Rafael Nadal hoping to continue Rio Olympics momentum at US Open
Nadal hopes his Rio elation carries over to the Open, which he won in 2010 and 2013.
Aug 28, 2016, 08:59 AM IST
Indian women's hockey stars humiliated, made to sit on floor of train on way back home from Rio
Tthe tickets of players were unconfirmed and hence the TT asked them to sit on the floor of the bogey of Bokaro-Alleppey Express Train.
Aug 28, 2016, 08:29 AM IST
Sakshi Malik, PV Sindhu, Dipa Karmakar, Pullela Gopichand to be gifted BMW cars
Legendary cricketer and goodwill ambassador for India at Rio Olympics Sachin Tendulkar will hand over the keys at a function to be held at Gopichand Badminton Academy.
Aug 27, 2016, 20:27 PM IST
Rio Olympics fallout: Three top Kenyan officials arrested for mismanagement, corruption
Kenya`s Sports Minister Hassan Wario on Thursday announced the disbanding of the Kenyan Olympic committee after the allegations surfaced.
Aug 27, 2016, 17:48 PM IST
I take responsibility for Rio boxing campaign: Coach Sandhu
In Rio, at least one medal was expected from the three who made the cut.
Aug 27, 2016, 17:44 PM IST
Rio court to return passports to Irish Olympic officials
A Rio de Janeiro court will return the passports of three members of the Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) and they will be allowed to leave Brazil, a source in the Rio state security services said on Friday.
Aug 27, 2016, 06:42 AM IST
Piers Morgan TWEETS AGAIN: UK journalist takes credit for PM Modi setting up task force for next three Olympics
Piers tried to take all credit himself following PM Narendra Modi's announcement to set up a task force for the next three Olympics.
Aug 26, 2016, 21:16 PM IST
Narsingh Yadav would have won the silver, claims WFI official
Giving another twist to the episode, Prasood said the banned drug found in Narsingh's system was generally taken by people in their fifties to gain weight.
Aug 26, 2016, 20:39 PM IST
After Rio Olympics failure, Tintu Luka's uncle blames coach PT Usha for below-par training
Tintu's uncle questioned if Usha has deliberately denied the opportunities to the 27-year-old fearing of losing her own athletics glory.
Aug 26, 2016, 20:27 PM IST
Virender Sehwag fulfills Sakshi Malik's desire to meet him; this tweet tells how GLAD he is
Sakshi most probably wanted to thank Viru for his efforts in helping her earn the recognition she deserved during the Rio Olympics.
Aug 26, 2016, 19:57 PM IST
PM Modi announces task force to prepare action plan for next three Olympic Games
Earlier, ace shooter Abhinav Bindra was named the chairman of National Rifle Association of India's committee to review country's shooting debacle in Rio.
Aug 26, 2016, 19:21 PM IST
Rio Olympics 2016: Five Indian athletes who redefined 'woman power'
While PV Sindhu and Sakshi Malik were India's only two medalists at Rio Olympics, several others made a name for themselves at the mega event.
Aug 26, 2016, 18:38 PM IST
Russia to pay bonuses to athletes barred from Rio Olympics 2016
Medvedev congratulated Russian athletes who won medals at the Olympics and handed them keys to brand new off-road vehicles as a reward.
Aug 26, 2016, 17:31 PM IST
Companies making beeline to sign PV Sindhu for endorsements
The silver medal at Rio Olympics has pushed Sindhu's brand value many times and the badminton star is expected to announce a couple of endorsement deals soon.
Aug 26, 2016, 16:54 PM IST
Olympic Dreams: Rickshaw driver buys shooter daughter rifle worth 5 lakh that was saved for her wedding
The Ahmedabad girl had earlier won a bronze medal at the National Championships, that too with a rented rifle.
Aug 26, 2016, 16:39 PM IST
Overhaul Indian sports bodies and de-link from Political patronage to overcome Rio fiasco: CPI-M
The showering the two Rio medal winners with crores of rupees and other gifts, however deserved, did not address the basic problem regarding Indian sports.
Aug 26, 2016, 15:06 PM IST
RESPECT! Rio silver medallist sells medal for 3-year-old cancer patient; Harbhajan Singh overawed
Poland's Piotr Malachowski received a letter from the mother of a boy called Olek who said he had been battling eye cancer.
Aug 26, 2016, 14:07 PM IST
OP Jaisha's illness delays Sports Ministry probe into official apathy
Since Jaisha is not permitted to travel, the probe into the allegations of official apathy levelled by her will be delayed.
Aug 26, 2016, 13:59 PM IST
After clinching historic silver medal, here's what PV Sindhu was allowed to do by coach Pullela Gopichand
Apart from putting in hours of training, Sindhu was following a strict diet to compete with the best at the biggest sporting spectacle.
Aug 26, 2016, 13:49 PM IST
HILARIOUS! Indian Twitter roasts Sanjay Manjrekar for siding with Piers Morgan
One of those contradicting the views of Sehwag and co was former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar.
Aug 26, 2016, 13:41 PM IST
