Olympics
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Government tells high court: India will participate in Olympics
Other Sports | Oct 03, 2013, 09:06 PM ISTLucknow: 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 | Sep 09, 2013, 11:32 AM ISTBuenos 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 | Sep 04, 2013, 09:25 PM ISTNew 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 | Sep 03, 2013, 05:21 PM ISTLondon: 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 | Aug 02, 2013, 07:15 AM ISTMoscow, 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 | Jul 04, 2013, 03:44 PM ISTLausanne, 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 | Aug 29, 2012, 08:08 PM ISTNew 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 | Aug 28, 2012, 09:17 PM ISTKolkata, 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 | Aug 17, 2012, 01:55 PM ISTNew 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 | Aug 11, 2012, 06:09 PM ISTLondon, 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 | Aug 11, 2012, 06:22 PM ISTLondon, 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 | Aug 10, 2012, 03:51 PM ISTWembley (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 | Aug 07, 2012, 10:45 PM ISTLondon, 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 | Aug 02, 2012, 09:32 PM ISTLondon, 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 | Aug 02, 2012, 02:05 PM ISTWimbledon, 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 | Aug 01, 2012, 02:55 PM ISTWembley (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 | Jul 30, 2012, 10:44 PM ISTLondon, 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 | Jul 28, 2012, 04:49 PM ISTLondon, 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 | Jul 25, 2012, 03:48 PM ISTCardiff (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 | Jul 23, 2012, 07:42 PM ISTMumbai, 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