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  Committed to bring my A-game to find regular spot in team, says hockey defender Nisha

  October 21, 2020 14:42 IST

  With no tournaments this year, Nisha feels this is a great opportunity to improve her skills as a defender.

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  World 400m champion runner Salwa Eid Naser wins doping case on technicality

  October 20, 2020 21:36 IST

  The Athletics Integrity Unit said the doping charges against Bahraini 400m runner Salwa Eid Naser for missed tests and filing failures were dismissed by an independent tribunal.

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  Determined to find a place in the Indian Olympic team: Forward Dilpreet Singh

  October 20, 2020 19:40 IST

  Dilpreet also said he has been even more enthusiastic about playing hockey after returning to the pitch for sports activities in August.

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  Hero World Challenge golf tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  October 20, 2020 15:33 IST

  The 18-player event, hosted by Tiger Woods, was scheduled to take place from December 3 to 6 at Albany, Bahamas.

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  PV Sindhu blasts reports of rift with family, coach Pullela Gopichand

  October 20, 2020 12:55 IST

  Sindhu, who had clinched silver in Rio Olympics in 2016, also highlighted that she had left the country with the consent of her parents and is also in constant touch with them.

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  PV Sindhu is in London as practice in Hyderabad national camp wasn't happening properly: Father

  October 20, 2020 12:02 IST

  Ramana said Sindhu had informed the Badminton Association of India (BAI) regarding her trip to London and had also kept Gopichand in the loop.

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  We're working on rebuilding our game, fitness: India women's hockey GK Savita

  October 19, 2020 14:24 IST

  The team will begin their Olympic campaign against World Champions Netherlands next year in Tokyo.

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  Elavenil wins gold, Shahu Mane silver in Sheikh Russel International Air Rifle Championship

  October 18, 2020 18:28 IST

  Elavenil shot a modest 627.5 to come out on top; Shahu shot 623.8 to settle for second place as Japan's Naoya Okada shot a solid 630.9 for gold.

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  Fine-tuning few aspects will help us improve ahead of Oly, says Nilakanta Sharma

  October 18, 2020 13:21 IST

  The Indian team came out with good performances against top teams in the FIH Pro League, however, Nilakanta feels that there is still more room for improvement.

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  Asian Online team chess: India women in joint lead

  October 17, 2020 19:46 IST

  Indian women won all their three matches on Saturday to share the top spot with the Philippines and Iran after six rounds in the Asian Online Nations (Regions) Cup Team Championship.

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  Athletics Federation of India to hold elections of its office bearers on Oct 31

  October 17, 2020 17:08 IST

  The elections were due to be held in April but were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The AFI had in May deferred its elections and extended the term of its office bearers during a Special General Meeting, held online.

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  Kidambi Srikanth loses in quarterfinals at Denmark Open, Indian campaign ends

  October 16, 2020 22:35 IST

  Kidambi Srikanth bowed out of the Denmark Open badminton tournament with a 22-20, 13-21, 16-21 defeat to Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei.

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  IWF appoints Michael Irani as interim president

  October 16, 2020 17:33 IST

  Irani is chair of the IWF Medical Committee and a former chair of the IWF Anti-Doping Commission.

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  Asian Online Team Chess: Indian men in 4th spot after six rounds

  October 16, 2020 17:14 IST

  The top-seeded Indians, who were sixth after three rounds, were held to a 2-2 draw by a strong Kazakhstan team, seeded second, in the sixth round.

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  Delegation of 16 countries came to India to learn Kho Kho, says KKFI general secretary MS Tyagi

  October 16, 2020 16:27 IST

  The official also said that kho kho is gaining popularity among youngsters and the credit for the rise goes to KKFI president Sudhanshu Mittal and also IOA general secretary Rajeev Mehta.

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  Ultimate Table Tennis postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19

  October 16, 2020 15:44 IST

  The TTFI authorities and the UTT management took the decision to postpone the event, keeping in mind the safety and well-being of the players and other league stakeholders.

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  Boxer Lovlina Borgohain tests positive for coronavirus, misses flight to Italy

  October 16, 2020 9:08 IST

  The Sports Authority of India (SAI) had sanctioned a Europe tour for 16 elite Indian boxer for a period of 52 days from October to December.

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  Srikanth sails into Denmark Open quarters, Lakshya loses

  October 15, 2020 22:16 IST

  The fifth seed Indian took 33 minutes to get the better of his Canadian opponent 21-15 21-14 in the men's singles second round match of the Super 750 tournament, Lakshya, goes down 21-15 7-21 17-21 to experienced local challenger Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghu.

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  News of Olympic postponement came as a shock: Mary Kom

  October 15, 2020 13:56 IST

  Tokyo Olympics was postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus outbreak in March earlier this year.

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  Mix of youth and experience in defence will help women's hockey team in Olympics: Ekka

  October 15, 2020 12:05 IST

  Ekka said that it has been her responsibility to ensure that the youngsters in the team remained motivated during this tough period.

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  Para-archer Ankit tests positive for Covid-19, hospitalised

  October 15, 2020 9:56 IST

  The sporting activities of Tokyo Olympics bound athletes and para-athletes was resumed by SAI at its National Centre of Excellence (NCOEs) in a phased manner last week.

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  Back from COVID-19 break, Kidambi Srikanth says it's 'like an adventure' after first-round win

  October 14, 2020 17:13 IST

  The former world number one, who had claimed four Super Series titles in 2017, beat Toby 21-12 21-18 in 37 minutes, as the sport finally got going after a seven-month-long break.

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  Indian women archers face daunting task to secure full quota at Olympics: Deepika Kumari

  October 14, 2020 16:16 IST

  Talking on Indian paddler Mudit Dani's online chat show 'In The Sportlight', Deepika said that the country's female archers had worked hard and were confident of securing the quota ahead of the COVID-19 lockdown.

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  Kidambi Srikanth wins first match at Denmark Open

  October 14, 2020 15:26 IST

  The former world number one, who had claimed four superseries titles in 2017, beat Toby 21-12 21-18 in 37 minutes, as the sport finally got going after the long coronavirus-forced hiatus.

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  Slowly but surely getting back to rhythm, says hockey player Varun Kumar

  October 14, 2020 12:29 IST

  Varun Kumar was one of the six hockey players who tested positive in the national camp in Bengaluru.

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  2008 Olympic champion Constantina Dita named ambassador for Half Marathon C'ships

  October 14, 2020 9:45 IST

  The Romanian competed at eight editions of the World Half Marathon Championships and earned seven medals in the process.

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  Coaches suffering due lack of income, Maharashtra Badminton writes to state government

  October 13, 2020 16:26 IST

  Maharashtra Badminton Association has written a letter to state sports minister Sunil Kedar requesting for the resumption of the sport as the livelihood of many coaches have been badly affected by the COVID-19 induced lockdown.

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  Lakshya Sen enters second round of Denmark Open

  October 13, 2020 14:11 IST

  The 19-year-old Indian, who had claimed five titles including two Super 100 tournaments last year, produced a clinical performance to outwit Popov 21-9 21-15 to reach the second round.