Olympics
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A good start is vital to team's success in Rio: PR Sreejesh
Hockey | May 02, 2016, 04:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: Indian men's hockey team goalkeeper PR Sreejesh feels a good start in the Rio Olympics is pivotal to the success of the eight-time champions in the quadrennial event. India are scheduled to play
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India to send largest ever Olympic contingent in Rio 2016
Other Sports | Apr 27, 2016, 06:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Union sports ministry has set a target of 10-plus medals at the forthcoming Rio de Janerio Olympics that will see the largest-ever Indian contingent of athletes participating. A committee set up by
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Shah Rukh Khan lauds Dipa Karmakar - first Indian women gymnast to qualify for Olympics
Bollywood | Apr 20, 2016, 12:44 PM ISTSuperstar Shah Rukh Khan has praised Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar, who has won a gold medal in the women's vaults finals at the Olympic test event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Dipa will inspire young Indians with her achievement: Sachin Tendulkar
Cricket | Apr 18, 2016, 09:03 PM ISTPraising Dipa for her historic feat, Tendulkar said her achievement would inspire the youth of the country.
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Mary Com, Rose Millian Bathew conferred honorary Doctor of Letters degree
Other Sports | Mar 29, 2016, 10:13 PM ISTShillong: Olympian and five times boxing world champion MC Mary Kom and first woman chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission, Rose Millian Bathew, were today conferred honorary D.Litt by the North Eastern Hill University
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US government agency advises pregnant women to avoid Olympics: Zika crisis
World | Feb 27, 2016, 09:27 AM ISTWashington: The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advised pregnant women to consider not going to attend this year's Olympic Games in Brazil where the Zika virus outbreak have caused an increase in
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HWL Final: A chance for teams to assess Olympic preparations
Hockey | Nov 26, 2015, 11:20 PM ISTRaipur: Their berths in next year's Olympics secured, all the eight participating teams in the Hockey World League Final are looking at the elite tournament as a platform to assess their strengths and weaknesses with
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Vladimir Putin spokesman says Russia doping charges appear unfounded
World | Nov 10, 2015, 07:59 PM ISTMoscow: The accusations of state-sponsored doping in Russian track and field appear to be unfounded, President Vladimir Putin's spokesman said Tuesday.Dmitry Peskov told journalists that whenever any charges are made, they must be based on
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Russia faces Olympic ban after shocking doping report
Other Sports | Nov 10, 2015, 12:11 PM ISTGeneva: Russia's status as a sports superpower and its participation in track and field events at next year's Olympics came under threat Monday after a report accused the Russians of widespread, state-supported doping reminiscent of
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Winning Olympic medal will be dream come true: Sania Mirza
Tennis | Nov 03, 2015, 06:58 PM ISTMumbai: Winning a medal in next year's Rio Olympics would be a dream come true, but if it did not happen it won't be the end of the world, said India's woman tennis star Sania
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Sachin Tendulkar bats for cricket in Olympics
Cricket | Oct 28, 2015, 12:31 PM ISTLondon: Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar has called for cricket to become an Olympic sport.The former Indian captain and sport's all-time leading run-scorer feels the Twenty20 format would work best in the Summer Games."I think
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Cricket should be an Olympic sport: ECB
Cricket | Oct 19, 2015, 04:13 PM ISTLondon: England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chairman Colin Graves has insisted that the game should be a part of the Olympics, opening the way for the sport's possible inclusion in the 2024 Games.Graves' comments
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Sao Paulo signs Olympic football contract
Football | Oct 01, 2015, 12:38 PM ISTRio de Janeiro: Sao Paulo's Corinthians Arena will host 10 Olympic football matches next year under a deal signed with the Rio 2016 organizers.The 48,000-capacity venue, built for last year's FIFA World Cup, will host
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Narsingh picks up bronze, Olympic spot at wrestling Worlds
Other Sports | Sep 13, 2015, 05:42 PM ISTLas Vegas: Narsingh Pancham Yadav clinched bronze in the men's Freestyle 74kg category to open India's account at the World Wrestling Championships here.Yadav, who also secured a quota place for next year's Rio Olympics in
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Asian Boxing Championships: Vikas Krishan Yadav enters final
Other Sports | Sep 05, 2015, 05:51 PM ISTBangkok: Former World Championships bronze-medallist Vikas Krishan (75kg) was the lone Indian to make the final while three others settled for bronze medals after losing hard-fought semifinal contests in the Asian Boxing Championships here on
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Confident of securing Olympics berth: Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt
Other Sports | Aug 26, 2015, 07:19 AM ISTNew Delhi: Confident of securing an Olympic berth and that too with a gold-medal finish at the World Championship, star India wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt said an early qualification would give him enough time to work
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Sania Mirza to be conferred Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award
Tennis | Aug 11, 2015, 06:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: Sania Mirza was on Tuesday recommended for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, becoming only the second tennis player ever to be named for the country's highest sporting honour.Sania, currently ranked world number one in women's
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Prakash Nanjappa wins India's sixth shooting quota for rio olympics
Other Sports | Aug 11, 2015, 05:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: India's Prakash Nanjappa has earned a quota place for the 2016 Rio Olympics after finishing eighth in the finals of 50-metre men's pistol event at the ISSF World Cup in Gabala, Azerbaijan.The 39-year-old
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PM Modi congratulates Special Olympics medal winners
Other Sports | Aug 05, 2015, 05:11 AM ISTMumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated all participants and medal winners who made India proud by winning 173 medals at the Special Olympic World Summer Games 2015 in Los Angeles."Achievements of Indian contingent
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Indian golfer Ranveer Saini bags Gold in Special Olympics
Other Sports | Aug 01, 2015, 11:03 AM ISTLos Angeles: Golfer Ranveer Singh Saini created history by becoming the first Indian to win a Gold medal at the Special Olympics World Games here.The 14-year-old autistic golfer achieved the feat in GF Golf-Level 2