Hockey Qualifiers: Mandeep's brace saves India the blushes

IMAGE: India's players celebrate winning their Olympic Qualifier first leg match match against Russia. Photograph: Hockey India Mandeep Singh struck twice as a below-par India struggled past......

Sports shorts: Javelin thrower Chopra qualifies for Diamond League Final

IMAGE:  Neeraj Chopra in action. Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images for IAAF India's star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has qualified for the prestigious Diamond League......

Three Russian athletes fail drug test

Three Russians have failed drugs tests and face possible expulsion from the Olympic Games, a top official said on Wednesday.Vladimir Loginov, vice-president of Russia's Olympic Committee, did not......