Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Kianoush Rostami of Iran won the gold medal in the men’s 85kg weightlifting by breaking his own world record at the ongoing Rio Olympic Games here. Rostami here on…
By Hardev Sanotra Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) The star Indian duo of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna entered the semi-finals of the mixed doubles tennis event at the ongoing Rio Olympics by defeating…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Boxer Vikas Krishan Yadav and tennis stars Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna brought some much needed cheer as the Indian contingent their flop show at the ongoing 31st Olympic…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Spain’s Rafael Nadal and Argentine Juan Martin del Potro continue to overcome injury concerns and defy expectations in their men’s singles quarter-final match here at the ongoing Rio Olympics….
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Indian boxer Vikas Krishan Yadav defeated Onder Sipal of Turkey 3-0 to enter the quarter-finals of the men’s Middleweight (75kg) category at the ongoing Rio Olympics here. The Haryana…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Ireland made history by winning its first rowing medal (silver in the lightweight men’s double sculls) while Britain snatched two gold medals both in the men’s four and women’s…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) The star Indian duo of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna entered the semi-finals of the mixed doubles tennis event at the ongoing Rio Olympics by defeating Andy Murray and…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Two time Olympic champion in the badminton men’s singles event Lin Dan faced a little difficulty defeating his Russian opponent Vladimir Malkov here at the ongoing Rio Olympics. A…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Indian boxer Vikas Krishan Yadav defeated Onder Sipal of Turkey in the second round of the men’s Middleweight (75kg) category at the ongoing Rio Olympics here. The Haryana boxer…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) The Indian star Tennis duo of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna entered the semi-finals of the mixed doubles event at the ongoing Rio Olympics by defeating Andy Murray and…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Rim Jong Sim of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea won her second Olympic gold with ease in the women’s 75kg competition, becoming the first woman to win in…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Indian men’s hockey team coach Roelant Oltmans expressed his dissatisfaction with his wards’ performance following a disappointing draw against Canada at the ongoing Rio Olympics here. The Indians were…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) India’s S.S.P. Chawrasia and Anirban Lahiri scored even-par 71 and two-over 73 to finish tied 30th and joint 51st respectively after the second round of the golf tournament at…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Work has begun on returning the water in the diving pool at the ongoing Rio Olympics to its blue colour, according to Games officials. Britain’s Tom Daley, who took…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Puerto Rico’s Monica Puig is one win away from a first-ever Olympic gold medal for the Caribbean island after stunning two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic 6-4,…
Nairobi, Aug 13 (IANS) Kenyan athletics manager Michael Rotich was released on bail after he was sent home from the ongoing Rio Olympic Games due to allegations that he helped cover up doping charges for…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) India’s Manish Singh finished 13th in the men’s 20km race walk event at the Rio Olympics here on Friday. Manish clocked 1:21:21 in the race. The event was dominated…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 12 (IANS) Indian shooter Gurpreet Singh put up a disappointing performance as he finished in tenth position in the men’s 25 metre rapid fire pistol qualification event at the Rio Olympics…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 12 (IANS) India’s men’s badminton doubles duo of Manu Attri and B. Sumeeth Reddy crashed out of the Rio Olympics after going down in straight games 13-21, 15-21 to China’s Chai…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 12 (IANS) Ethiopian Almaz Ayana clocked 29 minutes, 17.45 seconds to break the women’s 10,000 metres world record at the Rio Olympic Games here on Friday. Ayana, the 5,000m world champion,…