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ESPN Star Sports to customise Olympics broadcast for India

ESPN Star Sports is planning to customise the broadcast of the London Olympics to suit the Indian viewers by focusing on sports popular in the country like Hockey, Shooting and Boxing.

"We will custo

Olympics: Saudi sets rules for first women competitors

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Saudi sportswomen, who have been given the go-ahead to compete in the Olympics for the first time in London later this month, must respect the ultra-conservative kingdom's rules, its sports chief said

Disheartened but Leander Paes confirms participation in Olympics

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Ending days of speculation, Indian tennis veteran Leander Paes has confirmed his participation in the London Olympics setting aside his initial fury at being paired with a lower-ranked Vishnu Vardhan

London Olympics costliest Games ever

The Olympics in London next month are on track to be among the most expensive to date with a projected cost of 8.4 billion pounds in real terms and at 101 per cent over budget, according to a Universi

P.T. Usha hopes India wins more medals at London Olympics

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Iconic athlete P.T. Usha is hoping that India will be able to secure more medals at the London Olympic Games.

IOC to use testosterone levels to test if athletes can compete as women

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The International Olympic Committee has adopted new regulations for determining whether an athlete should or should not be allowed to compete as a woman.

South African runner Caster Semenya was accu

Tarundeep, Talukdar, Banerjee clinch Olympic berths

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The Indian men's archery team - comprising the trio of Tarundeep Rai, Jayanta Talukdar and Rahul Banerjee - secured a berth in next month's London Olympics after finishing second in the final qualific

Saina Nehwal blasts out double warning for Olympics

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Saina Nehwal has struck stunning form at just the right time ahead of the 2012 London Games where she hopes to deliver India a first Olympic badminton medal.

The world number five followed up victory

Olympics: Syrian chief denied London Games visa - Reports

Britain has refused to grant the head of the Syrian Olympic Committee a visa to travel to London for the Games, the BBC reported on Friday.

General Mowaffak Joumaa's application was refused due to hi

Olympic torch bearer proposes during relay

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An Olympic torch bearer has proposed to his girlfriend as he carried the Olympics torch through the streets of northern England.

David State proposed to his girlfriend Christine Langham on bended kne

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