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  Onset of 31st Olympic Games in Rio in thick of doping controversies

  Other Sports | August 05, 2016 17:50 IST

  Despite Brazil putting its best foot forward to detach the Games from the shadow of the biggest doping scandal afflicting the Russian players, a plethora of incidents related to doping have cast a heavy shadow

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  Usain Bolt withdraws from 100m final at Jamaican Olympic trials

  Football | July 02, 2016 9:53 IST

  Kingston (Jamaica): Casting doubt on his Rio de Janeiro Olympics appearance next month, Usain Bolt has withdrawn from his country's National Senior Championships citing an unspecified injury, said Jamaican officials. The national meet serves as

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  Olympics could fail big time amid financial crisis: Rio de Janeiro Governor

  Other Sports | June 28, 2016 18:39 IST

  Dornelles' remarks are in sharp contrast with other higher-level Brazilian officials who always repeat that the Games would be unaffected by the various political and economic problems ravaging the host nation.

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

  Other Sports | 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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  India to send largest ever Olympic contingent in Rio 2016

  Other Sports | April 27, 2016 18:11 IST

  New 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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  World's fastest man Usain Bolt to retire after Rio Olympics 2016

  Other Sports | March 22, 2016 12:45 IST

  Rio De Janeiro:Sprinter Usain Bolt has confirmed he will retire after this year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro despite calls to prolong his career. The six-time Olympic gold medalist suggested in January that he

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  UN Sustainable Development Summit: All you need to know

  World | September 26, 2015 17:24 IST

  United Nations : The Sustainable Development Summit at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York has started from Friday, ahead of the annual General Assembly gathering of world leaders that begins on Monday.Leaders of

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  Rio outlines massive olympic security plan

  Other Sports | July 31, 2015 12:13 IST

  Rio de Janerio: The Rio 2016 Olympics will boast Brazil's largest ever security operation with an 85,000-strong force to patrol event venues and the city's streets, government officials said.The plan will see 57,000 military troops

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  Rio 2016 Olympic village almost complete

  Other Sports | July 22, 2015 11:47 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: Construction of the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic village is almost complete and due to be concluded by the end of 2015.There are 31 buildings, each with 17 floors, divided into seven

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  Brazil is clean on winning World Cup bid: President Rousseff

  Football | June 09, 2015 13:43 IST

  Rio de Janeiro  Brazil President Dilma Rousseff has said there was "no reason" to suspect kickbacks were used to secure the country's right to stage the 2014 FIFA World Cup."There is no reason to begin

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  Brazil ready to collaborate over FIFA graft probe: Rousseff

  World | May 28, 2015 10:47 IST

  Rio de Janerio: Brazil President Dilma Rousseff said her country was ready to collaborate with the Swiss and US authorities over their probe into football corruption.Swiss police arrested seven officials from football's governing body FIFA

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  Google celebrates the inauguration of FIFA world cup in Brazil

  Football | June 12, 2014 10:35 IST

  New Delhi: The search engine in its unique way  tried to celebrate the biggest sporting event of the year. The FIFA football world cup which begins from today in Brazil  has been described in an