It was truly a golden moment in the annals of Indian badminton, a moment that made the heart of every sports lover in the country swell with pride and admiration. PV Sindhu of India poses with the silver medal in badminton. When, at the end of a titanic, 83-minute cut-and-thrust battle, the narrowly vanquished Pusarla Venkata Sindhu crossed the court to lift to her feet a tearful world, European — and now, Olympic — champion Carolina Marin, and... 

PV Sindhu created history and assured India would go away with a medal in the ladies singles badminton tournament as she defeated Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara 21-19, 21-10 to enter the final against World No.1 Carolina Marin of Spain. PV Sindhu became the first Indian to enter the final of an Olympic badminton event. She will play Carolina Marin for gold. PV Sindhu created history and ensured India would walk away with a medal in the ladies singles... 

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... 

Wrestler Narsingh Yadav, cleared to participate in the Rio Olympics by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), has finally flown out to Brazil, five days after the quadrennial event began on Saturday, but well ahead of the wrestling bouts, which have been scheduled for 19 August. File image of wrestler Narsingh Yadav. Having acquitted him last week, the WFI and NADA decided that the 27-year-old wrestler... 

Bombayla Devi raise hopes of an Indian medal after qualifying for the pre-quarters in women’s archery. Jitu Rai failed in his favourite event, the 50m pistol shooting, as India’s medal drought continued in Rio Olympics 2016 continued on Day 5. Bombayla Devi qualified for the archery pre-quarters to give some cheer. India’s medal drought continued on Thursday. Shooter Jitu Rai’s failure to qualify for the 50m pistol event was... 

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...