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Indian boxers set for last-16 battle in Olympics

The hype is increasing and so is the pressure as Indian boxers begin their prequarterfinal campaign in the Olympic Games with Vijender Singh (75kg) and Jai Bhagwan (60kg) taking on tricky opponents in

Bhupathi-Bopanna ousted by wild card French pair

India on Tuesday suffered a major jolt in the tennis arena with Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna crashing out of the men's doubles event in the Olympic Gammes against a wild card pair at the Wimbledo

Eight charged over ‘throwing’ badminton matches

Eight women badminton players at the Olympics were charged by the sport's governing body on Wednesday with 'throwing' matches to secure an easier draw in the next round.

Parupalli Kashyap creates history by reaching quarters

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Shuttler Parupalli Kashyap on Wednesday became the first Indian man in history to reach the quarter-finals of the Olympic Games after securing a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Sri Lanka's Niluka Karunaratne at the Wembley Arena here.

Glover, Stanning win women's pair gold

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Rowers Helen Glover and Heather Stanning won the women's pair title on Wednesday to register Great Britain's first gold medal at the London Olympics.

The pair, also capturing the host nation's first

Deepika Kumari crashes out to end Indian challenge in archery

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Indian archers' dismal show came to an end at the London Olympics on Wednesday after world no. 1 and medal hope Deepika Kumari bowed out of women's individual event having suffered an upset defeat against Amy Oliver of Great Britain in the opening round.

Curse of Cameron: British fans branded their PM a 'jinx'

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Wonder who Britons are blaming for the poor show so far by their athletes in the London Olympics? It's 'curse of Cameron'.

Upset British fans are blaming it on Prime Minister David Cameron, claiming

Eight barred after badminton scandal rocks Games

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Eight badminton players were dramatically disqualified from Olympic competition on Wednesday after a scandal over 'throwing' matches left the sport in uproar.

India's badminton protest rejected in London

India's appeal against the result of a group B match between Japan and Chinese Taipei in the women's doubles badminton competition, which they alleged was not played in the right spirit and resulted i

Faltering India succumb to 1-3 defeat against New Zealand

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Defensive lapses led to India's second successive loss in the Olympic Games men's hockey competition as they suffered a humiliating 1-3 defeat at the hands of New Zealand, here on Wednesday.

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