Page 2 - Rio Olympics 2016

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

We gave our best, we were just unlucky: Jwala Gutta

Now the hopes are on shuttlers Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth; Srikanth will play his men's singles quarterfinal today

'Nervous' Bolt storms into 200m semis

Bolt said he was over his exertions in the blue riband 100m

Athletes seek Rio redemption after London's race of shame

A staggering six of the top nine athletes of women's 1500m race competing at London Games were disqualified for doping violations

Women boxers break down barriers one punch at a time

Women boxers say they get a lot more respect now, especially since women's boxing made its debut in Olympics

Two more golds for immortality: Usain Bolt

Bolt said he was looking forward to the 200m where he wants to bring down his 19.19 sec world record below 19 seconds

India's elusive medal hopes rest on Lalita, Khatri and Kishan

Day nine ended with diminutive gymnast Dipa Karmakar missing the vault bronze medal

Assured Dipa before finals that if Produnova could do it, so could she: Karmakar's coach

She created history as she became the first Indian gymnast to enter the final on her debut at the quadrennial multi-discipline games

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

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

A day at the Games: How India fared on Day 8 in Rio

n Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna cruised into the semifinals, as they defeated Britain's Andy Murray and Heather Watson with remarkable ease with a 6-4 6-4 scoreline in just 67 minutes. One more victory will ensure India a silver medal and a defeat in the semifinals would give Sania and Bopanna a chance to fight for the bronzen Pugilist Vikas Krishnan advanced to the quarters of men's 75kg middleweight boxing. He outclassed Turkey's Sipal Onder 3-0 and is now only a win away from an elusive Olympic medaln The men's hockey team, already assured of a berth in the quarter finals, led twice against lowly Canada before allowing their rivals to bounce back and earn a 2-2 draw in their concluding pool gamen In badminton, Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa were eliminated from women's doubles event after losing a second successive group A clash, while Manu Attri and his partner B Sumeeth Reddy crashed to their second defeat in the group and were knocked out of medal reckoning

Error-prone India eye Olympic hockey semifinal berth after 36 years

Tomorrow, they meet the formidable Belgians who topped Pool A, winning four out of their five matches

Recall Goel from Rio, Cong MPs ask PM

Goel has rejected allegations of misbehaviour levelled against his entourage by the Organising Committee

Simone Biles wins Olympic gold in individual all-around gymnastics

This is the second gold for the 19-year-old US gymnast in Rio, but she still has a chance to win three others

High drama in Olympic pool as Phelps makes history again

This victory was his 22nd Olympic gold medal as he continues to extend his record as the most successful Olympian of all time

Marathon man Nadal into quarter-finals

2008 champion defeated Gilles Simon 7-6 (7/5), 6-3 for his eighth win over the Frenchman in nine meetings

Don't ask about past, just want to win Olympic medal: Narsingh

Narsingh said he was thankful for the support and repay his countrymen by winning a medal

India seal quarterfinal spot despite losing 1-2 against Dutch

Top four finishers from Pool A and Pool B qualify for the quarterfinals

Indian women hockey team thrashed 0-3 by USA

India will have to beat higher-ranked Argentina in their final pool fixture for any chance of qualifying to the quarterfinals