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  Russia, Lithuania into Olympic basketball

  July 08, 2012 8:51 IST

  Caracas, Venezuela, Jul 8: Lithuania has won a trip to its sixth straight Olympic basketball tournament with a 109-83 romp over the Dominican Republic.Jonas Maciulis led the eastern Europeans on Saturday with 19 points followed

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  Heathrow highway shut for repairs as Olympics loom

  July 08, 2012 11:00 IST

  London, Jul 8: Officials have shut the main highway linking London and Heathrow Airport for emergency repairs, less than three weeks before tens of thousands of extra visitors descend on the city for the Olympic

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  India get Olympic berth in swimming, though under strange rule

  July 07, 2012 21:46 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 7: India has been granted an Olympic berth in swimming with the world body FINA springing a surprise by choosing Karnataka swimmer Gagan AP Ulalmath in the men's 1,500m freestyle.The surprise move,

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  Equestrian to carry Brazil's flag at London Games

  July 07, 2012 12:59 IST

  Sao Paulo Jul 7: Olympic equestrian champion Rodrigo Pessoa will be Brazil's flag-bearer at the opening ceremony for the London Games.Pessoa will be participating in his sixth Olympics and trying to win his fourth medal.

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  Tiger Woods misses cut at Greenbrier

  July 07, 2012 13:01 IST

  White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, Jil 7: Tiger Woods missed the cut in the Greenbrier Classic by a stroke Friday, following an opening 71 with a 69 to finish at even par.He missed a cut

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  Pettersen leads, Wie makes big move at Open

  July 07, 2012 9:36 IST

  Kohler, Wisconsin, Jul 7: Even as she climbed into the lead in the second round of the U.S. Women's Open on Friday, Suzann Pettersen took some time to admire Michelle Wie's big move into contention.Pettersen,

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  Russia, Nigeria into Olympic basketball qualifying semifinals

  July 07, 2012 8:47 IST

  Caracas, (Venezuela), Jul 7: Russia and Nigeria won Friday to reach the semifinals of the men's Olympic basketball qualifying tournament.Russia defeated Angola 80-65 and Nigeria edged out Greece 80-79.The top three teams in the tournament

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  Hamilton fastest in wet British GP practice

  July 06, 2012 22:59 IST

  Silverstone (England), Jul 6: Lewis Hamilton was fastest across the severely rain-hit practice sessions for the British Grand Prix on Friday in front of his home fans.As conditions improved slightly in the afternoon, the McLaren

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  Bindra's Beijing gold will be rallying point says Sandhu

  July 06, 2012 21:14 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 2:  Ace marksman Manavjit Singh Sandhu said that Abhinav Bindra's gold-winning feat in the 2008 Beijing Olympics would be the rallying point for Indian shooters in their quest to produce a better

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  Indian boxers get acclimatization lessons in Ireland

  July 06, 2012 21:00 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 1: He was not quite sure if training abroad before Olympics would help much but after spending a fortnight preparing in Ireland, London-bound Vijender Singh on Sunday said the experience has done

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  Calcutta HC directs WB govt to file affidavit on Pinki gender test

  July 06, 2012 18:19 IST

  Kolkata, July 6 :  The Calcutta High Court today directed the West Bengal government to file an affidavit within two weeks on the progress of investigation to determine the gender of athlete Pinki Pramanik.A division

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  Tony Parker cleared to play for France at Olympics

  July 06, 2012 19:49 IST

  Paris, Jul 6: Guard Tony Parker can play for European runner-up France in the Olympic Games after San Antonio Spurs medics agreed he has fully recovered from an eye injury.Parker suffered a scratch to his

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  Top British wrestler handed two year doping ban

  July 06, 2012 16:16 IST

  London, Jul 6: A leading British wrestler who was ruled out of the London Olympics after failing a drugs test has been handed a two-year ban.Myroslav Dykun, who won a gold medal at the 2010

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  Rain, rain go away: A London slog for Olympics?

  July 06, 2012 19:49 IST

  London Jul 6: After a sodden spring, is Britain heading for a summer washout?It's lurched from the cold, wet drizzle that dampened the queen's Diamond Jubilee flotilla on the Thames to a sea of mud

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  Boxer Vijender hopeful about London Olympics

  July 06, 2012 14:51 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 6: He rose from anonymity with a bronze in Beijing that was as good as gold for Indian boxing but set for an unprecedented third Olympic appearance, Vijender Singh wants to remain

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  Usain Bolt withdraws from Monaco meet

  July 06, 2012 12:42 IST

  London, Jun 6: Usain Bolt has more than Yohan Blake to worry about ahead of the London Olympics. Now he's got an injury to contend with and likely won't run again until the games.Exactly one

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  Saina leads Indian shuttler's quest for Olympic glory

  July 06, 2012 19:50 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 6: Once a rising star and now a revered icon, Saina Nehwal will without doubt shoulder a huge burden of expectations at the Olympics but there could be a couple of surprise

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  Thiago Silva and Hulk make Brazil's Olympic squad

  July 06, 2012 10:02 IST

  Sao Paulo Jun 6: AC Milan defender Thiago Silva and FC Porto striker Hulk were named the squad that will try to earn Brazil its first Olympic gold medal in football.Real Madrid defender Marcelo was

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  Tiger Wood's niece shoots 75 in US Women's Open

  July 06, 2012 8:47 IST

  Kohler, Wisconsin Jul 6: Given the chance to show that she had the game to match her famous family name, Cheyenne Woods did just fine.Woods shot a 3-over 75 in the first round of the

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  Romario seeks transparency at Rio 2016 committee

  July 05, 2012 21:00 IST

  Sao Paulo, Jul 5: Brazilian congressman and former football star Romario has called for more transparency at the Rio 2016 organizing committee.Romario says organizers of the 2016 Olympics must release all information on the committee's

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  IOC extends deal for athletes' career program

  July 05, 2012 16:42 IST

  Switzerland, Jul 5: The IOC has renewed an agreement with a job recruitment agency that helps Olympic athletes find work after their sports career is over.The International Olympic Committee agreed to an eight-year extension of

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  Deepika leads Indian archers' Olympic dream in London

  July 06, 2012 19:50 IST

  Kolkata, Jul 5:  With world number one Deepika Kumari spearheading the campaign, the in-form Indian archers would aim for a perfect 10 when they pick up their bows and arrows to seek Olympic glory at

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  Lithuania, Nigeria, Angola, Macedonia in quarters

  July 05, 2012 6:59 IST

  Caracas, Venezuela, Jul 5:  Lithuania and Nigeria joined Angola and Macedonia in advancing to the quarterfinals of the Olympic basketball qualifying tournament on Wednesday. The four rounded out of the quarterfinal field after Greece, Puerto

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  Injured Joakim Noah out of French Olympic team

  July 04, 2012 20:51 IST

  Paris, Jul 4: Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah will not play for France at the London Olympics because of the left ankle injury he picked up during the NBA playoffs.Noah told L'Equipe newspaper he was

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  A last-minute Olympic shot for Iraqi weightlifter

  July 06, 2012 19:52 IST

  Baghdad, Jul 4: As Olympic training venues go, the dust-coated weight room tucked down an alley behind Baghdad's bomb-proof barriers isn't much.The glass doors have cracks and so do many of the aging weight stacks.

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  Louloudis in Britain's men's eight for Olympics

  July 04, 2012 18:05 IST

  London, Jul 4:  Britain's men's eight will be at full strength for its tilt at the London Olympics gold medal after Constantine Louloudis overcame a nagging back injury to be included in the lineup.Louloudis hasn't

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  Ex-doping offender Millar selected for Britain

  July 04, 2012 15:58 IST

  London, Jul 4:  David Millar was selected for the British Olympic cycling team on Wednesday, joining sprinter Dwain Chambers and shot putter Carl Myerscough as former doping offenders who had life Olympic bans overturned to

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  Oldest woman conquerer of Mt. Everest undeterred by failure

  July 04, 2012 15:25 IST

  Jamshedpur, Jul 4: India's oldest woman mountaineer to conquer Mt. Everest Premlata Agarwal will embark on scaling Mt. Elbrus (18,510 ft) in Europe in August followed by Carstensz Pyramid (16,050 ft) in Oceania in October.Undeterred