Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) Belgium cyclist Van Avermaet Greg won the gold of the men’s cycling road race of the Rio Olympic Games here on Saturday. In Rio’s August sweltering heat, the Belgian…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) India’s Soumyajit Ghosh crashed out in the first round of the men’s singles table tennis competition at the Olympics here on Saturday. The Bengal paddler lost 1-4 (8-11, 6-11,…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) Over 200 Russian athletes have been tested for doping at the Olympics here, the head of the Russian Olympic delegation, Igor Kazikov said on Saturday. “Doping samples have been…
Geneva, Aug 7 (IANS) Any media report claiming that Russian Paralympic athletes will be banned from competing in the 2016 Paralympics in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro is “pure speculation”, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) India’s campaign in the Olympic shooting competition got off on a disappointing note with medal hope Jitu Rai finishing eighth in the men’s 10 metre Air Pistol event here…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) Virginia Thrasher from the US won the women’s 10m air rifle with 208.0 points at the Rio Olympic Shooting Center on Saturday, claiming the very first gold medal at…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) The Rio 2016 organising committee has confirmed a suspicious package was detonated at the Olympic cycle road race venue here on Saturday. The spokesman said: “The security services found…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) Indian shooter Jitu Rai entered the finals of the 10 metre Air Pistol event after finishing sixth in the qualifying stage of the Rio Olympics here on Saturday. Jitu…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) India’s Mouma Das and debutant Manika Batra crashed out in the first round of the women’s singles table tennis competition at the Olympics here on Saturday. World No.150 Mouma…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) Veteran tennis star Leander Paes’ dreams of an Olympic medal came crashing down on Saturday after he and Rohan Bopanna went down 4-6, 6-7 (6) against Poland’s Lukasz Kubot…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) India had a mixed day at the Rio Olympics on Saturday with the men’s hockey team and rower Dattu Baban Bhokanal tasting success while the women shooters and paddlers…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) India’s men’s tennis doubles pair of Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna went down 4-6, 6-7 (6) against Poland’s Lukasz Kubot and Marcin Matkowski in their first round match here…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) President of India Pranab Mukherjee has written a personal letter to the Chef de Mission Rakesh Gupta and asked him to convey his best wishes to the entire contingent…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) President of India Pranab Mukherjee has written a personal letter to the Chef de Mission Rakesh Gupta and asked him to convey his best wishes to the entire contingent…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) India’s cricketing legend and the Olympic contingent’s brand ambassador, Sachin Tendulkar gave a huge fillip to the Indian athletes with his visit to the Olympic Village on Saturday. Tendulkar,…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) India’s cricketing legend and the Olympic contingent’s brand ambassador, Sachin Tendulkar gave a huge fillip to the Indian athletes with his visit to the Olympic Village on Saturday. Tendulkar,…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) India began their men’s hockey campaign with a morale boosting 3-2 win against Ireland in their opening pool encounter here on Saturday. Rupinder Pal Singh (27th and 49th) scored…
By Hardev Sanotra Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) “I don’t know what happened, my mind has totally gone blank,” said Apurvi Chandela after getting eliminated in the 10 metre air rifle competition for women…
By Hardev Sanotra Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) “I don’t know what happened, my mind has totally gone blank,” said Apurvi Chandela after getting eliminated in the 10 metre air rifle competition for women…
Manchester, Aug 6 (IANS) Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho said he needs time to change the mentality of the players who were coached by his predecessor Louis van Gaal. The former Chelsea manager took over…