The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on Sunday banned all russians from its own Games next month because of the widespread doping culture that it says has polluted sport in the country.

The star of the day is American teenager Virginia Thrasher, who won the first gold medal of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games yesterday, holding her nerve against two Chinese Olympic champions to clinch the women’s 10m air rifle event.

‘It’s very special for me to start out in Rio 2016 for the US’

The second day of competition at the Rio 2016 Olympics will see Team Qatar’s athletes compete across swimming, handball, boxing and beach volleyball.

Australia, chasing a challenging 413 for victory, were bundled out for 183 after lunch as Sri Lanka took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.

The peloton rides during the men’s road cycling race at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro yesterday. (AFP)

Qatar athletes walk in the parade during the opening ceremony. (Reuters / Kai Pfaffenbach)

Mickey Arthur said yesterday that winning series away from their adopted UAE home would be Pakistan’s acid test after former side Australia’s struggles in Sri Lanka bolstered their hopes of becoming the world’s number one Test team.

‘The way we played in the last two games, I thought we were brilliant’

Leander Paes made a bitter exit from his record seventh Olympics yesterday, claiming his campaign had been sabotaged, before eyeing the 2020 Tokyo Games — when he will be 47.

Rower Bhokanal makes it to quarter-finals of single sculls; Mouma crashes out in table tennis

Have a ball: Qatar football team during a practice session. Carreno’s boys will take on Iraq in a friendly match tomorrow in Doha. Qatar will play four international friendlies in August before their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Iran on September 1.