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Foodie Sreejesh goes hungry to fortify "The Wall"
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.5 (ANI): Indian hockey captain P.R. Sreejesh, a self confessed foodie, has been forced to curb his diet to improve his goalkeeping ability.
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Indian hockey is ready to showcase its skills again, says Coach Oltmans
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.5 (ANI): The Indian hockey team is ready to showcase their skills and move towards their initial target of making the quarter-finals at the Olympic Games, says coach Roelant Oltmans.
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Shooters in the frame as India seeks to improve on London Olympic show at
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.5 (ANI): Shooters are aiming to hit the bull's eye on the opening day of competitions as India aspire to improve on its 2012 London Olympic show in the quadrennial sporting extravaganza beginning Saturday.
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Indian hockey captain Sreejesh warns teammates to be wary of `unpredictabl
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug 4 (ANI): The Indian men's hockey team captain PR Sreejesh has warned his side against taking minnows Ireland lightly when they begin their Rio Olympic campaign on Saturday.
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Serena Williams feels Sania Mirza has the ability to make podium at Olympi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.4 (ANI): World tennis's standalone women's star Serena Willaims of the United States says Indian doubles specialist Sania Mirza has the ability to turn on the magic in the company of any partner.
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Indian hockey team's bean-bag woes to be resolved
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro, (Brazil) Aug 3 (ANI): Amid public criticism by the Indian hockey team coach Roelant Oltmans about the lack of facilities and risk of injuries to the players from extended use of bean bags for seating in the Olympic Games Village, the Indian contingent head has sought the help
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Road to Rio: A look at improved facilities since 2012 London Olympics
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 3 (ANI): With only a few days left for the 2016 summer Olympics to take off in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, it would be of interest to know the slew of initiatives undertaken by the Sports Authority of India and the Ministry of Sports to improve the facilities for the
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Murray shrugs off Zika fears ahead of Rio Olympics
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg, Aug.3 (ANI): World number two Andy Murray has played down the potential threat of Zika virus as well as the absence of two of his leading rivals namely Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka as he is looking forward to defend his Olympic medal at Rio de Janeiro.
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In the next 24 hours, Nita Ambani could become the face of Olympic sport i
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.3 (ANI): Reliance Foundation's founder-chairperson and a prominent personality involved with cricket's Indian Premier League, Nita Ambani is on the verge of becoming India's lone representative in international sport's most-elite group, the In
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Indian tricolour raised at Rio Olympic Village
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.3 (ANI): The Indian tricolour was raised at the Olympic Athletes Village amid the humdrum of Samba beats and cultural performances late last evening.
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Indian hockey teams land in Rio in quest of Olympic glory
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 29 (ANI): Eager and determined to put up a top-notch performance at next month's Olympic Games, the Indian men and women's hockey teams arrived in Rio earlier this morning.
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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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