Rio Olympics
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Amid corruption charges and arrest, Rio 2016 Olympic committee chief Carlos Nuzman resigns
The 75-year-old was arrested on Thursday for helping buy votes from the IOC to secure Rio’s hosting of the 2016 games.
AFP
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IOC suspends Brazil’s Olympic body and chief over alleged vote-buying scandal for Rio 2016
The International Olympic Committee clarified that the country’s athletes were unaffected and would be allowed to take part in next year’s Winter Olympics.
AFP
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Credentials of officials to be verified before being sent to multi-disciplinary events: Vijay Goel
Goel’s statements came as the CBI opened a probe into two doctors who accompanied the Indian Olympic team to Rio.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Dubai: How a high-altitude jet stream, not cloud seeding, created a storm ‘the size of France’
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The Jammu and Kashmir voter who is fighting corruption in job recruitments
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Mine but not really mine: Why ‘owning’ digital items doesn’t feel the same
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CBI initiates enquiry against IOA officials for sending two ‘undeserving’ medicos to Rio Games
Agency sources said there are allegations of nepotism, favourtism, and irregularities against certain officials of the IOA.
Scroll Staff
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What explains the obsession with athletes' age in the ongoing Olympics?
You can listen to what commentators say about the rapid aging of sportspersons – just don’t believe it all.
David Epstein and Michael Joyner, ProPublica
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Olympics badminton: PV Sindhu crushes Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu-ying to book quarter-final spot
The 21-year-old Indian won the match 21-13 21-15 in less than 50 minutes.
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Video
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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Eco India, Episode 258: Is repurposing waste saving the environment from further degradation?
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Olympics: PV Sindhu wins opening badminton match against Hungary’s Laura Sarosi
She had a decisive victory after winning in straight sets of 21-8, 21-9.
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Olympics: Shiva Thapa loses to Cuba's Robeisy Ramirez in first round of men's Bantamweight boxing
The World No. 3 had also lost in the first round at the 2012 Games in London.
Scroll Staff
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Olympics badminton: Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy lose first match in doubles clash
The pair went down in straight sets against Indonesia's Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia.
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The Reel
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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'Run on the hockey pitch for 60 mins': Sportspersons respond to Shobhaa De's mocking tweet
The author had mocked sportspersons after the Indian contingent had a terrible day in Rio.
Rhema Mukti Baxter
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Watch: Angry Brazilian crowds heckle US goalkeeper at the Olympics with 'Zika' chants
Hope Solo riled some Brazilians when she expressed reluctance to travel to Rio for fear of Zika virus.
Rhema Mukti Baxter
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The score: Germany, France, Brazil, USA all win their women's football matches at the Olympics
Germany had the biggest victory of the day.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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IPL 2024: Sandeep Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal lead Rajasthan Royals to dominant win over Mumbai Indians
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Squash: Saurav Ghosal announces retirement from professional circuit
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Chess: Gukesh Dommaraju – inexperienced, expected to fail, but the chosen Candidate
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Chess: Gukesh Dommaraju becomes youngest winner in history of Candidates tournament
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ISL 2024: Vikram Partap Singh bounced back from tragedy to reach great heights in breakthrough year