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Careless athletes post pics of Olympic passes on twitter

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High-profile athletes have sparked security concerns by carelessly posting pictures of their official Olympic Village passes on twitter, which experts suggest could prove to be a ‘golden ticket’ to the venues for terrorists.

Sahara announces medals of gold to winning athletes at Oly

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Corporate major, Sahara India on Thursday announced to reward the Indian athletes with pure gold, who will manage to clinch a medal at the London Olympics commencing on Friday.

Sahara will be awardin

Federer faces ghost of Wimbledon past

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World number one Roger Federer will begin his Olympic campaign against Alejandro Falla, the unheralded Colombian who almost humiliated the great Swiss at Wimbledon in 2010.

Federer, who won a seventh

British border guards call off pre-Games strike

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British border officials have called off a strike planned for the day before the London Olympics officially open, their union said on Wednesday.

The Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) said it

Injured Brazilian goalkeeper to miss Olympics

The Brazilian football federation says starting goalkeeper Rafael has been dropped from the men's Olympic squad after injuring his right elbow in practice.

Brazilian doctors said exams on Tuesday sho

Riveting rivalry on cards in London

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Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt made the 2008 Olympics their own with awe-inspiring performances. The American swimmer won an unprecedented eight gold medals, breaking seven world records in the process

Was Pakistan ring sending terrorists to Olympics 2012?

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A British tabloid claimed on Monday it had busted a visa scam that gave potential terrorists a chance to sneak into Britain with the Pakistan Olympic team.

“We infiltrated a crime ring offering fals

8 Pak officials suspended after Olympic visa scam

Pakistan on Monday suspended eight officials of the National Database and Registration Authority after a British newspaper reported it had uncovered a visa scam that could allow potential terrorists t

No Olympic cheer for Tamil Nadu

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India have cause for optimism to improve their Olympic tally but Tamil Nadu will not have anything to claim credit for the country’s success at London.

Challenges for China in medal quest

Dominant China put Asia on top of the world at the Beijing Olympics but the pressure is on as they bid to repeat the feat away from home.

When London 2012 gets into full swing on Saturday, China will

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