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  National Badminton Championships: PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen reache semi-finals with ease

  February 14, 2019 22:51 IST

  PV Sindhu beat Riya Mookerjee 21-16 21-7 in 28 minutes to progress to the semifinals while Lakshya Sen beat Aryamann Tandon 21-14 21-10 in the quarters of the National Badminton Championships.

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  Eva de Goede, Arthur Van Doren win 2018 FIH players of year awards

  February 14, 2019 20:57 IST

  While de Goede, 29, was named the Female Player of the Year, world champions Belgium's Van Doren, 24, was picked up as the Male Player of the Year for a second consecutive time.

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  Restrictive undertaking removed by Indian chess body

  February 14, 2019 20:40 IST

  The All India Chess Federation (AICF) has removed the restrictive undertaking that players had to give while registering themselves with the body, which sought to comply with the Competition Commission of India's order.

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  Asian Games champion Hima Das sprints from track to classroom in board exam season

  February 14, 2019 16:51 IST

  She is currently appearing for her class 12 exams under the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council.

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  Pakistan Open golf back on Asian Tour calendar after 10 years

  February 14, 2019 16:43 IST

  The Pakistan Open was held previously on the premier Asian Tour where England's Chris Rodgers and Malaysia's Airil Rizman claimed their respective maiden wins in 2006 and 2007.

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  Court controversy: Saina Nehwal refuses to play on uneven surface at Senior National Badminton Championship

  February 14, 2019 14:08 IST

  Up against Shruti Mundada in the pre-quarters, Saina had a look at the surface and immediately made it clear that she won't risk playing on it.

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  PV Sindhu begins campaign in Senior Nationals with easy win

  February 14, 2019 11:43 IST

  A former champion, Sindhu took time to get into the groove before claiming a 21-11 21-13 win over Malvika, who is a gold medallist at the South Asian U-21 Championship in Nepal.

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  I think only one player can't dominate badminton, says PV Sindhu

  February 13, 2019 21:11 IST

  With silver medals at all the major events, including the Olympics, World Championship, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games, Sindhu has been a formidable force in the world in the last three years.

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  Shuttler Lakshya Sen, Harsheel Dani enter pre-quarters at Senior Nationals

  February 13, 2019 21:20 IST

  Lakshya, who won an Asian Junior Championship and bronze at World Junior Championship last year, completed a clinical 21-10 21-10 win over Arintap Dasgupta of West Bengal.

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  All England Championships: Sindhu, Saina and Srikanth handed tough draws

  February 13, 2019 16:20 IST

  Nobody from India has won the All England Championships in the last 18 years.

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  National Badminton Championships: Lakshya Sen, Sourabh Verma and Harsheel Dani win on Day 1

  February 12, 2019 22:38 IST

  Lakshya Sen, who had entered the finals in 2017 and semifinals in the last edition, set up a third-round clash against Jammu and Kashmir's Vipul Saini.

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  Badminton Nationals will provide good match practice for All England: Sai Praneeth

  February 12, 2019 16:51 IST

  With defending champion HS Prannoy and finalist Kidambi Srikanth withdrawing due to fitness issues, former champion Sai Praneeth will be one of the favourites to lift the trophy

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  Kabbadi player killed in road accident near Deoghar district

  February 12, 2019 16:02 IST

  Vikesh Kumar Rawat had represented Jharkhand from junior to senior level in kabbadi games from 2011 to 2014.

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  National Badminton Championships: Saina, Sindhu to resume rivalry, Prannoy and Srikanth withdraw

  February 11, 2019 20:13 IST

  Sindhu and Saina will undoubtedly be the biggest attraction with some big names as last edition's finalists -- Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy are giving the tournament a miss due to fitness issues.

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  Kenyan sprinter Chepchirchir suspended for doping

  February 11, 2019 19:15 IST

  Chepchirchir and her two little known compatriots, Samson Mungai Kagia and James Mwangi Wangari, will not be eligible for competition after the AIU charged them with violations.

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  Returning from Injury, Mirabai Chanu wins gold in first competitive meet

  February 07, 2019 15:01 IST

  The 24-year-old Manipuri lifted 82kg in snatch and 110kg in clean and jerk to finish on top of the podium after recovering from the injury, which required extensive physiotherapy.

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  PV Sindhu aims for gold at World Championship this time

  February 06, 2019 23:37 IST

  The next big event for Sindhu will be the All England Championship, a tournament last won by her mentor and chief national coach Pullela Gopichand in 2001.

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  Injured Manoj Kumar accuses SAI of non-cooperation, body says has done enough

  February 05, 2019 21:18 IST

  Manoj has been out of action since the Asian Games due to the injury and his name did not figure in the list of national campers earlier this year.

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  Abhinav Bindra, Pullela Gopichand in jury for Indian Sports Honours

  February 04, 2019 21:48 IST

  Former Indian hockey captain Sardar Singh, tennis veteran Mahesh Bhupathi, legendary athlete PT Usha and former shooter Anjali Bhagwat are also a part of the selection panel.

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  Hope we'll break All-England title jinx this year, says coach Pullela Gopichand

  February 04, 2019 19:22 IST

  Gopichand had claimed the All England Championship in 2001, more than two decades after Prakash Padukone became the first Indian to achieve the feat in 1980.

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  US Kids Golf India concludes its debut season successfully, announces two new annual events

  February 05, 2019 20:18 IST

  The top golfer in each category in this season stands a chance to qualify for U.S. Kids World Championship, European Championship and Teen World Championship.

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  Interim budget 2019: Allocation for sports increased by over Rs 200 crore for financial year

  February 01, 2019 16:19 IST

  In the interim budget presented by Finance Minister Piyush Goyal, the overall sports budget for 2019-2020 was increased from Rs 2002.72 (2018-2019) crore to Rs 2216.92 crore.

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  All England Championships won't be a cakewalk despite Carolina Marin's absence: PV Sindhu

  January 31, 2019 20:06 IST

  PV Sindhu feels she would have to give her 100 per cent in England in to win the women's singles title.

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  Major boost for para-sports as 12 para-athletes get included in the revised TOPS list

  January 30, 2019 19:41 IST

  According to a Sports Authority of India (SAI), the athletes were chosen for the TOPS keeping in view the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.   

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  Pakistan shuttler Mahoor Shahzad wants to visit India for exposure

  January 30, 2019 8:59 IST

  Mahoor, who won the singles title in the international badminton event held in Islamabad in 2017, has represented Pakistan in the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games.

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  Indian women's hockey team beats Spain 5-2 in third match

  January 29, 2019 21:59 IST

  Young striker from Mizoram, Lalremsiami (17th, 58th minutes) starred with a brace, while Neha Goyal (21st), Navneet Kaur (32nd), Rani Rampal (51st) maintained India's lead after the initial setback in the first quarter. 

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  Great chance for mentally toughest Saina Nehwal to win All England Championship: Former coach Vimal Kumar

  January 29, 2019 18:21 IST

  Saina, who had suffered a shin injury late last year, won the Indonesia Masters last Sunday after the withdrawal of Carolina Marin from the summit clash due to a leg injury.

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  Indonesia Masters: Saina Nehwal takes title after Carolina Marin withdraws due to injury

  January 27, 2019 17:12 IST

  Saina Nehwal was trailing 4-10 in the opening game when Carolina Marin decided to withdraw from the contest.