India's woman wonders at the Olympics

Rediff.com presents India's Olympic wonder-women... Women athletes have been at the forefront of India's Olympic dreams for the last three decades and more. Medals or not, they have been......

Rio 2016 has no time to waste, needs to win over public

Pressure on the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics continued to mount when the International Olympic Committee said on Thursday the city had no more time to waste and needed to win over the hearts of the......

Rio gets glowing report on Olympic progress

Rio de Janeiro won praise on Thursday for its "remarkable" progress in early preparations to host the 2016 Olympic Games, after a three-day inspection of the Brazilian city by Olympic officials.......

'There is progress in Indian athletics'

P T Usha narrowly missed a medal and history at the Los Angeles Olympics when she finished fourth in 400m hurdles but such was the Indian legend's aura that the eventual gold medallist, Nawal El......

Bolt named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year

Olympic gold medallist sprinter Usain Bolt was tonight named as the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for the second consecutive time in a glittering function at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi.......