Russian athletes mustn’t ‘fool around’ in London: Medvedev
July 16th, 2012 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Gorki (Russia), July 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian athletes must ignore the lavish parties and cultural exhibitions at the Olympics and focus on training rather than "fooling around", Prime Minister Dmitry ... Read more...
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Suarez hat-trick in Uruguay’s Olympic warm-up win
July 12th, 2012 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, July 12 (IANS) Liverpool striker Luis Suarez scored three goals and Napoli's Edinson Cavini two as Uruguay stepped up its Olympic preparations with a 6-4 victory over ... Read more...
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Inter Milan target Lucas vows to focus on Olympics
July 11th, 2012 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, July 11 (IANS) Inter Milan target Lucas Moura has vowed not to let transfer speculation distract him from his Olympic preparations with Brazil.The Italian Serie A outfit ... Read more...
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SAI refuses to pay for national soccer team’s Dubai tour
February 15th, 2012 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) The Indian football squad's tour to Dubai for the AFC Challenge Cup, a qualifying tournament for 2015 Asian Cup, has run into an unexpected last-minute ... Read more...
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HI charges IHF with sabotaging India’s Olympic preparations
October 7th, 2011 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Hockey India (HI) Friday lashed out at the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) for going out of its way to sabotage India's chances of making it ... Read more...
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Pakistan hockey invests in technology to improve players’ fitness
July 6th, 2011 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, July 6 (IANS) The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has decided to invest in technology in a bid to bring the national team at par with the world's best sides ... Read more...
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Tibetans in Delhi organise prayer session to mark 48th Democracy Day
September 2nd, 2008 - 6:22 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sept 2 (ANI): The Tibetans-in-exile today organised a prayer session in New Delhi to mark the 48th anniversary of their government-in-exile at Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh.Tibetans do not celebrate ... Read more...
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Tibetans discuss the future course of their struggle in Dharamsala
August 22nd, 2008 - 8:27 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamsala, August 22 (ANI): Tibetan Non-Government Organisations held a seminar on Friday in Dharamsala to discuss the future strategy of the Tibetan struggle.
The members of four leading NGOs namely Students for ... Read more...
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Police detain Tibetan attempting to storm Chinese embassy in New Delhi
August 8th, 2008 - 9:03 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi , August 8 (ANI): Police detain hundreds of angry Tibetan refugees attempting to storm Chinese embassy in New Delhi .Police detained hundreds of angry Tibetan refugees attempting to storm ... Read more...
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IOC chief all praise for Beijing Olympic preparations
August 3rd, 2008 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
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Beijing, Aug 3 (Xinhua) International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge heaped praise on the organisation of Beijing Games, saying the preparations at Olympic Village are the "best ever". "I had the ... Read more...
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Chinese president launches Olympic torch relay
March 31st, 2008 - 11:34 am ICT by admin
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Beijing, March 31 (DPA) Chinese President Hu Jintao launched the global torch relay for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing's Tiananmen Square Monday, shortly after the Olympic flame arrived by plane from Greece. ... Read more...
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China rebuffs human rights critics
March 12th, 2008 - 10:28 pm ICT by admin
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Beijing, March 12 (DPA) China's foreign minister Wednesday mounted a strong counter-attack against critics pressing his government to improve its human rights record ahead of the Beijing Olympics, as another official announced ... Read more...
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