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AGENCY MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin will meet Russia's dwindling Olympic team on Wednesday as the list of its athletes banned from the Rio Games over revelations of state-run doping soared above 100. The International Olympic Committee…
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AGENCY Kolkata: Olympic silver medalist Vijay Kumar, who failed to make the Rio-bound squad, has now turned into a die-hard supporter and hopes that his countrymates would at least double the tally of London Games. "We have a fantastic team…
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AGENCY DUBAI: Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muralidaran, along with three others, will be inducted into the International Cricket Council's Hall of Fame later this year. "The International Cricket Council today announced that Muttiah…
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AGENCY 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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AGENCY 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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AGENCY 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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AGENCY 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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AGENCY 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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AGENCY 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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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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