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Jun 29: Just weeks ahead of the Olympic Games, police helicopters are grounded, patrol cars are parked and Rio de Janeiro's security forces are so pressed for funds that some have to beg for donations of pens, cleaning supplies and even toilet paper, fueling worries about safety at the world's premier sporting event. Brazil is suffering the worst recession in decades and Rio's acting governor

Baku (Ajerbaijan), Jun 28: Ace shooter Sanjeev Rajput clinched the silver medal for India in men's 50-metre rifle 3 position event of the ISSF World Cup here today. Rajput shot 456.9 to win the silver medal in the last World Cup before the Rio Olympic Games. Croatia's Petar Gorsa won the gold medal with 457.5, while Hyeonjun Kim of Korea bagged the bronze after he shot 445.5. Rajput finished

Nice, Jun 28: Aron Gunnarsson, every inch the bearded Viking, ran shirtless toward the Iceland fans and led them in their victory chants. Beating England at the European Championship was more than just Iceland's greatest sporting success. Monday was a moment of national triumph in a country where the team's improbable progress from the group stage had already outshone coverage of Saturday's

New Delhi, Jun 27: Abhinav Bindra's insane search for perfection had pushed him to climb, as a simulation of sorts, a 40-feet high 'pizza pole' that saw him conquer his "fear" and go on to win a historic gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Then 26, Bindra became the country's first individual gold medallist at the quadrennial extravaganza. Days before he would script history, Bindra tried to

East Rutherford (United States), Jun 27: Lionel Messi sensationally announced his retirement from international football on Sunday after Argentina crashed to an upset defeat against Chile in the final of the Copa America. The heartbroken Barcelona superstar was distraught after missing a spot-kick as Chile snatched victory in a penalty shoot-out -- Messi's fourth straight defeat in a major final

East Rutherford, Jun 27: Lionel Messi still awaits his first title with Argentina's national team. Holders Chile stunned Argentina to win the Copa America Centenario in a penalty shoot-out here Sunday as Lionel Messi's title curse struck again. Messi blazed a penalty over the bar in the shoot-out before Lucas Biglia missed to leave Chile's Francisco Silva with the task of stroking home the winning

New Delhi, Jun 26: Former European champion and an experienced Australian boxer Kerry Hope has dared Indian knockout king Vijender Singh ahead of their WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight championship title to be held at the Thyagaraj Sports Complex here on July 16. WBC Asian Boxing Council champion Kerry Hope, who is currently training hard in Wales, comes into the title fight against Vijender

Paris, Jun 26: Gareth Bale was the creator of the only goal an own-goal to put Wales into the European Championship quarterfinals with a 1-0 win over Northern Ireland on Saturday. Bale’s cross was aimed at teammate Hal Robson-Kanu but it was inadvertently tipped into the net by Northern Ireland defender Gareth McAuley in the 75th minute. It was a quiet first half for Bale, the tournament’s co

New Delhi, Jun 25: Nearly a year after fighting her way back into her international career by winning a landmark 'gender' case, gutsy Indian woman sprinter Dutee Chand today qualified for Rio Olympics 100m dash, shattering her own national record in the process at the 26th G Kosanov Memorial Meet in Almaty, Kazakhstan. 20-year-old Dutee clocked 11.30 seconds in the women's 100m heats in the

Bengaluru, June 24: Vani Kapoor returned a card of 4 under 67 to further cement her position atop the leader board at the end of the second day in the 9th leg of the Hero Women's Professional Golf Tour at the Clover Greens Golf Course here today. In the process, she opened up a huge 9 shot lead over Gauri Monga going into the final round tomorrow. Gauri too climbed up the leader board to second