Chess teams back to winning ways

Bangladesh men's and women's chess teams get back to winning ways in the third round of the 42nd Chess Olympiad in Baku,
5 September 2016

Chess teams suffer defeats

Bangladesh men's chess team suffers a narrow 2.5-1.5 point defeat to Norway in the second round of 42nd Chess Olympiad in Azerbaijan.
4 September 2016

Siddikur fails to make cut

Bangladesh golfer Siddikur Rahman missed the cut in the Omega European Masters yesterday, finishing his journey in Southern Switzerland with a four-over-par.
2 September 2016

Rio court to return passports to Irish Olympic officials

A Rio de Janeiro court will return the passports of three members of the Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) and they will be allowed to leave Brazil.
27 August 2016

Top Kenyan Olympic committee official arrested

Kenyan police arrest the secretary-general of the country's Olympic committee (NOCK) in the wake of a series of scandals and embarrassments at the Rio Games.
27 August 2016

Polish Olympian sells Rio medal to save boy battling cancer

Polish discus thrower Piotr Malachowski, who took silver at the Rio Olympics, says that he auctioned off his medal this week to fund treatment for a three-year-old boy struck with cancer.
26 August 2016

US swimmer Ryan Lochte charged over false robbery claim

The Brazilian authorities have charged US swimming star Ryan Lochte with making a false statement about being robbed at gunpoint during the Olympics.
26 August 2016

Russian President Putin awards Margarita Mamun

Russian President Putin awards rhythmic gymnast Margarita Mamun during a grand ceremony for Russian Olympic medallists returning home from 2016 Rio Olympics at Kremlin in Moscow.
26 August 2016

From Sugarloaf Mountain to Cristo Redentor

With the Olympic Games having ended, we were left with time to take a look around the tourist attractions of Rio de Janeiro. A day and a half's excursion was enough to leave us with an eye-opening experience. Here is the second of a two-part travelogue on that experience.
24 August 2016

Olympic flag arrives in Tokyo for 2020 Games

The Olympic flag arrives in Tokyo as Japan's capital gears up to host the 2020 Games, with officials promising smooth sailing after Rio's sometimes shaky 2016 instalment.
24 August 2016

Greg swaps spikes for dancing shoes

Britain's long jump world champion Greg Rutherford is to take a break from his day job to appear on the BBC's popular
23 August 2016

A sneak peek into favela life

Rio de Janeiro has many faces. It is fraught with such extremes that it's quite hard to fathom the true nature of this beautiful
23 August 2016

Lochte loses Speedo, Ralph Lauren endorsements

Swimwear maker Speedo and luxury retailer Ralph Lauren Corp end their sponsorship contracts with US swimmer Ryan Lochte.
22 August 2016

RIO'S LASTING IMAGES

Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt might have won nine, but by co
22 August 2016

Rio Records

Men's individual archery 700 points
22 August 2016

Multi-colour curtain falls on Rio

The curtain descended on two weeks of high drama at the Rio Games, marked by the heroics of Olympics legends Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps as Tokyo took up the baton and promised to go one better in 2020.
22 August 2016

Rio bids a colourful goodbye

The 31st Olympic Games had started with a great exhibition of music, dance and colours of life. It ended with another one.
22 August 2016

Rio Olympics: Seniors rule in USA's run to basketball gold

On a team of mostly first-time young Olympians, veterans Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant steal the show as the USA win its third straight gold medal.
22 August 2016

Rio Olympics: 'Good-time' Indian officials under fire for flop

As Olympic under-achievers India head home from Rio having failed to win a gold medal, its gate-crashing, selfie-taking officials have been accused of failing to help its athletes taste success.
22 August 2016

Rio Olympics: Groundbreaking games for women

From the dizzying gymnastics heights of African-American Simone Biles to Indian wrestler Sakshi Malik and Brazilian golden girl Rafaela Silva in judo -- Rio proves a groundbreaking Games for women.
22 August 2016