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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...

Glitter gives way to gold medals chase 06 Aug 2016 - 02:39 pm

Former Brazilian athlete Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima lights the Olympic cauldron with the Olympic torch during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016...

Arsenal: 5 things Gooners ghould look forward to this season 06 Aug 2016 - 01:21 pm

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger (Action Images via Reuters / Andrew Couldridge) by Praveen Paramasivam Arsenal have already made three acquisitions this summer ahead...

Test Series Sri Lanka v Australia second test scoreboard 06 Aug 2016 - 01:15 pm

Sri Lanka's captain Angelo Mathews, 2R), wicketkeeper Dinesh Chandimal,(L), cricketer Kusal Mendis (2L) and cricketer Kaushal Silva (R) celebrate the wicket of Australian...

Perera wrecks Australia as Sri Lanka seal series 06 Aug 2016 - 01:10 pm

Sri Lankan cricketers Rangana Herath, (L), Dilruwan Perera (C) and team members acknowledge the crowd as they celebrate their victory in the second...

Rider Sheikh Ali bin Khalid Al Thani leads Qatar team at Olympic opening ceremony 06 Aug 2016 - 12:06 pm

Qatar's flag bearer Sheikh Ali Al Thani leads his national delegation during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the...

Perera bags six as Sri Lanka clinch series 06 Aug 2016 - 11:21 am

Sri Lankan cricketer Dilruwan Perera (L) celebrates with teammates after he dismissed Australian batsman Usman Khawaja during the second day of the second...