Rio Games 2016 News

The two-time World championship bronze medallist also became the fifth woman player from India to win a medal in Olympics and the first to clinch a silver.

Apple Inc is threatening to crash Samsung's expensive Olympics party in Rio where the world's biggest sport event is on.

As expected, De's thoughts were slammed on Twitter by several fans and athletes who slammed her for her insensitive tweet.  

The 25-year-old was helped off the floor at the Rio Olympic Arena but continued on the pommel horse to help his team qualify for Monday`s eight-team final, before hobbling off.

The game from Google spinoff Niantic Inc has been launched it more than 30 countries, but not Brazil.

Russia on Friday made a last-ditch bid to avoid a blanket ban at the Rio Games over state-run doping as a fresh batch of drug test failures from Beijing 2008 and London 2012 rocked the Olympics. 

WADA said the reinstatement means Rio officials can resume testing blood and urine samples this week and that they see no need for further action against the lab.

Ganguly however hoped that the controversy around Salman Khan's appointment would settle down soon.

At a time when most of the sports persons are opposing Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's appointment as the Goodwill Ambassador of the Indian contingent for the upcoming Rio Olympics, ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal has backed the Bollywood actor.

Messi led Argentina to the 2014 World Cup final in Rio where they lost 1-0 to Germany after extra time.

One of India's top medal prospect at next year's Olympics, World No. 1 shuttler Saina Nehwal said the Sports Ministry's TOP scheme has been of immense help in her preparation for the Rio Games.