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  Boxer Devendro misses out on Olympic berth

  June 25, 2016 9:11 IST

  Laishram Devendro Singh's dream of competing in the Rio Olympics came to an end after he lost in the semi-finals of the Light Flyweight (49kg) category at the World Qualifying Tournament here on Friday.

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  Pro Kabaddi season opener witnesses unprecedented ticket sales

  June 25, 2016 6:22 IST

  The opening session of the fourth season of the Pro Kabaddi League has received a huge response with more than 80 percent of the stadium seats already sold for the first two days of the league.

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  Shooters Bindra, Narang misfire in World Cup

  June 24, 2016 10:45 IST

  Narang, who had missed the 10m event in the Munich World Cup last month due to a heel injury, fired 123.1 points while Bindra finished with a disappointing 102.3 to be at the penultimate spot in the final.

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  Vikas Krishan, Manoj Kumar books Rio Olympic 2016 berths

  June 23, 2016 20:05 IST

  Baku (Azerbaijan): Asian Games champion Vikas Krishan (75kg) and Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Manoj Kumar (64kg) today booked Olympic berths after advancing to the semifinals of the International Boxing Association’s (AIBA) World Qualifying Tour

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  Indian army team completes mountain cycling expedition

  June 23, 2016 19:39 IST

  The 22-member team of the Indian Army has completed the long, challenging and adventurous GAJRAJ Mountain Terrain Cycling Expedition covering a distance of over 900 km within a span of 25 days.

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  IWF may ban Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus from Rio Games

  June 23, 2016 11:03 IST

  The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) announced that Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus may face being banned from the upcoming Rio Olympics over repeat doping offences.

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  Insulted by minister, Olympian Anju Bobby George quits as president of Kerala Sports Council

  June 22, 2016 16:49 IST

  Days after locking horns with Minister of Sports EP Jayarajan and his party colleague, Olympian Anju Bobby George today stepped down as president of the Kerala Sports Council.

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  Vikas through to quarters, closes in on Olympic berth

  June 22, 2016 11:33 IST

  Former Asian Games gold-medallist Vikas Krishan (75kg) became the third Indian boxer to enter the quarters of the World Olympic Qualifying Tournament here and be just one win away from booking a berth in the Rio Games this August.

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  Rio 2016 Olympics results could take years to confirm: WADA

  June 21, 2016 12:36 IST

  London: The incoming director general of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has said it could be years before the results of August's Rio Olympics are upheld. Last week saw Australian race walker Jared Tallent belatedly

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  'Extreme granny'! 106-year-old Aida Gemanque becomes oldest torchbearer in Olympic history

  June 19, 2016 9:56 IST

  Rio De Janeiro: 106 years old, Aida Gemanque became the oldest Olympic torch bearer on Saturday when she carried the flame in the Amazonian city of Macapa. Gemanque broke the record formerly held by Alexander

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  Uncertain future awaits women's boxing: Mary Kom

  June 18, 2016 19:32 IST

  New Delhi: With five World Championship titles under her belt, M.C. Mary Kom is one of the legends of women's boxing, but she is not sure that the next generation of Indian women boxers will

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  Ahead of the Olympics, financial emergency declared in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro

  June 18, 2016 11:11 IST

  Brasilia: With less than 50 days left for the Olympics, the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro has declared a financial emergency. According to the Interim Governor Francisco Dornelles, the "serious economic crisis" threatens to

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  Russian track and field athletes banned from Rio Olympics

  June 18, 2016 6:41 IST

  Vienna: World athletics governing body IAAF on Friday extended the ban on the doping-tainted Russian athletics federation, barring Russia's track and field athletes from competing for their country at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

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  Indian boxers make confident start at World Olympic Qualifiers

  June 16, 2016 23:39 IST

  Baku, Azerbaijan: Dheeraj Rangi (60kg) gave India's boxing team a perfect start in the AIBA World Olympic Qualification Tournament as he defeated Guatemala's Kevin Alfonso Luna Munoz in the opening round of the event which

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  Watch: Former paralympian Oscar Pistorious removes prosthetic legs in court seeking leniency in judgment

  June 15, 2016 23:16 IST

  Johannesburg: Oscar Pistorious, the double-amputee athlete convicted of murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, removed his prosthetic legs and hobbled around the courtroom on his stumps as part of his lawyer’s final defence remarks on Wednesday. Barry

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  Love to get more aggression like you: Saina to Kohli

  June 14, 2016 10:37 IST

  Rio-bound Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal, who just clinched the Australian Open Super Series title in Sydney, said she wants to be aggressive like India Test skipper Virat Kohli.

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  Saina Nehwal one step away from Australian triumph, Srikanth sinks

  June 11, 2016 13:05 IST

  Indian ace shuttler Saina Nehwal is one win away from her maiden title of the season as she advanced to the finals of Australian Open Super Series by beating World No. 2 Yihan Wang of China in the women's singles event here today.

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  Thousands gather to pay respects on Muhammad Ali's final journey

  June 11, 2016 10:07 IST

  Thousands of people attended a farewell procession for boxing legend Muhammad Ali in his home city of Louisville, in the US state of Kentucky on Friday.

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  Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra to call it quits after Rio Olympics

  June 10, 2016 20:21 IST

  New Delhi: India’s shooting champion and India’s sole individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra on Friday announced that he will retire post the quadrennial event Rio Games where he will be the country’s flagbearer in

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  Australian Open: Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth reach semi-finals

  June 10, 2016 16:36 IST

  Sydney: Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal continued her consistent run in the international circuit, reaching yet another semi-final after a win over Thai rival Ratchanok Intanon. India’s Kidambi Srikanth too continued his good run

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  Australian Open: Saina Nehwal, K Srikanth advance to quarterfinals in singles events

  June 09, 2016 19:28 IST

  Sydney: Star shuttler Saina Nehwal and K Srikanth registered a straight-game win to reach the quarterfinals of the women’s and men’s singles events respectively at the USD 750,000 Australian Open Super Series badminton tournament here

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  In 'The Book', Muhammad Ali had funeral plans in exacting detail

  June 08, 2016 23:45 IST

  Louisville: Muhammad Ali and his innermost circle started a document years ago that grew so thick they began calling it "The Book." Its contents will soon be revealed. In the pages, the boxing great planned

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  Saina enters round two; Sindhu bows out of Australian Open

  June 08, 2016 14:53 IST

  Star Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal entered the second round of women's singles with a comfortable victory but P V Sindhu suffered an upset defeat in the opening round of Australian Open

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  Serena Williams overtakes Maria Sharapova to become the world's highest paid woman athlete

  June 07, 2016 12:05 IST

  Los Angeles: The 34- year- old American Tennis star Serena Williams has has overtaken Maria Sharapova as the world's highest-paid sportswoman according to Forbes. Serena Williams earned $28.9 million over the past 12 months. Two

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  In his quest to compete at Rio Olympics, Sushil Kumar to approach WFI, larger bench of HC

  June 07, 2016 0:26 IST

  New Delhi: After his plea for selection trial was dismissed by the Delhi High Court, double Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar will again approach the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and then a larger bench of

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  Boxer Vijender Singh to meet Aussie Kerry Hope in WBO Asia title decider

  June 06, 2016 18:41 IST

  New Delhi: Indian professional boxer Vijender Singh will face Australia's Kerry Hope for the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Asia Super Middleweight championship decider on July 16 here, it was announced on Monday. The 30-year-old Indian

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  Rio inaugurates tram service conceived as Olympic legacy

  June 06, 2016 18:38 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: The city of Rio de Janeiro has inaugurated an electric streetcar network serving several downtown streets and replacing a number of bus lines, a project conceived as one of the impending Olympic's

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  Justin Gatlin hoping for 'fastest race ever' at Rio Olympics

  June 06, 2016 18:35 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: Justin Gatlin said he hoped to be a part of the fastest ever 100 metre sprint at this year's Olympics after winning an exhibition event in Rio de Janeiro. The 2004 Olympic