Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) Indian archer Bombalya Devi bowed out of the Rio Olympics after going down to Alejandra Valencia of Mexico 102-104 in the 1/8 eliminations round of the women’s individual category…
By Hardev Sanotra Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) Indian boxers have overnight been given new jerseys after International Olympic Committee (IOC) objected to the lack of the country’s name on the reverse side. “There…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) Indian archer Deepika Kumari bowed out of the Rio Olympics, going down to Taipei’s Ting Tan Ya in the 1/8 Eliminations round of the Women’s Individual category here on…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) India’s women badminton pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnapa lost their opening Group A match against the top seeds Ayaka Takahashi and Misaki Matsutomo of Japan in straight…
Moscow, Aug 11 (IANS) Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) chief Vladimir Lukin has written an open letter to International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach after Russia was barred from the 2016 Rio Paralympics. The International…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) Russian swimmer Yuliya Yefimova, who has won silver in 100-metre breaststroke at the Rio Olympics, has said she has already taken three doping tests. However, in her words, she…
Moscow, Aug 11 (IANS) Russia’s pole vault queen Yelena Isinbayeva has confirmed her plans to put forward her candidacy for the post of president of the All-Russia Athletics Federation (ARAF). “I want to try. I…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) Sex at the games village has been an open secret and with the surge of dating apps like Tinder and Bumble, Olympic flings have become a lot easier. Eager…
Lausanne, Aug 11 (IANS) The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will have enough time to conduct the necessary arbitration procedure before the 2016 Games if it receives an appeal from the Russian Paralympic Committee…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) Michael Phelps has qualified fastest for Thursday’s 200m individual medley final at the Rio Games as he aims to become the first swimmer to win the same event at…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) Katie Ledecky powered the US to victory with a scintillating last leg in the women’s 4x200m freestyle final at the Rio Olympics here. The US team of Allison Schmitt,…
Brasilia, Aug 11 (IANS) Brazil entered the knockout stage of the Rio Olympics defeating Denmark 4-0 in footbal. Gabriel Barbosa broke the ice in the 26th minute after receiving a pass from left winger Douglas…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) Michael Phelps described his rivalry with Ryan Lochte as “special” as the US teammates prepare to go head-to-head in another Olympic swimming final on Thursday. Phelps qualified fastest for…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) Weightlifter Nijat Rahimov of Kazakhstan broke the world record to win the gold medal of the men’s 77kg category while his compatriot Dmitriy Balandin created history by claiming the…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) Britain’s Jack Laugher and Chris Mears won the gold in the men’s synchronized three-meter springboard diving competition at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. Laugher and Mears accumulated 454.32…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) Six-time all-around world champion Kohei Uchimura held off strong challenge from Ukraine’s Oleg Vernyayev to take his second consecutive Olympic gold in gymnastics at the Rio Games. The 27-year-old…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) Kazakhstan swimmer Dmitriy Balandin caused one of the biggest surprises of the Rio Olympics so far by winning the men’s 200m breaststroke gold medal. Swimming in lane eight after…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) The Indian mixed doubles pair of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna will start their campaign at the ongoing Rio Olympics on Thursday after most of the tennis matches had…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) Nobody was hurt when a bullet struck one of the stables at the Olympic equestrian center here on Wednesday, a spokesman for the 2016 Rio Games organising committee said….
Brasilia, Aug 11 (IANS) The Honduran men’s football squad reached the Olympics knockout stage once again with a 1-1 draw in Group D action against Argentina, who needed a win to avoid going home early….