Nyon, Aug 5 (IANS) English football giants Manchester City got an easy opponent in Romanian club Steaua Bucharest in the draw for the Champions League play-off round held here on Friday. Other notable playoff round clashes include Portugal giants Porto drew against AS Roma, while Spanish club Villarreal will be up against Monaco. The play-offs […]
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Preview: India aim to bury London hockey horror at Rio
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) A resurgent Indian men’s hockey team aims to put behind the humiliation of 2012 Olympics as it opens the Rio Games campaign against Ireland on Saturday with renewed vigour and enthusiasm. Four summers ago, India’s players were happy with the Olympic qualification after the team failed to make the […]
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Rio 2016: The five Olympic Rings
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) The Olympic Rings emblem first appeared in 1913 on a letter written by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games. He drew and coloured the rings by hand and they were then used as the symbol of the Olympic Congress in Paris in 1914, reports […]
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Samaranch Jr., Erdener elected new IOC vice presidents (Lead)
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) Two new International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice presidents have been elected along with seven new members on the executive board at the world body’s 129th session ahead of the Rio Olympic Games here. Spain’s Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. and Turkey’s Ugur Erdener will replace outgoing vice-presidents Nawal El Moutawakel […]
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IOC approves 271 Russian athletes to compete in Rio
Rio De Janerio, Aug 5 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Thursday that 271 Russian athletes have been allowed to participate in the Rio Games which will officially open on Friday. “The result from the IOC Review Panel is as follows: 271 athletes will form the team entered by the Russian National Olympic […]
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Real Madrid planning massive move for Manchester City target
According to reports in Spain, Real Madrid are plotting a big money move for Manchester City target David Alaba. The 24-year old is one of the best left-backs in the world and has been brought from the ranks of Bayern Munich academy. The Austrian international has been a vital cog during Pep Guardiola’s time at Allianz Arena […]
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IOC elects two new vice presidents
Rio De Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has elected two new vice presidents at its 129th session here on Thursday. Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. of Spain, son of former Olympics chief Juan Antonio Samaranch and Ugur Erdener from Turkey will replace outgoing vice presidents Nawal El Moutawakel of Morocco and Sir Craig […]
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IOC to announce final ruling on eligibility of Russian athletes
RIO De Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee’s three-man panel will announce the final ruling on the eligibility of Russian athletes, IOC President Thomas Bach said. A number of international federations have reported in the day that the IOC’s independent panel notified them of Russian athletes – from sailing, canoeing, shooting, judo, volleyball, […]
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Liverpool transfer round-up: 3 blows; 1 out and 2 updates
It has yet again been a busy day at Anfield with the Liverpool manager still open for more additions to his squad in the transfer window. The manager has bought in a number of new players and has announced that this Liverpool squad is close to what he wants at the club for years to […]
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Sreejesh warns of unpredictable Ireland in Olympics opener
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 4 (IANS) India’s hockey captain P.R. Sreejesh has warned his team not to take their opening match opponent Ireland lightly, as the debutant can be unpredictable and has shocked big teams recently to qualify for the Rio Olympics. India will begin their Olympic campaign on August 6 against Ireland, labelled as […]