Sports Shorts: Twelve-toed Swapna gets customised shoes

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday IMAGE: 'The journey from here should get easier. I would like to thank the Adidas team in India and at the Athlete Services Lab for......

Highlights of Day 5: Archery, boxing lift Indian spirits at Rio

IMAGE: India’s Manoj Kumar celebrates after winning his bout against Evaldas Petrauskas of Lithuania during Day 5 of the Rio Olympics on Wednesday. Photograph: Adrees Latif/Reuters. Women......

Boxing: Manoj Kumar stuns Evaldas Petrauskas to enter pre-quarters

IMAGE: Indian boxer Manoj Kumar acknowledges the crowd. Photograph: Reuters. Former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Manoj Kumar (64kg) stunned ex-Olympic bronze-medallist Evaldas......

How Indian athletes fared on Day 5 in Rio

IMAGE: India’s Bombayla Devi Laishram competes in the women's Individual Recurve event at the Rio Olympics. Photograph: Leonhard Foeger/Reuters Check out India’s report card on the......

Manoj Kumar eases into second round of World Boxing

Manoj Kumar eased past Valentino Knowles of the Bahamas, winning 17-11, to enter the second round in the light-welterweight (64kg) category and continue the Indian boxers' fine show at the World......