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No, This Video Is Not Of An Obese Diego Maradona Kicking A Tennis Ball
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No, This Video Is Not Of An Obese Diego Maradona Kicking A Tennis Ball

The video being shared is from the Hollywood movie 'Youth' which features a fictionalised version of Diego Maradona.

3 Jun 2020 2:05 PM GMT
Did Indian Women’s Basketball Team Win FIBA Asia Cup? A FactCheck
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Did Indian Women’s Basketball Team Win FIBA Asia Cup? A FactCheck

The two sites 'India Rising' and 'The Youth' that created the social media images have feel-good posts that are high on...

1 Aug 2017 8:05 AM GMT
Dhoni The Captain May Have Quit, But India Still Needs Dhoni The Player
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Dhoni The Captain May Have Quit, But India Still Needs Dhoni The

Imagine a Mahendra Singh Dhoni, at his fittest self, with a bat in hand and no captaincy worries to trouble. He could...

5 Jan 2017 12:04 PM GMT
SC Sacks Anurag Thakur As BCCI Chief, Issues Notice For Perjury
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SC Sacks Anurag Thakur As BCCI Chief, Issues Notice For Perjury

The apex court has also issued show cause notices to Anurag Thakur & Ajay Shirke on charges of perjury and contempt of...

2 Jan 2017 9:14 AM GMT
Is Virat Kohli A Flat-Track Bully? FactChecking James Anderson
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Is Virat Kohli A Flat-Track Bully? FactChecking James Anderson's

Why did Anderson rake up an issue that is not only old but had been well settled by Kohli himself with his willow?

13 Dec 2016 8:40 AM GMT
Pullela Gopichand Lists The Improvements Needed In Indian Sports
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Pullela Gopichand Lists The Improvements Needed In Indian Sports

In the backdrop of Rio Olympics and people still speaking high of our medal winners, Pullela Gopichand, the...

17 Oct 2016 11:57 AM GMT
So What If Some Female Olympians Have High Testosterone?
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So What If Some Female Olympians Have High Testosterone?

Some women naturally produce high levels of testosterone. Why is this innate condition treated differently from other...

17 Aug 2016 9:09 AM GMT
How Sports Get Chosen For The Olympics
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How Sports Get Chosen For The Olympics

Being chosen to be featured in the Olympic games, a sport obviously needs money, popularity and a lot of...

30 July 2016 10:22 AM GMT
Lionel Messi Announces Retirement From International Football
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Lionel Messi Announces Retirement From International Football

Lionel Messi has retired from international duty after missing in a penalty shootout as Argentina lost a...

27 Jun 2016 2:04 PM GMT
Sport In Times Of Crisis: IPL 2016 And The Drought In Maharashtra
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Sport In Times Of Crisis: IPL 2016 And The Drought In Maharashtra

[video type='youtube' id='wv3uwXn9M08' height='365']It had to be pointed out to the BCCI by none other than Bombay High C...

8 April 2016 7:10 PM GMT
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Djokovic's Case For Higher Men’s Pay In Tennis Harms Equality

My number of spectators is bigger than yours – why there are more sexist issues at play in tennis than the size of your c...

28 March 2016 11:00 AM GMT
Do We Need A Fairer System For Deciding Rain-Affected Games In T20 Cricket?
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Do We Need A Fairer System For Deciding Rain-Affected Games In T20...

Ireland's match against Bangladesh lasted only eight overs while not a single ball was bowled in Netherlands' game agains...

12 March 2016 11:22 AM GMT