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  Sports Minister asked IOA to come back after meeting CGF chief: Narinder Batra

  August 24, 2019 16:35 IST

  IOA president Narinder Batra met Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday along with Boxing Federation of India chief Ajay Singh.

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  PV Sindhu storms into third successive finals at BWF World Championships

  August 24, 2019 15:41 IST

  Sindhu will face either 2013 world champion Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand or 2017 winner Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in the summit clash on Sunday.

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  Jaspal Rana 'truly deserves' Dronacharya, says NRAI chief Raninder Singh

  August 23, 2019 23:36 IST

  Rana is the coach who groomed teen shooting sensations such as Manu Bhaker, Saurabh Chaudhary and Anish Bhanwala who went to bag several medals at the world stage.

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  PKL 2019: Gujarat Fortunegiants edge past Patna Pirates 29-26

  August 23, 2019 22:46 IST

  In the Fortungiants-Pirates encounter, Rohit Gulia's Super 10 (10 raid points) turned out to be the gamechanger as Pardeep Narwal's early heroics went in vain.

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  B Sai Praneeth becomes first Indian male shuttler to win World Championships medal in 36 years

  August 23, 2019 19:48 IST

  Prakash Padukone was the first Indian to win a men's singles World Championships medal -- a bronze -- in the 1983 edition.

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  World Championships: Sindhu stuns Tzu Ying, Praneeth enters semis

  August 23, 2019 19:22 IST

  The 24-year-old Indian, an Olympic silver medallist, will take on the winner of the match between China's Chen Yu Fei and Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt on Saturday.

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  'Very Sick': Saina Nehwal slams umpiring at BWF World Championships after premature ouster

  August 23, 2019 16:37 IST

  Saina Nehwal's husband Parupalli Kashyap, who is a badminton player by profession as well, also lashed out at the umpire following the narrow defeat.

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  Proud to have led India to success in maiden stint as captain: Harmanpreet Singh

  August 23, 2019 15:07 IST

  World no. 5 India rested some senior players and fielded a relatively young team for the Olympic Test event but still managed to lift the crown, defeating New Zealand 5-0 in the final on Wednesday. 

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  PV Sindhu sails into BWF World Championships quarters with easy win over Beiwen Zhang

  August 23, 2019 13:40 IST

  PV Sindhu will take on Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu-ying in a much-anticipated women's singles quarterfinal contest at the BWF World Championships.

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  Saina Nehwal crashes out of BWF World Championships in pre-quarters

  August 23, 2019 12:36 IST

  Saina Nehwal lost 21-15 25-27 12-21 against Mia Blichfeldt, seeded 12th, in a marathon women's singles match.

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  Indian Olympic Association blames NADA for suspension of India's dope-test laboratory

  August 23, 2019 11:28 IST

  Hours after the suspension of India's only WADA-recognized dope-test laboratory, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) blamed NADA for not paying enough attention to the issue.

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  WADA suspends India's National Dope Test Laboratory, cites 'non-conformity of international standards'

  August 23, 2019 7:04 IST

  In what could be a big blow to India's anti-doping movement ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has suspended India's National Dope Test Laboratory (NDTL).

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  Sindhu, Praneeth enter quarters; Kidambi, Prannoy ousted from World Championships

  August 22, 2019 23:22 IST

  Srikanth lost 14-21, 13-21 against Kantaphon Wangcharoen of Thailand in the pre-quarterfinal match while Prannoy's campaign ended with a loss at the hands of world no. 1 Momota.

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  PKL 2019: Puneri Paltan scores 31-23 win against Bengaluru Bulls

  August 21, 2019 22:27 IST

  Bengaluru's loss meant they lost out on an opportunity to go to the top of the points table.

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  PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal make positive start at World Championships

  August 22, 2019 8:46 IST

  Sindhu, who had reached the finals of Indonesia Open last month, looked in good touch as she controlled the rallies and outsmarted Chinese Taipei's Pai Yu Po.

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  Mary Kom urges BFI to do away with boxing selection trials

  August 21, 2019 16:42 IST

  BFI had cancelled trials in Mary Kom's 51kg category for the World Boxing Championships and had sent her name for it based on her past performances.

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  Tamil Thalaivas vs Jaipur Pink Panthers Live Streaming: Watch Pro Kabaddi League 2019 live online on Hotstar

  August 21, 2019 13:57 IST

  Tamil Thalaivas vs Jaipur Pink Panthers Live Streaming: Follow all the information on when and where to watch Pro Kabaddi League 2019 live online on Hotstar and TV Telecast on Star Sports.

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  Puneri Paltan vs Bengaluru Bulls Live Streaming: Watch Pro Kabaddi League 2019 live online on Hotstar

  August 21, 2019 9:55 IST

  Puneri Paltan vs Bengaluru Bulls Live Streaming: Follow all the information on when and where to watch Pro Kabaddi League 2019 live online on Hotstar and TV Telecast on Star Sports.

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  Sushil Kumar earns World Championship ticket with win over Jitender

  August 20, 2019 17:12 IST

  It still is not over for Jitender as the Federation has given him the option to book a World Championship berth in 79kg by challenging today's winner Virdev Gulia.

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  World Championships: HS Prannoy registers stunning win over Lin Dan to advance to 3rd round

  August 20, 2019 16:21 IST

  Indian shuttler HS Prannoy stunned China's Lin Dan in an intense game at the ongoing World Championships to progress to the third round.

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  Mandeep hat-trick helps India beat Japan 6-3 to reach final of Olympic Test Event hockey

  August 20, 2019 12:26 IST

  Mandeep found the target in the 9th, 29th and 30th minutes while Nilakanta Sharma (3rd), Nilam Sanjeep Xess (7th) and Gurjant Singh (41st) were the other scorers for India.

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  Srikanth, Praneeth, Prannoy make winning start at World Championships

  August 19, 2019 23:28 IST

  Former World No 1 Srikanth, who has not won a title at the BWF World Tour in the last 22 months, stave off a spirited a challenge from Ireland's Nhat Nguyen 17-21, 21-16, 21-6 in a match that lasted an hour and six minutes.

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  Suspended for absence without notice, Sakshi Malik cites Rakhi festival

  August 19, 2019 23:03 IST

  It had emerged on Saturday that 25 of the 45 wrestlers in the camp were barred by the WFI. 

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  PKL 2019: Vikas Kandola shines in Haryana Steelers win over U Mumba

  August 19, 2019 22:25 IST

  The closely fought contest saw the Mumbai side match the Steelers till the very end, but Kandolas nine-point game and some uncharacteristic errors from the U Mumba defence handed Haryana victory.

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  Madhya Pradesh's 'Bolt' Rameshwar Gurjar fails in trials

  August 19, 2019 19:40 IST

  In the last few days, a video of Rameshwar had gone viral on social media where he is seen completing a 100m race barefeet in just 11 seconds. 

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  Sakshi Malik issued show cause notice by WFI for indiscipline

  August 19, 2019 17:52 IST

  In a shocking turn of events, 25 out of of the 45 women grapplers, who train at the SAI centre in Lucknow, reported absent from the national camp without taking permission from the National Federation.

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  PKL 2019: Tamil Thalaivas, Puneri Paltan play out 31-31 draw

  August 18, 2019 22:58 IST

  Youngsters Ajeet and Manjeet were the stars for Thalaivas and Paltan respectively in a match that had been billed as a clash of the Kabaddi stalwarts.

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  Jaspal Rana was ignored for Dronacharya after none of his proteges declared him as coach

  August 18, 2019 22:40 IST

  While Saurabh has mentioned Amit Sheroen as his coach in the official records, Manu and Anish Bhanwala have named Suresh Kumar and Harpreet Singh respectively as their mentors.