International Master Abu Sufian Shakil returns to winning ways in the Commonwealth Games, beating Sri Lankan Priyankara.

There is something amiss about Rio de Janeiro at the moment. With less than 24 hours to the opening ceremony of the 2016

Usain Bolt is promising to let American sprinter Justin Gatlin "feel his full wrath" as he zones in on an unprecedented treble-treble of gold medals at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

Brazil's women footballers ensured the opening day of action at Rio 2016 was a happy one for the hosts with a 3-0 win over China on Wednesday.

International Master Abu Sufian Shakil tasted his first defeat in the Commonwealth Chess Championship in the fifth round at

While the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympic Games is still close to 48 hours away, the games officially got underway yesterday through the women's football match between Sweden and South Africa.

The nightscape of Rio de Janeiro is quite brilliant. From up above at night-time, this sprawling city of close to 500 square

A sharp increase in police killings has cast "a shadow of death" over Rio de Janeiro as it prepares to host the Olympic Games, Amnesty International claim in a report.

International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach demands a sweeping overhaul of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) as Russian appeals against bans mounted just three days from the opening of the Rio Games.

International Master Abu Sufian Shakil slips from the top position of the Commonwealth Chess Championship at the close of the fourth round.

Nobel Peace Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus will bear the torch of the Rio Olympic Games which is starting in the Brazilian city on August 5.

World number 11 and former Australian Open runner-up Dominika Cibulkova joins the Olympic Games tennis tournament's growing list of absentees.

World number four Stan Wawrinka withdraws from the Rio Olympics with a back injury on Tuesday.

Nobel Peace Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus will bear the torch of the Rio Olympic Games which is starting in the Brazilian city on August 5.

Having made its debut in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, Bangladesh will make its ninth consecutive appearance in the Rio Olympics in Brazil. Each edition has seen Bangladesh’s contingent increase slightly, and this time the South Asian nation will be represented by seven athletes in five different sports.

Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams will display their Grand Slam talents in Rio, but with serious questions being asked over tennis's place in the Olympics after a host of high-profile pull-outs.

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