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Sindhu enters second round at Denmark Open
Rio Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu made a resounding start to her campaign at Denmark Open, defeating China's He Bingjiao in straight games...
Usain Bolt donates all his $20 million Olympic earnings to his...
Following his return to Jamaica from the Rio Olympics 2016, the gold medalist sprinter Usain Bolt donated all the $20 million he earned in...
Despite Rio silver, Sindhu remains stuck
India's leading badminton player Saina Nehwal has dropped four places to be number nine in the latest world rankings while P V Sindhu remains...
Rio bids farewell to athletes in colourful closing
Rains failed to dampen the famous Rio carnival spirit as this Brazilian city bid an emotional farewell to the thousands of athletes of the...
WFI demands CBI probe into Narsingh dope scandal
Left red-faced by the four-year ban imposed on Narsingh Yadav by the Court of Arbitration (CAS), the Wrestling Federation of India on Sunday demanded...
Indian businessman announces cash prize for India’s Rio heroes
An Indian businessman in Dubai has announced a cash prize of Rs 5 million for India's silver- medalist ace shuttler P V Sindhu and Rs...
Bollywood celebrates Sakshi Malik’s Rio Olympic win
Bollywood celebrities including megastar Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar, Madhuri Dixit, Anil Kapoor and Karan Johar among others, congratulated Indian woman wrestler Sakshi...
Haryana sports minister’s delegation team reaches Rio to encourage Haryana players,...
Haryana sports minister Anil Vij led a nine-member delegation to Rio, which cost the state exchequer R1 crore. Before leaving, he tweeted: ‘leading a...
One of the best moments of my career, says PV Sindhu
A visibly elated PV Sindhu rated her win over London Olympics silver medalist Yihan Wang as one of the best moments of her career...
Pole vaulter’s Olympic dream crushed as his own ‘manhood’ knocks the...
This Japanese pole vaulter will be particularly crushed by his Olympic failure - because he has only his penis to blame.
Athlete Hiroki Ogita was...