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Rio de Janeiro :  Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee, has praised the "dynamic" pace of preparations for the Rio 2016 Games in Brazil. The panel's vice president John Coates in April had claimed Rio's Games…
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Granada (Spain), Sep 9 (PTI) Lucknow boy Jitu Rai today became the first Indian shooter to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics after bagging a quota place with an impressive silver medal-finish at the 51st Shooting World Championships,…
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New Delhi: Ending days of suspense over the Asian Games contingent, the government today cleared a 679-member squad that will represent India in the 17th edition of the event to be held in Incheon, South Korea, from September 19 to October…
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Dubai/Karachi: The International Cricket Council (ICC) today suspended world's number one ODI bowler Saeed Ajmal for an illegal bowling action, a decision which the Pakistan Cricket Board intends to challenge. "The International Cricket…
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New Delhi: Ravi Shastri on Tuesday has put his weight behind Indian coach Duncan Fletcher by calling him a "solid character". Shastri has served as Team Director during the just-concluded limited overs series against England. Shastri…
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New Delhi: Winning is all what matters to Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir as he intends to be "mean winner than a polite loser" when the reigning IPL champions take part in the upcoming Oppo Champions League Twenty20. "We…
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NEW DELHI: With the Indian men's team slated to leave on Thursday for the Asian Games, Hockey India secretary general Narendra Batra today blamed the Sports Ministry for delay in getting air tickets for Incheon and said the body should not…
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Manchester: Indian-origin English footballer Michael Chopra, who will turn up for the Sachin Tendulkar co-owned Kerala Blasters in the inaugural Indian Super League, says he wants to "boost" the football scene in India and improve the…
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NEW DELHI: The failure to defend his US Open title cost Leander Paes dear as the veteran Indian tennis star on Tuesday suffered a 23-place loss to slip to 35, his worst ranking in 11 years. Paes and Stepanek, who were defending 2000 points…
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Melbournem : Australian batsman Adam Voges was Tuesday handed the task of delivering another piece of silverware to the WACA trophy room after being named captain of the Perth Scorchers ahead of the upcoming Champions League Twenty20…
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