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No tennis wild cards for Rio Olympics

Tennis players will have to qualify for main draws on the basis of their rankings

Reveal results of all drug tests taken during career: Rafael Nadal

Nadal filed a lawsuit against former French sports minister Roselyne Bachelot yesterday after she accused him of covering up a failed drugs test

Sandeep Tomar secures Olympic quota place

The 25-year-old Sandeep became the fourth Indian wrestler to book a berth for the Rio Games

Salman Khan named India's Olympic ambassador

The Indian Olympic Association also said Edelweiss Group will be its principal partner for the Rio Olympics 2016

Olympics doesn't get viewership it deserves in India: Salman

Cricket is often blamed for less popularity of other sports but Salman believes people themselves don't watch other games

I was caught by surprise at Rajya Sabha nomination: Mary Kom

Star woman boxer says she is focusing more on Rio Olympics than her role in Parliament

Edelweiss Tokio Life offers Rs 1-crore cover for each Rio 2016 athlete

Salman Khan made brand ambassador for Indian contingent; life insurance for Indian contingent

Salman Khan to be Goodwill Ambassador at Rio Olympics

Although, no official announcement has been made till now

Chess (#1197)

When entertaining goes boring

The problem here goes beyond the quality of cricket. This IPL season has had to confront the inevitable fear of viewer fatigue; the kind that broadcasters and organisers dread the most

MCA moves SC against shifting of IPL matches out of Maharashtra

BCCI's decision to stay out of the current matter is linked to the larger battle it is waging with the apex court over the Lodha Committee recommendations

I will practice hard to get medals in Rio: Dipa Karmakar

The 22-year-old became the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for the Olympics

WADA suspends Beijing anti-doping lab for four months

The agency said that lab may apply for reinstatement if it can meet the requirements put forth by the disciplinary committee

BCCI president confirms waiver of $41.97 million claim on WICB

The penalty had been imposed on the WICB for pulling out midway during their 2014 series against India

Rajasthan HC questions IPL matches in Jaipur

The Bombay High Court had earlier ordered that the BCCI shift venues for the IPL out of the state as it was facing drought

IPL Gov Council to discuss moving 10th edition abroad: BCCI secretary

Already 12 IPL matches have been moved out of drought-hit Maharashtra on the Bombay High Court's directive

India to play its first D/N Test against New Zealand: BCCI secretary

While Test matches in India are played with 'SG Test' balls, Anurag Thakur said that in this upcoming match it will be 'Pink kookaburra' that will be used

Will look to continue creating history: Dipa Karmakar

Karmakar recently became the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for the Olympics

Citing drought, PIL seeks shifting of IPL matches from Raipur

IPL matches are scheduled for May 20 and 22 at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium in Raipur

Discovery's Rahul Johri joins BCCI as CEO

He will start his stint from June 1 in Mumbai and will report to BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur