Category: Sports

Top North Korean official to attend Rio Olympics opening ceremony

Pyongyang July 30 (IANS) North Korean Workers' Party vice chairman Choe Ryong Hae, who is believed to be a close…

9 years ago

Kerber, Halep advance to semi-final showdown in Montreal

Montreal, July 30 (IANS) German No. 2 seed Angelique Kerber and Romanian No. 5 seed Simona Halep advanced to the…

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South Sudan’s refugee Olympic athletes arrive in Brazil

Rio de Janeiro, July 30 (IANS) Five refugee Olympic athletes, originally from South Sudan but residing in Kenya, arrived in…

9 years ago

Palmeiras agree to sell Gabriel Jesus to Man City

Rio de Janeiro, July 30 (IANS) Palmeiras have accepted a 32 million euro (around $36 million) offer from Manchester City…

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Spanish paddler Dvorak gets Rio call as French Grundisch withdraws

Rio de Janeiro, July 30 (IANS) Spaniard Galia Dvorak earned a last-minute call-up to the Rio Olympic Games table tennis…

9 years ago

Rahul likely to replace injured Vijay for second Test vs Windies

Kingston, July 30 (IANS) Promising opener Lokesh Rahul is most likely to replace injured Murali Vijay, who has been ruled…

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Brazil’s interim president confident of Rio 2016 success

Brasilia, July 30 (IANS) Brazil's interim President Michel Temer reiterated his full confidence that the Rio 2016 Olympic Games would…

9 years ago

Australian team evacuated in Olympic village fire scare

Rio de Janeiro, July 30 (IANS) Australian athletes were forced to briefly evacuate their apartments when a fire alarm was…

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Neymar to lead Brazil in Rio Games

Gioania (Brazil), July 30 (IANS) Barcelona forward Neymar will captain Brazil at the Rio 2016 Olympic football tournament, the team's…

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Russian weightlifters barred from Rio Olympics

Moscow, July 30 (IANS) The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has decided to ban the Russian national team from competing at…

9 years ago

No plan to return sports hostel, says Budhia

Bhubaneswar, July 29 (IANS) Wonder marathon boy Budhia Singh on Friday informed the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) at Khurdha that…

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Barcelona’s Adriano moves to Turkish club Besiktas

Barcelona, July 29 (IANS) FC Barcelona made official on Friday the transfer of Brazilian Adriano to Besiktas for 600,000 euros…

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Godin goal leads Atletico to victory against Tottenham

Melbourne, July 29 (IANS) Uruguayan Diego Godin led Atletico Madrid to 1-0 victory against Tottenham Hotspur in the first friendly…

9 years ago

Juventus’ ambitions in bringing top players made me sign, says Higuain

Turin, July 29 (IANS) Newly-signed Juventus star striker Gonzalo Higuain said that the Italian football champions' ambitions -- reflected in…

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BJP MP Anurag Thakur gets Territorial Army commission

New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) BJP's Lok Sabha member and Indian cricket board President Anurag Thakur was on Friday commissioned…

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WADA report scrutinised by Russian Investigative Committee

Moscow, July 29 (IANS) The report of the independent commission of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) chaired by Canadian sports…

9 years ago

No obstacle will stop Kenyan Bett from Olympic gold in 400m hurdles

Nairobi, July 29 (IANS) Nobody gave Nicholas Bett a chance in 2013 when he led the Kenya team in the…

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National racing championship to kick off in Coimbatore

Coimbatore, July 29 (IANS) The national racing championship will get underway at the Kari Motor Speedway here on Saturday. The…

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FIFA’s fourth inspection visit to Russia due in early September

Moscow, July 29 (IANS) A delegation from the Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) is expected early in September to…

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South African Nic Pothas appointed Sri Lanka fielding coach

Colombo, July 29 (IANS) Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Friday appointed former South Africa stumper Nic Pothas as the national…

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