India's hockey captain P.R. Sreejesh has warned his team not to take their opening match opponent Ireland lightly, as the debutant can be unpredictable and has shocked big teams recently to qualify for the Rio Olympics....
With India's largest contingent travelling to the 2016 Summer Olympics here, billions back home will hope that the blend of experience, youth and debutants participating in the Games will go the extra mile and script history in the biggest extravaganza in the world of sports....
The Olympic torch arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday for the final leg of its 20,000km journey across Brazil. Ferried by boat from the neighbouring city of Niteroi, ...
Jamaican sprint icon Usain Bolt has posted a photograph on photo sharing platform Instagram alongside the heavily armed Brazilian security officers. ...
To many, the Olympics are a grand affair celebrating the enduring values of athletic achievement and international friendship but for the locals who were evicted for the construction of the Olympic ...
Beijing Olympics bronze medallist boxer Vijender Singh on Wednesday called on Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh at the latter's residence here....
The world's apex wrestling body, United World Wrestling (UWW), on Wednesday gave the green light to India's Narsingh Yadav for participation at the Rio ...
Brazilian football legend Pele thinks world record holder Usain Bolt has surpassed his own legacy, and despite being dubbed by many as the "Master" Pele regards the ...
Pope Francis on Wednesday addressed the athletes who are set to take part in the 2016 Olympics in the Brazilian city of Rio, calling for them to exemplify the unity of the human race during the event....
With the men's team failing to qualify, the troika of eves Deepika Kumari, Laishram Bombayla Devi and Laxmi Rani Majhi have their task cut out as they lead the Indian charge for the country's first ever medal in Olympic Games archery at the arena here from Friday....
