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NADA adjourns hearing, Narsingh’s fate to be known tomorrow
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NEW DELHI: Narsingh Yadav's Olympic fate will be known tomorrow after the National Anti-Doping Agency's disciplinary panel adjourned its hearing on the dope scandal surrounding the wrestler even as he failed a second dope test and…
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Kohli scores double ton as India take upper hand
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NORTH SOUND (ANTIGUA): Virat Kohli became the first Indian captain to score a double century abroad as the visitors took firm control of the first Test against the West Indies with a solid batting display here.
Kohli (200 off 283…
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Indian football need a vision to move ahead: Giggs
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Mobor (Goa): Apart from coaching and educating the youth about the beautiful game, India needs a vision to move ahead in football, believes former Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs.
"First of all you need a vision, a short term…
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Somaya confident of India ascending hockey podium at Rio
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MUMBAI: Former India hockey skipper MM Somaya is optimistic that the national men's team has shown enough indications that it stood a very good chance of ascending the podium at next month's Rio Olympics, a feat previously achieved…
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I promise I won’t disappoint, says Avtar Singh
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KOLKATA: At six feet, four and half inches, Avtar Singh towers over the rest in his 90-kg weight category and the Indian judoka promised not to disappoint during his Olympic campaign at next month's Rio Games.
Having fought with…
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Russia facing calls for all-out Rio ban
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MONTREAL: Russia was facing calls to be kicked out of the Olympics after their highly-regarded track and field squad lost their appeal over being banned from Rio for state-sponsored doping.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)…
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Tendulkar to fly to Rio; meet Indian Olympic squad
New Delhi:- Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar will travel to the Rio Olympics after being invited by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach along with other eminent global personalities.
Tendulkar, who is an Indian…
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CAS rejects Russia appeal, bars athletes from Rio
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LAUSANNE: The Court of Arbitration for Sport today dismissed a Russian appeal against a ban imposed by athletics governing body the IAAF over state-run doping, barring the country's track and field team from the Rio Games.
"The CAS…
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India hockey eves register come-from-behind win over USA
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New Delhi: India women's hockey team fought valiantly to register a 2-1 come-from-behind win over hosts USA in their second game of the America tour in Manheim, Pennsylvania.
Both Indian and US girls played out a goal less first…
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Saina seeded fifth at Olympics
New Delhi:- Star India shuttler Saina Nehwal has been seeded fifth while her compatriot P V Sindhu is seeded ninth in the women's singles at the upcoming Olympic Games at Rio de Janeiro.
Kidambi Srikanth, meanwhile, has received a ninth…
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