PV Sindhu named first brand ambassador of Bridgestone IndiaThe shuttler has signed a three year deal with Bridgestone India, a subsidiary of Bridgestone which is one of the sponsors for the Olympics...
30 Aug, 2017, 07.56 PM IST
Year-ender: Five women athletes who made India proudIndia sent 50 women athletes to 2016 Rio Olympics, the largest-ever sporting contingent of women.
06 Dec, 2016, 03.11 PM IST
Yogeshwar Dutt's London Games bronze may be upgraded to silverAs per Russian agency, flowrestling.org, the four-time world champion and two-time Olympic medallist Kudukhov, who had died in a car crash ...
30 Aug, 2016, 02.06 AM IST
Sachin Tendulkar gifts BMW cars to PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik, Dipa Karmakar, coach Pullela GopichandTendulkar, who was the Goodwill Ambassador of the Indian team at Rio Olympics, handed over the keys at a function at Gopichand Badminton Ac...
28 Aug, 2016, 06.31 PM IST
Companies making beeline to sign P V Sindhu for endorsementsSindhu became the first Indian woman athlete to grab an Olympic silver in the just-concluded event when she lost a close final clash.
26 Aug, 2016, 04.09 PM IST
Sakshi Malik to be Indian flagbearer at Rio games closingThe Games will close a circle with Olympic flame being extinguished and apart from the melancholy the organisers have promised to show the ...
22 Aug, 2016, 11.29 AM IST
Haryana announces cash award for Sindhu, Dipa, LalitaThe decision to award these Olympians from outside Haryana would inspire the girls across the country to pursue sports and bring laurels.
20 Aug, 2016, 03.51 PM IST
Saina and Sindhu: Two women shuttlers with distinctive playing stylesEven though they have trained under the same coach for large parts of their career, Sindhu has remained a distinctly different shuttler to ...
20 Aug, 2016, 11.46 AM IST
Railways offer cash, promotion for winning medals at RioSportsperson winning a gold medal will get Rs 1 crore while Rs 75 lakh and Rs 50 lakh will be given for bagging silver and bronze medal res...
05 Aug, 2016, 08.55 PM IST
Want to finish my Olympic journey with a gold medal: Yogeshwar Dutt"This is my fourth and last Olympics so I am toiling very hard to come back with a gold medal," Yogeshwar said at the sidelines of the laun...
04 Jul, 2016, 07.06 PM IST
Indian discus thrower Seema Punia qualifies for Rio OlympicsThis being her third appearance in Olympics, she already has bagged Asian games and Common wealth games thrice, practices now from US.
29 May, 2016, 01.03 PM IST
My next objective is an Olympic medal, says Dipa KarmakarAfter becoming the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for the Olympics, Dipa has set her eyes on a podium finish at the Rio Games schedu...
19 Apr, 2016, 11.39 AM IST
Indian long-distance runner Kavita Raut clinches SAG marathon gold, books Olympic berthIndian long-distance runner Kavita Raut today qualified for the Rio Olympics in women's marathon after winning the event in the 12th South ...
12 Feb, 2016, 01.37 PM IST
Jitu Rai, Kheta Ram and five other Indian Army's Olympic medal hopefuls to fly to RioSelecting its top athletes after gruelling qualifiers, the army has chosen three for the marathon, three for shooting and one for the athle...
26 Jan, 2016, 06.16 AM IST
Sushil Kumar does not see controversy if he or Narsingh goes to Rio GamesStar grappler Sushil Kumar today said that he does not see any controversy over who gets to represent the country at the Rio Games later th...
22 Jan, 2016, 04.43 PM IST
TOP Scheme has been a big support: Saina NehwalWorld No. 1 shuttler Saina Nehwal today said the Sports Ministry's TOP scheme has been of immense help in her preparation for the Rio Games.
08 Oct, 2015, 01.57 PM IST
I was aiming for the Gold, but there's always a next time: Jaipur shooter Apurvi ChandelaJaipur's shooting star Apurvi Chandela clinched the silver medal in women's 10m air rifle shooting event at the ISSF Rifle and Pistol World...
08 Sep, 2015, 12.32 PM IST