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.
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Trending
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‘The match between a translator and a writer is alchemical. It’s like being married’: Anton Hur
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Watch: Beyoncé was joined by her daughter Blue Ivy on stage for a dance routine during UK concert
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Arrested, acquitted: Jigna Vora recounts her trauma after being accused in journalist J Dey’s murder
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Why a ‘fail-safe’ signalling system fails to prevent deadly train crashes
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‘I’m a small man but my music is huge’: Wasifuddin Dagar on the AR Rahman plagiarism row
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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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Eco India, Episode 227: How a booming construction industry is rapidly depleting a crucial resource
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Watch: Sparks from flyover fall on moving traffic below in Guwahati
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Watch: This robot dog ‘critiques’ art pieces using artificial intelligence (and prints it out)
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Watch: Rescuers free humpback whale trapped in shark nets off Australian coast
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Caught on camera: TV news debate spirals into verbal altercation and physical clash among panellists
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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.
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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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‘Bloody Daddy’ review: Plenty of cocaine but not enough speed
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‘Por Thozhil’ review: A gripping police procedural
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‘Dhoomam’ trailer: Fahadh Faasil headlines Pawan Kumar’s crime thriller
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Bring out the earplugs – ‘Gadar: Ek Prem Katha’ is back
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Pastel shades, tableau shots: Recreating the Wes Anderson aesthetic
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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.
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The Field
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French Open 2023: World No 1 Iga Swiatek wins third Roland Garros title - 'Young legend’
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Hockey, FIH Pro League, India vs Netherlands as it happened: Hardik Singh and Co lose 2-3
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Watch: When Harsha Bhogle met Peter Drury, a conversation between two legendary sports broadcasters
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WTC Final, AUS vs IND, Day 4 as it happened: Kohli, Rahane rebuild; India need 280 more on Day 5
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Hockey: Savita Punia headlines 33-member core probables as Asian Games preparation begins