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Buoyed by some strong performances in the run-up to the Rio Olympics, Indian men's team will look to break their 36-year-long medal jinx when the hockey competition begins here on Saturday. Eight-time champions, India won their last Olympic…
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India would be eyeing a medal on the opening day of competitions itself when the redoubtable Jitu Rai takes aim at the shooting range even as the much-hyped men's hockey team begins its quest to rediscover a golden past in the 31st Olympic…
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 AGENCY RIO DE JANEIRO: The carnival capital of Rio de Janeiro will host a glittering Olympics opening ceremony party on Friday, hoping to draw a line under a turbulent seven-year build-up dogged by recession, drugs scandals, crime and…
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AGENCY Rio de Janeiro: Dope scandals marred what was turning out to be a euphoric build-up but India's biggest ever contingent would nonetheless be eyeing a historic medal haul when the 31st Olympic Games -- the first ever in South America…
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AGENCY Kingston: Rookie batsman Roston Chase conjured up a heroic maiden Test century to lead a remarkable West Indies fightback as the hosts forced a frustrating draw on India on the final day of the second match, here Wednesday. Chase,…
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Agency New Delhi: Indian boxing star Vijender Singh today broke into the World Boxing Organisation's (WBO) rankings at 10th after being crowned its Asia Pacific super middleweight champion here last month. Vijender, who beat former WBC…
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Agency NEW DELHI: Cleared by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), Narsingh Yadav today got the go ahead of United World Wrestling (UWW) to compete in the Rio Olympics even as he waited for a WADA clearance as well. Narsingh, cleared by…
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AGENCY KINGSTON: Weather gods stood in the way of India's victory charge after rain forced an early end to the fourth day with West Indies reeling at 48/4 in their second innings in the second Test here. Rain played hide and seek at Sabina…
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AGENCY RIO DE JANEIRO: Tennis star Sania Mirza arrived at the Games Village of the Rio Olympics and so did the table tennis squad while the Indian hockey team won its practice match against Spain. Sania was the first tennis player to arrive…
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AGENCY Kingston: Ajinkya Rahane scored a century as India took a first innings lead of 304 runs and piled more pressure on the struggling West Indies unit before the final session on day three of the second Test was washed off. Rahane (108…
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