Reinstatement of the Russian athletics federation in the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is a priority, President Sebastian Coe said on Sunday....
Russian shot putter Evgeniya Kolodko has been stripped of his 2012 Olympic silver for failing her anti-doping test, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said....
The International Swimming Federation (FINA) has said it was watching the probe into a breach of the code of conduct by four American Olympic swimmers during the Rio Olympic Games and would take action if necessary....
Indian wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt lost his men's Freestyle 65 kilogram qualification match 0-3 against Mongolia's Mandakhnaran Ganzorig at the Rio Olympics here on Sunday....
The streets of the Iranian capital here were abuzz on Sunday over Taekwondo fighter Kimia Alizadeh, who won a bronze medal in the Rio Olympics....
At a time when awards and accolades are being showered on the two Indian medal winners at the Rio Olympics, there exists a bunch of forgotten and unrewarded chess players who won the nation a bronze at the 2014 Chess Olympiad....
Legendary Brazilian footballer Pele described his country's historic first Olympic men's football triumph as the "perfect ending" to the Rio Games....
Turkey's world wrestling champion Taha Akgul claimed the men's freestyle 125kg title at the Rio Olympic Games, while Russian Abdulrashid Sadulaev added the 86kg gold to his medal collection. ...
It's China's first gold medal in the event since the 2004 Athens Games where Hu Jia clinched the title, Xinhua news agency reported....
Indian woman golfer Aditi Ashok finished her maiden appearance at the Olympics at the 41st spot after a five-over 76 that took her cumulative score to seven-over 291 here....
