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  Sourabh achieves career-high 29th spot, becomes 6th Indian inside top 30 in BWF ranking

  December 03, 2019 17:24 IST

  Sourabh Verma had a decent season in which he claimed two BWF Super 100 titles at Hyderabad and Vietnam and also won the Slovenia International series in May.

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  Yohan Blake to turn to India after 2020 Olympics

  December 02, 2019 19:40 IST

  Yohan Blake said that he wants Indian athletes to believe in themselves more and work harder.

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  Our consistency will be put to test in FIH Pro League: Manpreet Singh

  December 02, 2019 16:49 IST

  India will then host world champions Belgium on February 8 and 9, followed by two more home fixtures against Australia on February 22 and 23.

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  Lewis Hamilton cruises to victory at season-ending Abu Dhabi GP

  December 01, 2019 20:43 IST

  The six-time Formula One champion is now only seven wins behind seven-time F1 champion Michael Schumacher’s record of 91, which he could realistically overtake next season.

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  Syed Modi International: Sourabh Verma loses to Wang Tzu Wei in final

  December 01, 2019 18:51 IST

  The 26-year-old Indian, who won two BWF Super 100 titles in Hyderabad and Vietnam this year, went down 15-21 17-21 to world no 22 Tzu Wei in a 48-minute summit clash to miss out on his maiden Super 300 crown here.

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  Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju launches 3rd Khelo India Youth Games in Guwahati

  November 30, 2019 22:35 IST

  Besides Rijiju, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal was also present as the composite logo, players jersey, Mascots and the theme song of the 3rd edition of the Games was launched.

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  Sourabh Verma storms into the final of Syed Modi International

  November 30, 2019 22:18 IST

  The only Indian remaining in contention for the title, Verma registered a hard-fought 21-17, 16-21, 21-18 win over his Korean opponent Heo Kwang Hee in the semifinal.

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  Toor, Chitra lead 75-member Indian athletics team for South Asian Games

  November 30, 2019 22:00 IST

  The squad is a mixture of top athletes and some talented youngsters.

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  Rituparna Das loses in semifinals of Syed Modi International

  November 30, 2019 16:41 IST

  Rituparna Das went down fighting 22-24, 15-21 to Chaiwan in a 39-minute women's singles semifinal match.

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  Tokyo's new National Stadium ready to host the 2020 Olympics

  November 30, 2019 16:19 IST

  The construction and inspection of the National Stadium for Tokyo 2020 Olympics has been completed.

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  ITTF World Cup: G Sathiyan bows out in round-of-16

  November 30, 2019 13:51 IST

  Sathiyan Gnanasekaran faced a crushing defeat in the round-of-16 of the ongoing ITTF World Cup at the hands of Germany's Timo Bull.

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  Syed Modi International: Sourabh, Rituparna enter semifinals, Srikanth crashes out

  November 29, 2019 19:58 IST

  Third seed Srikanth continued to struggle as his run was cut short by former world no. 1 Son Wan Ho.

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  Sathiyan Gnanasekaran beats Simon Gauzy in debut ITTF World Cup match

  November 29, 2019 10:18 IST

  In a match that lasted for more than an hour, Sathiyan beat Simon 4-3 to register his maiden victory over the French paddler.

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  Deepika, Ankita secure Olympic quota, medals for India at Asian meet

  November 28, 2019 17:10 IST

  The Indian trio of Deepika, Ankita and Laishram Bombayala Devi competed under a neutral flag due to the current suspension of the Archery Association of India (AAI), which is in administrative turmoil right now.

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  Syed Modi International: Srikanth, Sourabh enter quarterfinals, Lakshya, Ajay lose

  November 28, 2019 17:05 IST

  Third seed Srikanth, who had lifted the title in 2016, eked out a thrilling 18-21 22-20 21-16 win over compatriot Parupalli Kashyap, who is also a former two-time champion here.

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  Odisha to host 2023 Men's Hockey World Cup

  November 27, 2019 19:13 IST

  Bhubaneswar's Kalinga Stadium will host the game's showpiece tournament for the second consecutive time after successfully conducting the event in 2018, which was won by Belgium.

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  Abhishek-Jyothi duo claims compound mixed pair gold at Asian Archery C'ship

  November 27, 2019 14:36 IST

  Abhishek Verma and Jyothi Surekha Vennam won gold in the compound mixed pair event at the Asian Archery Championship in Bangkok.

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  Tata Steel Chess: Anand runs out of steam and luck, Carlsen wins big

  November 26, 2019 21:04 IST

  Magnus Carlsen finished the tournament with a whopping 27 points and broke his own record in the Grand chess tour, bettering his 26.5 points scored at Abidjan, Ivory Coast earlier this year.

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  Asian Archery C'ship: Indian archers clinch 3 bronze medals, in final of 3 more events

  November 26, 2019 18:34 IST

  After Atanu Das won the bronze medal in men's recurve event, Indian archers continued their solid show at the Asian Archery Championship.

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  Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik to feature in Senior National Wrestling Championships

  November 26, 2019 17:46 IST

  Over 500 wrestlers will be vying for top honours in the men's freestyle, greco roman and women events during the championship.

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  PV Sindhu, Tai Tzu Ying fetch joint highest Rs 77 lakh in PBL auction

  November 26, 2019 17:36 IST

  P V Sindhu was retained by Hyderabad Hunters for Rs 77 lakh in the auction. World number 1 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei was also bought for the joint highest amount by defending champions Bengaluru Raptors.

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  Asian Archery Championship: Atanu Das wins men's recurve bronze

  November 26, 2019 11:27 IST

  Atanu Das beat Jin Hayek Oh of South Korea in the shoot-off in bronze medal match.

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  Viswanathan Anand tied fifth, Magnus Carlsen on course to win in Kolkata

  November 25, 2019 23:54 IST

  Anand started with a loss to Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi but then went on to beat Armenian Levon Aronian and Wesley So of the US. He then lost to Carlsen while the rest of the games were drawn.

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  Saina Nehwal pulls out of Syed Modi International, Lakshya Sen eyes season's 5th title

  November 25, 2019 20:19 IST

  Three-time former champion Saina, who has been battling illness and injuries, is going through a bad patch, having lost six times in the first round this season.

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  Suspended Indian archers bag recurve bronze, medal assured in compound event

  November 25, 2019 18:25 IST

  The Indian archers, playing under the neutral flag due to the suspension of the Indian federation, secured two medals at the Asian Archery Championship.

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  Rajyavardhan Rathore's son Manavaditya eyeing India senior team selection

  November 25, 2019 17:50 IST

  Manavaditya Singh Rathore won three gold medals in two days at the recently-concluded 63rd National Shotgun Shooting Championship.

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  After Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth pulls out of PBL to focus on int'l events

  November 25, 2019 17:10 IST

  Indian star shuttler Kidambi Srikanth has pulled out of the Premier Badminton League to concentrate on international tournaments.

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  After Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth pulls out of PBL to focus on international events

  November 25, 2019 17:07 IST

  The 26-year-old from Guntur, who had guided Bangalore Raptors to their maiden title win in the last PBL, will not feature in the fifth edition scheduled to be held from January 20 to February 9.