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  Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik requests PM Narendra Modi to name hockey as India's national game

  June 20, 2018 17:33 IST

  Hockey already enjoys the status of the unofficial national game of India and with Odisha all set to host the World Cup in November, Patnaik urged PM Modi to make the status official.

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  Hockey Champions Trophy: Sardar Singh's presence will motivate other players, says Manpreet

  June 20, 2018 16:52 IST

  After the CWG failure, Manpreet was replaced by PR Sreejesh as the skipper for the last edition of the Champions Trophy.

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  Rani, Gurjit lead India women's hockey team to series-levelling win over Spain

  June 19, 2018 13:51 IST

  India dominated the match in terms of possession and chances created as Rani (33', 37') provided the side with a two-goal cushion, she was backed by two well-converted penalty corners by Gurjit (44', 50').

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  Focus is on Asian Games and not getting injured: Kidambi Srikanth

  June 17, 2018 17:13 IST

  Srikanth said he can't afford to wait for another four years for an Asian Games medal as no one knows if he will be able to make it to the Indian team again.

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  Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram enters quarterfinal of US Open

  June 15, 2018 11:10 IST

  Ajay Jayaram will face Korea's Heo Kwang Hee in the quarterfinals of US Open.

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  Indian hockey defender Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam completes 150 international caps

  June 14, 2018 15:56 IST

  Sushila took up hockey at the age of 11 when she joined the Posterior Hockey Academy in Manipur.

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  Sanjita Chanu, Yuki Bhambri dropped from TOP scheme

  June 13, 2018 23:54 IST

  Sanjita, who won a gold in women's 53kg class in the Gold Coast CWG in April, had tested positive for an anabolic steroid in a test conducted during the World Championships in USA in November last year.

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  Indian women hockey team begin Spain series with 0-3 defeat

  June 13, 2018 16:09 IST

  The visitors had chances of their own, but could not produce clear goal-scoring opportunities as the host dominated throughout and were quite dangerous on the break.

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  Gavit Murali Kumar becomes 2nd fastest Indian in 10,000m race, puts himself in medal contention at Asiad

  June 12, 2018 20:20 IST

  The 21-year-old Kumar, a bright talent from Gujarat, clocked a personal best of 28 minute 43.34 seconds, the best by an Indian in the ongoing season. 

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  Gaurav Bidhuri enters final of Russian boxing tourney

  June 09, 2018 20:59 IST

  Bidhuri had been out of action ever since his bronze medal at the Hamburg World Championship in September last year owing to a nagging back injury.

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  Viswanathan Anand loses to Fabiano Caruana in Norway Chess tourney

  June 07, 2018 20:56 IST

  After jumping to joint lead following a crushing victory over Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France, Anand could not repeat the magic and Caruana deserved all the credit for taking chances.

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  WATCH: Kashmiri kick-boxing champion Tajamul Islam hugs Rajnath Singh, asks for a selfie

  June 07, 2018 15:03 IST

  Tajamul Islam won national recognition when she bagged the gold medal in sub-junior category at 2015 National Kickboxing Championship.

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  Boxer Mayweather overtakes Ronaldo to become Forbes' highest paid athlete

  June 06, 2018 17:33 IST

  Lionel Messi was No. 2 at $111 million, followed by Ronaldo at $108 million, McGregor at $99 million and Neymar at $90 million.

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  SAI sacks coach on sexual harassment charge, vows strict measures

  June 06, 2018 16:53 IST

  The unnamed coach, believed to be associated with state-level athletics campers at one of the SAI centres in Tamil Nadu, was sacked after an internal inquiry found him guilty.

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  Vijender to take on British Lee Markham for Commonwealth Super Middleweight title in July

  June 06, 2018 14:47 IST

  The fight will be Vijender's first in six months since he successfully defended his twin titles in the clash against Ghana's Ernest Amuzu in Jaipur.

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  Winless Anand to play Vachier-Lagrave in round 7 of Norway chess tournament

  June 05, 2018 16:11 IST

  The Indian ace still has to play Fabiano Caruana of the United States and ultra-solid Sergey Karjakin of Ukraine in the remaining rounds.

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  Rivals PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal train at separate academies ahead of hectic schedule

  June 05, 2018 15:48 IST

  The Gold Coast loss was Sindhu's third successive against the Saina, following defeats at the 2017 National championship final and 2018 Indonesia Open quarterfinal.

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  Manipur CM has assured quick action, says dope-tainted Sanjita Chanu

  June 04, 2018 13:52 IST

  On May 15, the IWF provisionally suspended Chanu for four years after her 'A' sample was tested positive for a banned anabolic agent.

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  Viswanathan Anand holds Magnus Carlsen, stays in title contention in Norway Blitz

  June 03, 2018 16:13 IST

  Having won two games in a row with white pieces earlier in the tournament, Carlsen could do little against Anand this time and the Norwegian was not quite happy with his play.

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  Doping row: Weightlifter Sanjita Chanu claims innocence, to challenge suspension

  June 01, 2018 13:45 IST

  Sanjita Chanu lifted a total of 192kg to win a gold medal in 53kg category at the CWG 2018 in Gold Coast. If Sanjita's 'B' sample also tests positive, she could be handed a four-year ban from the sport.

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  Sanjita Chanu might lose her Gold Coast Commonwealth Games gold medal after failing dope test

  June 01, 2018 13:46 IST

  Sanjita Chanu might lose her Gold Coast gold medal after being tested positive for a banned anabolic steroid.

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  PKL 2018 Auctions: Prashant Rai, Chandran Ranjit, Pawan Kumar star picks on day 2, six players breach 1-crore mark

  May 31, 2018 20:52 IST

  Raider Prashant Kumar Rai was the hot pick of the second day as UP Yoddhas bagged him for Rs 79 lakh, while Chandran Ranjit also sparked off a bidding war between different franchises before Dabang Delhi bagged the 26-year-old for Rs 61.25 lakh.

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  CWG gold medallist weightlifter Sanjita Chanu fails dope test, IWF hands provisional suspension

  May 31, 2018 22:30 IST

  International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) said on its website that Sanjita, who had won a gold in the women's 53kg category in the recent Gold Coast CWG, has tested positive for testosterone.

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  Viswanathan Anand draws with Ding Liren, remains joint second in Norway chess tournament

  May 31, 2018 18:49 IST

  With the invincible tag around him these days, Ding Liren did not face any real danger from Anand, who has 1.5 points in all.

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  Pro Kabaddi League Auction 2018 Day 2 Highlights from PKL season 6 players auction

  May 31, 2018 20:18 IST

  Pro Kabaddi League Auction 2018, Day 2: When and where to watch online live streaming on hotstar and star sports.

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  PKL 2018 Auctions, Day 1: Monu steals the show; Tomar, Hooda find new surroundings

  May 30, 2018 23:13 IST

  Raider Monu Goyat was bagged for a whopping Rs. 1.51 crore by Haryana Steelers, making him the most expensive player in season 6 of the Pro Kabaddi League.

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  Vikas Gowda, India's only CWG gold medallist discus thrower, retires

  May 30, 2018 17:35 IST

  His retirement came just a few months before the Asian Games in Indonesia but he has been on the wane for some time.

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  PKL 2018: Jaipur Pink Panthers will be known as a winning team, says Abhishek Bachchan

  May 30, 2018 16:38 IST

  Notably, Panthers were the inaugural PKL title holders but failed to continue with the winning momentum in the subsequent editions of the league.