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No big promises

Bangladesh's premier shooter Abdullah Hel Baki is not making any big promises regarding his chances in his pet event of
7 August 2016

Brazil cracks down on protestors

Rio Olympics organizers on Sunday threw their weight behind a police crackdown on Brazilians holding up signs in stadiums against unpopular interim president Michel Temer, despite accusations of censorship.
7 August 2016

Drone fired at media centre

A bullet that penetrated the roof of the media center at the Rio Olympics equestrian venue may have been a stray fired by a gunman aiming at police aircraft, Brazil's defense minister said Sunday.
7 August 2016

USA win 42nd in a row

Five-time defending champion United States stretched its Olympic women's basketball win streak to 42 games Sunday with a 121-56 rout of Senegal.
7 August 2016

Shooter wins China's first gold in Rio

Zhang Mengxue gets China off the gold medal mark at the Rio Games today, the Olympic debutant winning the women's 10m air pistol title.
7 August 2016

Ailing Venus exits Games

Four-time gold medallist Venus Williams, suffering with a virus, slumps to her first ever opening round loss at an Olympic Games
7 August 2016

Records fall in explosive start

Olympic action begins in earnest with swimming records falling, bomb and bullet scares, and a sickening double leg break in gymnastics.
7 August 2016

2 shot dead at Olympic sites

Police shot a mugger near the stadium where the Rio Olympics opening ceremony took place and a woman was killed close to
6 August 2016

Rio sets its own standard

The opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympics on Friday night did not feature any of the tech gimmicks or futuristic visual
6 August 2016

Thrasher claims 1st Rio gold

American teenager Virginia Thrasher claimed the first Rio Olympics gold medal in the shooting on Saturday.
6 August 2016

What they said

Our admiration for you is even greater because you managed this at a very difficult time in Brazilian history. We have always
6 August 2016

Rio games starts in earnest

The honour was for Brazil's former long
6 August 2016

Shakil ends in 22nd place

International Master Abu Sufian Shakil became 22nd in the Commonwealth Chess Championship after losing the last round
6 August 2016

The party begins

Friday started in a frenzy in Rio. Brilliant sunshine had people swarming all over the sidewalks and beaches. Long tailbacks
6 August 2016

Thrasher claims first Rio gold

US teenager Virginia Thrasher claims the first Rio Olympics gold medal with her final shot in the shooting on Saturday.
6 August 2016

Neymar, Brazil seek to bounce back: Rio Olympics

Mercilessly cast as "greedy" and "missing" for failing to fire Brazil to victory in their Rio 2016 opener against South Africa, Neymar and his highly-touted teammates need a big response against Iraq on Sunday.
6 August 2016

Jeers for Brazil president Michel Temer dampen Rio Olympic joy

The Maracana stadium erupts in jeers as Brazil's unpopular interim president Michel Temer opens the Rio Olympics and the hostility spreads far beyond the sports venue.
6 August 2016

Beating heart of Brazil's musical heritage reveals deeper message

A joyful sashay through Brazil's extraordinary musical heritage is infused with a social message and a warning over the dangers of climate change as Rio de Janeiro draws back the curtain of the 2016 Olympic Games with a highly charged opening ceremony.
6 August 2016

Colourful opening ceremony launches Rio 2016

The Rio Games launched with a flamboyant spectacle headlined by supermodel Gisele Bundchen as a doom-laden Olympic build-up gave way to an energetic party atmosphere at the fabled Maracana stadium on Friday.
6 August 2016

Shyamoly Roy sets up bout against Mexican archer

Bangladeshi archer Shyamoly Roy finishes 53 rd out of 64 competitors in recurve bow's ranking round.
6 August 2016