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Olympics: Kerber sends Venus crashing out

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Venus Williams crashed out of the Olympics on Wednesday as German seventh seed Angelique Kerber clinched a surprise 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/5) victory over the five-time Wimbledon champion.

Venus was hopin

Disqualified Chinese player Yu quits badminton

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Disgraced Chinese Yu Yang has decided to quit badminton while national officials have told their Olympic team leaders and disgraced players to make a public apology for throwing matches at the London

Indian athletes seek to redeem pride in Olympics

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Indian track and field athletes begin their campaign in the London Olympics on Friday, seeking to redeem their reputation, which lay in tatters due to the doping scandal that marred their splendid sho

We played one hell of a match: Paes

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Disappointed they might be after the second-round exit from Olympics but veteran Indian tennis star Leander Paes said he and his unheralded Vishnu Vardhan played 'one hell of a match' against the fanc

Misfiring archers smashed for a six at Lord's

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Indian archers, spearheaded by world number one Deepika Kumari who was touted as a strong medal prospect, produced a super flop show at the London Olympics and drew a blank in both team and individual

All eyes on Bolt-Blake sprint duel in athletics

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The countdown towards what is being hyped as the fastest race in history begins on Friday as the Olympic athletics gets under way with all eyes on the prospect of a thrilling 100m shootout.

For the f

Ronjan Sodhi fails to qualify for men's double trap event

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Major shooting medal hope, Ronjan Sodhi, flopped and failed to qualify for the finals of the men's double trap event to strike a big blow for Indian hopes at the Olympic Games here on Thursday.

In th

Phelps takes call from US Prez Obama

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US President Barack Obama decided a personal tweet to Michael Phelps wasn't enough, so he surprised the US Olympic swimming star with a personal phone call at the London Games.

"The craziest thing wa

China attacks 'Western media' over Olympic reports

China's state media on Thursday attacked what it said were arrogant and prejudiced views of the country's athletes at the London Olympics.

After several days where Chinese competitors have been in th

Jai Bhagwan bows out in pre-quarters of light weight boxing

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Indian pugilist Jai Bhagwan crashed out of the London Olympics, bowing out in the pre-quarterfinals of the men's light weight category (60kg), here on Thursday.

After starting on an impressive note,

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