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Sania Mirza rubbishes reports asking AITA to look into Venus' medical
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Sept.16 (ANI): With speculation rife that Rio Olympics silver medallist Venus Williams has allegedly been allowed to use prohibited substance under Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs) clause, Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza on Friday rubbished reports suggesting that she has demanded
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UWW quashes reports of Yogeshwar Dutt's Olympic gold medal upgradatio
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.6 (ANI): Veteran wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt's chances of upgrading his London 2012 Olympic bronze medal into gold were thwarted after the United World Wrestling (UWW) quashed speculations that the gold medallist, Toghrul Asgarov of Azerbaijan, had tested positive fo
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New tactic to fight mosquitoes in more efficient and sustainable way
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Aug. 27 (ANI): A recent research shows that chemical substances emitted by one of the mosquito's natural enemies, the backswimmer bug make the biological pesticide Bti (Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis) more deadly.
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CAS dismisses sabotage, says Narsingh `intentionally` took banned substanc
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug.23 (ANI): In a detailed report, the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) has said wrestler Narsingh Yadav failed to produce any "real evidence" regarding the "sabotage theory" he had advanced and the balance of probabilities was that he took the "bann
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Chinese swimmer tests positive for banned substance in Rio Olympics
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg, Aug 12 (ANI): A Chinese swimmer has been tested positive for a prohibited substance at the ongoing Rio Olympics in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro.
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Dhaka court issues arrest warrants against 59 BNP leaders
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka, July 28 (ANI): A Dhaka court has issued arrest warrants against 59 leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and activists including party vice-chairman Salima Rahman in a case filed under the explosive substances act.
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Narsingh Yadav's parents appeal to PM Modi to intervene
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), July 27 (ANI): Parents of wrestler Narsingh Yadav, who was tested positive for a banned substance days ahead of Rio Olympics Games, on Wednesday, urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and ensure that their son goes to the event.
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Praveen Rana named dope-tainted Narsingh's replacement for Rio: WFI
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 27 (ANI): The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Wednesday confirmed that they have named Praveen Rana as replacement for embattled wrestler Narsingh Yadav, who was tested positive for a banned substance, for the next month's Rio Olympics if the latter fails to get a
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Drug testing service initiated at Music festival to remove toxic substance
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London, July 26 (ANI): In a first of its kind initiative, an independent music festival in Cambridgeshire is offering people the chance to have their illegal drugs tested and remove the potentially toxic substances from circulation.
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Shot putter Inderjeet Singh cries foul, says 'I am innocent'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 26 (ANI): Indian shot putter Inderjeet Singh, who was tested positive for a banned substance, on Monday alleged that conspiracy was hatched against him to ruin his career and that he is completely innocent.
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Yogeshwar Dutt throws his weight behind dope-tainted Narsingh Yadav
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 26 (ANI): Indian wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt on Tuesday joined the bandwagon of support for Rio-bound Narsingh Yadav, who has tested positive for a banned substance, saying that the matter must be investigated thoroughly.
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Male hormone can turn back biological clock
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C, Jul 26 (ANI): A new study has found that sex hormones can reverse ageing by stimulating production of an enzyme naturally found in the human organism, Telomerase, which is the closest of all known substances to a "cellular elixir of youth."
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