Flame arrives in Brazil ahead of Rio Games

The Goan NetworkPublished May 4, 2016, 12:00 AM IST

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The Olympic flame has arrived in Brazil for the start of a torch relay that will culminate with the opening of the Olympic Games in Rio in August. It was flown inside a small lantern on a special flight from the Swiss city of Geneva to Brasilia. President Dilma Rousseff lit the Olympic torch which will be carried around Brazil by 12,000 runners.

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We have played better cricket than results suggest: Abbott

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Published May 4, 2016, 12:00 AM IST

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PTIKOLKATASouth African speedster Kyle Abbott feels that in a marathon tournament like IPL, losing a few matches at the onset does not necessarily mean end of the road for the 2014 finalists as they have played better than what the league table suggests.Kings XI Punjab are at the bottom of the heap with two wins from seven games but Abbott feels that they are slowly climbing the upward graph after beating league toppers Gujarat Lions in their last game."We are probably…