Rio de Janeiro: Widely expected to clinch one last medal for India at the Rio Games, London Olympics bronze-medallist Yogeshwar Dutt is trying hard not to let the Narsingh Yadav episode affect him ahead of the men’s 65kg freestyle event at Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. File picture of Yogeshwar Dutt. A day after an unassuming Sakshi Malik became the heartthrob of the nation by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to win an Olympic medal when... 

Paris: Robson Conceicao said he felt like he was still in a dream after he became the first Brazilian to win Olympic boxing gold on Tuesday in front of an exhilarated Rio crowd. Brazil’s Robson Conceicao bites his gold medal for the men’s lightweight 60-kg final boxing. The man who sold vegetables and popsicles on the streets as an impoverished child is now a national hero after he defeated Frenchman Sofiane Oumiha on unanimous points... 

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... 

Dipa Karmakar is the first Indian gymnast to qualify for the vault finals in Olympics. She finished eighth in the qualifying at Rio de Janeiro. Dipa Karmakar in action during the qualifying of artistic gymnastics at Rio Olympics. Dipa Karmakar, a day after becoming the first Indian gymnast to qualify for vaults final, told NDTV in an exclusive interview that she is not afraid of giving her best at the big stage. “Why should I be under pressure?... 

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... 

Predicting the $1.5 billion Powerball Jackpot or putting your money on the right horse at the Meydan Racecourse during the Dubai World Cup would be slightly easier than pulling out the names of possible medal winners from the 119 Rio Olympics-bound Indian contingent. Of course, there are a few favourites, plus those tipped to finish in the top three; the rest make up what is our ‘representation’ at the Olympic Games. Yogeshwar Dutt, Saina Nehwal,... 

New Delhi: Confident about the trio of Shiva Thapa, Vikas Krishan and Manoj Kumar, stalwarts of Indian boxing feel the three are capable of producing a historic Olympic performance in Rio despite the pressure they are facing. File picture of Shiva Thapa. Beijing 2008 bronze-medalist Vijender Singh, London 2012 bronze winner M C Mary Kom and Beijing quarter finalist Akhil Kumar — the three names which took Indian boxing to unprecedented heights...