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  PV Sindhu reaches Thailand Open final, faces rival Nozomi Okuhara

  July 14, 2018 17:19 IST

  Sindhu will lock horns with Nozomi Okuhara in a rematch of the last World Championship, in which the Japanese prevailed.

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  Hima Das' gesture of patriotism moves PM Narendra Modi

  July 14, 2018 13:58 IST

  A pre-tournament favourite, Das clocked 51.46s to finish ahead of Andrea Miklos of Romania and USA's Taylor Manson.

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  PV Sindhu progresses to semifinals of Thailand Open

  July 13, 2018 17:34 IST

  The second-seeded Indian continued her consistent performance with a 21-17, 21-13 win over world no 35 Soniia in a 36-minute clash.

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  AFI issues apology for 'mocking' Hima Das' English skills

  July 13, 2018 16:46 IST

  The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) issued an apology for allegedly mocking Hima Das' English skills on their official Twitter account.

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  Hima Das thanks fans for support after historic 400m gold at World Junior Athletics

  July 13, 2018 11:48 IST

  Hima Das on Thursday clinched the top spot in the women's 400m final race in the IAAF World Under-20 Athletics Championships held in Tampere, Finland.

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  World Junior Athletics: Hima Das scripts history, gives India its first world gold medal on track

  July 13, 2018 11:30 IST

  The 18-year-old Das, a pre-tournament favourite, clocked 51.46s to win gold at the IAAF World Under-20 Athletics Championships.

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  PV Sindhu enters quarterfinals of Thailand Open

  July 12, 2018 20:41 IST

  On a day when rest of the Indian shuttlers found the going tough, World No. 3 Sindhu continued her impressive run with a 21-16, 21-14 win over Hong Kong's Yip Pui Yin. 

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  PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy enter pre-quarterfinals of Thailand Open

  July 11, 2018 20:07 IST

  Olympic silver medallist Sindhu brushed aside Bulgaria's Linda Zetchiri 21-8, 21-15 in the opening round to set up a clash with Hong Kong's Yip Pui Yin.

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  Hockey players to get monthly allowance from Sports Ministry under TOPS scheme

  July 11, 2018 17:37 IST

  The monthly allowance under TOPS has been started by the ministry last year but the hockey team is getting the pocket allowance for the first time.

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  Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth pulls out of Thailand Open

  July 09, 2018 21:18 IST

  Kidambi Srikanth has withdrawn from the Thailand Open, starting from Tuesday, due to an injury. 

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  PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth eye Thailand Open title

  July 09, 2018 16:11 IST

  Sindhu and Srikanth were in rampaging form last season, clinching multiple crowns but this season so far a title has eluded both despite dishing out consistent performances in major tournaments.

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  Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore sanctions Rs 5 lakhs for ailing archer

  July 09, 2018 15:40 IST

  The money was sanctioned from the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons (PDUNWFS).

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  Dipa creates history by becoming first Indian to win gold at Gymnastics World Cup

  July 08, 2018 20:47 IST

  The 24-year-old from Tripura, who had finished fourth in vault event in the 2016 Rio Olympics, scored 14.150 to win gold.

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  PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy crash out of Indonesia Open

  July 06, 2018 18:02 IST

  World No. 3 Sindhu lost 14-21, 15-21 to Chinese world No. 7 He Bingjiao in 37 minutes and it was her sixth loss to the left-handed Chinese shuttler in 11 meetings. 

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  Vijender Singh's Commonwealth title bout postponed after opponent pulls out

  July 06, 2018 17:42 IST

  The fight was scheduled for July 13 and would have given Vijender a shot at his third title after having claimed the WBO Asia Pacific and Oriental Super Middleweight titles.

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  Nehwal bows out; Sindhu, Prannoy reach quarters in Indonesia Open

  July 05, 2018 18:41 IST

  Nehwal slumped to an 18-21, 15-21 straight set defeat to her Chinese opponent Chen Yufei in the second round of the Indonesia Open. 

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  India to open title defence against Oman in Asian hockey Champions Trophy

  July 05, 2018 17:00 IST

  The Indian team will be the highest ranked side in the tournament, and will be the favourites to retain their title.

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  PV Sindhu celebrates 23rd birthday in style, enters quarterfinals of Indonesia Open

  July 05, 2018 15:13 IST

  PV Sindhu didn't break much sweat as she defeated Japan's Aya Ohori 21-17, 21-14 in a 36-minute women's singles match.

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  Wrestler Sushil Kumar loses first bout in four years at Tbilisi Grand Prix

  July 04, 2018 21:30 IST

  Sushil lost 4-8 to Polish grappler Andrzej Piotr Sokalski in the 74 kg category. It's not an ideal result for Sushil in the build-up to the Asian Games.

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  Kidambi Srikanth's title defence ends, PV Sindhu wins at Indonesia Open

  July 04, 2018 19:50 IST

  Srikanth's campaign ended with a narrow opening-round loss but Olympic silver medallist Sindhu eked out a thrilling win to progress to the women's singles pre-quarterfinals.

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  Sports Authority of India will now be Sports India: Rajyavardhan Rathore

  July 04, 2018 19:32 IST

  The governing body also advised SAI to bring in reputed companies in the hospitality sector to manage the residential and food facilities under the SAI Residential Scheme.

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  Chris Froome seeks record-equaling 5th Tour de France title

  July 03, 2018 18:40 IST

  A fifth win at this year's edition would see Froome join the ranks of Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Indurain.

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  Asian Games 2018: India announces 524 athletes contingent

  July 03, 2018 17:10 IST

  Eight new sports disciplines have been added where the country has shown promise - Karate, Kurash, Pencak Silat, Roller Skating, Sambo, Sepaktakraw, Triathlon and Soft Tennis.

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  Indonesia Open: HS Prannoy stuns Lin Dan, Saina Nehwal notches up easy win

  July 03, 2018 20:02 IST

  World No. 13 Prannoy started off well against eighth-ranked Lin Dan, winning the first game 21-15.

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  Aaron Finch smashes record T20I score against Zimbabwe

  July 04, 2018 6:28 IST

  Riding on his 172, Australia posted a mammoth 229/2 in their 20 overs and then restricted the hosts to 129.

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  Ugandan boxer Mustafa Katende dies in training session

  July 03, 2018 15:26 IST

  The 35-year old professional boxer Mustafa Katende was slated to have his next fight in Poland on July 30.

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  Dipsan Tirkey to lead India U-23 men's hockey team for 6-Nations Tourney in Belgium

  July 02, 2018 14:11 IST

  The Indian team will play their opening match against Ireland on July 14.

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  Hockey Champions Trophy: Australia defeat India 3-1 on penalties to successfully defend title

  July 01, 2018 22:17 IST

  It was a keenly-contested battle between the two finalists of last edition but once again Australia came out on top in the shoot-out to clinch their 15th Champions Trophy title.