Indian sportspersons will be in action in the following events at 28th Olympic Games in Athens.
South Korea's women archers mastered trying conditions in the individual competition on Sunday.
Indian sportspersons will be in action in the following events at 28th Olympic Games in Athens on Monday.
Nikhil Kanetkar and Abhinn Shyam Gupta begin their campaign in the men's badminton tournament.
Neymar made his return to the pitch after a three-month injury lay-off as Paris St Germain celebrated their eighth Ligue 1 title with a 3-1 win against Monaco at the Parc des Princes on Sunday.
Lauryn Williams clocked 10.93 seconds to join men's gold medallist Justin Gatlin as a world champion.
All athletes in the Indian team for Athens Olympics are clean, a top Athletics Federation of India official said.
Anju tops the list of women's long jumpers while the US-based Gowda is the top-ranked men's discus thrower.
Dilip Tirkey will lead an 18-member team for the eight-nation hockey tournament in Holland, from August 14 to 21.
Indian tennis ace Leander Paes on his new doubles partner Martin Damm and goals for 2006.
The Olympic silver medallist was honoured with the Ati Vishist Seva Medal.
The 366-building complex on 400 acres of public land at the foot of Mount Parnitha will house more than 17,000 athletes and officials and will employ 10,000.
Sobha Developers, a Dubai-based real estate company, will fund the ace Indian long junper's training ahead of the Athens Olympics.
Shooter Abhinav Bindra's technical trainer Heinz Reinkemeier denounced Indian media's 'obsession' for Olympic medal and emphasised that an effort can be categorised as 'good performance' even without a medal.
The Olympic silver medallist scored 191.0 points, his best since 2002, at the National Shooting Championships.
American teenager Virginia Thrasher won the first gold medal of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Saturday, holding her nerve to clinch the women's 10m air rifle event.
The decision over Greek sprinters Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou is expected on Tuesday.
Brazil unfurled a vast canvas celebrating its rainforest and the creative energy of its wildly diverse population in welcoming the world on Friday to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, all to the pounding beat of samba, bossa nova and funk.
While Damon stays true to his character and is intense throughout the film, it's the story which lets down this spy thriller, says Namrata Thakker.
The German was axed after the team slumped to fourth in the Champions Trophy hockey tournament.
Unless Indians learn to speak freely and fearlessly, 'true greatness will elude this nation, no matter how brilliant the individual at the helm may be,' says Aakar Patel.
Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou were among a group of Greek athletes to be tested by doctors from WADA.
Dilip Tirkey and Gagan Ajit Singh have been nominated for the International Hockey Federation's Best Player of the Year award.
India will begin their campaign in the 2004 tournament with a match against Germany.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Tuesday
The main interest ahead of the AGM is focused on incumbent president K P S Gill's possible bid for another term.
The 36-year-old Jhajharia, who is the first Indian to win two Paralympic gold medals, was the first choice of the awards selection committee.
The two Indian pugilists reached the finals in the third Asian qualifying event for the Athens Olympics.
The mercurial forward and Baljit Singh Dhillon are among nine players named for a pre-Olympic camp in Cologne from May 27 to June 21.
The IOA president said Pillay's experience could improve the medal chances of the eight-time Olympic hockey champions.
As a result of the explosions that rocked Athens on Wednesday, the cost of insurance in case the Games are called off has rocketed.
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