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  PV Sindhu wins; Srikanth, Kashyap suffer early exits at All England

  March 17, 2021 22:34 IST

  Sindhu gave a good account of herself as she covered the court well and dished out a disciplined performance to outwit world number 32 Soniia Cheah

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  Avinash Sable, Neeraj Chopra, Tajinderpal Toor give India reason for cheer

  March 17, 2021 21:50 IST

  Javelin thrower Chopra sustained his fine run of form with a massive throw over 87.80m on his final attempt which secured him a new meet record.

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  Tried to compete in tournaments even with injuries to qualify for Tokyo Olympics: Bhavani Devi

  March 17, 2021 23:00 IST

  Bhavani, who failed to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics, said she didn't know how to pick and choose tournaments and so competed in all of them.

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  Kidambi Srikanth, Parupalli Kashyap knocked out of men's singles in All England

  March 17, 2021 21:19 IST

  Seeded eight, Srikanth lost to Ireland's unseeded player Nguyen Nhat 11-21 21-15 12-21 on the opening day of the tournament.

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  HS Prannoy, Sameer Verma, Jerry Chopra test Covid positive at All England

  March 17, 2021 15:29 IST

  If Prannoy, Verma and Chopra test positive again, the three players would have to withdraw from the tournament and their opponents would get byes. 

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  Indian contingent cleared to take part in All England after three shuttlers test negative in retests

  March 17, 2021 14:45 IST

  The BWF informed that "following further investigations and testing, all team members have been returned to the draw having successfully retested negative."

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  With Tokyo Olympics berth sealed, Sreeshankar jumps into big league

  March 17, 2021 14:15 IST

  The long jump star's performance at the Federation Cup shows how once a teenager from Kerala has grown into an ambitious but level-headed athlete.

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  Tiger Woods returns to home in Florida; to continue recovery after car crash

  March 17, 2021 6:52 IST

  On Feb.23, Woods was on his way to a television shoot in the morning when his SUV crashed into a median, rolled over and ended up on its side near a steep road known for wrecks.

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  Three Indian shuttlers test positive for COVID-19 ahead of All England

  March 16, 2021 23:53 IST

  A member of the support staff has also tested positive, leaving the players without much practice.

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  Long jumper Murli Sreeshankar qualifies for Tokyo Olympics

  March 16, 2021 20:13 IST

  The 21-year-old Kerala athlete's 8.26m jump came in his fifth attempt as he improved his earlier national record of 8.20m which he had registered in 2018.

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  PV Sindhu chases elusive All England Open title in depleted field

  March 16, 2021 18:51 IST

  Sindhu's biggest challenge would be against Japanese duo Nozomi Okuhara and Akane Yamaguchi, seeded second and third respectively.

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  Dhanalakshmi beats Dutee Chand to win 100m gold, Hima Das disqualified after false start

  March 16, 2021 17:40 IST

  Dhanalakshmi took the gold by clocking 11.39 seconds ahead of Dutee (11.58) to become the fastest woman of the championships . 

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  Sandeep Singh books berth for Asian wrestling Olympic qualifiers

  March 16, 2021 16:51 IST

  In a star-studded field, the 21-year-old Punjab wrestler defeated Asian medallists Amit Dhankar 2-1 in the final during the national selection trials.

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  Tokyo Olympic torch relay: Masks, quiet cheering and caution

  March 16, 2021 15:15 IST

  The organizers spoke in detail on Tuesday about their plans for the relay, which is scheduled to begin on March 25 from northeastern Fukushima prefecture.

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  PV Sindhu and Co. chase elusive title at All England Championships

  March 16, 2021 12:49 IST

  Fifth seed Sindhu will kick off her campaign with a clash against Malaysia's Soniia Cheah and is likely to face Japan's Akane Yamaguchi in the quarterfinals.

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  Tokyo Olympics torch relay to kick off on schedule in Japan's Fukushima

  March 15, 2021 23:48 IST

  The Tokyo 2020 organising committee will hold a grand start of the torch relay at the J-Village National Training Centre in Fukushima, which was hit hard by the 2011 tsunami and earthquake

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  Manika Batra knocked out of World Singles Olympic Qualification Tournament

  March 15, 2021 21:36 IST

  Manika suffered a 1-4 defeat to Monaco’s Xiaoxin Yang in the women’s singles knockout stage-I semi-final match

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  Annu Rani betters own javelin national record, still misses Olympics mark

  March 15, 2021 19:00 IST

  Rani clinched the gold with a best throw of 63.24m which she came up in her third attempt, obliterating her earlier national mark of 62.43m

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  Winning starts for Manika Batra, Sutirtha Mukherjee at Olympic qualification tourney

  March 15, 2021 13:50 IST

  The Commonwealth Games gold medallist dominated Bulgaria's Maria Yovkova during her 11-5, 11-7, 11-4, 11-0 win in the opening round.

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  World Singles Qualifiers: Manika Batra, Sutirtha Mukherjee win; Sharath Kamal, Sathiyan bow out

  March 14, 2021 21:28 IST

  Manika dominated proceedings against Bulgaria's Maria Yovkova during her 11-5 11-7 11-4 11-0 win.

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  Neeraj Chopra star attraction at Federation Cup Athletics

  March 14, 2021 20:30 IST

  With the deferred-Tokyo Olympic Games, scheduled to start on July 23 this year, a number of athletes will be looking to consolidate their rankings with good performances here, if not to attain qualifying marks.

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  Bhavani Devi becomes first Indian fencer to qualify for Olympics

  March 14, 2021 18:44 IST

  The sabre fencer secured a spot in the World Cup in Hungary after the hosts lost in the quarterfinals of the team event, allowing South Korea to progress to the semi-final.

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  Two Olympic probable athletes fail NADA dope tests at IGP in Patiala

  March 13, 2021 16:32 IST

  It is understood that one of the athletes is a high-profile female quarter-miler, who has won multiple gold medals in the 4x400m relay event.

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  Sharath Kamal eyes Olympic glory before calling it a day

  March 13, 2021 11:03 IST

  Last year in March, Sharath ended a decade-long wait for a Pro Tour title as he outclassed top seed Marcos Freitas to win the Oman Open.

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  Olympic host Japan will not take part in China vaccine offer

  March 12, 2021 17:48 IST

  Olympic Minister Tamayo Marukawa said Friday that Japan had not been consulted by the IOC about the Chinese vaccines, and that Japanese athletes would not take them.

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  NADA collects 148 samples in February

  March 12, 2021 17:14 IST

  The anti-doping watchdog in the country also collected out-of-competition samples in disciplines like boxing and wrestling across the country.

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  Indian hockey men's core probable group to report for national camp on Saturday

  March 12, 2021 16:04 IST

  The 18-day camp will conclude on March 31 before the team departs for the FIH Hockey Pro League against Argentina in Buenos Aires.

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  Vijender Singh to take on Russian Artysh Lopsan in comeback fight on March 19

  March 12, 2021 16:00 IST

  Vijender and Losan will square off on March 19 in a super middle-weight (76kg) showdown on the rooftop deck of the Majestic Pride Casino Ship in Panaji.