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  Hima Das, Neeraj Chopra and Pullela Gopichand to raise awareness campaign on fitness

  September 08, 2020 13:14 IST

  In addition, 15 of India's top sportspersons will share easy and useful exercises every day that can be done after the daily walk/run.

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  PV Sindhu to play in Thomas and Uber Cup

  September 08, 2020 11:56 IST

  Sindhu changed her original decision to pull out of the event due to personal reasons after Badminton Association of India (BAI) President Himanta Biswa Sarma requested her to play.

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  PV Sindhu agrees to compete in Thomas and Uber Cup

  September 07, 2020 20:18 IST

  The Indian women's team has been clubbed with 14-time winners China, France and Germany in Group D while the men's side has been placed in Group C alongside 2016 champions Denmark, Germany and Algeria in the draw.

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  Boxer Vikas Krishan eyes Pro bouts in USA to prepare for 2021 Tokyo Olympics

  September 07, 2020 17:15 IST

  Vikas is now waiting for the official confirmation from the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Director General Sandip Pradhan.

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  Wrestling camp must go on, says Yogeshwar Dutt

  September 07, 2020 16:34 IST

  A few wrestlers have demanded the postponement of the national camp after four wrestlers Deepak Punia (85kg), Rahul Aware (61kg), Navin (65kg) and Krishan (125kg) had tested positive.

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  It's a stressful rest day as Tour de France riders face COVID-19 tests

  September 07, 2020 16:22 IST

  After nine nervous and exhausting stages that took the peloton from the Riviera to the Pyrenees via a short journey in the Alps, riders would normally take some time off on Monday with their friends and families.

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  Even after 150 games, Vladimir Kramnik & I are exactly at same score: Viswanathan Anand

  September 07, 2020 16:20 IST

  Anand spoke at length about his rivalry with Kramnik and delved into how both of them are on identical scores even after a whopping 150 games.

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  Germany's Johannes Vetter produces 2nd best javelin throw in history

  September 07, 2020 15:59 IST

  Vetter's effort on Sunday is the second farthest throw of all time, just 72 centimeters behind Jan Zelezny's 98.48m world record set 24 years ago.

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  SAI's revamped admission policy for NIS courses draws good response, several Olympians apply

  September 07, 2020 15:15 IST

  The revamped policy exempts eminent sports persons from taking the online test.

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  Ultimate goal is to create history in Tokyo Olympics, says hockey mid-fielder Neha Goyal

  September 07, 2020 13:08 IST

  Goyal, who has played 75 matches for the national team so far, is currently at the SAI South Centre in Bengaluru for the national camp which concludes on September 30.

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  Wrestler Rahul Aware tests positive for COVID-19

  September 06, 2020 23:50 IST

  As per protocol, Aware has now been shifted to a SAI empanelled hospital as a precautionary measure and for further monitoring.

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  Primoz Roglic leads Tour de France 2020 after epic mountain trek

  September 06, 2020 23:47 IST

  Roglic, the Slovenian favorite this year alongside defending champion Egan Bernal, displayed his strong climbing credentials in the final ascent Sunday to dethrone overnight leader Adam Yates.

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  Top shuttlers to resume training from Monday in Hyderabad, SAI clears national camp

  September 06, 2020 19:38 IST

  The camp, to continue till September 27, is being organised to help 26 players prepare for the Thomas and Uber Cup tournaments, beginning in Aarhus, Denmark from October 3.

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  COVID-19: Deepak Punia discharged from hospital, advised home isolation

  September 06, 2020 14:51 IST

  Besides the Olympic-bound Punia (86kg), the other two wrestlers who tested positive for the virus were Navin (65kg) and Krishan (125kg).

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  Tour de France: Adam Yates retains yellow jersey after stage 8

  September 06, 2020 14:27 IST

  It was a tough day for all cyclists as the mountainous stage eight, a 141 km ride to Loudenvielle featured three challenging ascents which scattered the peloton.

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  Nans Peters wins eighth stage of Tour de France in Pyrenees, Thibaut Pinot's hopes over

  September 05, 2020 22:32 IST

  Peters was part of a group of 13 riders who broke away Saturday in the early stages of the 141-kilometer (87.5-mile) stage featuring three punishing ascents to the town of Loudenvielle

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  Mo Farah breaks one-hour world record in Diamond League

  September 05, 2020 17:21 IST

  In the final race of the meet, Farah covered 21.330km, thus breaking Haile Gebrselassie's 13-year-old record of 21.285km.

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  Tokyo 2020 organising committee confirms fourth COVID-19 case

  September 05, 2020 14:50 IST

  The employee has not been to his office since his last day working on site on July 6. Most of the Tokyo 2020 employees have been working from home since March.

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  Teacher's Day: Indian hockey stars recall influence of their gurus

  September 05, 2020 13:58 IST

  Goalkeeper Savita from the women's team said, "My father has been my greatest teacher. He has always guided me, especially in my toughest times when I was injured."

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  Tour de France: Belgium's Wout Van Aert wins Stage 7

  September 05, 2020 9:38 IST

  Van Aert on Friday led home a select, lead group of race favourites to deliver Jumbo-Visma's third win of the race as Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar (UAE-Team Emirates) became the big casualty in the battle for yellow.

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  Tokyo Olympic CEO: Vaccine not requirement to hold games

  September 04, 2020 19:31 IST

  Toshiro Muto was speaking after a task force meeting with government officials, disease experts and Japanese Olympic officials. 

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  Can't say when crowds will return to stadia, says Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju

  September 04, 2020 15:31 IST

  Rijiju said the COVID-19 pandemic situation has made it difficult to say when the crowds will return to the stadia. India has recorded over 39 lakh cases so far.

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  Want to be as good as Manpreet Singh in coming years, says midfielder Hardik Singh

  September 04, 2020 13:09 IST

  The midfielder has expressed that he is looking to become a much more evolved player in the next one year.

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  Oxford study: Tokyo Olympics are the most costly Summer Games

  September 04, 2020 12:28 IST

  The Tokyo cost overrun already exceeds 200% and this is even before several billion more dollars are added on from the one-year delay due COVID-19 pandemic, according to author Bent Flyvbjerg.

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  Tour de France: Alexey Lutsenko wins stage 6

  September 04, 2020 11:56 IST

  Kazakh champion Lutsenko (Astana) proved the strongest of an eight-man break during the 191km-stage to the Massif Central.

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  Indian GM Iniyan wins World Open online chess tournament

  September 03, 2020 22:20 IST

  The Tamil Nadu player scored seven and half points out of a possible nine with six victories and three draws to finish on top, ahead of many higher-rated Grandmasters, a press release said on Thursday.

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  Deepak Punia, two other wrestlers test positive for COVID-19

  September 03, 2020 18:57 IST

  Besides the Olympic-bound Punia (86kg), the other two wrestlers who have tested positive for the virus are Navin (65kg) and Krishan (125kg). All three are part of a national camp at the SAI Centre in Sonepat ahead of which the wrestlers are in quarantine.

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  Bajrang Punia tells fellow wrestlers to follow COVID-19 protocol at camp

  September 03, 2020 18:53 IST

  Concerned with the rise in the number of coronavirus cases in India, Bajrang said it is everybody's responsibility to keep each other safe.