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  Former UFC champion Conor McGregor arrested for stealing mobile phone

  March 12, 2019 15:26 IST

  Conor McGregor, who's from Ireland, is the former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion and one of the biggest draws in MMA.

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  Saina, Sameer look to put behind All England disappointment at Swiss Open

  March 11, 2019 14:41 IST

  Seeded third, Saina is expected to face second-seeded He Bingjiao of China in the semifinals if the results fall in her favour.

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  Kavinder fetches gold, 4 silver medals for India at Finland boxing tourney

  March 10, 2019 19:49 IST

  Signing off with silver medals were three-time Asian medallist Shiva Thapa (60kg), rookie Govind Sahani (49kg), Mohammed Hussamuddin (56kg) and Dinesh Dagar (69kg).

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  GeeBee Boxing Tournament: 6 Indians including Shiva Thapa and Mohammed Hussamuddin enter finals

  March 10, 2019 10:27 IST

  Apart from Shiva Thapa and Mohammed Hussamuddin, Dinesh Dagar (69kg), Naveen Kumar (+91kg), Kavinder Singh Bisht and rookie Govind Sahani (49kg) reached the final.

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  Shiva Thapa, Sachin among 6 Indians in semis of Finland boxing tourney

  March 09, 2019 14:01 IST

  Thapa, a former world championships bronze-medallist, defeated Poland's Dominik Palak 5-0 in his quarterfinal bout after getting an opening-round bye.

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  All England Championship: Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth crash out in quarter-finals

  March 08, 2019 23:45 IST

  Saina Nehwal went down 15-21 19-21 to Taiwanese Tai Tzu-Ying in the 37-minute quarterfinal clash.

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  Swapna Barman gets customised shoes for her 12-toed feet

  March 08, 2019 15:46 IST

  Apart from Swapna, Adidas recently signed athletes Hima Das and Nikhat Zareen amongst others to use sports as a catalyst to bring positive change.

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  Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth enter quarterfinals of All England Championships

  March 08, 2019 10:32 IST

  A 2015 finalist, Saina was blown away by world no 19 Line in the opening game but the experienced campaigner kept her cool to take the match to the decider and eventually come up trumps against her Danish rival.

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  All England Championships: Saina and Srikanth advance, Sameer Verma's challenge ends

  March 07, 2019 13:49 IST

  World No.9 Nehwal went past the Scottish shuttler 21-17, 21-18 in the first round of women's singles.

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  PV Sindhu knocked out of All England Championship in the opening round

  March 06, 2019 18:46 IST

  Fifth-seeded Sindhu, who was beaten by Sung Ji twice in last three meetings, lost 16-21, 22-20, 18-21, despite saving as many as eight match points in the second and third game. 

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  Spearman Neeraj Chopra eyes consistency before 90m push

  March 06, 2019 18:30 IST

  After announcing his arrival in 2016 with a junior world record, the 21-year-old had a phenomenal season last year, winning a gold each in the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games.

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  With his US debut set for April 12, Vijender starts training under legend who guided Manny Pacquiao and Mike Tyson

  March 06, 2019 14:14 IST

  Roach feels India's first Olympic medallist in boxing has what it takes to be a world champion in the highly competitive US circuit.

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  All England Championship: PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal aim to break 18-year-old jinx

  March 05, 2019 14:59 IST

  It was Sindhu and Saina's mentor and current chief national coach P Gopichand, who was the last Indian to win the championship back in 2001.

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  World wrestling body asks all national federations to suspend dealing with India

  March 04, 2019 23:00 IST

  The denial of visa to Pakistani shooters had led to the International Olympic Committee suspending discussions with India for hosting future global events.

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  Bajrang Punia wins gold in Bulgaria, dedicates medal to Wing Commander Abhinandan

  March 03, 2019 16:18 IST

  Punia, a World Championship silver medallist, overpowered Jordan Oliver of USA 12-3 in the 65kg freestyle final to begin the season on a resounding note in the Bulgarian city.

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  VK Vismaya beats fancied Hima Das in 400m at Indian GP to bag gold

  March 02, 2019 20:56 IST

  Vismaya, who had won a team gold in 4x400m at the 2018 Asian Games, has only been competing in international tournaments since last year.

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  Sai Charan Koya enters pre-quarterfinals at Dutch Junior International

  March 02, 2019 17:16 IST

  Sai Charan Koya beat Perkasa Belawa 21-11, 21-19 inside 38 minutes to move into the pre-quarters of the Dutch Junior International.

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  Shooters Ravi Kumar, Deepak asked to report by employers IAF

  February 27, 2019 17:11 IST

  Security has been heightened in major Indian cities after the IAF bombed terrorist camps across the Line of Control (LOC) in retaliation for the Pulwama terror attack on February 14.

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  Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches Khelo India App

  February 27, 2019 16:43 IST

  The application, developed by SAI as part of the Khelo India Scheme, aims to further the Prime Minister's vision to develop the sporting ecosystem in India and turn it into a global sporting superpower in the years to come.

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  ISSF World Cup: Saurabh, Bhaker win gold in 10m Air Pistol mixed team event

  February 27, 2019 16:29 IST

  The Indian pair shot a total of 483.5 to finish on top of the podium to finish the tournament with a flourish after a few results that did not go their way over the last three days.

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  Bollywood actor Randeep Hooda wins silver at National Equestrian Championship

  February 27, 2019 15:59 IST

  The actor, who is also a professional equestrian, bagged the silver medal in the national championship.

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  World Squash Championship: Saurav Ghosal reaches quarter-final with win over Joel Makin

  February 27, 2019 12:39 IST

  Saurav Ghosal, seeded 11th, won 11-13, 11-7, 11-7, 13-11 against Wales player Joel Makin in the PSA World Squash Championship.

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  WWE's Roman Reigns announces leukemia in remission, to return to the ring soon; watch video

  February 26, 2019 20:40 IST

  Reigns told the crowd he was terrified and scared before disclosing in October that the disease had returned.

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  Shooting World Cup: Manu Bhaker and Heena Sidhu fail to qualify for 10m air pistol final

  February 26, 2019 16:10 IST

  Manu Bhaker finished 14th with 573 in the qualifications while Heena Sidhu was placed 25th with 571.

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  I was aware of my lead but didn't let it get to my head, says Saurabh Chaudhary after gunning down world record

  February 24, 2019 20:12 IST

  Saurabh, whose every shot were met by ecstatic cheers from the crowd, said it was special winning at home.

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  Shooting World Cup: 16-year-old Saurabh Chaudhary wins gold in 10m air pistol event

  February 24, 2019 17:39 IST

  In the final, the shooter created a new world record with a score of 245.

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  Manpreet Singh named 2018 Player of the Year by Asian hockey body

  February 23, 2019 19:48 IST

  Manpreet led the Indian team to an unbeaten streak at the Asian Champions Trophy in Muscat where the team was declared joint winners with Pakistan.

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  Competition in air rifle team good for me; It keeps me motivated, says gold medalist Apurvi Chandela

  February 23, 2019 18:53 IST

  Chandela shattered the world record on her way to the women's 10m air rifle gold with an incredible sequence of scores in the ISSF World Cup.