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Greek swimmer gets Rio Olympics spot after FINA U-turn

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jul 22, 2016

News Hour: Greek 100 meters butterfly champion Kristel Vourna has spoken of her “relief and joy” after an unlikely U-turn by the World Swimming Federation (FINA) following an initial blunder which means she can participate in...
England drop Ball and Finn for second Pakistan test

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jul 21, 2016

News Hour: England pacemen Jake Ball and Steve Finn have been left out of the revised squad for the second test against Pakistan starting on Friday, captain Alastair Cook said on Thursday. Fast bowler James Anderson...
Ireland’s Ed Joyce jumps 18 places in ICC rankings

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jul 21, 2016

News Hour: Ireland opener Ed Joyce has vaulted 18 places to 24th spot in the latest MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen following a stellar performance in the five-match series against Afghanistan which ended...
Composition of normalisation committee for the Argentine FA confirmed

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jul 20, 2016

News Hour: Following the decision of the Bureau of the FIFA Council taken on 24 June 2016 to appoint a normalisation committee for the Argentine Football Association (AFA), a joint FIFA and CONMEBOL mission visited Argentina...
Alfa Bank unveiled as first-ever Regional Supporter for the FIFA World Cup

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jul 20, 2016

News Hour: Russia’s Alfa-Bank was announced today as the first FIFA World Cup Regional Supporter during an event in Moscow, marking an important milestone in FIFA’s commercial strategy. As a Regional Supporter for Europe, Alfa-Bank will...
Australian fastest in Rubik’s cube championship, but European title goes to Germany

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Jul 18, 2016

News Hour: Germany’s Phillip Weyer became the European champion in speedcubing, or solving a Rubik’s cube puzzle, in Prague on Sunday, reaching an average time of 7.88 seconds. Weyer in fact clocked just the second fastest...
Yasir leads Pakistan to victory over England at Lord’s

by News Hour Correspondent - Jul 18, 2016

News Hour: Pakistan foiled a gutsy England run chase to win a gripping first test by 75 runs at Lord’s on Sunday, Reports Reuters. Having set the hosts a 283 victory target after their second innings...
Croatia beat U.S. in stunning Davis Cup comeback

by News Hour Correspondent - Jul 18, 2016

News Hour: Teeanger Borna Coric completed an unlikely comeback for Croatia as the small Balkan nation beat the United States 3-2 in a Davis Cup quarter-final in Oregon on Sunday, Reports Reuters. After losing the first...
McLaren report weakened by leaked letter, says WADA board member

by News Hour Correspondent - Jul 18, 2016

News Hour: The leaking of a draft letter urging a complete ban on Russian athletes at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics has undermined a key report into doping allegations at the 2014 Sochi Games, WADA board...
USADA wants blanket ban on Russian athletes in Rio Olympics

by News Hour Correspondent - Jul 17, 2016

News Hour: The United States and Canadian Anti-Doping Agencies want a complete ban on Russia competing at the Rio Olympics after next week’s key report into allegations of state-backed doping at the 2014 Sochi winter Olympics...