The women who sparkle in 'greatest show on Earth'

It is dubbed the ‘greatest show on Earth’ with thousands of sparkling Brazilian dancers ignoring sweltering heat to put on a spectacular samba parade. Welcome to the Brazilian carnival!......

Paralympics tragedy: Iranian cyclist death casts pall over Games

IMAGE: Sarafraz Bahman Golbarnezhad of Iran competes in Rio de Janeiro. Photograph: Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters. Iranian cyclist Sarafraz Bahman Golbarnezhad has died after crashing in the C4-5......

Lahiri, Chawrasia eye medals as golf returns to Olympics

IMAGE: Anirban Lahiri of India. Photograph: Michael Dodge/Getty Images Reigning Asia No. 1 Anirban Lahiri and Indian Open winner SSP Chawrasia will carry the country's medal hopes when they tee......

Two tales of struggle and answering the call of the Olympic dream

Indian Judoka, Avtar Singh's parents take maiden flight to cheer son, who will go up against Pople Misenga from the Olympic Refugee Team.  Read on about the intense and interesting story of......

Rio Olympics: Moroccan boxer arrested for sexual assault

A Moroccan Olympic boxer was arrested on charges he sexually assaulted two women in the Olympic Village, Rio de Janeiro police said on Friday. Hassan Saada, a 22-year-old competing in the 81......

Will boxers pack a punch? Tough draw for Shiva, Manoj

IMAGE: India’s Shiva Thapa ((blue) in action. Photograph: Warren Little/Getty Images. A tough draw will put their grit to test when the three-member Indian boxing team begins its Olympic......