Rio Olympics: Brazil's Thiago da Silva wins gold medal in pole vault

Brazilian Thiago da Silva edged out world record holder Renaud Lavillenie of France to win the Rio Olympic pole vault in dramatic fashion today and give the host country its first athletics gold medal of the Games.Against a back drop of raucous fan cheering, Da Silva skipped an attempt at 5.98 meter...

Mexican synchronised swimmers perform on Bollywood song

Kaushal Silva's gritty century dims Australia hopes of win in Colombo

A gritty century from Kaushal Silva gave Sri Lanka a commanding 288-run second innings lead today, dimming Australia's hopes of a consolation win in the third and final Test in Colombo.Sri Lanka, who are pushing for a rare series whitewashafter winning the first two Tests, were 312 for eigh...

WADA appeals against clean chit to wrestler Narsingh Yadav

Indian wrestler Narsingh Yadav's Olympic campaign today hit a massive roadblock after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) decided to appeal against the clean chit given to him by NADA in a dope scandal back home.Indian contingent's chef-de-mission Rakesh Gupta informed a news agenc...

Rio Olympics: Brazil's Thiago da Silva wins gold medal in pole vault

Brazilian Thiago da Silva edged out world record holder Renaud Lavillenie of France to win the Rio Olympic pole vault in dramatic fashion today and give the host country its first athletics gold medal of the Games.Against a back drop of raucous fan cheering, Da Silva skipped an attempt at 5.98 meter...

Rio Olympics: Shuttler PV Sindhu plays QF of women's singles

On the 11th day of Rio Olympics, India's presence will be meagre. Medal hopes are now pinned on shuttlers in the coming days. In women's singles event, PV Sindhu is up against London Games Silver medalist Yihan Wang in the quarter-finals today. Yihan has a 4-2 win loss record again...

Rio 2016: Shuttlers PV Sindhu & Kidambi Srikanth storm into Singles QFs

On the 11th day of Rio Olympics, India's presence will be meagre. Medal hopes are now pinned on shuttlers in the coming days. In women's singles event, PV Sindhu is up against London Games Silver medalist Yihan Wang in the quarter-finals today. Yihan has a 4-2 win loss record again...

Rio 2016: Shuttlers PV Sindhu & Kidambi Srikanth storm into Singles quarterfinals

Shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth have stormed into the Singles quarterfinals of Rio Olympics keeping India's medal hopes in Badminton alive after a shock early exit of Saina Nehwal. Sindhu made it to the last-8 beating Tzu Ying Tai of Chinese Taipei, 21-13, 21-15, while Srikanth def...

Rio 2016: Shuttlers PV Sindhu & Kidambi Srikanth storm into Singles quarterfinals

Shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth have stormed into the Singles quarterfinals of Rio Olympics keeping India's medal hopes in Badminton alive after a shock early exit of Saina Nehwal. Sindhu made it to the last-8 beating Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei in straight sets 21-13, 21-15, wh...

Rio Olympics: Kidambi Srikanth enters quarterfinals of badminton men's singles