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Rio Olympics: Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini wins 100m butterfly heat
Yusra Mardini, the teenager who braved a Mediterranean crossing in a leaky dinghy fleeing war-torn Syria, won her 100m butterfly…
Rio Olympics: Sports Legend Sachin Glad to be in Rio
One of his cherished memories was being in the Commonwealth Games village in Kuala Lumpur way back in 1998 and…
Rio Olympics: American teenager Thrasher wins first gold of Rio Games
Unflappable American teenager Virginia Thrasher won the first gold medal of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Saturday, holding her…
Pele says can’t light Olympic cauldron due to poor health
Brazil football legend Pele said poor health will prevent him from lighting the Olympic cauldron at the Games’ opening ceremony…
Sri Lanka sniff series win after Herath hat-trick
Sri Lanka took three late wickets as they tightened the screws on Australia in the second Test in Galle Friday…
Muhammad Ali (not that one) set for Rio boxing action
Rio Olympic spectators might be forgiven for thinking they are hearing things when the boxer Muhammad Ali steps in to…
Rio Olympics: 271 Russians to compete in Rio – IOC
The International Olympic Committee said Thursday that 271 Russian athletes will take part in the Rio Games after eliminating 118…
Edgbaston Test: Sami, Azhar put Pakistan in commanding position
Azhar Ali's century helped keep England at bay before he was out to the final ball of the second day…
Military training helps Pakistani shooters reach Rio
Two members of the small Pakistani contingent participating at the Rio Olympics have the country's military to thank for much…