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Lewis Hamilton wins 2016 German Grand Prix of F1

August 1, 2016

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton from Great Britain has won the 2016 German Grand Prix title of Formula One. It was his fourth consecutive win in the 2016 season and overall fifth title of the 2016 season. It was also his ..

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PM Narendra Modi flags off Run for Rio

August 1, 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the ‘Run for Rio’, an event to encourage the Indian contingent at the 2016 Rio Olympics beginning on August 5, 2016. The 5km run was flagged off from Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium to ..

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Luke Aikins becomes 1st person to jump from 25,000 feet without a parachute

August 1, 2016

Skydiver Luke Aikins from United States created history by becoming the first person in the world to jump from 25,000 feet (mid-tropospheric altitude) without a parachute and landing safely in a net. He achieved this feat after successfully falling safely ..

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Syed Nayeemuddin conferred Mohun Bagan Ratna

July 30, 2016

The Mohun Bagan FC has conferred club’s highest decoration Mohun Bagan Ratna (jewel) on legendary Indian Footballer Syed Nayeemuddin. With this, he became 16th recipient of the prestigious award which is bestowed upon person for making seminal contribution to the ..

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Lohmann, Morris, Muralidaran and Rolton to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame

July 28, 2016

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has selected Muttiah Muralidaran, Karen Rolton, Arthur Morris and George Lohmann to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. These four iconic cricketers were voted by the ICC Cricket Hall of Famers as ..

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Rio bound shot putter Inderjeet Singh fails dope test: NADA

July 26, 2016

India’s Rio Olympics bound shot putter Inderjeet Singh (28) has been tested positive for a banned substance. In the out-of-competition test conducted by National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), Inderjeet’s ‘A’ sample was tested positive for a banned steroid. The NADA has ..

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Wrestler Narsingh Yadav fails Dope Test: NADA

July 25, 2016

Top Indian wrestler Narsingh Yadav failed a dope test after he was tested positive for a banned substance steroid. With this, his participation in 2016 Rio Olympics has been jeopardised and if found guilty by the disciplinary panel, he may ..

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Indian shooters Manavaditya Rathore and Anant Naruka win Bronze medal in Junior World Cup

July 25, 2016

Indian shooter Manavaditya Rathore has won the trap bronze medal in the Champion of Champions match at the Junior World Cup in Porpetto, Italy. Manavaditya won the bronze medal in trap event. He son of Athens Olympics silver medallist and ..

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Lewis Hamilton wins 2016 Hungarian Grand Prix of F1

July 25, 2016

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton from Great Britain has won the 2016 Hungarian Grand Prix title of Formula One. It his overall fourth Hungarian Grand Prix title after winning it in 2007, 2009, 2012 and 2013. Thus he holds record of ..

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Neeraj Chopra becomes 1st Indian to set world record in Jr athletics Championship

July 23, 2016

Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra (18) has created history by becoming first Indian Junior athlete to create a World Record in Junior athletics Championship. He achieved this feat, by throwing javelin at a record distance of 86.48 m in his second ..

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