Rio De Janeiro : Brazil failed to make a winning start despite home advantage, a multi-million dollar strike force and a man advantage as they were held 0-0 by South Africa in their opening soccer match at the Rio Olympics on Thursday.Brazil, who have never won the Olympic gold, started with a highly rated front […]
Rio De Janeiro : The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has elected two new vice presidents at its 129th session here on Thursday. Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. of Spain, son of former Olympics chief Juan Antonio Samaranch and Ugur Erdener from Turkey will replace outgoing vice presidents Nawal El Moutawakel of Morocco and Sir Craig Reedie […]
Rio de Janeiro : Brazil did its best to roll out the red carpet for athletes, officials and visitors from over 200 countries for the 31st Olympic Games being held under the shadow of the biggest doping scandal afflicting the Russian players. The games, expected to be watched by a global audience of several billions, […]
Rio de Janeiro : A star-studded Indian shooting contingent will begin their Rio Olympics campaign here on Saturday with in-form Jitu Rai hoping to launch the country’s medal haul in an event which will also see his more illustrious senior colleague Abhinav Bindra aiming to end his glorious career on a high. Success in shooting […]
Kingston : Weather gods stood in the way of India’s victory charge after rain forced an early end to the fourth day with West Indies reeling at 48/4 in their second innings in the second Test here. Rain played hide and seek at Sabina Park as the hosts lost four wickets by lunch with only […]