Day six of the Rio Olympics 2016 was another mixed bag for India. The mixed doubles pair of Sania Mirza-Rohan Bopanna and the men’s hockey team sealed the quarterfinal spots, even as India’s campaign continued to be haunted by setbacks in archery, boxing and women’s hockey. Here’s how India fared on day six of the Games. Badminton India’s Saina Nehwal returns a shot against Brazil’s Lohaynny Vicente during a women’s... 

Day Two Preview Dipa Karmakar, who scripted history by becoming the first Indian female gymnast to qualify for the Rio Olympics, will carry a billion hopes when the women gymnastics events unfold here on Sunday. Indian shooter Heena Sidhu will look to bag a surprise medal in Women’s 10m air pistol event. The Tripura girl, who rode on the Produnova, a tough front handspring and two front somersaults, said she is under no pressure and will give... 

London: Off-field drama marred the controversial Champions Trophy hockey title showdown as the tournament jury spent an hour and a half to find a way out to India’s protest over a shoot-out infringement against Australia. India hockey coach Roelant Oltmans (centre) said that the sport’s penalty shoot-out system needed to be revised. The tournament jury seemed to be in a fix when India filed an appeal against the video umpire’s... 

LONDON: India muffed chances galore before a deft deflection from Nikkin Thimmaiah enabled them to pip South Korea 2-1 in the 36th Hero Champions Trophy hockey tournament on Tuesday.At the Lee Valley Hockey Centre, India’s domination earned them the lead through day’s captain SV Sunil’s 39th minute goal. Thimmaiah strikes as India clinch 2-1 victory over South Korea South Korea equalised through brisk counter in the 57th minute,... 

When India finished last at the London Olympics, there were serious question marks of why they were given wild card for the Champions Trophy, which is generally played among top eight hockey playing countries. However, a fourth-place finish in Champions Trophy has proved that India can still compete at the higher level. The Indians attained the top position in their pool, with victory over England and New Zealand. They also defeated Belgium in the...