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12 Feb 2019

Swimming: Tokyo Olympics medal hopeful Rikako Ikee diagnosed with leukemia

The 18-year-old was named Japanese Swimmer of the Year last month after her record-breaking exploits in the Jakarta pool.

18 Sep 2016

TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE: Tennis legend Leander Paes bemoans India's team selection in last two Olympics

Paes, 43, started a possible controversy, claiming he was not considered to partner Sania Mirza for Mixed Doubles at the Rio Games.

17 Sep 2016

WELL DONE DEEPA MALIK: Haryana govt announces INR 4 crore reward, job for Paralympic medallist

Haryana Sports and Youth Affairs Minister, Anil Vij, on Saturday announced a cash award of Rs four crore for Paralympics medalist Deepa Malik, at par with medal-winners at the Olympic Games.

12 Sep 2016

Rio bronze medalist Sakshi Malik enters top-5 in world rankings

Previously unranked, Sakshi, who became the first Indian woman wrestler to win an olympic medal, claimed the position in the latest list.

08 Sep 2016

Poor start by Aditi Ashok at Ladies European Masters

The 18-year-old Aditi, who represented India at the recent Rio Olympic Games, had two birdies and three bogeys in her round.

Joao Havelange obituary

16 Aug 2016

Former FIFA president Joao Havelange dies, aged 100

Havelange, who has died during the Olympic Games being staged in his home city of Rio de Janeiro, oversaw a transformation of FIFA and its flagship World Cup competition into a multi-million dollar enterprise.

Rio Olympic Games

11 Aug 2016

Elite officers guarding Rio Olympics shot in slum

The officers were part of the 5,000-strong federal reinforcements sent in to help police South America`s first Olympics, which kicked off last Friday.

28 Jun 2016

India's Sanjeev Rajput wins silver in ISSF World Cup

Rajput shot 456.9 to win the silver medal in the last World Cup before the Rio Olympic Games.

Rio Olympic Games

28 May 2016

Medical experts want Rio Olympics delayed or moved due to Zika

A group of 150 leading public health experts said the risk of infection from the Zika virus is too high.

27 Apr 2016

Bollywood hasn't done any favour on me by making a biopic: Milkha Singh hits back at Salim Khan

Meanwhile, celebrities like actress-politician Kirron Kher and filmmaker Sooraj Barjatya have defended the IOA's decision to appoint Salman as the face of India at Rio Olympics.

30 Mar 2016

Need lot of match practice before Olympics, says fit-again star Saina Nehwal

Saina says she feels more confident now.

09 Dec 2015

Saina Nehwal among 24 standing for IOC Athletics Commission elections

After the approval by the IOC Session, the four elected athletes will become IOC members for an eight-year term of office.

India Basketball

19 Sep 2015

India placed in tough group in FIBA Asia Men's Basketball

India has been placed in a tough group which included defending champions Iran in the 28th FIBA Asia Men's Basketball Championship that will be held in Changsha in China from September 23 to October 3.

19 Sep 2015

Narinder Batra objects to Rakesh Gupta's appointment as Rio chef de mission

Hockey India President Narinder Batra on Saturday objected to the appointment of Indian Olympic Association Joint Secretary Rakesh Gupta as the Chef de Mission of the country's contingent for next year's Rio Olympic Games.

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