A family affair

The Olympic Games is not just about winning and losing, or showmanship and human endeavour; it is also a stage to show
11 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Quotes of the day

The only way teams are going to be able to get us out of our comfort zone is trying to muddy the game up or, you know, do the
11 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Shyamoly rues the elements

Shyamoly Roy blamed the elements and her lack of experience at international stage after being eliminated from the Round of 32
11 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Rio Olympics: Where are the Marta jerseys?

The fashion statement of the moment for Brazilians is the national football team's iconic number 10 jersey.But it's not Barcelona star Neymar's name they want on the back. It's Marta.
11 August 2016, 08:35 AM

Aussie teen stars as Ledecky motors on

Australia's new teenage swimming sensation Kyle Chalmers wins the blue riband Olympic 100m freestyle gold, as golf heads for a controversial return to the Games after 112 years.
11 August 2016, 07:27 AM

Kazakh Balandin destroys 'mankini' myth with Rio gold

Beefy Kazakh swimmer Dmitriy Balandin put the former Soviet state on the Olympic map by winning his country's first gold medal in the sport.
11 August 2016, 05:54 AM

'Gabigol' rescues Brazil from Olympic shame

Brazil escape a humiliating early exit from the Olympics despite another scoreless performance from Neymar as wonder kid Gabriel Barbosa strikes twice in a 4-0 win over Denmark.
11 August 2016, 04:53 AM

Early exit for Argentina

Crisis-struck Argentine football suffered another blow Wednesday when the two-time Olympic gold medallists were dumped
10 August 2016, 20:17 PM

Argentina make early exit

Two-time Olympic gold medallists Argentina make an early exit from the Rio 2016 Olympic Games when they drew 1-1 with Honduras.
10 August 2016, 19:01 PM

Argentina make early exit

Two-time Olympic gold medallists Argentina make an early exit from the Rio 2016 Olympic Games when they drew 1-1 with Honduras.
10 August 2016, 18:52 PM

Lin fails dope test

Taiwan's former weightlifting world record holder Lin Tzu-chi is suspended from competing in the Rio Olympics 2016.
10 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Armstrong completes hattrick

Veteran American Kristin Armstrong completes a remarkable Olympic cycling hattrick of gold medals by winning the women's 29.7km time-trial in Rio.
10 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Serena's Rio dream ends

Serena Williams' hopes of a fifth Olympic gold medal were crushed by Ukraine's Elina Svitolina on Tuesday as the battle for
10 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Iron Lady's 3rd in a row

Hungary's Katinka Hosszu snared her third gold medal at the Rio Olympics on Tuesday with a gut-busting win in the
10 August 2016, 18:00 PM

KING PHELPS RIDING INTO SUNSET

True to his word, Michael Phelps is soaking it all up in his Olympic swansong, enjoying some of the sweetest moments of his
10 August 2016, 18:00 PM

QUOTES OF THE DAY

There will certainly be guys regretting not showing up
10 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Liberated Rafa shows off footy skills

Rafael Nadal has always been a man who likes to show his emotions. At tense moments, his jaws tighten; upon relief, such as
10 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh flagbearers make their bow today

Siddikur Rahman and Mahfizur Rahman -- two of the flag bearers for Bangladesh in the Olympic Games -- will carry the nation's hopes at two different venues of Rio de Janeiro today.
10 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Indians immune to Olympic fever

Around a giant screen showing the Olympics in a central New Delhi park, young Indians chat, take selfies or snooze in the late afternoon heat, glancing only occasionally at the heroic sporting feats on display.
10 August 2016, 08:23 AM

Olympics Goodwill Ambassador Salman Khan blunders

Indian Olympic Association's goodwill ambassador Salman Khan forgets the name of Dipa Karmakar, the first Indian to qualify for the vault event at the Rio Olympics.
10 August 2016, 07:09 AM