Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Chinese swimmer He Zi was surprised by a marriage proposal from her boyfriend and fellow diver Qin Kai after receiving her women’s 3 metre springboard silver medal at the…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld the appeal of the Russian track and field athlete Darya Klishina against the decision of the International Association of Athletics Federations…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Russia’s Paralympic Committee (RPC) has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against a decision to ban the team from competeing at Rio, the RPC press office…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) South Africa’s Wayde van Niekerk has revealed that words of support from Usain Bolt helped drive him to break the world record in the 400m final at the Rio…
By Sujit Chakraborty Agartala, Aug 15 (IANS) Ace gymnast Dipa Karmakar narrowly missed the Rio Olympics gymnastics bronze on Sunday night, but won the hearts of millions in Tripura and other parts of the country….
By Hardev Sanotra Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) It had to happen. A perfect combination of rapidly-changing mobile phone technology, high-fidelity sound and 4th generation communication ability is making television newsgathering a cakewalk. Live…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Usain Bolt stormed to victory in the 100m final at the Rio Olympics, becoming the first man to win the blue riband event three times in a row. The…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Britain’s Andy Murray became the first player in history to win two consecutive gold medals in Olympic men’s singles, downing Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) The US pair of Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Jack Sock beat compatriots Venus Williams and Rajeev Ram for the gold medal in the tennis mixed doubles at the ongoing Rio…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Star Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt wrote his name in the history books, winning his third consecutive Olympic title in the men’s 100 metre event at the Rio Games here….
Rio de Janeiro: Jamaican speedster Usain Bolt in action during Mens 100m heats at the Rio 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Aug 13, 2016. (Xinhua/IANS) Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Star Jamaican…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Star Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt wrote his name in the history books, winning his third consecutive Olympic title in the men’s 100 metre event at the Rio Games here….
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Swimmer Michael Phelps has said that his success at the Rio Olympics ensured he could retire without any regrets, even as he ruled out a return to competition. The…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Usain Bolt qualified fastest for the men’s 100m sprint final in Rio as he continued his bid for a third straight Olympic gold medal in the blue riband event….
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Uzbekistan’s Hasanboy Dusmatov gave a how-to boxing tutorial to Colombia’s Yuberjen Martinez to win the light-flyweight gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. In a much-anticipated bout…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) British cyclist Jason Kenny took his fifth Olympic gold after winning track cycling men’s spint in the Rio Olympic Velodrome here. Kenny defeated Callum Skinner in an all-Britain final…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) The US won the second consecutive game by a slim margin, beating France 100-97 for a 5-0 record in the preliminary round of the men’s basketball tournament at the…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Gymnast Dipa Karmakar lightened up another dismal day for India with a brave performance at the Rio Olympics even as the tennis duo of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Kei Nishikori secured Japan’s first Olympic medal in tennis since 1920 – a bronze in men’s singles – at the Rio Olympics by defeating Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-7 (1)…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Reigning world champion Ismael Borrero Molina of Cuba overpowered Japan’s Shinobu Ota to win the men’s 59kg Greco-Roman wrestling final when Russian Roman Vlasov successfully defended the 75kg title…