20-year-old Melikuziev, who was hitting at will against a near stationary Vikas.
Aug 16, 2016, 04:25 AM IST
Rio 2016 Olympics: India's complete schedule for Day 11
One of the bright sparks was of course PV Sindhu, who will be action on Day 11.
Aug 16, 2016, 04:23 AM IST
