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PV Sindhu slams IndiGo Airlines over ‘rude behaviour’ by its employee
Mumbai, Nov 4: India’s ace badminton player and Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu on Saturday took to…
Fire destroys velodrome built for Rio Olympics
Rio de Janeiro, July 31: A part of a velodrome built for the 2016 Rio Olympics here was…
Rio Olympics 2016: Legends bloom, India’s gloom and dope doom
New Delhi, December 28: The euphoria over sending its biggest contingent ever to the Olympics did not last…
Obama pays tribute to US athletes at Rio Olympics
Washington, Sep 30 : US President Barack Obama paid tribute to the Olympic and Paralympic athletes who competed…
Rio Paralympics 2016: More than 4,400 athletes to compete
Rio, 8 September, 2016: Rio Paralympics started on Wednesday at Maracana Stadium. More than 4,400 athletes from 160…
Foreign tourists buy 1.6 mn tickets for Rio Paralympics
The tickets for rio Paralympics is already sold for about a fifth of the 1.6 million by the foreign tourist. The…
PM Modi sends wishes to athletes of Rio Paralympics
After Rio Olympics, Rio Paralympics is set to start and PM Modi sends his best wishes to the…
PM Modi applauds womens’s atheletes of Rio Olympics
Performance of women’s athlete in Rio Olympics makes every countrymen proud. PM Modi on his monthly radio talk…
PM Modi announces a task force for next three Olympic games
Taking the performance of Rio athletes in concern, PM Modi on Friday announced to set up a Task…
Athlete Sudha hospitalised, test positive for swine flu
Sudha Singh, who was one of the Indian athlete and who participated in the 3000-metre steeplechase at the…
“There needs to be an inquiry,” says OP Jaisha
Athletics Federation of India officials denies Jaisha’s claims but in return Marathoner OP Jaisha said today that cameras…
AFI hits back on OP Jaisha for making “misleading and incorrect” statement
Indian marathoner, OP Jaisha claims that the indian atheletes nor given water neither have any officials during the…
No water for Indian marathoner in Rio olympics
The country is celebrating the victories of the rio medallist Shuttler PV Sindhu who won a Silver and…
Sisodia announces Rs 1 cr for Rio medalist Sakshi Malik
New Delhi/ Rohtak, Aug 20: Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday announced an award of Rs…
Usain Bolt leads Jamaica, win gold in men’s 4x100m relay
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 20, 2016: The man who was born in Jamaica Usain Bolt on Friday led…
After Narsingh dream ends, mother demand a CBI probe
Lucknow, Aug 20, 2016: A day after wrestler Narsingh Yadav tempestuous journey to Rio Olympics ended in heartbreak with…
Telangana to give Rs 1 crore cash prize to Sindhu
Hyderabad, Aug 20: Telangana government will give a cash prize of Rs 1 crore to India’s star shuttler…
Historic moment! India’s pride PV Sindhu wins silver in Rio Olympics
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 19, 2016: India’s shuttler P.V. Sindhu settled for silver at the Rio Olympics after…
“I feel destroyed” : Narsingh on four-year ban
New Delhi ,August 19 : Narsingh’s dream of representing the country in Rio Olympics shattered after a verdict…
Things you should know about P.V. Sindhu !
PV Sindhu on 18th August became the first Indian women ever to enter the Badminton finals in Olympic…
Virat kohli sends warm wishes to PV sindhu for the “epic clash”
Virat kohli, indian test cricket captain has sent warm wishes to badminton player PV Sindhu for her historic…
Sindhu’s on-court brilliance assures India second medal at Rio
Rio de Janeiro India’s fortunes took a sudden turn for the better in the last 24 hours with…
Bolt wins 200m title, takes second gold at Rio Olympics
Usain Bolt won the men’s 200 metres title at a third consecutive Olympics with a dominant performance and…
CAS bans wrestler Narsingh for four years
Narsingh Yadav’s Olympic dream seems to have come to an end with the Court of Arbitration for Sport…
Rio Olympics: P.V. Sindhu another hope for a medal
P.V. Sindhu is the next hope of India for a medal in Rio Olympics 2016. She will compete against…
Neymar scores Fastest goal in Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro, August 18, 2016: The Barcelona striker scored 15 seconds after the start of the olympics…
Salman to present rewards to Indian athletes in Rio olympics
Superstar Salman Khan announced on Wednesday that he will be presenting each Indian athlete at the Rio Olympics…
Rio Olympics: Spirited Sakshi takes bronze to open India’s account
Sakshi Malik brought an end to India’s long wait for a medal at the ongoing Rio Olympics, clinching…
Indian golfer Aditi tied seventh at Rio Olympics
India’s Aditi Ashok carded an impressive three-under 68 to finish tied seventh after the opening round of the…
CBI wants to cancel Abhay Chautala’s bail
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday pleaded before a Delhi court to cancel the bail granted…
Shuttler PV Sindhu elevate India’s hopes of Gold, enters Olympic semis
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 17, 2016: Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu caused a huge upset, stunning World No.2 Wang…
Miller dives for women’s 400m Olympic gold
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 16, 2016: Shaunae Miller of the Bahamas shocked gold medal favorite Allyson Felix to…
Seema Punia bows out of Rio Olympic discus event
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 16, 2016: Indian athlete Seema Punia fails to qualify for the women’s Discus Throw…
Shuttler Sindhu reaches women’s singles quarters at Rio Olympics
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 16, 2016: Two-time World Championship bronze-medallist shuttler P.V. Sindhu entered the quarter-finals of the…
Bolt creates athletics history at Rio Olympics
Star Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt wrote his name in the history books, winning his third consecutive Olympic title…
Phelps signs off with fairytale farewell
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 Michael Phelps secured a fairytale end to his career as an Olympic athlete as…
Rio 2016: Shuttlers Attri, Reddy cruise to easy win
Indian shuttlers Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy defeated Hiroyuki Endo and K. Hayakawa of Japan in straight games…
Rio Olympics: Lalita, Dattu provide cheer on dismal day
Long distance runner Lalita Babar kept India’s hopes alive by qualifying for the women’s 3,000 metre Steeplechase finals…
Rio Olympics: Sania-Bopanna go down in mixed doubles semis
The Indian duo of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna went down fighting in the semi-finals of the mixed…
Rio olympics : Schedule of Indian contingent on Saturday
The Indian contingent’s schedule on Saturday at the Rio Olympics Source:PTI
Rio olympics: Schooling beats Phelps to win 100m butterfly Olympic gold
Joseph Schooling won Singapore’s first gold medal of the ongoing Rio Olympics by ending multiple Olympic gold medallist…
Disappointing day for Indian athletes in Rio
Indian athletes Muhammed Anas Yahiya and Ankit Sharma crashed out of thier respective events at the ongoing Rio…
Rio Olympics: Boxer Vikas Yadav defeats Onder Sipal to enters in the quter-finals
Indian boxer, Vikas Krishan Yadav enters the quter-finals by defeating Onder Sipal of Turkey 3-0 in the men’s…
Rio Olympics 2016: Sania-Bopanna enter mixed doubles semis
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13, 2016: The Indian star Tennis duo of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna brings…
Rio Olympics: Mairaj finishes 10th in Skeet qualifications
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 12 : Indian shooter Mairaj Ahmad Khan produced a creditable performance to finish 10th in…
Rio Olympics: India held by Canada 2-2
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 12 : India’s men’s hockey team was held 2-2 by lower-ranked Canada in its final…
Atanu Das crushed out of Rio Olympics
Indian Archer, Atanu Das was crushed out of Rio Olympics 2016 in men’s Individual 1/8 Eliminations on Friday.…
Shooter Narang, Singh fails to qualify finals: Rio Olympics 2016
Indian shooters who represented India in Rio Olympics, Gagan Narang and Chain Singh failed to qualify for the…
Rio olympics:US overtakes India in women’s hockey
The Indian women’s hockey team continued their dismal campaign at the ongoing Rio Olympics, suffering a 0-3 defeat…
Rio Olympics: Shuttler Srikanth wins first Group match
Indian shuttler Kidambri Srikanth edged past Lino Muzon of Mexico in straight games 21-11, 21-17 in the campaign…
Badminton: Saina beats Lohaynny in Olympics
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 : Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal beat local hope Vicente Lohaynny 21-17, 21-17 in…
Rio 2016: Bombayla Devi makes pre-quarters in individual women’s recurve
Experienced Indian archer Laishram Bombayla Devi advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the women’s individual recurve competition after defeating…
Rio 2016: Windows shattered as Olympic media bus attacked
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 10, 2016: A bus carrying Olympic media was attacked on the way back to…
Triumph! Boxer Vikas defeats USA’s Charles, enters Olympic pre-quarterfinals
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 10, 2016: After a disappointing start in Olympics 2016, Vikas Krishan Yadav gave India’s…
Archer Atanu, Indian men’s hockey team win at Rio
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 9 : Indian archer Atanu Das raised hopes of a medal, entering the men’s individual…
Namibian boxer detained for sexual harassment: Rio Olympics
The Brazilain police detained a Namibian Boxer for sexual harassment. He was registered to perform in Rio…
Shobhaa De refuse to apologies on “Unfair remarks”
Author Shobhaa De has been slammed by many for mocking the Indian athletes participating at the Rio Olympics,…
Rio Olympics: Medals tally of top 5 countries at end of day three
Following is the medals tally of the ongoing Rio Olympics. Country Gold Silver Bronze…
Rio Olympics: Rafaela Silva wins first gold medal for Brazil
Rafaela Silva, Judo fighter of Brazil earned the first gold medal for the host country at the 2016…
Shooters, hockey team disappoint at Olympics
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 8 : Shooter Abhinav Bindra narrowly missed out on a medal in his Olympic…
Bindra misses out on medal at Rio Olympics
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 8 : Abhinav Bindra narrowly missed out on a medal after finishing fourth in the…
Rio Olympic 2016: Shooters Sandhu and Chenai in a hunt for medal in men’s trap
Indian shooters Manavjit Singh Sandhu and Kynan Chenai kept themselves in the hunt for a medal in Rio…
Dipa Karmakar makes India proud by entering in Olympic final
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 8, 2016: After a bad start at the Rio Olympics, India had now something…
Rio Olympics: India beat Ireland 3-2 in hockey
NEW DELHI: An otherwise disappointing opening day for India at the Rio Olympics found lift from the men’s…
USA wins first gold medal of the 2016: Rio Olympics
Young 19-year-old Virginia’s Ginny Thrasher grabbed first place in the women’s 10-meter air rifle event receiving a gold…
Indian Shooters crushed out of Rio Olympics
Today, Indian women shooters Ayonika Paul and Apurvi Chandela fail to qualify for the quarter-finals in Rio Olympics.…
India’s rower Dattu reaches the Quarter-Finals in Rio Olympics
Today, Dattu Babal Bhokanal reached the quarter-finals of the men’s single sculls rowing. He finished third and gave…
Rio olympic: Deepika, L. Bombayla Devi and Laxmirani Majhi swing to Round of 32
Indian women’s archery team comprising, Deepika Kumari, L. Bombayla Devi and Laxmirani Majhi, finished seventh in the Rio…
Rio Olympics 2016 begins with chromatic ceremony
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6, 2016: The 31st Olympics, the first in South America and only the third…
31st Olympic Games set to start in Brazil
Brazil did its best to roll out the red carpet for athletes, officials and visitors from over 200…
Free tickets for Over 2,00,000 children to go Rio Olympic
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 4 : The organisers of the Rio Olympic Games will give away over 2,00,000…
Fingers crossed: NADA to pronounce order on Narsingh’s doping case today
In a last bid to participate and fight for the country in a hope to grab Gold medal…
Narsingh Yadav’s roommate Sandeep Tulsi Yadav too fails dope test
Wrestler Sandeep Tulsi Yadav at the SAI Sonepat camp also fails the dope test. Sandeep Tulsi Yadav is…
Indian hockey team leaves for Rio Olympics
The Indian men’s hockey team departed for Madrid in the early hours of Sunday where they will play…
Rio Olympics : Sushila Chanur to lead Indian women’s hockey team
Sushila Chanu to lead 16-member Indian women’s hockey team at Rio Olympics. India women’s hockey Rio XI: Navjot,Deep,Monika,Anuradha,Savita,Vandana,Poonam,Deepika,Namita,Renuka,Sunita,Sushila,Rani,Preeti,Lilima,Nikki…
Brazil’s Rousseff vows never quit
Suspended Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has vowed that she would never stand down, one day after she was…
Rio 2016: Nirmala Sheoran qualifies for Olympics in 400m after recording personal best time
Hyderabad: Indian quarter-miler Nirmala Sheoran made the cut for next month’s Rio Olympics after clocking 51.48 secs in…
Brazilian Senate confirms Rousseff impeachment vote after Rio Olympics
The Brazilian Senate announced that the final impeachment vote for suspended President Dilma Rousseff will take place from…
Manoj Kumar, Vikas Krishan Qualify For 2016 Rio Olympics
Former Commonwealth Games gold medallist Manoj Kumar (64kg) and Asian Games champion Vikas Krishan (75kg) qualified for the…
Rio Olympics: Mary kom last hope is over after denial of wildcard
Mary Kom, who is the first Indian woman boxer to get a Gold Medal in the Asian Games…
Olympic Gold Quest joins hands with Twitter
Mumbai, June 15 : Olympic Gold Quest, a not-for-profit foundation supporting the training and preparation of India’s top…
Shooter Heena Sidhu invites injured shuttler Kashyap to Rio
New Delhi, May 31 : Ace shooter Heena Sidhu consoled reigning Commonwealth Games champion shuttler Parupalli Kashyap, who will…
Rio Medal Winners to be Considered for Khel Ratna, Says Sports Ministry
For immediate recognition to the Olympic medallist, the Sports Ministry on Tuesday announced that the medal winners from…
Rio Olympics: Wrestler Sushil Kumar writes letter to PM seeking final trail
Indian freestyle wrestler and Double Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar on Friday has written a letter to Prime Minister…
WHO issues Zika advice for Rio Olympics
People traveling to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro should avoid visiting impoverished and overcrowded urban areas…
Sachin, Rahman approached by Indian Olympic Association for Rio 2016
After sport faternity oppose the appointment of Bollywood superstar Salman Khan as India’s goodwill ambassador for Rio Olympics,…
Kat supports Salman in Rio Olympics controversy
Salman Khan has made headlines both for good and wrong reasons. The Bollywood heavyweight’s appointment as the goodwill…
Milkha Singh slams IOA for choosing Salman Khan as ambassador for Rio Olympics
legendary sprinter Milkha Singh is upset with the appointment of Salman Khan as the Goodwill ambassador of India’s…
Will aim for glory at Rio Olympics: Lalita
Indian long distance runner Lalita Babar on Friday said she will be competing in the women’s 3,000 metres…