GOLDEN MOMENT: SILVER MEDAL

GOLDEN MOMENT: SILVER MEDAL

Rohit Mahajan PV Sindhu fought like a tigress, but the girl on the other side of the net, Spain’s Carolina Marin, the world No. 1, was unbreakable in their gold medal match. Silver, thus, it had to be, and it felt like gold, because Sindhu stretched the limits of her skill and her physical and […]

Bolt signs off with ‘triple-triple’ as Jamaica win relay race

Bolt signs off with ‘triple-triple’ as Jamaica win relay race

Rio de Janeiro : Usain Bolt drew down the curtain on his brilliant Olympic career by securing a sweep of the sprint titles for a third successive Games when Jamaica successfully defended the 4×100 metres relay crown on Friday.Two days before his 30th birthday, Bolt ran the anchor leg as the Jamaicans won in 37.27 […]

Sporting fraternity hails Sakshi on her historic feat

Sporting fraternity hails Sakshi on her historic feat

New Delhi : The country’s sporting fraternity, led by iconic cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, on Thursday hailed wrestler Sakshi Malik for clinching a historic bronze to end India’s frustrating wait for a medal in the Rio Olympics. Tendulkar praised Sakshi for her resilience in the women’s wrestling 58kg class saying the country was proud of her feat. “What […]

Jamaican sprint power on show as Thompson completes double

Jamaican sprint power on show as Thompson completes double

Rio de Janeiro : Elaine Thompson maintained Jamaica’s incredible stranglehold on Olympic sprinting on Wednesday when she added the 200 metres gold to the 100m title she collected earlier at the Rio Games, while Usain Bolt remains on course for a track ‘triple-triple’. After winning nine of the 12 sprint events in 2008 and 2012 […]