Sports
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Unbeatable Bolt signs off with third Rio gold
Aug 20, 2016News Hour: Usain Bolt drew down the curtain on his brilliant Olympic career by securing a sweep of the three sprint titles in Rio when Jamaica successfully defended the 4×100 metres relay crown on Friday. Two... -
Culture, sport to migrant outreach campaign in Agadez by IOM Niger
Aug 19, 2016News Hour: IOM Niger, in partnership with the Italian NGO Cooperazione Internazionale (COOPI), this week (13-14/8) launched an information campaign to sensitize migrants and the local community in Agadez to the risks of irregular migration. Outreach... -
Herath jumps to fifth in Test bowler rankings
Aug 19, 2016News Hour: Sri Lanka left-arm spinner Rangana Herath has returned to the top five of the MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers after registering his seventh 10-wicket haul which helped Sri Lanka to win... -
Australia hands over number-one ranking to India
Aug 19, 2016News Hour: Australia has conceded its number-one ranking to India after Sri Lanka made a clean sweep of the three-Test series in Colombo on Wednesday. Australia had arrived in Colombo in number-one position on 118 points.... -
Toyota becomes founding partner of Olympic Channel
Aug 19, 2016News Hour: The international Olympic committee (IOC) today announced that worldwide Olympic partner Toyota motor corporation (Toyota) has become a founding partner of the Olympic channel. “We are delighted that Toyota, our newest Worldwide TOP Partner,... -
Dogged Eaton retains Decathlon title
Aug 19, 2016News Hour: Ashton Eaton of the USA toughed it out at Rio 2016 to win his second straight Olympic Decathlon gold medal, equalling the Olympic record and becoming the first man since great Britain’s Daley Thompson... -
Crouser sets Olympic record to win Shot Put gold
Aug 19, 2016News Hour: The USA’s Ryan Crouser put together an impressive series of throws to win the Rio 2016 men’s Shot Put title and set a new Olympic record in the process. The 23-year-old Crouser produced three... -
Usain Bolt wins third successive 200 metres gold
Aug 19, 2016News Hour: Usain Bolt of Jamaica won the men’s 200 metres gold for the third successive Olympic Summer Games on Thursday, crossing the line in 19.78 seconds at the Rio Olympic stadium. Usain Bolt came to... -
Gamescom fair kicks off in Germany under tighter security
Aug 18, 2016News Hour: Video games trade fair Gamescom opened its doors to fans in the German city of Cologne on Thursday, with organizers saying they had stepped up security for this year’s event following several attacks in... -
Gracious runners rewarded for fair play
Aug 18, 2016News Hour: Two Olympic athletes who helped each other reach the finish line after an accidental mid-race collision in the women’s 5,000m have both been granted places in the final. New Zealand’s Nikki Hamblin and the...