Narsingh Yadav receives WFI backing ahead of CAS verdict that will decide his...
The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Wednesday stood firmly behind dope-tainted Narsingh Yadav, whose fate in the Rio Olympics would be determined by the Court of Arbitration of Sports (CAS) in...
View ArticleVinesh Phogat’s Rio Olympics 2016 campaign cut short by unfortunate knee injury
Rio de Janeiro: Women wrestlers Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat lost their respective quarter-final bouts in contrasting fashion to dent India's medal chances in the category at the Rio Olympics on...
View ArticleRio 2016: Salman Khan to present cheque of Rs. 1,01,000 to each Indian...
Mumbai: Superstar Salman Khan announced on Wednesday that he will be presenting each Indian athlete at the Rio Olympics 2016 with a cheque of Rs 101,000 as a "gesture of appreciation". "As a gesture of...
View ArticleKidambi Srikanth happy with ‘aggressive’ performance in Rio Olympics 2016...
Rio de Janeiro: Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth is happy with his performance after losing in the quarter-finals to two-time defending champion Lin Dan of China at the Olympics Games on Wednesday....
View ArticleSakshi Malik wins bronze in wrestling, ends India’s agonising wait at Rio...
Rio de Janeiro: Gritty woman wrestler Sakshi Malik ended India's painful wait for a medal at the Rio Olympic Games by clinching the bronze in the 58kg category, pulling off a sensational 8-5 victory...
View ArticleRio Olympics 2016 Highlights Day 12: Sakshi Malik wins bronze, India get...
Catch all the Live updates from Day 12 of Rio Olympics 2016 as Kidambi Srikanth takes on Lin Dan in Men's badminton quarters, while India's top woman wrestler Vinesh Phogat begins her campaign The post...
View ArticleRio Olympics 2016: Injured Vinesh Phogat sidelined for two weeks
Amid the celebrations over Sakshi Malik's bronze medal, the Indian contingent at the ongoing Rio Olympics received another piece of good news with doctors announcing that her fellow female wrestler...
View ArticleRio 2016: Sakshi Malik creates history, becomes first Indian woman wrestler...
Sakshi Malik on Thursday scripted history by becoming the first woman wrestler from India to bag an Olympic medal and only fourth female athlete from the country to climb to the podium at the biggest...
View ArticleKidambi Srikanth needs to use Rio Olympics 2016 defeat as springboard to...
Kidambi Srikanth has the talent, the toughness and the skills to dominate the sport of badminton. It’s up to him to make sure history does not repeat itself four years from now in Tokyo. The post...
View ArticleRio Olympics 2016, day 12 India highlights: Sakshi Malik opens medal tally,...
From Sakshi Malilk's medal to Kidambi Srikanth's spirited performance, here's how India fared on day 12 of Rio Olympics 2016. The post Rio Olympics 2016, day 12 India highlights: Sakshi Malik opens...
View ArticlePV Sindhu, waiting for you to join the club, says Abhinav Bindra as Twitter...
Twitter erupted in joy as PV Sindhu used her aggression to shut Nozomi Okuhara down and chart her way to a historic badminton final at the Rio Olympics. The post PV Sindhu, waiting for you to join the...
View ArticlePV Sindhu creates history: The shuttler’s road to Rio Olympics 2016 badminton...
PV Sindhu thumped Nozomi Okuhara to enter the final of the women's singles event of badminton competitions at the Rio Olympics 2016, registering a 21-19, 21-10 triumph in the semi-finals. The post PV...
View ArticlePV Sindhu wins, Indian shuttler’s proud parents, Pullela Gopichand Academy...
Celebrations broke out at Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy here on Thursday night as P.V. Sindhu's parents, relatives and friends erupted in joy after the Indian badminton star created history by...
View ArticlePV Sindhu says she’s ready to give her heart out for gold in Rio Olympics final
P V Sindhu today said she is in fact looking forward to ending ace shooter Abhinav Bindra's reign as the country's sole individual Olympic gold-medallist. The post PV Sindhu says she’s ready to give...
View ArticlePV Sindhu’s transformation at Rio Olympics a result of her aggression, mental...
Nozomi Okuhara lay sprawled on the badminton court, the shuttle just out of her reach, and stared into the distance. A few minutes ago the Japanese player was deadlocked 10-10 with India’s PV Sindhu in...
View ArticleRio Olympics 2016: Aditi Ashok impresses in second round of golf, four shots...
Rio de Janeiro: Teen Indian golf sensation Aditi Ashok raised hopes of an Olympic medal as she stood just four strokes off the pace at tied 8th after the second round of the Women's Individual event on...
View ArticleRio Olympics 2016, day 13 India highlights: PV Sindhu’s historic win,...
Here's a recap of how India fared on day 13 of Rio Olympics 2016 – from PV Sindhu's stunning victory to Narsingh Yadav's ban. The post Rio Olympics 2016, day 13 India highlights: PV Sindhu’s historic...
View ArticleRio Olympics 2016: PV Sindhu’s success stems from efforts of Gopichand and...
PV Sindhu admits it won't be easy and has promised to give it her best shot, fully aware this will be the biggest match in her young career. The post Rio Olympics 2016: PV Sindhu’s success stems from...
View ArticleRio Olympics 2016: How PV Sindhu stunned Nozomi Okuhara with a badminton...
PV Sindhu has just claimed a quartet of notable scalps in Michelle Li, Tai Tsu-ying, Wang Yihan and Nozomi Okuhara. Now only Carolina Marin stands between her and the ultimate prize at the Rio Olympics...
View ArticleRio Olympics 2016: Stop the clock! PV Sindhu is on the verge of rewriting...
For the first time in Olympic history, with PV Sindhu in women's badminton final, an Indian woman is on the verge of beating the world for an Olympic gold The post Rio Olympics 2016: Stop the clock! PV...
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