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CAS bans wrestler Narsingh for four years
Rio de Janeiro: Narsingh Yadav's dream of competing at the ongoing Rio Olympics has come to an end with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upholding the World Anti Doping Agency's…
Injured Wrestler Vinesh will have to use crutches for two weeks: Team doctor
Rio de Janeiro: Amid the celebrations over Sakshi Malik's bronze medal, the Indian contingent at the ongoing Rio Olympics received another piece of good news with doctors saying the injury…
Should coaches be held responsible for poor showing at Rio Olympics?
Rio de Janeiro: As India's chances of getting a medal recede at the Rio Olympics, with only the shuttlers holding out a promise, are the men and women behind the athletes equally responsible…
Trouble for Narsingh as WADA challenges clean chit in CAS
Rio de Janeiro: Indian wrestler Narsingh Yadav's Olympic campaign today hit a massive roadblock after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) decided to appeal against the clean chit given to…
Boxer Vikas laments administrative logjam after Olympic loss
Rio de Janeiro: Having missed out a medal at the Rio Olympics follwing his loss in the quarter-finals, Vikas Krishan Yadav asserted that the administrative logjam in Indian boxing has…
Sehwag urges government to honour Dipa, Lalita
New Delhi: Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag has requested the government to name a special train and plane after gymnast Dipa Karmakar and athlete Lalita Babar in order to honour thier…
Srikanth’s dream run continues, athletes disappoint at Rio
Rio de Janeiro: Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth's entry into the quarter-finals kept India's medal hopes alive as the athletes continued to cut a sorry figure while wrestler Ravinder Khatri also…
Indian journalists take to mobile phone and 4G to broadcast live from Rio
Rio de Janeiro: It had to happen. A perfect combination of rapidly-changing mobile phone technology, high-fidelity sound and 4th generation communication ability is making television…
Sania breaks down after loss, says may not play at next Olympics
Rio de Janeiro: Sania Mirza broke down in front of the media after losing the mixed doubles tennis bronze medal play-off here with her partner Rohan Bopanna, and raised doubts if she would…
India lacked experience, quality to beat Belgium: Oltmans
Rio de Janeiro: India's men's hockey team chief coach Roelant Oltmans conceded that Belgium played with much more quality and experience and deserved to progress to the semi-finals here on…