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Chong Wei beats Lin Dan to advance to Badminton final in Olympics

The 33-year-old Malaysian took an hour and 19 minutes to edge past his 32-year-old Chinese opponent

Virat Kohli will make a good captain in all formats: Dhoni

Dhoni said Virat has the experience of leading his team and he has a very bright future when it comes to being the captain

Big B takes a jibe at Shobha De over Olympics 'selfie' comment

He said she has made those people stunned, who talk unnecessarily; hard work speaks and sometimes even defeats a pen

Narsingh Yadav's case an indictment of NADA and political forces

Now NADA has to explain how it came to "sabotage" the result that pointed to the wrestler's guilt in the first place

Brazilian Ramos, China's Chen barred from Games for doping

Ramos tested positive for the banned blood booster EPO Cera while Chen took the diuretic hydrochlorothiazide

US swimmers quit Brazil after admitting to inventing mugging

The claim forced Brazil's Olympics organisers into an apology for the supposed security lapse

Sindhu's father hopeful of a good final match on Friday

World No. 10 from Hyderabad will take on two-time World Champion and top seed, left-handed Carolina Marin of Spain

Rio Olympics: Young golfer Aditi Ashok tied eighth after two rounds

Aditi's overall performance included 5 birdies, 2 bogies and 3 pars

Brazil sail to gold at Rio Olympics

Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze won the gold medal in the women's skiff 49erFX sailing category

Usain Bolt wins 200m title, takes second gold at Rio Olympics

This was also Bolt's eighth consecutive gold medal at the Olympics

Mamata Banerjee congratulates P V Sindhu

Sindhu beat Nozomi Okuhara 21-19, 21-10 in the semi-final and assured herself and the country of a silver medal

Argentina win first men's hockey gold

This title also allowed Argentina to match their best gold haul at a Games of three which was last achieved in 1948

Sindhu, Sakshi shine before Narsingh ban dampens India spirits

Sindhu went one better than her senior Saina Nehwal, bronze medal winner in London four years ago

Narsingh Yadav was defeated by his own: IOA

Verdict marked a painful end to the sordid controversy which began with the wrestler failing a June 25 test

Narsingh Yadav's Olympic dream shattered, banned for 4 years

The verdict marked a painful end to the sordid controversy which began with the wrestler failing a June 25 test

Rio to Rohtak: Malik drives home medal

Sakshi created history by becoming the first Indian female wrestler to clinch an Olympic medal

Sindhu revives gold quest

Comprehensively beats Japan's Okuhara 21-19, 21-10 in the semi-final; will face Spain's Carolina Marin tomorrow

Rio Olympics: Medal win to open brand endorsement gates for Sakshi Malik

Bronze medal win in wrestling means brands will look at the Olympian as a potential endorser, to join the likes of Abhinav Bindra and Vijender Singh

Wrestler Babita loses to Greece's Maria in 53kg Freestyle at Rio Olympics

Babita, who lost 1-5 will now eagerly await the progress being made by Maria in order to get a second chance

'Double leg attack' strongest point of Sakshi: Coach Ishwar

She came to him in 2004 at Chhotu Ram Stadium Wrestling Academy in Rohtak despite opposition by some local people