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Mamata Banerjee congratulates Dipa Karmakar for her performance at Rio Olympics

Karmakar scripted history as she became the first Indian to make the cut for the individual vault finals in her debut Olympic Games

2016 Rio Olympics: China objects to flawed national flags at award ceremonies

Several media reports claimed the flags used in the Rio Games were made by Zhejiang-based Jinyu Home Textile Industrial Company

Del Potro stuns Djokovic, Williams' doubles dream ends

The Argentine had also defeated the Serb in the bronze medal match at the London Olympics in 2012

Rio Olympics: Michael Phelps clinches 19th Olympic gold medal

With the win, Phelps has now extended his Olpmpic medal tally to staggering 23 medals

Justice Katju has gone 'senile': Kirti Azad

Katju had on Sunday called the recommendations made by the Lodha panel as 'unconstitutional'

2016 Rio Olympics: Indian women's archery team go down in quarters

Indian team puts up an inconsistent show to lose 23-25 in the shoot-off

Poor show by Deepika as Russia pip India in recurve shoot-off

Trio of Deepika, Bombayla and Laxmirani will now be a part of the individual recurve event

Women archers, hockey squad show grit but shooters flop

Heena Sindhu will now try to make amends when she competes in the 25m pistol event, scheduled to be held on August 9

2016 Rio Olympics: Williams sisters suffer first doubles loss

Serena and Venus lose to Czech pair Lucie Safarova and Barbora Strycova in the first round of the Games

India's wait for the first medal at Rio Olympics continues

All eyes will now be on gymnast Dipa Karmakar, who is competiting in her maiden Olympics

2016 Rio Olympics: Coach says Indian women's team played most attractive hockey in long time

Coach Neil Hawgood said the team felt good to be greeted by Indian Sports Minister Vijay Goel after the match

USA Basketball already cruising in Rio de Janeiro

The team stayed on a ship at the 2004 Games in Athens, then used hotels in Beijing in 2008 and London in 2012

Paes & Bopanna: The relationship that shouldn't have happened

The two outstanding players failed to bury the hatchet and unite for a tournament which would have added extra gloss to their careers

Women archers enter quarters, shooter Heena Sidhu flops

Indian trio of Laishram Bombayla Devi, Laxmirani Majhi and Deepika Kumari made the quarters of the recurve event

Heena bows out of 10m Air Pistol Women's qualification

Heena was way behind the leaders in the qualifying round, finishing on 14th position in the field of 44 shooters

Lodha panel's recommendations 'unconstitutional': Justice Katju

He said that the judiciary cannot stress reforms on the BCCI as it is the work of the legislature

Lodha reforms are illegal and unconstitutional: Justice Katju

Advises BCCI to file review petition before a larger bench of apex court and not to meet the Committee as scheduled on August 9

Rafael Nadal is major attraction at Olympics Village

The 30-year-old will begin his singles campaign on Sunday against Argentina's Federico Delbonis

India at Rio Olympics: First day, flop show

A disappointing day one for the Indian contingent at Rio. Can the archery team hit bull's eye on Day Two?

Brazilian pride soars after opening ceremony and 1st medal

Proud locals watched Brazil's women's handball team beat Olympic champ Norway, cheer Felipe Wu as he country's first medal in shooting in 96 years