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  World No.1 Kento Momota resumes training after testing Covid positive

  January 16, 2021 18:51 IST

  Momota showed no symptoms despite the positive result and after the 10-day isolation required by the health centre, he returned to his Tokyo dormitory on Thursday.

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  Six Indians in top-10 of BWF world junior rankings; Varun, Samiya attain career-best spots

  January 15, 2021 16:55 IST

  Varun jumped four places among male singles players, while Samiya climbed six spots in the female category.

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  Japan minister says 'anything can happen' with Tokyo Olympics

  January 15, 2021 16:23 IST

  Taro Kono opened the door to a possible cancellation. He also reiterated recent poll results that show about 80% in Japan think the Olympics shouldn't happen, or will not happen.

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  Thailand Open: Saina Nehwal crashes out in 2nd round, Kidambi Srikanth pulls out due to injury

  January 14, 2021 16:09 IST

  Nehwal lost 23-21, 14-21, 16-21 in a match that lasted for 68 minutes to bow out of the Super 1000 tournament.

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  SAI to employ Olympians, Paralympians as coaches at its centres

  January 14, 2021 14:35 IST

  The employment process, already underway, creates vacancies for 23 assistant coaches and four coaches.

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  Thailand Open: Satwik-Chirag bow out of men's doubles in second round

  January 14, 2021 10:45 IST

  Satwik-Chirag suffered a 19-21, 17-21 defeat against the Indonesian duo of Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan in a match that lasted 34 minutes.

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  Thailand Open: Saina Nehwal cruises into second round, defeats Kisona Selvaduray in straight sets

  January 13, 2021 20:05 IST

  Saina registered a 21-15, 21-15 win over Malaysia's Kisona Selvaduray.

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  Thailand Open: Two support personnel test positive for COVID-19

  January 13, 2021 19:30 IST

  The BWF further said that the positive results were confirmed on Wednesday after a second test.

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  Doctor attended to Kidambi Srikanth shortly after he reported bleeding: BWF

  January 13, 2021 18:57 IST

  The BWF in its statement also included the Badminton Association of Thailand's (BAT) version of the events.

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  Thaliand Open: Kidambi Srikanth progresses, P Kashyap retires midway

  January 13, 2021 17:09 IST

  Kashyap, a Commonwealth Games champion, was trailing 8-14 in the third game when he chose to retire after pulling his calf muscle.

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  Thailand Open: Parupalli Kashyap retires mid-way from opening clash

  January 13, 2021 15:13 IST

  Kashyap, a former Commonwealth Games champion, was trailing 8-14 in the third game when he chose to retire as he pulled his calf muscle.

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  BWF working with Thailand Open organisers after Kidambi Srikanth left with bloodied nose

  January 13, 2021 16:04 IST

  Badminton World Federation said it is working with Thailand Open organisers to ensure "comfortable" COVID-19 testing conditions during the tournament after Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth was left with a bloodied nose following a test.

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  CS Santosh cleared to fly back to India after Dakar crash

  January 12, 2021 23:18 IST

  Santosh, who was representing the two-wheeler manufacturing giant in one of the world's biggest rallies, suffered the crash last Wednesday and was airlifted to a hospital in Jeddah.

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  Saina, Prannoy test negative for COVD-19 hours after positive results, cleared for Thailand Open

  January 12, 2021 20:11 IST

  Both the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and the Badminton Association of India (BAI) confirmed the development.

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  Kidambi Srikanth shares picture of bloodied nose, alleges poor treatment from medical staff

  January 12, 2021 16:45 IST

  The Indian contingent has been hit with multiple Covid-19 cases in Thailand.

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  Thailand Open: PV Sindhu, Sai Praneeth crash out in 1st round

  January 12, 2021 16:40 IST

  This was Sindhu's first tournament since the All England Open in March last year after which the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted the badminton calendar.

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  Thailand Open: Satwiksairaj, Ashwini advance in mixed doubles

  January 12, 2021 12:39 IST

  Satwiksairaj and Ashwini defeated their Indonesian opponent 21-11, 27-29, 21-16 in the opening round contest which lasted one hour and 12 minutes.

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  Saina Nehwal, HS Prannoy test positive for COVID-19 again

  January 12, 2021 11:37 IST

  Top Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and H S Prannoy, who had recently recovered from COVID-19, have again tested positive for the dreaded disease here ahead of the Thailand Open.

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  Olympic hopefuls Sindhu, Saina eye good outing on return to action in Thailand

  January 11, 2021 19:11 IST

  While Olympic silver-medallist Sindhu has been training in London for the last two months and would be keen to quickly find her rhythm, Saina was down with COVID-19 and has recently recovered from the dreaded disease.

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  We need to have really good coaches for understanding a player's mindset, says PV Sindhu

  January 09, 2021 20:54 IST

  The Hyderabad-based shuttler also exuded confidence that "in a couple of years, there will be a lot more players who will represent the country and also get medals for the country."

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  BWF hands life bans to three Indonesian players for match-fixing

  January 08, 2021 18:25 IST

  The apex body said the players can appeal the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) within 21 days.

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  New edition of 4x4 extreme terrain Himalayan expedition announced

  January 08, 2021 16:34 IST

  The expedition, of 2200 kilometre drive, will begin from Greater Noida on January 14 and end on January 26.

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  Senior IOC member says he 'cannot be certain' over Tokyo Olympics taking place

  January 08, 2021 12:11 IST

  The comments by Canadian IOC member Richard Pound to British broadcaster the BBC came as Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared a state of emergency on Thursday for Tokyo and surrounding prefectures.

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  Tokyo Olympics: Torch exhibition postponed due to worsening COVID-19 situation

  January 07, 2021 22:07 IST

  The torches have travelled to 14 places since November 2 and were scheduled to be exhibited on Thursday in Akiruno City. 

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  Indian rider CS Santosh suffers crash in Dakar Rally, in medically-induced coma

  January 07, 2021 14:58 IST

  The 37-year-old rider, who was representing the Hero MotoSports in one of the world's biggest rallies, crashed on Wednesday and is being kept under a 24-hour observation.

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  Hockey India gearing up to host multiple events in 2021

  January 07, 2021 11:35 IST

  In recent years, India has hosted some of the biggest hockey events globally, and the International Hockey Federation (FIH) awarded Hockey India with the hosting rights for the Junior Men's World Cup 2021.

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  Indian team clears COVID-19 test, set to start training ahead of Thailand Open

  January 06, 2021 19:00 IST

  The Indian team, comprising Olympic hopefuls PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal and B Sai Praneeth, have been allotted training timings. 

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  Practice allowed for one hour, no access to physios and trainers: Saina Nehwal tells BWF

  January 05, 2021 20:11 IST

  In a series of tweets, Olympic bronze-medallist Saina expressed her displeasure at the restrictions imposed by BWF as part of its COVID-19 protocols for the bio-security bubble.