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Shooting: Vietnamese rejoice at first Olympic gold 07 Aug 2016 - 10:31 am

Vietnam's gold medallist Hoang Xuan Vinh on the podium during the medal ceremony for the men's 10m air pistol shooting event at the...

Thrasher, Peaty shine on day one in Rio 07 Aug 2016 - 01:48 am

Team Qatar during the march past at the Rio Olympics as H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, President of the Qatar...

Qatar relishes moment to shine at opening ceremony 07 Aug 2016 - 12:42 am

Qatar swimmer Nada Arakji takes a selfie with Qatar Swimming Federation President Khaleel Al Jabir during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games...

Schmeichel pens five-year Leicester contract 07 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Leicester City F.C. goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel. (AFP / RINGO CHIU) London: Leicester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel has committed his future to the club...

Blast, bullet in troubled start for Games 07 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Bomb squad agents control the area near the finishing line of the men's cycling road race at the 2016 Rio Olympics after they...

Shkodran Mustafi: Dissecting Arsenal’s interest in the German defender 07 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Shkodran Mustafi (Reuters) by Praveen Paramasivam “We have not closed any deal with anybody at the moment,” said Arsene Wenger, when the press...

India’s veteran Paes makes an early exit 07 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

India’s Leander Paes (left) speaks to teammate India’s Rohan Bopanna during their men’s first round doubles tennis match at the Olympic Tennis Centre...

Peaty breaks own world record 07 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Britain’s Adam Peaty reacts after he broke the world record in the men’s 100m Breaststroke heat during the swimming event at the Rio...

Easy win for first boxing pro in Games history 06 Aug 2016 - 06:46 pm

Carmine Tommasone (ITA) of Italy and Lindolfo Delgado (MEX) of Mexico compete. (REUTERS/Peter Cziborra) Rio de Janeiro: Italy's Carmine Tommasone on Saturday became...

Rugby-French women first winners as 92-year wait ends 06 Aug 2016 - 06:31 pm

Elodie Guiglion (FRA) of France tackles Barbara Pla (ESP) of Spain. (REUTERS/Phil Noble) By Nick Mulvenney RIO DE JANEIRO: Rugby, a sport so...

Rowing-Rough start on Rio lagoon 06 Aug 2016 - 06:27 pm

Australia's Kimberley Brennan rows during the Women's Single Sculls rowing competition at the Lagoa Stadium during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio...

Latham century as New Zealand dominate first day 06 Aug 2016 - 06:23 pm

New Zealand's batsman Tom Latham (C) plays a shot as Zimbabwe's wicket keeper PJ Moor (L) and Tinotenda Mawoyo (2-L) look on during...

Shah strikes as England lose Root 06 Aug 2016 - 06:06 pm

Pakistan's Yasir Shah in action. (Action Images via Reuters / Paul Childs) Birmingham, United Kingdom: Pakistan's Yasir Shah took the key wicket of...

Shooting: Thrasher claims first Rio gold for USA 06 Aug 2016 - 05:09 pm

Virginia Thrasher (USA) of USA. (REUTERS/Jeremy Lee ) Rio de Janeiro: US teenager Virginia Thrasher claimed the first Rio Olympics gold medal with...

Premier League: The 3 most surprising big-name coups of the summer 06 Aug 2016 - 04:34 pm

Steve Mandanda (AFP) by Praveen Paramasivam Premier League has seen big names like Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Michy Batshuayi join big clubs in Manchester...

Ibrahimovic wants winning start to Manchester United career 06 Aug 2016 - 03:15 pm

Manchester United's Zlatan Ibrahimovic in action. (Action Images via Reuters / Jason Cairnduff) Zlatan Ibrahimovic has predicted that he will begin his Manchester...

Hales refunds unhappy fan 06 Aug 2016 - 02:53 pm

England's Alex Hales in action. (Action Images via Reuters / Paul Childs) Birmingham, United Kingdom: England opener Alex Hales has given a partial...