Category: Sports

Seamer Mustafizur may have to undergo surgery

London, July 28 (IANS) The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will not take any risk with their injured bowling sensation Mustafizur…

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Italian striker Immobile leaves Sevilla for Lazio

Seville (Spain), July 28 (IANS) Italian striker Ciro Immobile has moved to Rome-based club Lazio after a poor football season…

9 years ago

In Mexico City, a bookshop with football mania

Mexico City, July 28 (IANS) Everything you have ever wanted to know about football lines the shelves of Futbologia (Footballogy),…

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Kenyan paralympians set lofty targets for Rio 2016

Nairobi, July 28 (IANS) They do not have the same share of the limelight as their Olympics bound counterparts but…

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Coach Conte wanted to bring me to Chelsea: Tevez

Buenos Aires, July 28 (IANS) Boca Juniors veteran forward Carlos Tevez has revealed he received a call from Chelsea head…

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Expect great Olympic atmosphere, says IOC president

Rio de Janeiro, July 28 (IANS) International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said he expected an Olympic Games full…

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Brazil confident of entering top 10 in Olympic medals tally

Rio de Janeiro, July 28 (IANS) Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) executive director for sports Marcus Vinicius Freire is confident that…

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Brazil’s Rousseff and Lula to miss Rio opening ceremony

Rio de Janeiro, July 28 (IANS) Brazil's suspended president Dilma Rousseff and her predecessor Luiz Inocio Lula da Silva announced…

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Kenya’s Olympic boss says country’s athletes will pass anti-doping tests

Nairobi, July 28 (IANS) The Kenyan team for the Rio Olympics consisting of over 60 athletes will pass the anti-doping…

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Rio mayor hands Australia keys to city

Rio de Janeiro, July 28 (IANS) Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes has presented the head of Australia's Olympic delegation,…

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Algerian olympic athletes fly to Rio

Algiers, July 28 (IANS) The Algerian Olympic Committee has sent 64 athletes to compete in 13 sporting disciplines in the…

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Transformed Rio ready to enjoy Olympic party, says mayor

Rio de Janeiro, July 28 (IANS) Rio de Janeiro is a "vastly different city" to the one that won the…

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Bach: Rio can solve problems before Games

Rio de Janeiro, July 28 (IANS) International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said problems facing the Rio Olympics are…

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FINA supports IOC resolution on Russia

Montevideo (Uruguay) July 28 (IANS) The decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to allow each federation to assess the…

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Colombia’s Atletico Nacional win Copa Libertadores

Medellin, July 28 (IANS) Colombia's Atletico Nacional secured their second Copa Libertadores title by defeating Ecuador's Independiente del Valle with…

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Djokovic, Raonic win opening matches in Rogers Cup

Toronto, July 28 (IANS) World No.1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia and No.4 seed Milos Raonic of Canada were among the…

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Bolt arrives in Rio ahead of Olympics

Rio de Janeiro, July 28 (IANS) Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt has arrived in Rio de Janeiro amid tight security…

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‘Rio ready to enjoy Olympic party’

Rio de Janeiro, July 28 (IANS) Rio de Janeiro is a vastly different city to the one that won the…

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Midfielder Gomes aims to fulfil dream after joining Barcelona

Barcelona, July 27 (IANS) Newly-signed FC Barcelona midfielder André Gomes on Wednesday said that he is at the Catalan football…

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Putin says Russian athletes’ absence will affect Olympics show

Moscow, July 27 (IANS) The competitions of the Rio Olympic Games will be less spectacular due to the absence of…

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