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Hockey legend Shahid passes away<br/>

July 20, 2016 1:34 PM

Hockey legend Shahid passes away<br/>

Noted Indian hockey player Mohammed Shahid passed away aged 56 this morning due to multiple organ failure. He was being treated at a hospital in Gurugram. Mohammed Shahid was a member of the V Baskaran-led Indian team that won a Gold medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. He was known for his dribbling ...

Hockey legend Shahid passes away<br/>

July 20, 2016 1:04 PM

Hockey legend Shahid passes away<br/>

Noted Indian hockey player Mohammed Shahid passed away aged 56 this morning due to multiple organ failure. He was being treated at a hospital in Gurugram. Mohammed Shahid was a member of the V Baskaran-led Indian team that won a Gold medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. He was known for his dribbling ...

Rio 2016: IOC postpones decision of possible ban on Russia

July 20, 2016 11:43 AM

Rio 2016: IOC postpones decision of possible ban on Russia

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has postponed a decision on whether Russia should be banned from next month&apos;s Rio Olympics. The members of the IOC executive Board held a teleconference yesterday following the World Anti-Doping Agency&apos;s report on Russia&apos;s state-sp...

WADA calls for ban on all Russian athletes at Rio Olympics

July 20, 2016 8:40 AM

WADA calls for ban on all Russian athletes at Rio Olympics

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has called for a ban on all Russian competitors and officials at the upcoming Rio Olympics and other international sports. This follows an investigation commissioned by the agency that found state-run doping at the 2014 Sochi Winter Games and other events. The probe b...

IOA organises send-off event for Indian athletes participating in Rio Games

July 20, 2016 8:39 AM

IOA organises send-off event for Indian athletes participating in Rio Games

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has organised an official send-off event for the Indian athletes participating in the Rio Games beginning 5th of next month. Tennis star Sania Mirza, wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Vinod Tomar, gymnast Dipa Karmakar and young table tennis star Manika B...

Russian PM suspends sports minister Yury Nagornykh named in doping report

July 20, 2016 8:39 AM

Russian PM suspends sports minister Yury Nagornykh named in doping report

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has suspended Deputy Sports Minister Yury Nagornykh, who was named in a report on the doping of Russian athletes at the 2014 Sochi Olympics . President Vladimir Putin said earlier that Russian officials named in the World Anti-Doping Agency&apos;s report wo...

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