With just over a week to go until the opening ceremony at the Maracana stadium, Paes on Wednesday hailed the impact of 40 billion reais (around $12 billion) in Olympics-related investments, Xinhua news agency reported....
Russia's pole vault queen Yelena Isinbayeva said on Wednesday she was anxious to see how the Olympics in Rio would be unfolding, but would abstain from watching track and field competitions....
The competitions of the Rio Olympic Games will be less spectacular due to the absence of some Russian athletes unjustly banned from participation, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday....
Atletico Madrid squad completed on Tuesday the final training session ahead of their trip to Australia, where the Spanish team will play two football friendlies against Tottenham Hotspur and Australia's ...
Zdravko Mamic, former head of Dinamo Zagreb, who is under investigation for alleged embezzlement, has resigned as vice president of the Croatian Football...
India's star shuttler Saina Nehwal has been placed in Group G in the women's singles category while Kidambi Srikanth is placed in Group H in the men's singles at the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro....
Bolstered by the presence of Rio-bound Soumyajit Ghosh, the men's team of Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) defeated Airports Authority of India (AAI) 3-0 in the final of the 46th All India inter-...
London Olympics bronze medallist wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt on Tuesday threw his weight behind Narsingh Yadav, who had flunked a dope test, jeopardising India's chance of a medal in the 74kg weight category at the upcoming the Rio Games....
After wrestler Narsingh Yadav, India's prospects at the Rio Olympics were dealt another major blow on Tuesday when it transpired that shot-putter Inderjeet Singh has flunked a dope test....
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 5, although the International Olympic Committee (IOC) did not veto the participation...
