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News Hour: New Brazil head coach Tite on Monday named five uncapped players in his first 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador and Colombia in September. With several Europe-based players deemed not...

News Hour: Ethiopia will not bar runner Feyisa Lilesa from entering the country after he made an anti-government gesture upon finishing second in the Olympic marathon on Sunday, an official said. Lilesa held his arms over...

News Hour: Pakistan supplanted arch-rivals India to become the world’s number one Test side on Monday for the first time since the International Cricket Council (ICC) introduced the rankings system in 2003. A waterlogged outfield in...

News Hour: Bangladesh cricket fans were relieved as star pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman returned home today (Monday) after his successful shoulder surgery done last week in London, reports BSS. Mustafiz known to international media as Fizz...

News Hour: Japan on Monday reacted with a mix of surprise, delight and cynicism at the sight of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dressed up as video game icon Super Mario in a comical cameo at the...

News Hour: In a style befitting the carnival traditions of the host city, the Rio 2016 closing ceremony opened in a blaze of color and a musical backdrop of samba sounds, as dancers twisted and turned...

News Hour: George Dockrell returns to the Ireland squad for the upcoming ICC InterContinental Cup clash against Hong Kong, and also for the one-day internationals in South Africa next month. The 24 year-old left-arm spinner replaces...

News Hour: A ruthless USA served up an exhilarating display as they swept aside Serbia 96-66 to claim a third straight Olympic men’s basketball title and give their coach mike Krzyzewski a golden send-off on the...

News Hour: Triumphing with a free-flowing acrobatic display with hoops and clubs, Russia’s Rhythmic Gymnasts earned their fifth successive gold in group all-around in Rio. The champions’ dynamic performance in their second routine allowed them to...

News Hour: Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge triumphed in the men’s Marathon in 2:08:44, marking the first time both men’s and women’s gold went to the same nation. Kipchoge won the men’s marathon, running into the Sambodromo a...