Rio Games

Japan Super Series: Kidambi Srikanth goes down fighting to Marc Zweibler

K Srikanth went down to Marc Zweibler in a gruelling three-game men's singles QF tie to draw curtains on the Indian challenge at the Japan Super Series.

OP Jaisha hospitalised after testing positive for swine flu

Olympian OP Jaisha, who returned from owith fever and body ache last week, has been hospitalised after she was tested positive for H1N1, two days after another athlete Sudha Singh was found to be suffering from the same.

PV Sindhu says she's ready to give her heart out for gold in Rio Olympics final

P V Sindhu today said she is in fact looking forward to ending ace shooter Abhinav Bindra's reign as the country's sole individual Olympic gold-medallist.

Babita Kumari loses her wrestling bout, bows out of Rio Olympics 2016

Wrestler Babita Kumari lost 1-5 to Greece's Maria Prevolaraki in the women's Freestyle 53 kg 1/8 Final at the Rio Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday.

Rio Olympics 2016 Highlights Day 8: Sania-Rohan lose in semis; Lalita Babar into finals

India's Rio 2016 Olympics reaches Day 8 as Sania Mirza-Rohan Bopanna are premier medal hopes and Gurpreet Singh is in the rapid fire pistol qualifiers.

Rio Olympics 2016 Highlights Day 7: Sania-Rohan reach SF; Vikas Krishan into QF

Rio Olympics 2016: Gagan Narang, Chain Singh fail to qualify in 50m rifle prone event

India's Olympic Games misery continued as 2012 bronze medal winner Gagan Narang and Chain Singh failed to qualify for the 50m Rifle Prone event in Rio.

Rio Olympics Discussion: Firstpost Gameplan on India's first day at the Games

The opening day of Rio Olympics 2016 brought mixed fortunes for India.

Rio Olympics 2016 football roundup: Carli Lloyd, Marta lead USA, Brazil into last eight

United States kept their quest for fourth straight women's football gold firmly on track when captain Carli Lloyd ensured a 1-0 victory over France to qualify for the quarter-finals.

Olympics 2016 Day 2: All eyes on Dipa Karmakar as gymnast eyes history in Rio

She has already grabbed a piece of history by becoming the first Indian female gymnast to qualify for the Olympics and Dipa Karmakar would aim to touch greater heights when she competes at the Rio Games in Rio de Janeiro.