Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova with a history of failed doping tests, has taken aim at the United States' Michael Phelps for past marijuana and alcohol use on the day of his record-breaking 22nd Olympic Gold medal here....
Ethiopian Almaz Ayana clocked 29 minutes, 17.45 seconds to break the women's 10,000 metres world record at the Rio Olympic Games here on Friday....
The qualifying mark for the 18 shot putters in Group B was to achieve a throw of 65.50 metres or at least the 12 best performers advanced to the final round....
India's flop show at the 31st Rio Olympics continued on Friday with shuttlers Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa crashing out from the preliminary stages while archer Atanu Das went down fighting as shooter Gagan Narang and shot putter Vikas Gowda also added to the country's woes here...
Kathleen Bam (14th, 42nd minutes) struck twice for the Americans while Melissa Gonzalez (52nd) scored the third goal to hand the Indians their third consecutive defeat here on Thursday....
Indian shuttler Kidambri Srikanth started his Olympic campaign in superb fashion, breezing past Lino Muzon of Mexico in straight games in the opening match of Group H in the men's singles event here....
The India pair of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna won their campaign opener in straight sets against Sam Stosur and Jonathan Peers of Australia in the mixed doubles event at the ongoing Rio Olympics here....
World No.69 Lahiri got off to a poor start as he bogeyed the first hole. He continued to struggle by making bogeys on the sixth, eighth, 11th and 12th holes. He somehow recovered to make two birdies on 15th and 18th holes to bag a 74....
The Indian mens hockey team reached the quarter-finals after a gap of 36 years at the ongoing Rio Olympics despite beaten 1-2 by the Netherlands for its second loss in four Pool B games. ...
Star shuttlers Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu were the lone bright spots as India endured another dismal day at the ongoing Rio Olympics with archers Deepika Kumari and Laishram Bombayla Devi crashing out while the men's hockey team went down fighting to the Netherlands here on Thursday....
