RIO 2016 Olympics
FIFA VP: English-speaking soccer officials pompous on ethics
In an interview with The Associated Press, Victor Montagliani pointed to how recent allegations of wrongdoing in English soccer over the last week shows that no part of the game is immune from scandals.
Rio Paralympics: Vijay Goel congratulates Devendra Jhajharia on winning gold
Sports Minister Vijay Goel today congratulated Devendra Jhajharia on his outstanding feat of winning the Gold medal in men's javelin throw F46 event at the ongoing Rio Paralympics.
Devendra Jhajharia: The Javelin genius from Rajasthan
India's Paralympic javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia on Wednesday won his second gold medal at the Rio Paralympics F46 event.
Virender Sehwag congratulates Deepa Malik on silver win at paralympics; Sakshi Malik joins in
Deepa Malik, on Monday, created history as she went on to become the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Paralympics.
When 4 Paralympians ran faster than Olympics Gold medalist in 1500m finals
Fouad Baka, on Monday, September 12 took 3 minutes 50 seconds to complete the 1500 mts run at the Paralympics in Rio.
Rio Paralympics 2016: Haryana government announces Rs 4 crore cash reward for Deepa Malik
The Haryana government has announced a cash reward of Rs. 4 crore for Deepa Malik, who scripted history by winning silver in the women's shot put F53 event at the ongoing Paralympics in the Brazilian
How Deepa Malik turned adversity into a Paralympic silver
Deepa Malik, on Monday, created history as she went on to become the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Paralympics.
Paralympian Mariyappan Thangavelu to donate Rs 30 lakh from prize money to his government school in Tamil Nadu
Mariyappan Thangavelu who scripted history at Rio Olympics (Paralympics) after winning the gold medal has donated Rs 30 lakh from the prize money towards his government school.
Paralympics entertain bigger-than-expected crowds in Rio
Three weeks ago, organizers and event fans were worried that the 2016 Paralympics would not be well-attended. But when São Paulo resident Marco Fumis arrived at a lively Olympic Park on Saturday, he
American women sweep in triathlon’s Paralympic debut
Before racing in the women's Paralympic triathlon, US athletes Allysa Seely, Hailey Danisewicz and Melissa Stockwell talked about it being the 15th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Here’s how Rs 36.85 crore was spent by Indian government on Rio Olympics 2016
TOPS, the flagship top-up funding scheme launched in March 2015, aims to meet the direct requirements of Olympians, which includes fees of personal coaches and other support staff, cost of travel and
Rio Paralympics 2016: Dipa Karmakar hails Paralympic Games medal winners
Rio Paralympics 2016: Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar, who missed out on an Olympic medal by a whisker in Rio de Janeiro recently, today showered praise on Thangavelu Mariyappan and Varun Singh Bhati for
Rio Paralympics 2016: Games put problems aside for gala opening
Rio Paralympics 2016: Thousands of fans and athletes will open the 2016 Rio Paralympics at a gala ceremony today where organisers hope to draw a line under a chaotic build-up.
I could not handle pressure at Rio, says boxer Vikas Krishan
Boxer Vikas Krishan Yadav today said the pressure of expectations got to him at the Rio Olympics where he crashed out in the quarter-finals of the 75kg class.
P V Sindhu-Carolina Marin clash watched by 17 million TV viewers: Report
The Rio Olympics gold medal contest in badminton women's singles between India's P V Sindhu and Spain's Carolina Marin attracted 17.2 million TV viewers, according to the broadcasters.
Piers Morgan proposes Rs 1 million challenge: Will Virender Sehwag accept it
The Twitter battle between Virender Sehwag and British journalist Piers Morgan is becoming intense with the TV news presenter betting England would win a Cricket World Cup before India could win anoth
Yogeshwar Dutt’s change of fate; four years after London Olympics, his Bronze to turn Silver
After a disappointing performance at Rio Olympics 2016, Yogeshwar Dutt now has something to cheer about. Dutt who won the bronze medal at London Olympics in 2012, got out of the Rio Olympics 2016 in t
Haryana sports minister Anil Vij draws Twitter ire for donating Rs 50 lakh to Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh
Haryana Sports Minister Anil Vij has been making headlines for stirring up controversies. Earlier Vij faced criticism after he said that he lead a delegation to Rio Olympics to focus on the players fr
Lack of planning by athletes cost India medals, despite government’s massive Rs 20 crore push
After a poor performance by the Indian athletes at Rio Olympics 2016, cries an-and complaints were seen rising in all corners of the country about the mismanagement of the Indian government and sports
Sports Minister Vijay Goel calls PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik ‘Gold Medallists’; later says it was a ‘slip of tongue’
Vijay Goel's foot-in-mouth moments refuse to die down, even after the Olympic Games held in Rio de Janerio, Brazil are over.
President Pranab Mukherjee to confer Khel Ratna awards to Rio heroes today
President Pranab Mukherjee will give away the national sports awards at Rashtrapati Bhawan today on the occasion of National Sports Day.
Rio Olympics 2016: Sachin Tendulkar presents BMWs to P V Sindhu, Sakshi Malik, Dipa Karmakar
After achieving laurels for India at the recently concluded Rio Olympics, Indian athletes P.V Sindhu, Sakshi Malik, who won medals for the country, were honoured in a ceremony here at the Gopichand Ac
I take responsibility for Rio boxing campaign: Gurbax Singh Sandhu
He is ready to take "moral responsibility" for India's medal-less boxing campaign in Rio Olympics but national coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu says the four-year-long administrative logjam cannot escape bla
Not upset with India’s performance in Rio: Vijay Goel
Despite the country sending a contingent of 119 athletes to the Rio Olympics this year and managing to win only two medals, a silver and a bronze, Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Saturday said tha
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