World no. one women’s double player Sania Mirza and her inexperienced partner Prarthana Thombare got defeated in their very first round of Tennis women’s double event. They were competing against Chinese pair, Shuai Zhang and Shuai Peng. Though Sania and Prarthana offered a stiff match to their experienced opponent, still in the 2 hours 44…
BRAZIL’S MEN’S FOOTBALL TEAM DREW A BLANK AGAIN AS A SHOCK 0-0 DRAW AGAINST IRAQ LEFT THEM AT RISK OF ELIMINATION FROM THE RIO 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES. The hosts found the ‘Lions of Mesopotamia’ as impossible to break down as they had South Africa in their opening group A game at the Mane Garrincha Stadium…
JUAN MARTIN DEL POTRO CAUSED AN UPSET BY DEFEATING NOVAK DJOKOVIC 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-2) IN THE LAST MATCH ON DAY TWO OF THE RIO 2016 TENNIS TOURNAMENT. World number one Djokovic was reduced to tears after the loss as he had made it a priority to win an Olympic gold medal, the only major…
CANADA PULLED OFF THE SHOCK RESULT OF THE RIO 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES MEN’S VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT SO FAR WITHOUT DROPPING A SET AGAINST USA AT THE MARACANAZINHO ON SUNDAY. The Canadians won 25-23, 25-17, 25-23 against one of the nations expected to be in the hunt for the gold medal. The Americans were hardly in the…
Indian shooters Apurvi Chandela and Ayonka Paul could not perform as per the expectations and lagging behind badly they got ousted from the competition. Apurvi scored 411.6 points and she stood at 34th position out of total 51 competitors. Ayonika with 403 points stood at 47th position. Li Du of China with score 420.7 points…
AMERICAN TEENAGER VIRGINIA THRASHER WON THE FIRST GOLD MEDAL OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES RIO 2016 ON SATURDAY, HOLDING HER NERVE AGAINST TWO CHINESE OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS TO CLINCH THE WOMEN’S 10M AIR RIFLE EVENT. The 19-year-old American edged out China’s Du Li, gold in Athens in 2004, with an Olympic-record score of 208. Defending Olympic champion Yi…
BELGIAN GREG VAN AVERMAET SNATCHED A DRAMATIC GOLD MEDAL IN THE MEN’S OLYMPIC ROAD RACE, OUTSPRINTING DENMARK’S JAKOB FUGLSANG ALONGSIDE THE COPACABANA BEACH AFTER A SPECTACULAR DAY OF RACING ON THE OPENING DAY OF RIO 2016. Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali looked primed to win gold but crashed heavily on the final descent of the 237.5km route,…
THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA’S ARCHERS OVERCAME THE UNITED STATES TO WIN THE MEN’S TEAM GOLD AT RIO 2016 ON SATURDAY AND RESTORE A DYNASTY BROKEN BY THE AMERICANS AT LONDON FOUR YEARS AGO. The peerless trio of Kim Woo-jin, Ku Bon-chan and Lee Seung-yun roared to a 6-0 win on a baking hot Brazilian day to seal…
GOLDEN OLDIES MAKE IT DAY TO REMEMBER IN RIO Paula Pareto handed Argentina a golden start to Rio 2016 by coming out on top to win the women’s 48kg judo, becoming the oldest competitor to win a medal in the event in the process. Pareto beat eventual bronze medallist, Ami Kondo of Japan in the…
XUAN VINH HOANG SEALS 10-METRE AIR PISTOL GLORY AHEAD OF LOCAL FAVOURITE Brazil celebrated their first medal at Rio 2016 as local favourite Felipe Wu claimed silver in the 10-metre air pistol behind Xuan Vinh Hoang of Vietnam who won his country’s first ever gold with an Olympic record in Rio. In a gripping final,…