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Google celebrates Rio Olympic with 2016 Doodle Fruit Games

Marking the opening of Rio Olympics, Google introduced the 2016 Doodle Fruit Games

President sends good wishes to Indian contingent in Rio Olympic Games 2016

The 2016 Olympic Games will kick-off in Rio on Friday with the opening ceremony at the Maracana Stadium

Rio Olympics 2016: All you need to know about the mega event

With the Games set to begin tomorrow, a gist of all that will take place in the 17-day extravaganza

Controversy-marred Indian tennis a medal prospect in Rio Olympics

There were speculations of rift between Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna when the latter preferred to partner with lower ranked Saketh Myneni

Olympics 2016: Shuttler Jwala Gutta promises best performance in Rio

Indian hopes are also centred on ace shuttler Saina Nehwal, P.V. Sindhu, Kidambri Srikanth, and the Indian men's duo of Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy

Djokovic says gold medal at Rio would be among his highest achievements

Djokovic won a bronze medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and finished fourth in London four years later

Djokovic, Murray, Serena lead history charge in Olympics 2016

Top seed Novak Djokovic will face Juan Martin del Potro in his opener on Saturday

Olympic app to be boon for fans

The app will keep fans hooked with play-by-play results and real-time medal tables

Monuments in 12 countries light up to highlight Rio Olympics 2016

It was an initiative driven by the Brazilian govt to mark the countdown to the day before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Summer Games

Indian men and women look to make a mark in Olympic hockey

The men's team will look to break their 36 year medal jinx; women's team will make their first Olympic appearance since Moscow 1980

Olympics 2016: South Africa hold Neymar's Brazil to frustrating goalless draw

Brazil, the five-time world champions, have never won a gold at the Olympics

India Railways announces Rs 1 crore award for Rio gold winner

In total, 35 athletes from Indian Railways will take part in the Summer Games

IOA announces Rs 50 lakh cash award for Rio gold medallist

In addition, the coaches will be awarded an equivalent of 50 per cent of the amount that the athletes receive

Party time in Rio after roller coaster run-up to the Games

Organisers are hoping the start of the Games will erase months of bad publicity for Rio

Advertisers aim for digital gold in Rio Olympics

TV viewership expected to drop significantly as action shifts online

Rio Olympics open with 'Samba', global warming taking centerstage

Brazil organisers put their passion for football aside and made climate change and depletion of natural resources as the central theme in a thought-provoking nearly four-hour long ceremony

Brazil opens Olympic Games with green, low tech themes promising a great party

The theme of the Olympic Games ceremony called on Earthlings to replant and save the planet

Rio Olympics: Vijender Singh extends best wishes to Indian contingent

India's biggest-ever contingent - which has grown from 83 at London to 119 in Rio de Janeiro - faces a formidable task to improve on the six medals won in 2012

Hockey team not attending opening ceremony as they need 'rest': Sports Minister

Vijay Goel said opening ceremony is a bonanza and players keep standing for hours as the march past goes on

Abhinav Bindra leads Indian contingent as Rio Olympics gets underway

Olympian medal-winning shooter Bindra walked off in the front with the Indian tri-colour in hand as other athletes of the country followed his path to the stage