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UK issues safe sex tips to Olympics visitors
4 July 2012 7:50 AM ISTAhead of the London Olympics, Britain's top health agency has advised visitors to always practice safe sex to ensure protection against any sexually...
'Qaeda plots to blow up US craft'
2 July 2012 1:02 PM ISTAl-Qaeda is plotting to blow up an American airliner in the run-up to this month's London Olympics and has trained a Norwegian Muslim convert in an...
Obama reviews Olympic security plans
1 July 2012 6:21 PM ISTPresident Barack Obama held a meeting with his national security chiefs to review US security plans and cooperation with British authorities for the...
Paes agrees to play Olympics
30 Jun 2012 7:23 AM ISTLeander Paes has finally agreed to take part in London Olympics, ending days of suspense after he threatened to pull out due to a selection row that...
Sania used, not consulted: Bhupathi
28 Jun 2012 5:16 PM ISTAdmitting that his pairing with Sania Mirza in the mixed doubles category would have been the best bet for India in the London Olympics, Mahesh...
AITA picks two teams, Paes unhappy
22 Jun 2012 7:52 AM ISTThe ongoing Olympic team selection row created a new crisis on Thursday, following AITA’s decision to send two men’s doubles teams for the...
Paes won’t play if paired with juniors
21 Jun 2012 7:14 AM ISTThe tennis imbroglio worsened on Wednesday with Leander Paes threatening to withdraw from the London Olympics if he is paired with a lower-ranked...
Neo-Nazis helped kill Israeli athletes in 1972
20 Jun 2012 7:15 AM ISTPalestinian terrorists, who killed 11 Israeli athletes during the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, had received logistic support from neo-Nazis to carry...
Split wide open
19 Jun 2012 8:30 AM ISTBHUPATHI SAYS PAES IS A LIARAdding fuel to the fire over Olympic tennis team selection row, Mahesh Bhupathi on Monday accused Leander Paes of lying to...
Won’t pair with Paes: Bhupathi
16 Jun 2012 3:00 PM ISTThe AITA on Friday selected Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes to represent India for the upcoming London Olympics. The duo was selected based on their...
Sharapova is Russia's flag bearer for Olympics
13 Jun 2012 12:45 AM ISTNewly-crowned French Open champion Maria Sharapova will be Russia's flag-bearer at the opening of next month's London Olympics, Russia's tennis...
Mary Kom seals Olympic berth
19 May 2012 12:25 AM ISTFive-time world champion M C Mary Kom (51kg) on Friday added another feather to her already crowded cap by becoming the only Indian woman boxer to...