From The Sidelines

Rio Olympics 2016: Will return Sindhu's phone, let her enjoy an ice-cream, says Gopichand

When it boils down to matters of discipline, Pullela Gopichand has no peers with PV Sindhu learning it the hard way since her formative years at the legendary coach's academy.

Usain Bolt after Rio Olympics 2016 ‘triple, triple’: Proven to the world I'm the greatest

Usain Bolt insisted it was "mission accomplished" after signing off with a 'treble-treble' in his final Olympic race, predicting that his achievements may never be broken.

Rio Olympics 2016: Saina Nehwal to undergo knee surgery on Saturday

At a time when the whole nation was celebrating P.V. Sindhu's historic silver medal feat at the Rio Olympics, London games bronze medallist Saina Nehwal announced on Friday that she will go under the knife for her troublesome right knee on Saturday.

Gopichand proud of PV Sindhu's Rio Olympics preformance, savours India's success in badminton

PV Sindhu proud of silver medal at Rio Olympics, says more success awaits Indian shuttlers in future

P V Sindhu on Friday said she is happy to win a silver in the women's singles badminton event after her gallant attempt to win a coveted gold for India ended in heart-break at the Rio Olympics in Rio De Janeiro on Friday.

PV Sindhu, you are an inspiration: Twitter reacts to shuttler's silver medal at Rio Olympics 2016

India's biggest sporting legends Sachin Tendulkar, Abhinav Bindra and Vishwanathan Anand on Friday hailed PV Sindhu for her valiant performance in the Olympic final against world number one Carolina Marin

Rio Olympics 2016: Dipa Karmakar wants to inspire next generation for 10-15 years

With no more tears left to shed, a distraught Dipa Karmakar now wants to get back into training so she can start working towards leaving a lasting legacy in gymnastics.

Rio Olympics 2016: Narsingh Yadav lost the case as we couldn't convince CAS on conspiracy, says WFI

WFI conceded that it was not being able to convince the CAS panel that grappler Narsingh Yadav was a victim of conspiracy and sabotage, and that was why he lost the case and was ejected from the Rio Olympics with a four-year ban.

Rio Olympics 2016: Sachin Tendulkar thanks countrymen for backing athletes ahead of PV Sindhu's final

Sachin Tendulkar thanked the countrymen for backing the Indian athletes participating in the Rio Olympics, saying all sportspersons need support when chips are down.

Rio Olympics 2016: PV Sindhu's father says she has a 50-50 chance to win the final

PV Sindhu's father P V Ramana is hopeful of a good summit clash against Carolina Marin on Friday and feels there's a 50-50 chance of her daughter winning the match.