Olympics

Ashiq, who competed for Pakistan at the 1960 and the 1964 Olympics, now scrapes by as a rickshaw driver

The Muslim fencer says she has faced discrimination since childhood because of her skin color and hijab

Pakistan's various sports federations are not awash with cash, but neither are they starved of funds

10 athletes will make up first-ever refugee team in the games starting from August 5

Nation relying on judo star Kelmendi to shine in historic participation

Cash and electronics were stolen from players' hotel rooms while they were playing a friendly against hosts

Verde-Amarela are placed in Group A in the first round along side Denmark, Iraq and South Africa

Labourers fixing Village where athletes are staying face working days of “up to 23 hours”

Incident is the latest to raise worries over security in the city

Inderjeet Singh has been notified by NADA after testing positive for a banned substance in his A sample

Some believe this helps clean athletes, others blame IOC of not showing leadership

Swimmer prepares for his final Olympic Games to further cement legacy

IOC decides against imposing blanket doping ban on Russian athletes

Each sports federation, however, needs to establish an athlete's individual eligibility

American hurdler breaks 28-year-old record in 100m, Bolt wins 200m race

Almost 1,000 contenders from 36 countries spent the week fighting for gold in a series of categories from athletics

Court of Arbitration for Sport's verdict barred 67 athletes from competing at Olympic Games starting on August 5

Richard McLaren's report said cover up started in 2010 after Russia's "abysmal" results at Vancouver Winter Olympics

Artwork is half the size of a football pitch created with spray paint, acrylic and varnish

Sport failed to make the cut for 2020 Tokyo Games

First-ever Games to be staged in South America will start on August 5

President of Italian cricket board says they have firm commitment from the organising committee

Agnel promises to swim all the way around the island, where sea temperatures drop to just above zero most of the year

Wants to represent Pakistan in summer Games one day

The jaguar is a near-threatened species that is already extinct in Uruguay and El Salvador

Spokesperson for Russia's athletics federation said she could not confirm reports that the ban had been upheld

The Jamaican says he would have no problem giving back his medal if his teammate is confirmed to have failed drug test

The extravagant birthday party was arranged by his wife, Faryal Makhdoom

Bolton-born fighter admits he would not be willing to face two-year ban from WBC that would jeopardise his career

22-year-old to travel to Rio after qualifying on continental quota

Pakistan judoka may make it to Olympics on continental quota

Mega event is scheduled to begin on August 5 and will end on September 18 later this year

On Friday, Mourad won gold in the Under-54kg in Montreux

No Pakistani athlete is good enough to earn the right to directly participate in the Games

Pakistan quintet crash out of qualifiers, rue lack of support from government

Cricket icon is set to work alongside Salman Khan, whose appointment has been slammed as inappropriate

Olympic champion clocks 44.08sec in 400m race at Drake Relays

Inspired by the Disney film Ice Princess, UAE-based Zahra Lari started skating on a whim at the age of 12

The app will provide the virtual diagnosis as well as information on preventing Zika

A volunteer told her she must take off her hijab before her photograph could be taken

She is believed to be the first American Olympian in any sport to compete while wearing a hijab

Muhammad was part of US gold medal team at the world championships in 2014

Ibtihaj Muhammad, 30, qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio last weekend

City plans to light up sky with over 30,000 fireworks launched from 11 barges anchored off its tropical coastline

Former IAAF chief steps down from IOC post, Russian lab head quits

The Parole Review Board directs that the offender's criminogenic factors should be addressed

The IOC wants to make Olympic Games more sustainable through the use of existing venues

Japan asked to complete project six months before mega-event.

American satisfied with results in nationals, despite finishing fifth on final day.

Brazil investigating the outbreak that can affect humans as well, says officials.