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Single mother sacrificed her life and income for son Sajan Prakash’s swimming career inspires actor Madhavan. Who is V.J. Shantymol?Actor R. Madhavan shared an emotional video of Olympian swimmer Sajan Prakash and his mother, V.J. Shantymol. The video shows how she made ...
Who is Natalie Portman’s partner, Tanguy Destable, as she expects her third child?Natalie Portman has confirmed that she is expecting her third child at the age of 44 with her partner, French music producer Tanguy Destabl...
Why Vinesh Phogat's disqualification isn't the first Olympics setback for the ace Indian wrestlerIndian wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the Paris Olympics' 50 kg wrestling category for being overweight by 100 grams. This ev...
Gender equality gap in sports reporting narrowing down: ReportIn the recently concluded 2016 Olympics Games at Rio, researchers found that men’s sports received just 20 per cent more air time than wome...
In Pics: And this is what PV Sindhu loved doing in her childhoodA billion-plus hopes are pinned on P V Sindhu, India’s glory girl at the Rio Olympics. We salute her feisty, indomitable and firebrand spir...
#SakshiMalik wins India its first Olympics medal, Twitter shows some love!The 23-year-old wrestler won the bronze in the Women's Freestyle 58kg category at the Rio Olympics 2016.
Rio Olympics 2016: PV Sindhu assures India of a second medal, enters women's badminton finalsSindhu is now assured of a silver medal. In the gold medal match tomorrow, she will clash with Carolina Marin of Spain.
Sporting fraternity hails Sakshi Malik on her historic featCountry's sporting fraternity, led by iconic cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, today hailed female wrestler Sakshi Malik for clinching a historic...
Six technologies showcased at the Rio Olympics 2016While security balloons keep a watch over the city, drones give you a bird’s eye view of the action & broadcasters experiment with VR telec...
Want to stay updated on the Rio Olympics? Use these appsTo watch all the Rio updates, you can choose to have multiple apps installed like the Times of India & The Economic Times apps.
Rio Olympics 2016: Laishram Bombayla Devi, Deepika Kumari in prequarters of women's individual recurveBombayla and Deepika advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the women's individual recurve event as Indian archers rounded off a good day in ...
Facebook collaborates with IOC, broadcasters for 2016 Rio OlympicsInstagram will launch personalised video channels in search and explore that will showcase the best moments happening in and around Rio.
Rio Olympics 2016: The two Rios, one feels like itIn a giant cut-and-paste operation, the bustle here is typically Olympian, the size of operations too, and the sports have begun to push as...
Sports Minister Sonowal meets Rio Olympics aspirants at National Institute of SportsDuring the surprise visit, Sonowal interacted with many sports persons, and enquired about their preparations for Olympics Games, which wil...
The Olympic torch is on its way: 10 things to knowThe flame will be passed by 12,000 runners between 300 cities across the world in the 90-day relay.
Rio Olympics: Exit Salman? IOA writes to Sachin Tendulkar for Goodwill Ambassador postYogeshwar Dutt, along with others, had also voiced his displeasure at the appointment of Salman.
Salman Khan named goodwill ambassador of India's Olympic contingentThe association between Salman Khan and the Indian Olympic Association was facilitated by IOA's official marketing agency IOS Sports & Ente...
Ticket sale for Rio Olympics begins in India"Earlier, we had a different process, selling the tickets and doing the hospitality part (of the ticket holders). Actually, we were not gea...
Rio 2016 would be my last Olympics appearance: Sushil KumarTwo-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar today said that 2016 edition in Rio de Janeiro will be his last appearance at the quadrennial extra...
Rio Olympics gets 4 more sponsors; final talks on with 10 othersIt’s hosting top soccer players including Argentina's Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal at soccer World Cup in three months