Rio Olympics 2016

Rio Olympics 2016: No-medal show reflects rot in Indian boxing

Country’s last hope in sport vanishes as Krishan goes down to Uzbek World No. 1 in quarters

Aug 17, 2016, 11:13 AM IST

Olympics 2016: In time of crisis, Sushil Kumar tweets INSPIRATIONAL message for wrestler Narsingh Yadav

There seems to be no end to Narsingh Yadav's woes as WADA has decided to appeal against the clean chit given to him by NADA in a dope scandal.

Aug 17, 2016, 10:50 AM IST

VIDEO: What a finish! WATCH PV Sindhu's winning moment against World No. 2 Wang Yihan

Sindhu became the second Indian women's player to reach the semis of Olympics after Saina Nehwal.

Aug 17, 2016, 10:06 AM IST

Rio 2016 Olympics: PV Sindhu shows it's not always about Saina vs China in big events

Saina created history at London Olympics 2012 where she became the first Indian badminton player to win a medal at the biggest sporting spectacle.

Aug 17, 2016, 08:49 AM IST

Rio Olympics: Argentina, Belgium advance into hockey final as Germany, Netherlands suffer shocking defeats

Argentina stunned Germany, the gold medallists in 2008 and 2012, by 5-2 while Belgium clinched a 3-1 semi-final win over neighbours Netherlands, the 1996 and 2000 champions.

Aug 17, 2016, 05:33 AM IST

Rio Olympics 2016, Day 11: Usain Bolt strikes again as Marta`s Brazil suffer football blow

Bolt, who easily won the 100m title on Sunday, eased into the 200m semi-finals as he coasted home in 20.28sec, easing up long before the line.

Aug 17, 2016, 05:15 AM IST

Rio Olympics 2016: PV Sindhu shocks World No 2 Wang Yihan to enter semis; keeps India's medal hopes alive

The 21-year-old from Hyderabad defeated world number two and London Olympics silver medallist Wang Yihan of China in straight games to keep India's medal hopes alive at Rio.

Aug 17, 2016, 04:40 AM IST

Rio Olympics: Weightlifting body to ban Russia, Kazakhs, Belarus over doping

Weightlifting has long been afflicted by doping scandals and the IWF has undertaken a major crackdown on athletes using performance-enhancing drugs, often from former Soviet Union or Eastern Bloc countries.

Aug 17, 2016, 00:14 AM IST

Argentina humiliate defending hockey champions Germany at Rio 2016 Olympics

Argentina, ranked at seven in the world, have already surpassed their best previous Olympic performance of a fifth-place finish at the 1948 Games in London.

Aug 16, 2016, 23:44 PM IST

Usain Bolt safely through 200m heats at Rio Olympics 2016

American Justin Gatlin, who won silver behind Bolt in the 100m, also looked comfortable as he won his heat in 20.42sec.

Aug 16, 2016, 21:27 PM IST

Hardeep Singh loses his Greco Roman bout, waits for repechage result

India's Greco Roman wrestler Hardeep Singh lost his opening round bout in the 98 kg category by technical points to Turkey's Ildem Cenk at the Rio Olympics, here today.

Aug 16, 2016, 20:46 PM IST

Rio Olympics 2016: Trouble for Narsingh Yadav as WADA challenges clean chit in CAS

Narsingh had tested positive for a banned anabolic steroid -- methandienone -- in tests conducted on June 25.

Aug 16, 2016, 19:53 PM IST

Rio Olympics 2016: Vijay Goel goofs up again, wishes Srabani Nanda on Twitter with image of Dutee Chand

On the eve of August 14, he took to Twitter to wish Dipa Karmakar ahead of her vault final, but got her name wrong as he wrote 'Karmanakar'.

Aug 16, 2016, 15:15 PM IST

Dutee Chand: From bitter identity crisis to competing with best

Dutee Chand, who fought depression after a long battle over questions about her gender, is already winner.

Aug 16, 2016, 13:58 PM IST

After retirement, I hope he will settle down and get married: Usain Bolt's mom

Bolt is eyeing two more gold medals in 200-meter sprints, as well as the 4×100m relay at Rio Olympics for a rare triple treble.

Aug 16, 2016, 13:02 PM IST

After winning first gold in athletics, Thiago da Silva is Brazil's new darling in Rio 2016

Lavillenie failed and Brazil had a new, and totally unexpected, hero and their first male athletics gold medal winner since Joaquim Cruz won the 800 metres in 1984.

Aug 16, 2016, 12:30 PM IST