• 

  Sochi Olympics: Ireen Wust gives Dutch another speedskating gold

  February 09, 2014 19:04 IST

  Sochi: Ireen Wust gave the Netherlands its second straight gold medal at the Olympic speedskating oval by winning the women's 3,000 meters Sunday.   Skating in the next-to-last pairing, Wust turned in a time of 4

• 

  Sochi Olympics: Dario Cologna wins men's 30K skiathlon

  February 09, 2014 18:57 IST

  Russia: Dario Cologna had the strongest finish to win the men's 30-kilometer skiathlon at the Sochi Olympics on Sunday, showing he's back to full fitness after a season disrupted by an ankle injury.   The Swiss

• 

  Sochi Olympics: Jamie Anderson completes US sweep in slopestyle

  February 09, 2014 18:46 IST

  Russia: Jamie Anderson has given the United States a sweep in slopestyle snowboarding at the Sochi Olympics.   Anderson soared her way to gold medal in a near flawless run in the women's final on Sunday,

• 

  Sochi Winter Olympics medals standings on Saturday

  February 09, 2014 18:14 IST

  Sochi: The following are the medal standings Saturday in the Winter Olympics being held here (tabulated under gold, silver, bronze, total):Norway 2 1 1 4Canada 1 1 1 3Netherlands 1 1 1 3United States 1

• 

  Sochi Olympics: Luger Keshavan virtually out of contention

  February 09, 2014 18:15 IST

  Sochi: India's Shiva Keshavan brought up the rear after two rounds of men's singles luge competitions, finishing 37th out of 39 athletes in the Sochi Winter Games on Saturday.Medals TallyThe 32-year-old Indian, who represented India

• 

  Matthias Mayer wins the Olympic downhill

  February 09, 2014 18:29 IST

  Russia: Matthias Mayer of Austria won the Olympic downhill Sunday as the big favorites struggled in Alpine skiing's signature race.   The son of an Olympic medalist, Mayer completed the Rosa Khutor course in 2 minutes,

• 

  Meet hottest athletes in bikini

  February 09, 2014 6:42 IST

  New Delhi: These female athletes set the sports arena on fire when they take to their sports, however they set the  world on fire as well when they pose in bikinis. Here are ten most

• 

  Sochi's 1st gold: Kotsenburg of US wins slopestyle

  February 08, 2014 16:26 IST

  Krasnaya Pplyana, Russia: Sage Kotsenburg of the United States won the first gold medal of the 2014 Olympics on Saturday, soaring to victory in the men's snowboarding slopestyle final.   Kotsenburg had a score of 93.50

• 

  Sochi Scene: 3 things from opening night

  February 08, 2014 15:00 IST

  SochiI, Russia: Here are three things we learned from Friday night's opening ceremony of the Sochi Games.  The hammer and sickle still pack a punch. The symbols of Soviet rule came in the form of

• 

  Russian TV shows doctored video of Olympic rings

  February 08, 2014 14:45 IST

  Sochi, Russia: Smoke and mirrors? Russian state television aired footage Friday of five floating snowflakes turning into the Olympic rings and bursting into pyrotechnics at the Sochi Games opening ceremony. Problem is, that didn't happen. 

• 

  Olympic greats Tretiak, Rodnina light cauldron

  February 08, 2014 11:13 IST

  Sochi, Russia: One of the greatest goaltenders of all time and an innovative figure skater who won three straight Olympic pairs titles lit the cauldron together Friday night at the opening ceremony of the Sochi

• 

  Sochi Olympics kick off with grand opening

  February 08, 2014 11:17 IST

  Sochi:  Sochi has lit up with music and dance to unleash the ultimate achievement of Vladimir Putin's Russia: a Winter Olympics to showcase the best athletes on ice and snow the world has to offer.The

• 

  Meet Hannah Teter, one of the hottest athletes in Sochi

  February 08, 2014 6:44 IST

  New Delhi: With the Sochi Winter Olympics 2014 about to start , it's only appropriate that we take a look at some of the hottest female athletes who will be participating in this edition of

• 

  Pseudo-lesbians, ballet, in Sochi Olympics opening

  February 07, 2014 17:49 IST

  Sochi, Russia: A pseudo-lesbian pop duo, a famed opera singer and a romp through Russian history await viewers as the Sochi Winter Olympics launch Friday with an opening ceremony meant to showcase to the world

• 

  Gay rights a non-issue for Asian leaders at Sochi

  February 07, 2014 16:38 IST

  Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Chinese counterpart appear not to be bothered by the international ruckus over Russia's law restricting gay rights.   Unlike President Barack Obama, who pointedly declined to attend the

• 

  Sochi Olympics: Google makes statement about Russian anti-gay law

  February 07, 2014 10:39 IST

  San Francisco: With the Winter Games underway in Sochi, Google Inc. quietly but vibrantly added its voice Thursday to the chorus of U.S. companies speaking out against Russia's law restricting gay-rights activities by updating its

• 

  Billie Jean King won't attend Sochi opening

  February 06, 2014 16:14 IST

  New York: Billie Jean King will not attend Friday's opening ceremony of the Sochi Olympics in Russia because her mother is ill.   King, who was selected to help lead the U.S. delegation to the Games,

• 

  Sochi Olympic: US warns about 'toothpaste bomb' threats

  February 06, 2014 15:03 IST

  Washington: The US government has issued a warning to US and some foreign airlines that fly to Russia for the Olympic Games about "toothpaste bomb" threats, media reports said.The Department of Homeland Security has warned

• 

  Early start Thursday for Sochi Olympics events

  February 06, 2014 14:54 IST

  Sochi, Russia: Competition at the Sochi Olympics has begun, 32 hours before the opening ceremony.   Early starts are needed because of 12 men's and women's medal events added since the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.   Men's snowboard

• 

  UN chief denounces attacks on LGBT people

  February 06, 2014 14:46 IST

  Sochi, Russia: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned attacks and discrimination against homosexuals on Thursday, touching on the gay rights issue in Russia that has overshadowed preparations for the Sochi Olympics.   In a speech to the

• 

  Russian deputy PM on gay rights: Leave kids alone

  February 06, 2014 14:34 IST

  Sochi, Russia: Russia's deputy prime minister has confirmed the Kremlin's view on gay rights in Sochi, asking athletes to "leave the kids alone."   Dmitry Kozak told a news conference Thursday that Russian organizers will not

• 

  Sochi Scene: Welcome, world -- where are you?

  February 06, 2014 14:23 IST

  Sochi is (more or less) ready for you to come to its Winter Games. Thousands of athletes, soldiers, journalists and herds of smiley volunteers are in place, eager to help.   So far, though, it seems

• 

  Karthikeyan to race in 2014 Super Formula season

  February 05, 2014 20:17 IST

  New Delhi: India's top racing driver Narain Karthikeyan has confirmed his participation in the Japan-based Super Formula single seater series.Karthikeyan participated in the 2013 Auto GP World series where he was a title contender and

• 

  IOC to consider neutral body for whistleblowers

  February 05, 2014 19:24 IST

  Sochi, Russia: The IOC will consider setting up an independent body that allows athletes to report information on doping and match-fixing without fear of reprisals.   Swiss IOC member Denis Oswald made the proposal Wednesday during

• 

  IOC debates changes to Olympic bidding process

  February 05, 2014 17:12 IST

  Sochi, Russia: The IOC launched a debate Wednesday on the future of Olympic bidding, including the possibility of individual country or joint bids rather than the tradition of choosing a single host city.   IOC President

• 

  Olympic short tracker Hamelin is a medal machine

  February 05, 2014 16:58 IST

  SochiI, Russia: If you want to picture how defending Olympic 500-meter short track champion Charles Hamelin perceives himself, just take a look at his back.   Spanning his shoulder blades is a tattoo that makes it

• 

  USOC sponsor AT&T condemns Russia's anti-gay law

  February 05, 2014 16:47 IST

  Sochi, Russia: U.S. Olympic Committee sponsor AT&T has condemned a Russian law restricting gay-rights activity as Sochi prepares to host the Winter Olympics.   The telecommunications giant said in a blog post that the law is

• 

  Top hottest ring girls in UFC history

  February 06, 2014 6:49 IST

  New Delhi: When ranking the hottest Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) ring girls of all time, four benchmarks must be taken into account: looks, personality, longevity, and whether or not they ever posed nude for Playboy.