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News 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...

News 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...

News 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,...

News 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...

News 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...

News Hour: The International Cricket Council has expressed sadness at the passing of former Pakistan captain and ICC Cricket Hall of Famer Hanif Mohammad at the age of 81. In a statement, ICC Chief Executive David...

News Hour: Hong Kong Cricket Association today proudly announce that Babar Hayat has been appointed captain ahead of the upcoming tour of United Kingdom and Ireland. Selectors have appointed Hayat after Tanwir Afzal elected to stand...

News Hour: China’s Ding Ning beat team mate and defending champion Li Xiaoxia 4-3 in a high-speed battle of spins and smashes to win Olympic gold in the women’s singles table tennis on Wednesday, reports Reuters....

News Hour: Rio Olympics organizers stepped up police patrols on Wednesday as security concerns mounted over the threat posed by street violence, with a Games bus being hit by stones and a security patrol coming under...

News Hour: When Yusra Mardini dove into the Olympic pool, she made history. It wasn’t her time on the scoreboard — it was simply that she was there, reports cbsnews. “When you are an athlete, you...