Rio de Janeiro, Aug 19 (IANS) Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) President Alexander Zhukov has said the election of Russia’s two-time Olympic champion pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva to the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Athletes’ Commission is…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 19 (IANS) Russia’s Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva has pledged to defend athletes’ rights in her capacity as member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes’ Commission. “I would like…
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar on Friday said in order to produce good results, it is important to support the Indian athletes. He said in the ongoing Rio Olympics, people should…
By Vikas Datta Title: Enter the Dangal; Author: Rudraneil Sengupta; Publisher: Harper Sport (HarperCollins); Pages: 274; Price: Rs 350 Sakshi Malik picked up the first medal for India at Rio in women’s wrestling — a…
Mumbai: Columnist Shobhaa De during the 7th National Laadli Media and Advertising Awards for Gender Sensitivity 2014-2015, in Mumbai, on April 13, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) After Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 19 (IANS) The iconic Usain Bolt has always been a delight for his flamboyance and supreme self-belief but the ‘world’s fastest man’ has become a darling of the social media over…
Ohio City (US), Aug 19 (IANS) Croatian teenager Borna Coric brushed aside world No.5 Rafael Nadal 6-1, 6-3 in the third round of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati here. Playing his second match…
By Veturi Srivatsa Ironically, the day woman wrestler Sakshi Malik brought in India’s first medal from the Rio Olympics, the cricket-loony country may have had greater pleasure in their team’s ascent to the No.1 position…
Rio de Janeiro: India’s P.V. Sindhu in action against Nozomi Okuhara of Japan during the Rio 2016 Olympic badminton women’s singles semi-final match in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Aug 18, 2016. (Photo: Seshadri Sukumar/IANS)…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 19 (IANS) Dalilah Muhammad, the 2013 World Championships silver medalist, won the 100th medal for the US Olympic team at the Rio Olympics after finishing first in the women’s 400-metre hurdles…
Photo by karo4greatness Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) The US Olympic Committee (USOC) has publicly acknowledged that four of its swimmers made a false police report and created a story of being held at gunpoint and…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 19 (IANS) Following is the medals tally at the ongoing Rio Olympics as at 10:00 am IST on Friday. Country Gold Silver Bronze Total United States 35 33 32 100 Britain…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 19 (IANS) The United States wrapped up five gold medals as it became the runaway leader on the medals table at the Rio Olympics. The US again demonstrated their supremacy in…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 19 (IANS) Star shuttler P.V. Sindhu entered the women’s singles final to assure India of a second medal at the Rio Olympics while the Indian contingent suffered a blow with wrestler…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 19 (IANS) Usain Bolt has expressed his wish to be ranked alongside Pele and Muhammad Ali in sport’s pantheon of greats after winning his third straight Olympic 200m title here. The…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 19 (IANS) Usain Bolt won the men’s 200 metres title at a third consecutive Olympics with a dominant performance and moved another step closer to his target of clinching three gold…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 19 (IANS) Brazil’s Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze have won the gold medal in the women’s skiff 49erFX sailing category at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, the only medal that this…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 19 (IANS) Swimmers from the US Olympic delegation — Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger — were released after questioning for four hours in a Brazilian police station regarding an alleged assault…
New Delhi: India Wrestler Wrestler Narsingh Yadav addresses a press conference after being exonerated of doping charges by the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) panel in New Delhi, on Aug 1, 2016. (Photo: IANS) By…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 19 (IANS) India’s Aditi Ashok continued to impress as she carded a second straight three-under 68 to be tied eighth after the second round of the women’s golf event at the…