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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Mumbai principal sacked after being targeted by Hindutva website; says she is mulling legal action
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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Congress moves Madras HC seeking Election Commission action against Modi for propagating hate speech
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‘What does it take / to let go?’: There’s a new anthology of English haikus written by Indian poets
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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.
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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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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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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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Watch: Politics, ambition and crime in Vasantha Balan’s ‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’
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How the fantasy film ‘Pathala Bhairavi’ heavily influenced Telugu cinema
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee’s hundredth movie ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is a revenge drama
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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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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IPL 2024: Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma lead Hyderabad to crushing 10-wicket win over Lucknow
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Badminton: India to host World Junior Badminton Championships 2025 in Guwahati
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to compete in India for first time since Tokyo Olympics
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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals stay in playoff hunt with win over Rajasthan Royals in high-scoring clash
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Paris Olympic-bound Preeti among seven gold medallists for India