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Olympics: Olympic joy at last for Pyeongchang and Asia

Pyeongchang finally achieved their dream of hosting the Winter Olympics when they were awarded the 2018 edition at their third attempt.
The South Korean candidate did it in style too as they needed just one round of voting by the 95 International Olympic Committee (IOC) members eligible to vote to secure [...]

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Li Na tries to maintain low profile in China

BEIJING (AP) — Li Na is doing her best to keep a low profile in China, despite returning home to a hero’s welcome after securing the country’s first Grand Slam title at the French Open.
“Since I have returned, I have tried my best to not go out if I can help [...]

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Bidding cities await 2018 Winter Olympics vote

People in the three bidding cities held their breath on Wednesday awaiting the vote by the 90-plus International Olympic Committee (IOC) members on who will host the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Their hopes of holding only the continent’s third ever Winter Games — the other two have been held in Japan the last [...]

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S. Korea hopeful ahead of Games decision

A South Korean alpine resort making its third straight bid for the winter Olympics was preparing for a party Wednesday, just hours before the host of the 2018 event is announced.
Hopes were high among the hundreds gathered in Pyeongchang to watch on TV the International Olympic Committee’s decision, which is due around midnight [...]

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Sri Lanka to scale down T20 league

Sri Lanka’s cash-strapped cricket governing body is likely to scale down its inaugural Twenty20 league and go ahead without foreign players, a source close to the process said Tuesday.
The Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) was scheduled to kick off on July 19 with players from Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan and the [...]

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Delhi faces fury over unpaid bills after CGames

EW DELHI (AFP) – Indian organisers of the Commonwealth Games have left foreign contractors and sports bodies with millions of dollars of unpaid bills, business owners and diplomats said Thursday.
Several hundred containers of equipment were also impounded in India after the Games, and companies say they have been unable to contact officials whose email addresses [...]

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More China wins in Asian Games badminton, t-tennis

GUANGZHOU, China (AFP) – China’s Wang Shixian shocked world number one Wang Xin to win the women’s Asian Games badminton title Saturday as the hosts completed a clean-sweep of all seven table tennis golds.
The action came as India inflicted more pain on arch-rivals Pakistan in the field hockey, storming into the semi-finals with a 3-2 [...]

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Paranavitana, Jayawardene help Sri Lanka draw Test

GALLE, Sri Lanka (AFP) – Tharanga Paranavitana hit an impressive 95 and Mahela Jayawardene a solid 58 to help Sri Lanka draw the opening Test against the West Indies on Friday.
Sri Lanka, following on 202 runs behind, reached 241-4 in their second innings when play was called off due to rain after tea on the [...]

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Taiwan leader protests taekwondo verdict

TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou lodged a protest Friday against the disqualification of a Taiwanese competitor at the Asian Games, with public furor mounting over the controversy.
Yang Shu-chun’s disqualification occurred at the tail end of her match against Vietnamese competitor Thi Hau Vu, when judges ruled she was using illegal sensors on the [...]

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Delhi Games take the shine off ‘Brand India’

NEW DELHI (AFP) – India’s Commonwealth Games ended on a triumphal note, but analysts say the event still fell short in its bid to showcase the strengths and aspirations of an emerging global power.
In the end, India’s efforts to parade its rapid economic progress were undermined by the parallel reality of an often chaotic and [...]

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