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Cheruiyot to miss World championships for pregnancy

Nairobi, May 23 (IANS) Kenya’s Vivian Cheruiyot will not be able to defend her 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres titles at... (more...)

Finance head Carrion to run for IOC president

Geneva, May 23 (IANS) Finance Commission head Richard Carrion has joined the race to succeed International Olympic Committee... (more...)

Murofushi loses appeal in IOC member election

Geneva, May 22 (IANS) The Court of Arbitration for Sport has dismissed Athens Olympic champion Koji Murofushi’s challenge... (more...)

Murray pulls out of French Open

London, May 22 (IANS) US Open and Olympic champion Andy Murray Tuesday announced he will skip the French Open tennis due... (more...)

Oliver tops 110m hurdles at World Challenge Beijing

Beijing, May 22 (IANS) With the absence of Chinese star Liu Xiang, American David Oliver topped the men’s 110-metre hurdles... (more...)

Squash hopes for preliminary Olympic nod at May 29 IOC meeting

New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) After twice failing to get the nod from the International Olympic Committee, the squash world is... (more...)

Former Olympic champion Maggi ponders retirement

Rio de Janeiro, May 21 (IANS) Brazil’s former Olympic long jump champion Maurren Maggi has conceded that her dream of competing... (more...)

Russia announces cash prizes for World University medallists

Moscow, May 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia’s federal government will pay out roughly $5,400 to Russian gold medallists at... (more...)

Indian boxers win European title, create history

Limassol (Cyprus), May 20 (IANS) Indian boxers scaled new frontiers as they powered through to claim the top rank and bag... (more...)

Bad blood resurfaces in wrestling over Olympic axe

Moscow, May 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Recriminations over wrestling’s exclusion from the Olympics re-emerged Monday, as supporters... (more...)

World TT: Holder Zhang to face Wang in all-Chinese final

Paris, May 20 (IANS) In a rematch of last year’s Olympic final, defending champion Zhang Jike will fight for the men’s... (more...)

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