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Brazilian judoka breaks Olympic medal in shower, asks for new one

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A Brazilian judoka accidentally broke his Olympic bronze medal when he brought it into the shower. Now he's fighting to have it replaced.

Felipe Kitadai said he was carrying the medal everywhere. He

Vishnu Vardhan goes down fighting on Olympic debut

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Vishnu Vardhan fought hard but could not make the most of the lucky opportunity he got to compete in the men's singles as he suffered a straight sets defeat to world number 77 Blaz Kavcic in the tenni

Ajay Maken congratulates Narang; offers him job in SAI

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Sports Minister Ajay Maken on Monday congratulated Gagan Narang for winning a bronze medal in the men's 10m Air Rifle event at the London Olympics and announced that the ace marksman will be offered a

We expected gold but still we are very happy: Father

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Gagan Narang's father B.S. Narang expected his son to strike gold but nevertheless is pleased after the ace marksman clinched bronze medal in the 10m air rifle event at the London Olympics.

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Syria's top diplomat in London defects

Syria's top diplomat in London resigned on Monday in protest against the ‘violent and oppressive’ acts of President Bashar al-Assad's regime, the British Foreign Office said.

The move comes after a s

Somdev crashes out of men's singles losing in straight sets

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Somdev Devvarman failed to provide cheers to the Indian camp at the London Olympics as he bowed out of the men's singles event with a straight-set defeat against Jarkko Nieminen, here on Sunday.

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London organisers apologise for 'mystery' woman incident

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The London Games organisers on Monday apologised to the Indian contingent over the issue of an unidentified woman gatecrashing into the team's march past at the Opening Ceremony here on Friday.

Angry

Mystery solved: Bengaluru woman was in Games cast

After a day’s suspense, the mystery woman who marched with the Indian contingent at the Olympics opening has been identified.

India lodge protest with Olympic organisers over Sangwan's bout

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India has lodged an official protest with the London Games organisers after pugilist Sumit Sangwan crashed out of the Olympics in the men's light heavyweight category here on Monday, informed Sports M

Sexy catalogue images make men shop instantly

Sexy catalogue images don’t just tempt men, they also make them want to shop “right now”, a new study has found.

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