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  European Championship final: Five Portugal players to watch out for

  July 10, 2016 14:12 IST

  Saint- Denis, France: The Euro 2016 final on Sunday sees a match between hosts France and Portugal that will unleash a clash between one of the world's greatest players ever Cristiano Ronaldo and would be

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  A glance at France vs Portugal major tournament history

  July 10, 2016 14:07 IST

  Saint- Denis , France: To win the European Championship final on Sunday, Portugal will need something it has never managed before at a major tournament: to beat France. On the bright side for Portugal, the

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  Brazilian football legend Pele to get married for third time

  July 10, 2016 9:57 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: Brazilian football legend Pele is getting married for the third time, tying the knot with his partner Marcia Cibele Aoki on Tuesday. Pele, 75, met his 42-year-old partner in New York in

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  More than 70% of tickets sold for Rio Olympics

  July 10, 2016 8:09 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: More than 70 per cent of the total tickets available for next month's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro have been sold, the organisers said. Fans have spent 960 million reais (around

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  Wimbledon 2016: Indian challenge ends as Leander Paes-Martina Hingis knocked out of mixed doubles

  July 08, 2016 12:06 IST

  London: India's miserable campaign at the Wimbledon ended as defending mixed doubles champions Leander Paes and Martina Hingis were knocked out in the third round by scratch pair of Britain's Heather Watson and Finland's Henri

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  Dipa Karmakar becomes first Indian to be certified 'World Class Gymnast'

  July 06, 2016 20:03 IST

  New Delhi: Depa Karmakar has scripted history by becoming the first Indian to be named as 'World Class Gymnast' by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique or FIG. The confirmation for the 'World Class Gymnast'

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  Troubled Rio hits one month countdown to Olympics

  July 05, 2016 14:33 IST

  Rio De Janerio: A crime-plagued, cash-strapped Rio de Janeiro today enters the one-month countdown to becoming the first South American city to host the Olympics. Stadiums are all ready -- barring finishing touches -- and

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  Flying Sikh: 5 times when Milkha Singh cried

  July 04, 2016 19:51 IST

  New Delhi: In a stroll down the memory lane, Milkha Singh, also dubbed as the Flying Sikh, said that he has shed tears on five occasions in his eventful life, and the most saddening moment

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  Boxer Amir Khan wants to see India and Pakistan MMA bout

  July 02, 2016 19:39 IST

  British boxer of Pakistan origin Amir Khan wants to take the legendary India-Pakistan rivalry inside a boxing ring through Mixed Martial Arts (MMA).

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  Nirmala Sheoran qualifies for Rio Olympics in 400m

  July 01, 2016 22:15 IST

  Indian quarter-miler Nirmala Sheoran made the cut for next month's Rio Olympics after clocking 51.48 secs in 400m at the National Inter-State Senior Athletics championships here today.

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  Brazilian swimmer Etiene Medeiros cleared of doping, to compete at Rio Olympic

  July 01, 2016 13:41 IST

  Brazilian swimmer Etiene Medeiros is free to compete at the Rio Olympic Games in August after being cleared of doping charges.

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  ISSF World Cup finals to be hosted by Delhi in October 2017

  July 01, 2016 10:56 IST

  India's rapid strides in shooting got recognised after the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) on Thursday awarded the 2017 edition of the World Cup Finals to Delhi.

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  New national record set by Indian swimmer Vedika Amin

  July 01, 2016 7:41 IST

  Maharashtra girl Vedika Amin set the pool ablaze, breaking the 100m breast stroke national record in the girls' group III category at the 33rd Sub-Junior National Aquatic Championships here on Thursday.

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  Lionel Messi most desirable for young Indian women: Survey

  June 30, 2016 11:55 IST

  New Delhi: Argentine superstar Lionel Messi, who has announced his retirement from international football, has emerged as the most desirable footballer for Indian women, in an poll conducted by an online matrimony platform. With the

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  Russian field and track athletes may be allowed to enter European Championships, says IAAF

  June 30, 2016 10:44 IST

  Russian field and track athletes, who filed individual applications with the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), theoretically have chances of being allowed to enter the competitions of the European Championships which begins i

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  JK Tyre IndiKarting National Series to conclude in Noida, final round from July 2-3

  June 30, 2016 9:22 IST

  The JK Tyre IndiKarting National Series will conclude with its fifth and final round to be hosted by the Wonder Speedway here from July 2-3.

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  Boxer Sahota to face Lohan in Vijender undercard fight

  June 29, 2016 14:39 IST

  Indian-origin British boxer Sanjeev Singh Sahota will take on Vikas Lohan of India in one of the five undercard fights during the WBO Asia Pacific Middleweight Championship to be held at the Thyagaraj Sports Complex here on July 16.

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  Olympics could fail big time amid financial crisis: Rio de Janeiro Governor

  June 28, 2016 18:39 IST

  Dornelles' remarks are in sharp contrast with other higher-level Brazilian officials who always repeat that the Games would be unaffected by the various political and economic problems ravaging the host nation.

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  Shooter Sanjeev Rajput clinches silver medal in the ISSF World Cup

  June 28, 2016 17:09 IST

  India’s shooter Sanjeev Rajput clinched silver medal in men’s 50-metre rifle 3 position event of the ISSF World Cup on Tuesday.

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  Athletes Anas, Srabani, Ankit qualify for Rio Olympics

  June 27, 2016 8:47 IST

  Quarter-miler Mohd. Anas, women's 200 metres specialist Srabani Nanda and long jumper Ankit Sharma have secured berths in their respective pet events for Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

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  Archer Atanu Das qualifies for Rio Olympics

  June 27, 2016 8:38 IST

  Bengaluru: The Archery Association of India (AAI) on Sunday kept faith on Atanu Das and selected him to represent the nation in the men’s recurve event at the Rio Olympics after conducting trials here.

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  Anju Bobby George, Pullela Gopichand drafted as members of Khelo India

  June 26, 2016 17:59 IST

  India's lone athletics World Championship medal winner Anju Bobby George and chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand have been drafted as members of Khelo India

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  Atanu Das selected for Rio Olympics

  June 26, 2016 17:16 IST

  Bengaluru: The Archery Association of India (AAI) today selected Atanu Das to represent the country in the men's recurve event at the Rio Olympics after conducting trials here. Das will be the only Indian representative

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  Was advised to retire after Beijing Olympics: Sushil Kumar

  June 26, 2016 17:06 IST

  India's lone double-Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar has revealed that he was advised to "bow out on a high" after his bronze-medal feat at the 2008 Beijing Games.

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  Vijender is an amateur, not in my league: Kerry Hope

  June 26, 2016 16:25 IST

  Former European champion and an experienced Australian boxer Kerry Hope has dared Indian knockout king Vijender Singh ahead of their WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight championship title

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  Indian contingent reaches 100 for the first time as Mohammad Anas qualifies for Rio Olympics

  June 26, 2016 13:12 IST

  After shattering the men’s 400m national record, Indian quarter-miler Mohammad Anas not only qualified for the Rio Olympics but also took the strength of the Indian contingent at Olympics to 100 for the first time

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  Shooter Jitu Rai clinches silver at ISSF World Cup, boosts Rio prep

  June 25, 2016 18:58 IST

  Baku, Azerbaijan: ‘Pistol King’ Jitu Rai pipped three-time Olympic champion Jongoh Jin of Korea to clinch silver medal at the ISSF Shooting World Cup in Baku on Saturday, signalling his intentions ahead of the Rio

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  Dutee Chand becomes 1st Indian woman to qualify for Olympics 100m event since PT Usha

  June 26, 2016 10:23 IST

  India's premier woman sprinter Dutee Chand on Saturday ed history after qualifying in the 100 metres category for the forthcoming Rio Olympics.