When asked about how to distinguish between freedom of speech and trash talk, IOC spokesman Mark Adams said on Monday: "We support freedom of speech but on the other hand, at the Olympics it's also about respecting your rivals. There is a line somewhere between people should be free to speak and have respect for others," reports Xinhua....
Indian rower Dattu Baban Bhokanal finished fourth in the men's singles sculls quarter-finals at the Rio Olympics here on Tuesday....
Do you have an unsatisfying job that makes you cry: "What am I doing here"? Spare a thought for the lifeguards at the Rio Games who have been tasked with overseeing Michael Phelps, Adam Peaty and other Olympic swimmers. ...
American swimmer Lilly King has apologised to Russia's Yulia Efimova for not congratulating her on winning a silver medal in the women's 100 metres breaststroke at the Rio Olympics....
An unbeatable Australia took the gold medal as the first-ever Olympic champion in the women's rugby sevens category by defeating New Zealand, its toughest rival, 24-17 in an exciting final in which the technical excellence of the Wallabies won the day....
Following is the medals tally of the ongoing Rio Olympics as at 11:30 pm IST on Monday....
Swimmers Shivani Kataria and Sajan Prakash were knocked out of their respective categories on Monday, ending India's campaign in the discipline at the Rio Olympics....
Shooter Abhinav Bindra narrowly missed out on a medal in his Olympic swansong as the men's hockey team suffered a late 1-2 defeat to Germany in their second match of the pool phase in a disappointing start to Monday's campaign for India at the Rio Games here....
Abhinav Bindra, the 2008 Beijing Olympics gold medallist, missed a medal at the ongoing Rio Games, finishing fourth in the men's 10m Air Rifle competition at the shooting centre here on Monday....
Reigning I-League football champions Bengaluru FC on Monday announced the signing of Spaniards Alvaro Rubio and Juan Gonzalez for the forthcoming season. ...
