Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney heaped praise on his former club-mate Cristiano Ronaldo stating that the Real Madrid forward is a special footballer and one of ...
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday appointed former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju as the head of a legal panel to guide the board in ...
Former Indian cricket captain Kapil Dev on Tuesday said current Indian test skipper Virat Kohli and young batsman Lokesh Rahul must be allowed more time before their ...
Five-time world boxing champion and nominated member of the Rajya Sabha Mary Kom on Tuesday said sportspersons in the country are facing problems related to diet and...
Gaurika Singh, 13, was born in Nepal but moved to London at the age of two. She survived a devastating earthquake in 2015 in Nepal, Xinhua news agency reported....
Pentathlete Yane Marques will be Brazil's flag bearer at the Olympic opening ceremony on Friday after winning an internet vote....
Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Monday expressed confidence regarding Narsingh Yadav's participation in the Rio Olympics after the Mumbai-based grappler was cleared of doping charges by National Anti Doping Agency (NADA)....
Yusra Mardini and her teammates from the first ever Refugee Olympic Team (ROT) said that bearing the Olympic flag in the upcoming Rio Games is a life-changing opportunity....
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has time for the country's sport. Apart from tweeting congratulatory messages whenever an Indian performed creditably at the international level, he made it a point to spend time with the Rio-bound athletes and was there on Sunday morning to flag off a Run for Rio race to wish the athletes....
The most serious incident occurred on Saturday at the Marina da Gloria, the starting point for sailing events, where waves partially destroyed the main ramp for sailors to access the water, reports Xinhua....
