Six of them will fight in the freestyle category and one in Greeco-Roman.
Outlandish Finnish band Lordi won the Eurovision song contest.
Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou have sent explanations to the governing body of world athletics as to why they missed doping tests at the Athens Olympics in August.
A star-studded Indian shooting contingent will begin their Rio Olympics campaign on Saturday with in-form Jitu Rai hoping to launch the country's medal haul in an event which will also see his more illustrious senior colleague Abhinav Bindra aiming to end his glorious career on a high.
The Olympic silver medallist finished sixth in the men's double trap event at the World Cup at Kerrville in the United States.
Greece may have made a mistake in taking on this summer's Athens Olympics, Public Works Minister George Souflias said.
An Athletics Federation of India statement said of the 44 nations affiliated to the AAA, 36 unanimously supported his candidature.
The ace forward said he is fully fit and can withstand the rigours of international hockey.
The ace leg spinner said Pillay's exclusion from the Olympics probables' list should be sorted out for the benefit of the game and sports in general.
The former India captain slammed the Indian Hockey Federation for its "high-handedness".
The Indian School of Business has launched a global executive management programme in association with leading global business schools.
On a plea from the IOA, the ban on the three who tested positive at the Athens Games was cut to two years.
We embark on a big, fat Greek test drive of the new BMW X5.
Britannia, which is celebrating its centenary year in 2018, will first look at expanding its dairy and bakery businesses, before turning its attention towards new food categories. The attempt is to become a total foods company, as it eyes a well-rounded presence in the market.
Local media reported the team captain, a dressing-room heavyweight and a huge fan favourite, would earn 10 million euros a season after tax, making him one of the best-paid members of Real's expensively assembled squad
Weightlifting coach Pal Singh Sandhu has also been banned for life, IOA President Suresh Kalmadi announced on Wednesday.
Olympic champions Australia took top spot replacing Germany who slipped to second in the latest World Hockey Team Rankings.
The Athens Games champion can do better than 12.91 seconds, says his coach.
IWF President H J Dora said any player, who tests positive for banned drugs even once in international events would be slapped a lifetime ban from the sport.
The ace Indian marksman lost to his coach and had to settle for the silver medal in the double trap event at the Commonwealth Shooting Championships.
A rare headed goal from Rivaldo earned Olympiakos Piraeus a 1-0 win over Akratitos in the Greek first division.
Lance Armstrong and Roger Federer were nominated for the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award.
India finished their Olympic campaign with only one silver medal but Sports Minister Sunil Dutt is not disappointed.
Police found nutritional supplements containing banned stimulants and steroids in a raid on a used by the sprint coach at the centre of the Athens Olympics doping scandal.
Chief coach Pal Singh Sandhu refused to take responsibility for the Karnam Malleswari flop-show.
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