Rio de Janeiro, Aug 16 (IANS) Kenya’s David Rudisha romped to victory in the men’s Olympic 800 metres final here, securing his second straight gold medal in the event. The 27-year-old reigning world champion clocked…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 16 (IANS) Former world football governing body FIFA President Joao Havelange died on Tuesday at the age of 100 years. As the president of FIFA for 24 years, Havelange, born on…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 16 (IANS) New Zealand, Germany, Britain and reigning champions the Netherlands were all winners in the women’s hockey quarter-finals at the Rio Olympic Games here. New Zealand continued their excellent form…
Rio de Jnaeiro, Aug 16 (IANS) An effective gene doping test has been formulated, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said on the sidelines of the ongoing Rio Olympics. IOC Medical and Scientific Director Richard…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 16 (IANS) India’s search for a so far elusive medal at the Rio Olympics will ensure focus on grapplers Yogeshwar Dutt — London Games bronze medallist — and Narsingh Yadav who…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 16 (IANS) A total of 3,188 biological material samples have been tested for the purpose of doping control since the opening of the Olympic Village a week ahead of the Rio…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 16 (IANS) If fighting hunger could be an Olympic sport, celebrated Chef Massimo Bottura and his team would certainly be the gold medal winners. Besides getting the thumbs up from the…
Accra, Aug 16 (IANS) Three Ghanaian athletes billed for next month’s Rio Paralympic Games have called upon the government for support as they prepare for the quadrennial event. Alem Mumuni, Ghana’s first paracyclist at the…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 16 (IANS) Bahrain teenager Ruth Jebet clinched the gold medal in the women’s 3,000 metre steeplechase, narrowly missing the world record. The 19-year-old clocked eight minutes 59.75 seconds on Monday to…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 16 (IANS) Italian cyclist Elia Viviani took the gold medal in the Olympic men’s track event, forcing Britain’s Mark Cavendish to settle for the silver. Viviani, who rides professionally for Sky,…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 16 (IANS) An Egyptian judoka has been sent home after refusing to shake his Israeli opponent’s hand, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said. The IOC said on Monday that Islam El…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 16 (IANS) It was a reception on India’s Independence Day arranged by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports as well as the Embassy in Brazil. But it left the athletes…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 16 (IANS) Brazil’s Thiago Braz da Silva helped turn a bleak, wintry night into an unforgettable one at the Olympic Stadium here, claiming an improbable gold medal in the men’s pole…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 16 (IANS) Shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and P.V Sindhu kept India’s medal hopes alive by entering the quarter-finals of their respective categories as boxer Vikas Krishan Yadav crashed out while the athletes…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 16 (IANS) Kenya’s David Rudisha romped to victory in the men’s Olympic 800m final here, securing his second straight gold medal in the event. The 27-year-old clocked 1 minute 42.15 seconds…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 16 (IANS) Kate Foo Kune of Mauritius knows she owes the sport of badminton a personal debt far more costly than her early exit from the women’s singles competition at the…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 16 (IANS) Table tennis powerhouses China have been ready to repeat the gold medal sweeping in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, just as they did in Beijing and London, after both…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 16 (IANS) Shaunae Miller of the Bahamas shocked gold medal favorite Allyson Felix to win a thrilling women’s 400m final at the Rio Olympics. Miller recorded a personal best of 49.44…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 16 (IANS) Indian athlete Seema Punia crashed out of the women’s Discus Throw event at the ongoing Rio Games after finishing ninth in Qualifying Round Group B at the Olympic Stadium…
By Hardev Sanotra Rio de Janeiro, Aug 16 (IANS) Having missed out a medal at the Rio Olympics follwing his loss in the quarter-finals, Vikas Krishan Yadav asserted that the administrative logjam in Indian boxing…