Sochi Olympic
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Natalie Geisenberger win Olympic luge title at Sochi
Other Sports | Feb 11, 2014, 11:48 PM ISTKrasnaya Polyana: Leaving no doubt that she absolutely rules her sport, Geisenberger won the women's luge gold medal at the Sochi Games on Tuesday -- posting the second-largest victory margin in Olympic history. Her final
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Sochi Olympic: US beats Swiss 9-0 in women's hockey
Hockey | Feb 10, 2014, 06:19 PM ISTSochi: Monique Lamoureux, Brianna Decker and Amanda Kessel all scored within 55 seconds in the first period as the United States romped to a 9-0 victory over Switzerland on Monday to all-but clinch a spot
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Sochi Olympic: US warns about 'toothpaste bomb' threats
Other Sports | Feb 06, 2014, 03:03 PM ISTWashington: The US government has issued a warning to US and some foreign airlines that fly to Russia for the Olympic Games about "toothpaste bomb" threats, media reports said.The Department of Homeland Security has warned
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Russian deputy PM on gay rights: Leave kids alone
Other Sports | Feb 06, 2014, 02:34 PM ISTSochi, Russia: Russia's deputy prime minister has confirmed the Kremlin's view on gay rights in Sochi, asking athletes to "leave the kids alone." Dmitry Kozak told a news conference Thursday that Russian organizers will not
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Olympic short tracker Hamelin is a medal machine
Other Sports | Feb 05, 2014, 04:58 PM ISTSochiI, Russia: If you want to picture how defending Olympic 500-meter short track champion Charles Hamelin perceives himself, just take a look at his back. Spanning his shoulder blades is a tattoo that makes it
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Do the terror fears loom large on Sochi Olympic...?
Other Sports | Feb 01, 2014, 07:14 AM ISTSochiI, Russia: While Sochi's Olympic venues are now among the most tightly guarded facilities in the world, the rest of this sprawling Black Sea resort looks more vulnerable. With about 100,000 police, security agents and
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No flag is no problem for India's Winter Olympian
Other Sports | Jan 28, 2014, 04:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: India's top competitor at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Sochi says not being able to compete under the national flag because of a political dispute will not harm his performance. "In my heart
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Sochi forces hunt for 3 potential suicide bombers
Other Sports | Jan 21, 2014, 05:24 PM ISTSochi, Russia: Russian security officials are hunting down three potential female suicide bombers, one of whom is believed to be in Sochi, where the Winter Olympics will begin next month. Police leaflets seen by an
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Indian athletes get green signal from IOC for Sochi
Other Sports | Dec 11, 2013, 11:53 AM ISTLausanne, Switzerland: Indian athletes have been cleared to compete in the Winter Games in Sochi after the country complied with the IOC's ethics rules and avoided becoming the first country expelled from the Olympics in