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Nanjing 2014, a precursor to Rio 2016

The second Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing is seen as a Games of many firsts, as rugby sevens, Hockey5s, golf, 3x3 basketball, beach volleyball and showcase events such as sport climbing, roller sports, skateboarding and wushu make their debut.

Rio organisers acknowledge issues, guarantee to ``deliver``

Organisers of the 2016 Olympics have acknowledged there are issues to be resolved in preparing Rio de Janeiro to host the event but said on Wednesday they were making progress and would deliver a "great Games"

Gibbons misses Euros but aims for Commonwealths

Great Britain Olympic judo silver medallist Gemma Gibbons is set to miss this month`s European Championships but should be fit for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in July.

Rio 2016 security a priority: IOC

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) insists security at the Rio 2016 Games will not be compromised following a spate of attacks against police in the city`s slums.

Hockey legend De Nooijer role model for Youth Olympics

Double Olympic gold medallist and hockey legend Teun de Nooijer has been selected along with 36 others as Athlete Role Model (ARM) for the 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) that will be held in Nanjing, China, Aug 16-28.

Sevens Olympic green light for Brazil

Brazil reacted with delight Thursday after the International Rugby Board handed automatic Rio 2016 Games slots to their men`s and women`s Rugby Sevens teams.

Puglist Mary Kom encourages women to up sports to fight crime

Concerned at the alarming rise of violence against women, five-time world boxing champion and Olympic medallist Mary Kom on Thursday urged women to take up sports for self-defence and to stay fit.

IOC members air Rio concerns publicly for first time

Rio`s preparations for the 2016 Summer Olympics came under fire from International Olympic Committee (IOC) members for the first time in public in Buenos Aires on Sunday.

WADA revokes Rio 2016 anti-doping lab

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has revoked the licence of the testing laboratory earmarked for the Rio 2016 Olympics.

Former Olympic champion Maggi ponders retirement

Brazil`s former Olympic long jump champion Maurren Maggi has conceded that her dream of competing at the Rio 2016 Games could be over after she failed to qualify for this year`s World Championships in Moscow.

Olympic champion Zanetti threatens nationality switch

Brazil`s Olympic gymnastics champion Arthur Zanetti has threatened to switch nationalities in a bid to successfully defend his London 2012 gold medal at the Rio 2016 Games.

IOC warns Rio: `Time is of the essence`

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has sounded a warning to Rio 2016 officials about delays to key infrastructure projects.

Rio Olympic committee says employees acted alone

Rio de Janeiro Olympic organisers say the employees accused of stealing confidential files from the London Games acted alone and did not intend to harm either organisation.
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Rank Country Points
1 Australia 115
2 India 112
3 Sri Lanka 111
4 South Africa 111
5 England 109
6 Pakistan 100
7 New Zealand 98
8 West Indies 94
9 Bangladesh 72
10 Zimbabwe 57
Rank Country Points
1 South Africa 124
2 Australia 123
3 Pakistan 103
4 India 102
5 England 100
6 Sri Lanka 95
7 New Zealand 93
8 West Indies 74
9 Zimbabwe 39
Rank Country Points
1 India 131
2 Sri Lanka 131
3 Pakistan 123
4 South Africa 121
5 Australia 112
6 New Zealand 110
7 West Indies 110
8 England 96
9 Ireland 87
10 Bangladesh 72
Rank Name & Nationality Points
1 Novak Djokovic (SRB) 12, 860
2 Rafael Nadal (ESP) 11, 670
3 Roger Federer (SUI) 6, 670
4 Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 5, 850
5 Tomas Berdyc (CZE) 4, 410
6 David Ferrer (ESP) 4, 255
7 Milos Raonic (CAN) 3, 955
8 Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 3, 620
9 Andy Murray (GBR) 3, 150
10 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 2, 910
Rank Name & Nationality Points
1 Serena Williams (USA) 9, 150
2 Simona Halep (ROU) 6, 785
3 Li Na (CHN) 6, 565
4 Petra Kvitova (CZE) 5, 930
5 Agnieszka Radawanska 5, 625
6 Maria Sharapova (RUS) 4, 986
7 Angelique Kerber (GER) 4, 570
8 Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) 4, 450
9 Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 3, 900
10 Victoria Azarenka (BEL) 3, 683
Rank Driver &Country Points
1Nico Rosberg -German202
2Lewis Hamilton -British191
3Daniel Ricciardo-Australian131
4Fernando Alonso-Spanish115
5Valtteri Bottas -Finnish95
6Sebastian Vettel-German88
7Nico Hulkenberg -German69
8Jenson Button-British60
9Felipe Massa-Brazilian40
10Kevin Magnussen-Danish37
Rank Country Points
1Mercedes393
2Red Bull219
3Ferrari142
4Williams135
5Force India98
6McLaren97
7STR Renault17
8Lotus8
9Marussia Ferrari2
10Sauber0
Rank Country Points
1 Rory McIlroy (NIR) 11.27
2 Adam Scott (AUS) 9.28
3 Henrik Stenson (SWE) 8.21
4 Sergio Garcia (ESP) 7.75
5 Justin Rose (ENG) 7.45
6 Jim Furyk (USA) 6.87
7 Matt Kuchar (USA) 6.66
8 Bubba Watson (USA) 6.60
9 Phil Mickelson (USA) 6.28
10 Jason Day (AUS) 6.28
Rank Country Points
1 Germany 1724
2 Argentina 1606
3 Netherlands 1496
4 Colombia 1492
5 Belgium 1401
6 Uruguay 1330
7 Brazil 1241
8 Spain 1229
9 Switzerland 1216
10 France 1202