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Former Indian hockey captain Zafar Iqbal believes Ireland will be a tough side to beat first up. “Ireland are a tough outfit – at the 2015 Hockey World League Semifinal Round, they drew Great Britain 2-2 and only lost to Belgium 1-2 by a final minute goal. India will have to be at their best to overcome the Irish challenge,” the former forward makes his point. Zafar, who was part of the gold-winning 1980 Moscow Olympics team, feels that the Olympic stage will be the biggest test for India....

Petty politics, the lack of a proper infrastructure and just the basic shortage of funds have marred and affected many an Olympic dream, some grueling examples of which have been the recent imbroglio over Narsingh Yadav’s allegedly sabotaged dope test, Dutee Chand’s request for funds and amenities and the exclusion of Ritu Rani from the Indian Women’s Hockey Team. While we swell our chests in the realization of the fact that over a hundred athletes from India would be representing their country in the grandest sporting carnival of them all, the stories behind each of them getting there have often been shoved to the hindsight....

Also Read: Rio Olympics 2016: All you need to know about the 10m air rifle event Here is everything you need to know about the event: Live Telecast Channel: Star Sports Network Live Stream: www.starsports.com and Hotstar app Date and Time: Friday, 8 August 2016 – 12:00 GMT (17:30 IST) Venue: National Shooting Centre, Deodoro, Rio De Janeiro. Indians participating: Abhinav Bindra: Abhinav Bindra showed India what the shooters could bring to the nation by winning the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics....

Ri’s pair of 6.4 vaults, both of which he invented, secured his spot at the top of the podium. MORE: Full medal count | Biles is as close to perfect as you can get With a score of 15.691, Ri beat out silver medalist Denis Ablyazin of Russia by .135 points. Japan’s Kenzo Shirai took home the bronze with a score of 15.449. Ablyazin had just won the bronze medal in the rings less that one hour earlier....

McIlroy opted out of the tournament in Brazil over concerns about the Zika virus and suggested he would not even watch the competition because of a lack of interest in golf’s return to the quadrennial showpiece event. MORE: Team USA in action | Full medal count However, the world No. 5 was monitoring the final round Sunday as Rose edged Henrik Stenson on the final hole to win gold....

The shooter looked in very good form and quickly got herself into the top-10 shooters in the qualification round during the first series. The Chinese then shot with 104.8 points in the third series to get her tally to 315.3 points after the third series. This meant that the shooter was on course to break the qualification record at the Games which was previously held by Katerina Emmons who had shot 400 points in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games....

As far as total points are concerned, it was a pretty close contest with the Japanese duo edging out the French team 65-61. It was their ability to rise to the occasion on the biggest moments that paid them rich dividends. While the unseeded combine converted four of their five break point chances, Garcia and Mladenovic could only get 33% success on break points as they converted a paltry 3 out 9....

It was a power outage that inflicted such a woe on the 27-year-old on his biggest day at the Games. Del Potro could not even call for help as he had no signal on his mobile phone at that time. His misery only ended when he was rescued by members of Argentina’s handball team, as shared by Del Potro’s press manager, Jorge Viale. The Rio Games facilities had already come under severe criticism from several quarters with the Chinese even going to the extent of branding it the ‘worst ever’ Games....

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The Rio 2016 organising committee is making new flags for China after Chinese citizens watching the ceremony on television complained that the stars were incorrectly positioned. “The flags produced had been approved by the Chinese prior to production. You have to be very familiar with the Chinese flag to notice it (the mistake),” Games spokesman Mario Andrada said. “Yesterday we managed to go back to (the) company....

As part of an ongoing legal battle, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing demands that Riot Games informs employees they have a right to make statements to the agency. This is just the latest salvo in the legal battle over the company’s alleged culture of sexual harassment and gender discrimination. RELATED: Activision Blizzard Investment Group Not Happy About Company’s Response to Lawsuit On June 4th, the DFEH secured a court ruling that requires Riot to inform its current and former employees of their legal right to speak with regulators....

WWE also announced a six-man tag team match which would see Big Show and The Viking Raiders join forces to face the team of Randy Orton, Angel Garza and Andrade. Dolph Ziggler is also expected to announce the stipulation of his WWE title match against Drew McIntyre for Extreme Rules. The biggest match on the latest episode of RAW will see a two Grand Slam Champion vs. Grand Slam Champion clash between Asuka and Bayley....

RA is a systemic disease, meaning it can have whole-body effects. Systemic symptoms occur in people who have a more severe form of the disease. This could mean more inflammation to other parts of your body, including your skin, blood vessels, and eyes. Keep reading to learn about how RA can affect your eyes. Eye Complications of RA RA can affect your eyes in many different ways, some of which might be more serious than others....

The rhythm-control approach includes two general steps: restoring and then maintaining a normal heart rhythm. Cardioversion: Restoring Normal Heart Rhythm If you are in atrial fibrillation, your healthcare provider can attempt to restore your normal heart rhythm by using antiarrhythmic drugs or electrical cardioversion. Several antiarrhythmic drugs can be given intravenously in try to stop the atrial fibrillation and restore a normal rhythm. These include Tambocor (flecainide), Corvert (ibutilide), Cordarone (amiodarone), Rhythmol (propafenone), and Tikosyn (dofetilide)....

But with less than a minute until the return of Johnny Manziel, Rice stormed back, thanks in large part Jordan Taylor's incredible concentration in the red zone. The Rice Owls trailed at the half 28-21, but have to deal with the return of Johnny Football.

Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on the leaders of the world’s wealthier countries to help poorer countries provide initial vaccines for their populations and help reduce deaths and hospitalizations occurring primarily among the unvaccinated. Ghebreyesus has long been a critic of so-called “vaccine inequity” in which most vaccine doses go to rich countries. Wealthier nations like the U.S. and Britain are already deep into booster programs while lower-income countries have struggled to meet vaccination targets or provide even one dose to many residents....

Kevin “Fragmaster” Bowen, a former administrator of the comedy website, returned to the internet forum to confirm Kyanka had died. In a post shared on Wednesday, Bowen said: “I guess I should preface this by saying this isn’t a joke especially since I’m posting for like the first time in 10 years or something, but I got the bad news today directly from Rich’s family. “Lowtax has passed away. I didn’t ask for details....

In case you didn’t know… The hard-hitting right-hander, made his debut in February 2012 for South Africa playing the T-20 series against New Zealand. He went on to smash a brilliant ton in the second T-20 clash of the series, scoring 117 of 51 deliveries which catapulted his side to a handsome eight-wicket victory. His 45-ball century in the same illustrious innings still stands to be the fastest T-20 international century....

NFL DRAFT: News, team needs, scouting reports In a wide-ranging interview with GQ Magazine, the Seahawks cornerback shared his thoughts on the media and their “inside sources,” specifically when it comes to the draft. He knows first-hand how wrong scouting reports can be. His NFL.com draft profile reads, “(Sherman) does not possess the natural coverage instincts, fluidity or burst to be considered a future starter.” Yeah … that isn’t accurate....

The Pro Bowl cornerback recently teamed up with Lyft to drive around residents of Seattle pretending to be “Richie.” He dropped subtle hints throughout the ride to reveal his identity like saying he enjoyed the fifth round of the draft (where he was selected), he just came back from Hawaii with his friends (Pro Bowl) and he was a huge Seahawks fan. MORE: 15 best Seahawks of all time | Fan mistakes Waka Flocka Flame for Richard Sherman...