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  Sweden beats Japan 1-0 in Olympic women's hockey

  Hockey | February 09, 2014 18:43 IST

  Sochi: Jenni Asserholt deflected a shot into the net for a first-period goal and Sweden held on to beat Japan 1-0 on Sunday in their opening game of the Sochi Olympics women's hockey tournament.   Valentina

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  Sochi Olympics: Luger Keshavan virtually out of contention

  Other Sports | February 09, 2014 18:15 IST

  Sochi: India's Shiva Keshavan brought up the rear after two rounds of men's singles luge competitions, finishing 37th out of 39 athletes in the Sochi Winter Games on Saturday.Medals TallyThe 32-year-old Indian, who represented India

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  India Embarrassed: No Tricolour at Sochi Olympics

  India | February 08, 2014 12:06 IST

  New Delhi: India faced the ignominy of witnessing three of its athletes march without the national flag during the opening ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics on Friday night. With the Indian Olympic Association (IOA)

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  Sochi Olympics kick off with grand opening

  Other Sports | February 08, 2014 11:17 IST

  Sochi:  Sochi has lit up with music and dance to unleash the ultimate achievement of Vladimir Putin's Russia: a Winter Olympics to showcase the best athletes on ice and snow the world has to offer.The

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  Sochi Olympics: Google makes statement about Russian anti-gay law

  Other Sports | February 07, 2014 10:39 IST

  San Francisco: With the Winter Games underway in Sochi, Google Inc. quietly but vibrantly added its voice Thursday to the chorus of U.S. companies speaking out against Russia's law restricting gay-rights activities by updating its

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  Google show support for Gay community with its "Olympic Charter" Logo

  World | February 07, 2014 7:55 IST

  New Delhi: Google has posted their first  logo for the The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics last night. The logo shows the colors of the Rainbow Flag, also known as the LGBT pride flag.The logo is

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  Early start Thursday for Sochi Olympics events

  Other Sports | February 06, 2014 14:54 IST

  Sochi, Russia: Competition at the Sochi Olympics has begun, 32 hours before the opening ceremony.   Early starts are needed because of 12 men's and women's medal events added since the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.   Men's snowboard

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  Vladimir Putin strokes leopard, wins IOC support

  Other Sports | February 05, 2014 10:02 IST

  Sochi: Stroking a Persian leopard sprawled on his lap, tough-guy President Vladimir Putin showed his softer side Tuesday as he prepared to welcome the world to his budget-busting Winter Olympics.   Basking in the glow of

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  UN Secretary-General to speak to IOC in Sochi

  Other Sports | February 03, 2014 19:45 IST

  Sochi, Russia: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is coming to the Sochi Olympics.IOC President Thomas Bach says Ban will deliver a keynote speech at the International Olympic Committee's general assembly, which runs from Wednesday to Friday.He

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  Sochi to have toughest anti-doping programme, says Mark Adams

  Other Sports | February 03, 2014 14:47 IST

  Sochi (Russia): Sochi will impose the toughest anti-doping programme at an Olympic Winter Games, International Olympic Committee (IOC) communications director Mark Adams said.The IOC executive board met with officials from Sochi 2014 and World Anti-Doping

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  Sochi Olympics: Russian Paralympic team to be largest ever

  Other Sports | January 30, 2014 9:24 IST

  Moscow: The Russian national team for the Sochi Winter Paralympic Games is going to be the largest ever, Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said Wednesday.The team consists of 195 people, including 78 athletes and 117 coaches,

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  Twin toilets photo at Sochi Olympics goes viral

  World | January 24, 2014 15:16 IST

  Sochi (Russia): At least one Olympic bathroom seems to be flush with toilets. When BBC reporter Steve Rosenberg went to use the bathroom at the cross-country skiing and biathlon center for next month's Winter Olympics

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  US ready to extend support Russia for Sochi Olympics security

  Other Sports | January 21, 2014 10:28 IST

  Washington: The US said its military stands ready to offer full support to Russia in its security preparations for the upcoming Sochi Winter Olympics."The US has offered its full support to the Russian government as

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  Russian Islamic video threatens Sochi Olympics

  Other Sports | January 20, 2014 7:35 IST

  Moscow: An Islamic militant group in Russia's North Caucasus claimed responsibility Sunday for twin suicide bombings in the southern city of Volgograd last month and posted a video threatening to strike the 2014 Winter Olympics

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  Sochi Olympics, a chance to view new Russia: Vladimir Putin

  Other Sports | January 20, 2014 7:35 IST

  Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the Sochi Olympics will offer a chance to the world to see a new Russia."I would like the participants, fans, journalists and all those who watch the

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  Lindsey Vonn to miss Sochi Olympics due to injury

  Other Sports | January 08, 2014 14:56 IST

  Beijing: Downhill World champion Lindsey Vonn will miss the Sochi Winter Olympics due to a knee injury, she announced on her Facebook page."I am devastated to announce that I will not be competing in Sochi,"

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  Sochi Olympics: The good and the bad

  Other Sports | January 06, 2014 18:55 IST

  London: Tuesday marks the 1-month countdown to the start of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, a defining moment on the world stage for Russia and Vladimir Putin.These games are among the most contentious in Olympic

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  Celski qualifies for 3rd event at Sochi Olympics

  Other Sports | January 06, 2014 11:22 IST

  Kearns, Utah: Apolo Anton Ohno tipped J.R. Celski as a future star four years ago.   With Ohno now retired and doing TV commentary, Celski has stepped into the void as the dominant American short track

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  Russia lifts ban on protests during Sochi Olympics

  Other Sports | January 05, 2014 8:18 IST

  Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin lifted a ban on demonstrations at the Sochi Olympics Games, allocating a special area for mass public events, the Kremlin said Saturday, Xinhua reported.Earlier, a presidential decree ordered that any

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  Russia deploys 10,000 troops for Sochi Olympics security

  Other Sports | December 17, 2013 21:28 IST

  Moscow: Special units of the Russian interior ministry's troops have been deployed in the 2014 winter Olympics host city of Sochi to ensure security, the ministry said Tuesday."The 10,000-man group of the interior troops has