Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug 17 (ANI): Amid latest twist in the Narsingh Yadav saga, Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has expressed confidence that the embattled wrestler will be cleared by the Court of Arbitration (CAS) in his doping case.
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug 17 (ANI): Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu produced a gritty performance under tremendous pressure as she overcame Chinese world number two Yihan Wang in straight games to reach the semifinals of the women's singles event at the Rio Olympics.
Johannesburg, Aug.17 (ANI): Former FIFA president Joao Havelange, who was undergoing treatment for pneumonia, has recently passed away at the Samaritano Hospital in Rio de Janeiro. He was 100.
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.16 (ANI): Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt continued to dominate the track as he qualified for the semi-finals of the Men's 200m race at the Rio Olympics after winning the heat here at Olympic Stadium on Tuesday.
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.16 (ANI): In what come as another blow to India's campaign at Rio Olympics, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) against the clean chit given to Rio-bound Narsingh Yadav by the National Anti-doping Age
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.16 (ANI): India's dismal show at the Rio Olympics continued even on Day 11 as wrestler Hardeep Singh lost his opening bout at the hands of Turkey's Cenk Ildem 1-2 in the Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg event here on Tuesday.
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug 16 (ANI): Indian ace boxer Vikas Krishan failed to end his country's agonising wait for an Olympic medal as he lost the quarterfinal bout against Uzbekistan's Bektemir Melikuziev in the men's middleweight (75kg) category here at the Rio Games on Tu
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 16 (ANI): Indian ace shuttler PV Sindhu progressed through to the quarterfinals of the women's singles event with a crushing straight games win over Tai Tzu-Ying of Chinese Taipei here at the Rio Olympics here on Tuesday.
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (ANI): India's agonising wait for an Olympic medal showed no signs of abating on the tenth day of the Rio Games as triple jumper Renjith Maheshwary and Srabani Nanda failed to qualify for the finals in the triple jump and 200m events respectively here on Monday.
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug 15 (ANI): Indian steeplechaser Lalita Babar failed to end the country's agonising wait for an Olympic medal on the tenth day of the competition as she finished 10th in the women's 3000m final here at the Rio Olympics on Monday.
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug 15 (ANI): Indian ace shuttler Kidambi Srikanth produced a perfect blend of power and precision to progress through to the quarterfinals of the men's singles event here at the Rio Olympics on Monday.