Sports
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Japan gives Uchimura’s win stamp of approval
Aug 13, 2016News Hour: Japan on Friday celebrated gymnast Kohei Uchimura’s all-around gold medal at the Rio Olympics with banner headlines, endless reruns of his final routine, and the sale of commemorative stamps for which hundreds queued in... -
We lost to ‘cowards, says Hope Solo
Aug 13, 2016News Hour: U.S. Football team goalkeeper Hope Solo called Sweden “a bunch of cowards” after they knocked the United States out of the Olympic women’s football tournament on penalties on Friday. “I think we showed a... -
Michael Phelps going to retire
Aug 13, 2016News Hour: The great American swimmer Michael Phelps made that abundantly clear on Friday after winning the 27th Olympic medal of his career, a three-way dead-heat silver in the men’s 100 meters butterfly, reports Reuters. “No,”... -
French tennis team physio dies in Rio
Aug 13, 2016News Hour: Patrick Bordier, physiotherapist with the French national tennis team since 2014, collapsed and died in Rio on Friday, the president of France’s Olympic Committee (CNOSF) said, reports BSS. “Patrick Bordier died suddenly this afternoon,”... -
Alex Hales fined for breaching ICC Code of Conduct
Aug 13, 2016News Hour: England opener Alex Hales has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the opening day’s play in the fourth Test against Pakistan at The... -
Golden Krpalek wins Czechs’ first judo medal
Aug 12, 2016News Hour: Lukas Krpalek claimed the Czech Republic’s first ever Olympic judo medal by winning gold in the under-100kg division in Rio on Thursday, reports BSS. Czechoslovakia won a bronze medal at the 1980 Games in... -
Mustafiz undergoes successful operation
Aug 12, 2016News Hour: Bowling sensation Mustafizur Rahman overnight underwent a successful surgery for shoulder wounds at a hospital in London, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said in a statement, reports BSS. “Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman underwent a... -
Two suspects held in possible Rio Olympics plot
Aug 12, 2016News Hour: Police arrested two people on Thursday suspected of supporting Islamic State in planning a possible attack during the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, reports Reuters. Police had arrested 12 people before Thursday’s operation,... -
Elite athletes are using wearable fitness tracker “Whoop”
Aug 12, 2016News Hour: A new wearable fitness tracker called Whoop is being used by elite athletes like Lebron James and Michael Phelps and tracks more data than ever before. Whoop became very popular in the last couple... -
It’s 22nd for Michael Phelps!!
Aug 12, 2016News Hour: United States’s Michael Phelps won the Olympic 200 meters individual medley on Thursday to capture the 22nd olympic gold medal of his career and become the first swimmer to win the same event at...
