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Rio de Janeiro, Jul 29: Sabotage by unhappy workers may have caused water and gas leaks, blocked toilets and electrical faults that slowed teams from moving into the athletes' village, Rio Olympic, organisers said. "We are considering isolated cases, but we haven't seen enough to say it was an organised sabotage thing," Rio spokesman Mario Andrada said yesterday. He said the most likely cause was

New Delhi, Jul 28: He stopped short of saying retirement but India's long-serving national boxing coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu has hinted at stepping down from his position after next month's Olympics, saying that he wants to "rest" post the Rio campaign. First appointed coach in 1993, Sandhu had decided to step down following the 2012 Olympics but was brought back in 2013 by the Sports Authority of

New Delhi, Jul 27: The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has sent Praveen Rana's name as replacement for Narsingh Yadav, caught in a doping scandal, for the Rio Olympics in 74kg freestyle category in case the former fails to clear the charges against him before the NADA panel today. Wrestling Federation of India had kept Rana and Jitender as stand-bys for Narsingh, which had ruled out Sushil

New Delhi, Jul 26: London Olympics bronze medallist wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt on Tuesday threw his weight behind Narsingh Yadav, who had flunked a dope test, jeopardising India's chance of a medal in the 74kg weight category at the upcoming the Rio Games. Barely 10 days ahead of the quadrennial extravaganza in Brazil, Narsingh's dope test came positive on Sunday, which he claimed was a conspiracy

New Delhi, Jul 26: Just a few days after wrestler Narshing Yadav was caught for doping, another Rio Olympics qualified athlete Inderjeet Singh, a shot putter, has failed a dope test as his 'A' sample returned positive for a banned substance. 28-year-old Inderjeet, the reigning Asian Champion, tested positive for a banned steroid and he has been informed by National Anti-Doping Agency. His out-of

New Delhi, Jul 25: The Wrestling Federation of India today threw its weight behind Narsingh Yadav, whose Olympic participation is in serious doubt after a failed dope test, saying the grappler is a victim of conspiracy. Doubting foul play, WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said the federation believes Narisingh is innocent and will support him to the hilt. "The federation believes Narsingh

New Delhi, Jul 24: Barely 10 days before the start of the Olympics, India suffered a huge embarrassment as 74kg freestyle wrestler Narsingh Yadav failed a dope test conducted by NADA, a development which has cast doubt on his participation in Rio Games. National Anti-Doping Director General Navin Agarwal confirmed that Narsingh's 'B' sample also tested positive for a banned steroid and he appeared

Lausanne, Jul 22: The international sports tribunal on Thursday rejected an appeal by Russian athletes against a RioOlympics ban amid mounting pressure for action over state-run doping in Russia. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling on track and field is seen as a key indicator as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) debates whether to order a blanket ban on Russia from the Rio

New Delhi, Jul 21: "I find Vijender's challenge quite funny, I will ruin his career," British boxer of Pakistani origin, Amir Khan, told media, when asked about a possible fight between him and India's Vijender Singh. The 29-year-old from Bolton had very simple advice for Vijender. "Before calling out big names like me, he needs to build up his experience, some fighters do get very ambitious," he

New Delhi, Jul 20: Mohammed Shahid+ , one of the greatest names in Indian hockey and part of the team that won gold at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, has died at a Gurgaon hospital owing to a severe liver condition and kidney failure. He was 56. On June 29, Shahid+ , whose abilities as a forward during the 1980s marked him out as an exceptional talent, had been admitted to SSL Hospital at Banaras Hindu