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) Penalty corner specialist Rupinder Pal Singh scored a brace as India began their men’s hockey campaign in the Rio Olympics with a morale boosting 3-2 win against Ireland in…
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) A man was gunned down outside the Maracana stadium in the Brazilian capital just hours after an 80,000-strong crowd attended the glittering Olympics opening ceremony. Images showed the unnamed…
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,…
Madrid, Aug 6 (IANS) French star midfielder Paul Pogba’s impending move to Manchester United is likely to mean Real Madrid cannot afford to sign him, according to the Spanish football club’s former president Ramon Calderon….
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) Dipa Karmakar, who scripted history by becoming the first Indian female gymnast to qualify for the Rio Olympics, will carry a billion hopes when the women gymnastics events unfold…
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…
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Saturday congratulated rower Dattu Bhokanal, who qualified for the quarter-finals of the men’s single sculls rowing in the 31st Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro….
By Hardev Sanotra Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) With a glittering ceremony incorporating Brazil’s popular music forms of samba, bossa nova and hip-hop, its diverse but vibrant history, a commitment to the environment and…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) Indian women shooters Apurvi Chandela and Ayonika Paul crashed out of the Rio Olympics 2016 after losing in the quarter-finals in their 10 metre air rifle event here on…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) Dattu Bhokanal gave India’s Rio Olympics campaign a rousing start as he reached the quarter-finals of the men’s single sculls rowing after finishing third here on Saturday. In the…
Washington, Aug 6 (IANS) Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka stunned Horacio Zeballos 6-4, 6-4 to reach his maiden ATP Tour semi-final at the Atlanta Open tennis tournament here. Nishioka did not drop a serve as he posted…