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Rio Olympics: Kei Nishikori knocks off Rafael Nadal to take bronze
Nadal, who won the gold in singles competiton in Beijing 2008 was looking tired after playing 11 matches on a row in Olympics
 "Rio Olympics: Kei Nishikori knocks off Rafael Nadal to take bronze")
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Dipa Karmakar misses bronze by a whisker, best Indian gymnast in Olympics
The 23-year-old scored an average of 15.066 points, a mere 0.15 less than the bronze winner Giulia Steingruber of Switzerland
 "Dipa Karmakar misses bronze by a whisker, best Indian gymnast in Olympics")
Don't know if I will be there in 2020, says emotional Sania
The fourth seed Indian duo of Sania and Bopanna lost the bronze play-off to Czech pair of Lucie Hradecka and Radek Stepanek 1-6 5-7
 "Don't know if I will be there in 2020, says emotional Sania")
Belgium dashes India's dream of hockey medal
Eight-time gold medallist India, thus, blew away a great opportunity to create history after a hiatus of 36 years to climb the medal podium
 "Belgium dashes India's dream of hockey medal")
Rio Olympics: Could not give my best because of an injured knee, says Saina Nehwal
The injury according to her happened during training before the Olympics and it got worse during the match
 "Rio Olympics: Could not give my best because of an injured knee, says Saina Nehwal")
Saina Nehwal loses 18-21, 19-21 to Ukraine's Marija Ulitina
Nehwal's Olympic campaign comes to an end with this loss
Rio Olympics: Lalita Babar seeks new high in Indian athletics at the biggest stage
Babar qualified for the final round after finishing fourth in her heats
 "Rio Olympics: Lalita Babar seeks new high in Indian athletics at the biggest stage")
Rio Olympics: Tripura waits with bated breath for Dipa Karmakar's performance
Dipa's hometown Agartala is covered with posters wishing her grand success
Del Potro ends Nadal dream, faces Murray for gold
The world number 141 triumphed after three hours and eight minutes of compelling centre court action.
 "Del Potro ends Nadal dream, faces Murray for gold")
Narsingh eyes fairy-tale climax, Yogi keen to sign off on high
Reigning Olympic wrestling champion Jordan Burroughs, 28, is one of the favourites to win in the 74kg division
 "Narsingh eyes fairy-tale climax, Yogi keen to sign off on high")
Rio Games braces for Usain Bolt and more
The Jamaican's quest for a third successive triumph is one of the undoubted centrepieces of these Games
 "Rio Games braces for Usain Bolt and more")
Olympics 2016: 'Ready to win a medal,' says boxer Vikas Krisnan
He is an Asian Games gold medallist and World championship bronze medallist
 "Olympics 2016: 'Ready to win a medal,' says boxer Vikas Krisnan")
PM Modi tells Rio-bound athletes, victory and setbacks part of life
Applauding the hard work of the athletes, Modi asked them not to get burdened by thinking about the result
 "PM Modi tells Rio-bound athletes, victory and setbacks part of life")
Gymnast Dipa, tennis duo in with chance to open medal chest
Sania and Bopanna will face the Czech pair of Radek Stepanek and Lucie Hradecka in the bronze play-off
 "Gymnast Dipa, tennis duo in with chance to open medal chest")
Rio Olympics: Lalita, Dattu provide cheer on dismal day
Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna to contest the bronze medal play-off today; Lalita Babar became the first Indian to qualify for the track final since P T Usha in 1984
Golden finale: Phelps gets 23rd Olympic gold with relay win
He has 28 medals overall, having won five golds and a silver at these games
 "Golden finale: Phelps gets 23rd Olympic gold with relay win")
Why Olympians shatter records in swimming but not track
The answer may have to do with swimmers being at an earlier point in their evolution - along with new pool technology and more
 "Why Olympians shatter records in swimming but not track")
 "A day at the Games: How India fared on Day 8 in Rio")