Contrasting fortunes for BD teams

Bangladesh men's team slips to 76th position after losing to Serbia 3-1 in the 42nd Chess Olympiad.
10 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Women win, men draw

Bangladesh men's chess team drew against United Arab Emirates by 2-2 points in the sixth round of the 42nd Chess Olympiad in
9 September 2016, 18:00 PM

US swimmer Ryan Lochte banned 10 months

US swimmer Ryan Lochte is slapped with a 10-month suspension following his bogus gunpoint robbery story during a drunken night out at the Olympics.
8 September 2016, 07:32 AM

Chess teams lose

Bangladesh men's chess team drops 25 places to 51st position after losing by 05-3.5 points against Germany.
7 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Chess teams back to winning ways

Bangladesh men's and women's chess teams get back to winning ways in the third round of the 42nd Chess Olympiad in Baku,
5 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Chess teams suffer defeats

Bangladesh men's chess team suffers a narrow 2.5-1.5 point defeat to Norway in the second round of 42nd Chess Olympiad in Azerbaijan.
4 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Siddikur fails to make cut

Bangladesh golfer Siddikur Rahman missed the cut in the Omega European Masters yesterday, finishing his journey in Southern Switzerland with a four-over-par.
2 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Rio court to return passports to Irish Olympic officials

A Rio de Janeiro court will return the passports of three members of the Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) and they will be allowed to leave Brazil.
27 August 2016, 08:13 AM

Top Kenyan Olympic committee official arrested

Kenyan police arrest the secretary-general of the country's Olympic committee (NOCK) in the wake of a series of scandals and embarrassments at the Rio Games.
27 August 2016, 05:53 AM

Polish Olympian sells Rio medal to save boy battling cancer

Polish discus thrower Piotr Malachowski, who took silver at the Rio Olympics, says that he auctioned off his medal this week to fund treatment for a three-year-old boy struck with cancer.
26 August 2016, 08:55 AM

US swimmer Ryan Lochte charged over false robbery claim

The Brazilian authorities have charged US swimming star Ryan Lochte with making a false statement about being robbed at gunpoint during the Olympics.
26 August 2016, 06:10 AM

Russian President Putin awards Margarita Mamun

Russian President Putin awards rhythmic gymnast Margarita Mamun during a grand ceremony for Russian Olympic medallists returning home from 2016 Rio Olympics at Kremlin in Moscow.
26 August 2016, 05:37 AM

From Sugarloaf Mountain to Cristo Redentor

With the Olympic Games having ended, we were left with time to take a look around the tourist attractions of Rio de Janeiro. A day and a half's excursion was enough to leave us with an eye-opening experience. Here is the second of a two-part travelogue on that experience.
24 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Olympic flag arrives in Tokyo for 2020 Games

The Olympic flag arrives in Tokyo as Japan's capital gears up to host the 2020 Games, with officials promising smooth sailing after Rio's sometimes shaky 2016 instalment.
24 August 2016, 05:13 AM

Greg swaps spikes for dancing shoes

Britain's long jump world champion Greg Rutherford is to take a break from his day job to appear on the BBC's popular
23 August 2016, 18:00 PM

A sneak peek into favela life

Rio de Janeiro has many faces. It is fraught with such extremes that it's quite hard to fathom the true nature of this beautiful
23 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Lochte loses Speedo, Ralph Lauren endorsements

Swimwear maker Speedo and luxury retailer Ralph Lauren Corp end their sponsorship contracts with US swimmer Ryan Lochte.
22 August 2016, 19:54 PM

Rio bids a colourful goodbye

The 31st Olympic Games had started with a great exhibition of music, dance and colours of life. It ended with another one.
22 August 2016, 18:00 PM

RIO'S LASTING IMAGES

Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt might have won nine, but by co
22 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Rio Records

Men's individual archery 700 points
22 August 2016, 18:00 PM