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Remembering India's win in Moscow Olympics

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Finding V. Baskaran’s house on 29th Street in Kalakshetra Colony is not difficult. The iconic Olympic rings adorn the front wall of the former Indian hockey captain’s splendid Besant Nagar residence.

Apple only brand more valuable than Olympics: Study

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Apple is the only brand that is larger than the Olympics, according to a new study.

According to a study by consultants Brand Finance, Apple's brand is the world's most valuable at 70 billion US doll

Court stops Suresh Kalmadi Olympic trip

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Sacked CWG Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi was on Wednesday restrained by the Delhi high court from going to London to attend the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games, saying that his participation can cause 'embarassment' to the nation.

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.

Four-time Olympian Venus eyes Rio 2016

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Venus Williams may be about to become the first American tennis star to feature in four Olympics, but she intends to keep playing until the 2016 Rio Games when she will be 36.

Williams, the singles g

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

'Toilet trouble' at Olympic Games Village

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Transport and security woes came visiting the London Olympics organisers in ample measure ahead of the greatest sporting show on earth, forcing the athletes to experience a different kind of trouble a

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

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

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