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Getting slots for Rio 2016 just got much harder for Indian women boxers
Five-time champion Indian star M C Mary Kom (51kg) will take on Sweden’s Juliana Soderstrom in her opening bout of a highly competitive World Women’s Boxing Championship where only three of her compatriots were given seedings in Astana on Wednesday. The event — the final qualifying tournament for women boxers in the three...
Rio 2016: 31 athletes caught in drug retests, might face ban
In a major doping crackdown stretching back eight years, 31 athletes in six sports could be barred from competing in this year’s Olympics after they were caught in retesting of drug samples from the 2008 Beijing Games, and other positive cases could emerge from the 2012 London Games. The International Olympic Committee opened disciplinary...
Trump would engage North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, wants to renegotiate climate accord
Asked whether he would try to talk some sense into the North Korean leader, Trump replied, “Absolutely.” (Source: AP) Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is willing to talk to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to try to stop Pyongyang’s nuclear program, proposing a major shift in US policy toward the isolated...
US and allies ready to arm Libyan government to battle Islamic State
US Secretary of State John Kerry The United States and other allied nations have agreed to provide Libya’s internationally recognized government with weapons, which they say is needed to battle ISIS and other militant groups gaining strength in the region. United States Secretary of State John Kerry noted the balance of providing such arms,...
Mideast conference on Israel-Palestine peace postponed: Francois Hollande
French President Francois Hollande A conference on the peace process between Israelis and Palestinians, due to be held on May 30 in Paris, has been postponed, French President Francois Hollande said on Wednesday. “(US Secretary of State) John Kerry cannot come on May 30 so it has been delayed. It will take place in the summer,” he told French...
Euro 2016: Usuals Modric and Rakitic in, Liverpool’s Lovren fails to make the cut in Croatia’s provisional squad
Croatia coach Ante Cacic has left Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren out of his provisional 27-man squad for the European Championship after they fell out in March during a friendly against Hungary. Lovren was an unused substitute in the 1-1 draw and later made angry remarks about Cacic, who axed him after the centre back stopped warming up when he...
European Round-up: From Zlatan and Pep’s fitting farewell to Leicester and Higuain make history and more
An enthralling 2015-16 season of football nears it’s end. With all the major leagues concluded, people anxiously wait for the UEFA Champions League and Europa League finals. Meanwhile, Luis Suarez bagged a hat-trick to lead Barcelona to a 3-0 La Liga win at Granada that allowed the Catalans to retain their league title. Manchester City...
Ukrainian singer’s win at Eurovision raises eyebrows in Russia
The singer, herself of Crimean Tatar descent, had drawn parallels in interviews to Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. …read more Source: The...
Couple who lost three children in MH17 crash welcomes a baby girl
Perth: An Australian couple whose three children were killed in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine two years ago has welcomed a new baby, saying the birth has given them faith that… …read more Source: India...
Germany says Russia probably behind cyber attack on Bundestag
Russian intelligence agencies were probably responsible for a massive cyber attack on Germany’s lower house of parliament last year which forced its computer systems to be shut down for days, Germany’s domestic intelligence agency said on Friday. The agency, known as the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV),...
