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  Government tells high court: India will participate in Olympics

  Other Sports | October 03, 2013 21:06 IST

  Lucknow: The union Government on Thursday informed the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court that sports persons from India will participate in the next Olympics despite the ban on the Indian Olympic Association (IOA)

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  Wrestling reinstated in Olympics, Indian wrestlers hail decision

  Other Sports | September 09, 2013 11:32 IST

  Buenos Aires:  Wrestling was back in the Olympic family after an intense vote by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) members here Sunday, leaving behind baseball/softball and squash.Wrestling won the first round of voting with 49

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  Sports ministry hopes Olympics retains wrestling

  Other Sports | September 04, 2013 21:25 IST

  New Delhi: The union sports ministry hopes International Olympic Committee (IOC) retains wrestling for the 2020 Summer Games at its 125th Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina.In a letter written to all the IOC members, Sports

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  Squash queen Nicol David makes world ranking history

  Other Sports | September 03, 2013 17:21 IST

  London:  Record seven-time women's world squash champion Nicol David has campaigned tirelessly for years to get her sport into the Olympic Games programme.In the final countdown to this weekend's International Olympic Committee (IOC) session in

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  Russia will enforce anti-gay law during Olympics

  Other Sports | August 02, 2013 7:15 IST

  Moscow, Aug 2: Russia will enforce a new law cracking down on gay rights activism when it hosts international athletes and fans during the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, the country's sports minister said Thursday, appearing

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  IOC awards broadcast Games' rights in Central Asia

  Other Sports | July 04, 2013 15:44 IST

  Lausanne, July 4: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded the broadcast rights in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan to Dentsu Inc. for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, and the 2016 Olympic

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  Vijay, Yogeshwar conferred Khel Ratna; 25 get Arjuna awards

  Other Sports | August 29, 2012 20:08 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 29: Olympic medallists Vijay Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt were today jointly conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award—the country's highest sporting honour—while an unprecedented 25 sportspersons were honoured with the Arjuna awards

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  The unsung ones behind India's Olympic heroes

  Other Sports | August 28, 2012 21:17 IST

  Kolkata, Aug 28:  Away from the glitz and glamour of celebrations to hail the heroes of India's most successful Olympic Games are the unsung non-governmental agencies that played a significant role in the athletes' accomplishments.Small

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  Sania Mirza says, there's a bit of destiny involved in winning Olympics

  Tennis | August 17, 2012 13:55 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 17: Winning an Olympic medal may remain an unfulfilled dream for Sania Mirza but the Indian tennis ace is not losing sleep over it and would continue to push her battle-hardened body

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  We're not good enough to play in Olympics, says Chetri

  Hockey | August 11, 2012 18:09 IST

  London, Aug 11: India's disastrous hockey campaign in the London Games ended with a humiliating bottom spot finish out of 12 competing nations, and it prompted a dejected skipper Bharat Chetri to say that the

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  India hit a new low in hockey, finish last in Olympics

  Hockey | August 11, 2012 18:22 IST

  London, Aug 11: In a total humiliation, former champions India finished at the bottom of the 12-team Olympic hockey competition, completing an unprecedented washout after being beaten 2-3 by South Africa in a classification match

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  US beats Japan 2-1 to win women's football gold

  Football | August 10, 2012 15:51 IST

  Wembley (England) Aug 10: Hope Solo found herself enveloped in a group hug at the final whistle. Abby Wambach ran to join the fun in a celebration that unleashed a year of bottled-up frustration.The U.S.

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  Hockey team suffers fifth straight loss on medalless day

  Hockey | August 07, 2012 22:45 IST

  London, Aug 7: Indian hockey plumbed new depths when it's men's team suffered a fifth straight loss in Group B to complete the league engagements without a point while triple jumper Renjit Maheshwary flopped and

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  Players are simply forgetting the game-plan: Nobbs

  Hockey | August 02, 2012 21:32 IST

  London, Aug 2: Indian hockey team coach Michael Nobbs is nonplussed as to why the senior players are not adhering to the game plan as he struggles to prepare the side for tomorrow's tough match

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  Venus Williams loses in 3rd round of Olympics

  Tennis | August 02, 2012 14:05 IST

  Wimbledon, Aug 2: Playing Olympic tennis twice a day proved too much for Venus Williams, and her workload at Wimbledon will now be a lot lighter.Williams squandered a lead in each set Wednesday and lost

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  Britain beats Brazil 1-0 to win Olympics group soccer

  Football | August 01, 2012 14:55 IST

  Wembley (England), Aug 1: Olympic host Britain rode an electric Wembley Stadium atmosphere to beat Brazil 1-0 on Tuesday and top Group E after its third straight win.Stephanie Houghton scored the winner after just 90

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  Hockey: Pakistan hold Spain 1-1; Aus spank SA 6-0

  Hockey | July 30, 2012 22:44 IST

  London, Jul 30: Pakistan held 2008 Olympic silver medallists Spain to a 1-1 draw on the opening day of the men's Olympic hockey competition at the London Games after Australian captain Jamie Dwyer's spurred the

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  Duran Duran performs at Olympics concert in Hyde Park

  Hollywood | July 28, 2012 16:49 IST

  London, July 28: Over 50,000 people flocked to London's Hyde Park on Friday evening for a concert to celebrate the opening of the 2012 Olympics.The event took place alongside the opening ceremony with large screens

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  Injured Brazilian goalkeeper to miss Olympics

  Football | July 25, 2012 15:48 IST

  Cardiff (Wales), Jul 25: Brazil's starting goalkeeper Rafael has been ruled out of the men's Olympic squad after injuring his right elbow in a practice session just two days before the team's opening match.Brazil team

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  Hockey in for a change at Olympics as teams can ask for referral

  Hockey | July 23, 2012 19:42 IST

  Mumbai, Jul 23: Field hockey will move into untested waters at the London Olympic Games when contesting teams would be allowed to call for one video referral per game through on-field umpires, the International Hockey