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Syed Shahid Hakim, Former Olympian And National Football Coach, Dies At 82
Syed Shahid Hakim, former India footballer and member of the last national team that played in the 1960 Rome Olympics, died on Sunday in Gulbarga.
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India's Two-Time Olympian Footballer SS Narayan Dies At 86
Former Indian goalkeeper SS Narayan, who was the part of 1956 and 1980 Olympics football team, died in Thane on Thursday.
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Former Asian Games Gold Medallist Footballer Fortunato Franco Dies
Fortunato Franco was part of the 1960 Rome Olympics squad where he failed to get a game but was an integral part of India's 1962 Asiad gold winning football team in Jakarta.
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Indian Football Legend PK Banerjee, 83, Dies
PK Banerjee's contribution to Indian football was duly recognised by the world governing body FIFA that awarded him the Centennial Order of Merit in 2004.
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Italians Officially Abandon Rome's 2024 Olympic Games Bid
Italy hosted the Summer Olympics once in Rome 1960, and the Winter Games three times - most recently Turin 2006.
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Rio Olympics: Singapore Rejoices After Joseph Schooling's Swimming Gold
Joseph Schooling helped Singapore win their first-ever gold medal in the Olympics as he upset Michael Phelps in the freestyle 100m swimming event in the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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Rio Olympics: Muhammad Ali an Inspiration For US Boxers in Their Quest For Gold
Muhammad Ali, who died two months ago aged 74 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease, announced his name to the world at the 1960 Rome Olympics when he won gold as a little-known 18-year-old
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From Cycling Hero to Rickshaw Driver, the Tragic Story of Pakistan's Mohammad Ashiq
Mohammad Ashiq is Pakistan's most celebrated cyclist, having participated in the 1960 Rome Olympics and in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics but today he drives a rickshaw in Lahore for a living
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Hockey Olympian Joe Antic Dies at 90
Joe Antic represented the country in the Rome Games where Pakistan ended India's glorious 32-year golden run by winning the final between the arch-foes 1-0
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French Open Spectators Pay Tribute to Muhammad Ali
The French Open crowd at
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Muhammad Ali's Heart Kept Beating 30 Minutes After Death: Daughter Hana Ali
Muhammad Ali, legendary American boxer, died late on Friday at the age of 74 in an Arizona hospital due to respiratory problems.
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Muhammad Ali, Boxing Champion And Global Good-Will Ambassador, Dies At 74
Muhammad Ali, the charismatic three-time heavyweight boxing champion of the world and Olympic gold medalist who transcended the world of sports to become a symbol of the antiwar movement of the 1960s, died Friday night at a hospital in Phoenix, where he was living.
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Italy bids for Euro 2020 matches at Rome stadium
After initially proposing Milan's San Siro stadium as well, the reshaped bid focuses entirely on the 72,000-seat Rome venue that hosted the 1960 Olympics and 1990 World Cup final.
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South Korea beats Britain 5-4 in Olympic shootout
If the sight of a unified Britain football team competing in its first Olympics since 1960 took football fans in the host nation by surprise, the manner of the its exit surely didn't.
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1964 Olympics: India regain hockey supremacy
The echoes of the 1960 Olympics defeat could be heard in Tokyo where the Indian hockey team was not expected to win, at least according to the Indian media that doubted whether the gold medal could be regained given Pakistan's ascendency.
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Syed Shahid Hakim, Former Olympian And National Football Coach, Dies At 82
Syed Shahid Hakim, former India footballer and member of the last national team that played in the 1960 Rome Olympics, died on Sunday in Gulbarga.
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India's Two-Time Olympian Footballer SS Narayan Dies At 86
Former Indian goalkeeper SS Narayan, who was the part of 1956 and 1980 Olympics football team, died in Thane on Thursday.
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Former Asian Games Gold Medallist Footballer Fortunato Franco Dies
Fortunato Franco was part of the 1960 Rome Olympics squad where he failed to get a game but was an integral part of India's 1962 Asiad gold winning football team in Jakarta.
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Indian Football Legend PK Banerjee, 83, Dies
PK Banerjee's contribution to Indian football was duly recognised by the world governing body FIFA that awarded him the Centennial Order of Merit in 2004.
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Italians Officially Abandon Rome's 2024 Olympic Games Bid
Italy hosted the Summer Olympics once in Rome 1960, and the Winter Games three times - most recently Turin 2006.
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Rio Olympics: Singapore Rejoices After Joseph Schooling's Swimming Gold
Joseph Schooling helped Singapore win their first-ever gold medal in the Olympics as he upset Michael Phelps in the freestyle 100m swimming event in the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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Rio Olympics: Muhammad Ali an Inspiration For US Boxers in Their Quest For Gold
Muhammad Ali, who died two months ago aged 74 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease, announced his name to the world at the 1960 Rome Olympics when he won gold as a little-known 18-year-old
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From Cycling Hero to Rickshaw Driver, the Tragic Story of Pakistan's Mohammad Ashiq
Mohammad Ashiq is Pakistan's most celebrated cyclist, having participated in the 1960 Rome Olympics and in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics but today he drives a rickshaw in Lahore for a living
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Hockey Olympian Joe Antic Dies at 90
Joe Antic represented the country in the Rome Games where Pakistan ended India's glorious 32-year golden run by winning the final between the arch-foes 1-0
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French Open Spectators Pay Tribute to Muhammad Ali
The French Open crowd at
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Muhammad Ali's Heart Kept Beating 30 Minutes After Death: Daughter Hana Ali
Muhammad Ali, legendary American boxer, died late on Friday at the age of 74 in an Arizona hospital due to respiratory problems.
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Muhammad Ali, Boxing Champion And Global Good-Will Ambassador, Dies At 74
Muhammad Ali, the charismatic three-time heavyweight boxing champion of the world and Olympic gold medalist who transcended the world of sports to become a symbol of the antiwar movement of the 1960s, died Friday night at a hospital in Phoenix, where he was living.
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Italy bids for Euro 2020 matches at Rome stadium
After initially proposing Milan's San Siro stadium as well, the reshaped bid focuses entirely on the 72,000-seat Rome venue that hosted the 1960 Olympics and 1990 World Cup final.
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South Korea beats Britain 5-4 in Olympic shootout
If the sight of a unified Britain football team competing in its first Olympics since 1960 took football fans in the host nation by surprise, the manner of the its exit surely didn't.
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1964 Olympics: India regain hockey supremacy
The echoes of the 1960 Olympics defeat could be heard in Tokyo where the Indian hockey team was not expected to win, at least according to the Indian media that doubted whether the gold medal could be regained given Pakistan's ascendency.
