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In Rio, spotlight on Pakistanis linked to recent terror plot
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), July 27 (ANI): Brazil's Counter-terrorism Director Luiz Alberto Sallaberry has revealed that the threat by the ISIS to the Olympic Games is genuine.
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Brain games can ward off dementia
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C, Jul 27 (ANI): Turns out, lowering your risk of dementia is as simple as playing a computer game.
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Pro Kabaddi League: Rahul-inspired Telugu Titans thrash Patna Pirates 46-2
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 27 (ANI):Telugu Titans extended their unbeaten streak to nine games after they eased past Patna Pirates 46-25 in their Pro Kabaddi League clash here at Thyagaraj Sports Complex last evening.
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Zika risk at Rio Olympics 'low'
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C, Jul 26 (ANI): People traveling to Brazil for the Olympic Games next month can breathe a little sigh of relief as a team of researchers has claimed that the risk of international spread due to the event is low.
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Sandeep Tulsi Yadav hopes Narsingh gets clean chit prior to Rio
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Sonipat, July 25 (ANI): Indian wrestler Sandeep Tulsi Yadav, who has also been tested positive for a banned steroid after Narsingh Yadav, on Monday expressed hope that the Rio-bound wrestler would get his name cleared in the next few days and head to the Summer Games.
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Bolt quashes fitness concerns, cruises to 200m victory in London
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London, July 23 (ANI): Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt brushed aside concerns surrounding his fitness ahead of next month's Rio Olympics as he cruised to victory in the 200metres at the London Anniversary Games.
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New Spain coach Lopetegui urges players to stop dwelling on past glories
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Madrid, July 22 (ANI): Julen Lopetegui, who has recently been appointed as Spain's new head coach, has issued a warning to his team's players saying that they must move on from their past laurels and focus on their upcoming games.
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My aim is to reach Rio Olympics final,says Dharambir Singh
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 20 (ANI):Dharambir Singh, who became the first Indian in 36 years to qualify for the 200 metres event for Olympics, on Wednesday said he is looking forward to improve his performance in order to enhance his chances of reaching the finals at next month's Rio Games.
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With time sexualisation of female video game characters has diminished
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C., July 19 (ANI): Sexualisation of female video game characters has diminished since the 1990s as previous analysis' were limited in scope and always arrived at the conclusion that female characters in games are generally always stereotyped.
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WADA calls for Russian athletes to be banned from Rio Games
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg, July 18 (ANI): The World Anti-Doping Agency on Monday called on global sports governing bodies to ban Russia from the forthcoming Rio Olympics in the wake of damning and devastating report into the embattled country's sport.
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Golfers snubbing Olympics because of no prize money, says Rio official
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Melbourne, July 17 (ANI):Carlos Nuzman, the head of the organizing committee for the Rio Olympics, has tipped the lack of prize money as the main reason behind the withdrawal of the world's top four golfers from the games and not because of increasing fear of Zika virus.
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Zika concerns: ITF reassures players post Rio pull-outs
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg, July 17 (ANI): With the increasing fear of Zika virus forcing many of the athletes to pull out of next month's Rio Olympics, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) has reassured the players of providing adequate protection in the upcoming games.
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