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  India beat South Africa 5-1 in summit clash to win FIH Series Finals

  June 15, 2019 21:55 IST

  Drag-flickers Varun Kumar (2nd and 49th minutes) and Harmanpreet Singh (11th and 25th) scored a brace each, while Vivek Sagar Prasad (35th) was the other goal scorer for India.

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  FIH Series Finals: India maul Japan 7-2 to storm into final

  June 14, 2019 21:28 IST

  India will face South Africa in Saturday's final while Japan will square off against USA in the third-fourth place play-off match.

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  Couldn't train properly for a while after coming out of closet: Dutee Chand

  June 14, 2019 20:18 IST

  Indian athlete Dutee Chand revealed that she was in a same-sex relationship last month.

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  NBA Finals: Toronto Raptors earn maiden NBA title, top injured Golden State Warriors in Game 6

  June 14, 2019 18:46 IST

  Toronto Raptors captured the country's first major title in 26 years with their most remarkable road win yet in the franchise's NBA Finals debut, outlasting the battered and depleted two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors 114-110 on Thursday night. 

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  Indian men's archery team qualifies for Olympics 2020, beats Canada 5-3 in World Championships

  June 12, 2019 22:15 IST

  Indian men's archery tea qualified for the Olympics for the first time in the London edition of the multi-sport event in 2012.

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  Akashdeep Singh slams hat-trick as India rout Uzbekistan 10-0 in FIH Series Finals

  June 10, 2019 23:37 IST

  Akashdeep's goals came in the 11th, 26th and 53rd minutes, while Varun Kumar (4th, 22nd) and Mandeep Singh (30th, 60th) scored a brace each for India.

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  Captain Manpreet's brace hand India 3-1 win over Poland in FIH Series Finals

  June 07, 2019 21:58 IST

  World no. 5 India were far from impressive, especially after thrashing world no. 21 Poland 10-0 in the Azlan Shah Cup less than three months ago.

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  India maul hapless Russia 10-0 in FIH Series Finals, coach feels team can do 'much better'

  June 06, 2019 21:40 IST

  Dragflicker Harmanpreet and striker Akashdeep Singh scored a brace each for India, while Nilkanata, Simranjeet, Rohidas, Varun, Gursahibjit and Sagar Prasad were the other goal-getters.

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  I want to retire after Tokyo Olympics, says Mary Kom

  June 06, 2019 17:13 IST

  In her 18-year long illustrious career, she has won six World Championships, an Olympic bronze medal, and five Asian Championships.

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  PV Sindhu, Sameer knocked out; India's campaign over at Australian Open

  June 06, 2019 16:45 IST

  Sindhu was the last to fall, following the ouster of sixth-seeded compatriots Sameer Verma, B Sai Praneeth and the men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty.

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  Complacency has no place in modern hockey, says India coach Graham Reid

  June 05, 2019 20:46 IST

  Reid made the statement in the context of the FIH Series Finals, where India start as overwhelming favourites having been pitted against seven other lower-ranked sides.

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  PV Sindhu, Sameer Verma enter second round at Australian Open

  June 05, 2019 20:06 IST

  While Sindhu and Sameer registered victories, HS Prannoy faced a stunning defeat in the first round.

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  PV Sindhu, Sameer make impressive starts at Australian Open

  June 05, 2019 18:48 IST

  World No 5 Sindhu, a silver medallist at Rio Olympics and 2017 and 2018 World championship, defeated Indonesia's Choirunnisa 21-14, 21-9 in a lop-sided contest in women's singles.

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  Kiren Rijiju replaces Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore as Sports Minister

  May 31, 2019 16:18 IST

  Along with the Independent charge of the Sports and Youth Affairs, Rijiju was also named as the Minister of State for Minority Affairs.

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  Vijender Singh is scared of me, says British boxer Amir Khan

  May 31, 2019 16:04 IST

  Amir Khan has expressed a desire to lock horns with Olympic bronze medallist Vijender a number of times but the bout has not materialised as yet. 

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  India sweep mixed team titles to conclude best ever ISSF World Cup performance

  May 30, 2019 21:20 IST

  India gold medallists included Apurvi Chandela (10m Air Rifle Women), Rahi Sarnobat (25m Pistol Women) and Saurabh Chaudhary (10m Air Pistol Men), besides the Mixed Team titles, won on the last day. 

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  ISSF World Cup: India wins gold in mixed team event, first in overall medal tally

  May 30, 2019 17:20 IST

  Anjum Moudgil and Divyansh Singh Panwar won a gold medal in the 10m air mixed team event.

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  Manu Bhaker secures India's 7th Olympic quota in shooting, misses medal narrowly

  May 29, 2019 20:59 IST

  Winner of multiple medals at top global events, Bhaker finished third in qualification with a total of 582 points (28 x inner 10s), shooting a solid 98 in her last two rounds.

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  ISSF World Cup: Saurabh Chaudhary and Rahi Sarnobat win gold

  May 27, 2019 21:58 IST

  17-year-old Saurabh Chaudhary smashed his own record to win 10m Air Pistol Gold, while Rahi Sarnobat added a third gold to India's tally.

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  Apurvi Chandela wins year's second women's 10m Air Rifle World Cup gold

  May 26, 2019 19:06 IST

  Apurvi shot a score of 251 in the final to outshine Wang Luyao of China, who shot 250.8, to settle for the silver medal.

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  Shuttler Sourabh Verma lashes out at Air India for damaging his luggage

  May 26, 2019 14:34 IST

  The 26-year-old Sourabh Verma said despite filing a complaint with the airline, he has not got any reimbursement for the broken baggage.

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  Indian Open Boxing: Mary Kom, Sarita Devi lead hosts' gold rush on final day

  May 24, 2019 20:46 IST

  India swept the medals in four men's categories (52kg, 81kg, 91kg and +91kg) and three in women's (51kg, 57kg and 75kg) to conclude their campaign with 12 of the 18 gold medals up for grabs.

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  Furious May Kom tells Nikhat Zareen to prove herself in ring instead of making 'irritating' comments

  May 24, 2019 9:34 IST

  Mary Kom was reacting to former world junior champion Nikhat Zareen's comments in the media that she was excited to take on her 'idol' and she would "put up a strong fight by using her brain".

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  Shiva, Panghal lead home domination at India Open Boxing

  May 22, 2019 21:21 IST

  Ankit and Manish Kaushik also had 5-0 wins over their respective opponents making it a three-Indian lineup in the 60kg category.

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  Sudirman Cup: India bow out after 0-5 loss to 10-time champions China

  May 22, 2019 13:46 IST

  India needed an extraordinary effort to get across the mighty Chinese but the shuttlers yet again produced a below-par performance to go down in a lop-sided contest.

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  Asian Ch'ships gold medallist Gomathi Marimuthu fails dope test

  May 21, 2019 22:42 IST

  Gomathi Marimuthu won a gold medal in the 800 metre event at the Asian Championships last month.

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  Mary Kom assures medal at Indian Open boxing tournament

  May 21, 2019 21:51 IST

  The celebrated Indian boxer defeated Nepal's Mala Rai to enter the semifinals of Indian Open.

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  Ellen DeGeneres 'proud' of India's first openly-gay athlete Dutee Chand

  May 21, 2019 20:12 IST

  Ellen DeGeneres hailed Dutee Chand for showing immense courage in sharing her story with the world.