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WHO to weigh Rio Olympics impact on Zika spread

The WHO sent teams of senior scientists to Brazil four times to gather data and assess risk level of Zika

The Greatest, The Poet: A look at Muhammad Ali's verse

Ali could be Robert Frost in a robe; Maya Angelou with a championship belt

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali dies at 74

He was suffering from Parkinson's disease

Nita Ambani nominated to IOC

The election will be held at the 129th IOC Session in Rio de Janeiro on August 2-4

Chess (#1203)

R Praggnanandhaa is now the youngest International master in history

Nita Ambani nominated for International Olympic Committee

Among Indians, Ambani will be the first woman and the third individual to become a member of the IOC

Indian challenge ends with Saina Nehwal's defeat at Indonesia Open

The eighth-seeded Indian, who has won three times at Jakarta, was beaten 22-24, 11-21 by her Spanish opponent in a contest that lasted 47 minutes

Muhammad Ali hospitalised with respiratory problems

The 74-year-old legendary former heavyweight boxing champion was hospitalised as a precautionary measure

ICC Cricket Committee 'concerned' about quality of 'Test pitches'

Especially the tendency of home teams to prepare tailor-made strips that suit them

SRH owner Kalanithi Maran meets KCR following IPL victory

Maran thanked the Government for extending support in conducting the matches in Hyderabad

Lionel Messi appears at Barcelona court in his tax fraud trial

Argentine forward and his father Jorge are appearing before court where Spanish prosecution demands a sentence of 22 months in prison

ICC admits to purposely putting Indo-Pak in same group

Two teams are set to meet in group stage of Champions Trophy in England in 2017, making clash a reality for fifth tournament in succession

BCCI gives thumbs up to women players for overseas leagues

It is a step further in developing the women's game after the cricket board planned to introduce central contracts for them

Hockey: Asian Champions Trophy to return in October

First introduced in 2011 to create an opportunity for Asian teams to gather more high-level competition experience

French Open: Bopanna-Mergea knocked out of men's doubles

Third seeded pair of Croatia's Ivan Dodig and Brazil's Marcelo Melo defeated the Indo-Romanian sixth seeded pair

Pro boxers allowed in Olympics but Vijender won't be there

AIBA's decision brought focus on Olympic medallist who turned professional last year

Professional boxers can compete at Rio Olympics

88 members of AIBA voted in favour of the move, while none voted against

New cricketing stars take centre stage after IPL

However, experts say it will take some time before these players can cash in on their on-field performance off the field

Vijay Mallya enjoys watching IPL final in London

When his son turned camera on Mallya, he cheered saying 'go RCB' while rooting for his team

English pacer James Anderson becomes number-one Test bowler

For the 1st time in his career after bowling his side to a nine-wicket victory over Lanka in the 2nd Test