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  BWF decides to test experimental service law from March next year

  November 29, 2017 15:56 IST

  A proposed change to the Laws of Badminton will be brought before the BWF Annual General Meeting in May to give effect to this testing.

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  Time to focus on coaching the coaches, says Prakash Padukone

  November 28, 2017 19:40 IST

  Prakash said the Indian players need to be smart and plan their schedule in such a way that they peak during the weeks when the major tournaments take place.

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  IAAF leaves Russia track and field ban in place

  November 28, 2017 13:48 IST

  Track and field's world governing body unanimously accepted a recommendation from its Russia taskforce not to reinstate Russia in the upcoming world events.

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  Sindhu's Chennai Smashers clash with Saina's Awadhe Warriors in PBL opener

  November 28, 2017 10:20 IST

  The first leg will take place in new entrants North Eastern Warriors' hometown, Guwahati, who enter the arena on the very second day to face the might of Carolina Marin's Hyderabad Hunters.

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  Pankaj Advani secures IBSF World Snooker Championship title

  November 28, 2017 9:59 IST

  Advani's deadly attacking game coupled with phenomenally tight safety play helped the Indian cueist to secure his 18th World Championship title with an 8-2 win over Amir at the Al-Arabi Sports Club.

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  Indian Sports Honours: Kidambi Srikanth, PV Sindhu bag awards

  November 27, 2017 22:20 IST

  Indian Sports Honours is an initiative partnered by India skipper Virat Kohli and Sanjiv Goenka, in line with their vision to support the development of Indian sports.

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  India claim 5 gold, become champions at World Youth Boxing

  November 26, 2017 21:53 IST

  The country had won just one bronze medal at the previous edition of the event and had not won a gold since 2011 when Sarjubala Devi secured the yellow metal.

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  PV Sindhu reaches Hong Kong Open finals

  November 25, 2017 19:48 IST

  The lone Indian in the superseries didn't break a sweat against Intanon winning 21-17, 21-17.

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  Heena Sidhu slams people who don't stand for national anthem

  November 25, 2017 18:07 IST

  Many renowned celebrities, sportspersons and politicians have as well argued over this delicate matter.

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  Ritu Phogat won silver in U-23 Senior World Wrestling Championship

  November 25, 2017 13:24 IST

  The young grappler had recently won the National championship in Indore, she also bagged a bronze medal at the Asian Championships in May.

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  Three Indians enter finals of World Youth Boxing

  November 24, 2017 21:36 IST

  Jyoti Gulia (51kg), Shashi Chopra (57kg) and Ankushita Boro (64kg) claimed contrasting victories to enter the summit clashes of their respective weight categories.

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  SAI to be renamed, 'authority' has no place in sports: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

  November 24, 2017 18:48 IST

  The Union minister said he was working to shift sports from government to professionals.

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  PV Sindhu reaches Hong Kong Open semi-finals

  November 25, 2017 9:06 IST

  Second seed Sindhu outplayed the fifth seed Japanese shuttler 21-12, 21-19 in a match which lasted 37 minutes.

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  Hong Kong Open: PV Sindhu advances to quarter-finals, Saina Nehwal exits

  November 23, 2017 20:29 IST

  Sindhu triumphed the Japanese 21-14, 21-17 in the second round match which lasted over 39 minutes.

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  Hong Kong Super Series: Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu advance; Parupalli Kashyap loses

  November 22, 2017 16:18 IST

  London Olympics bronze medallist Saina staved off a spirited challenge from World No 44 Mette Poulsen of Denmark 21-19, 23-21 in a 46-minute match.

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  Parupalli Kashyap reaches main draw of Hong Kong Open

  November 21, 2017 17:33 IST

  Kashyap notched up twin wins in the qualifying round to reach the men's singles main draw.

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  Vijender Singh to take on England's Rocky Fielding next year

  November 21, 2017 15:49 IST

  Fielding is far more experienced than WBO Asia Pacific and Oriental Super Middleweight champion Vijender.

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  PV Sindhu spearheads India's campaign at Hong Kong Open

  November 20, 2017 20:28 IST

  The Indian will have to recover quickly from that defeat and put her best foot forward against a qualifier in the opening round of the Hong Kong Open.

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  What can I do if rivals don't want to fight, says Sushil Kumar

  November 19, 2017 17:01 IST

  Back in action after three years, Sushil battled for just 2 minutes and 33 seconds in total on the mat as he fought only two of his initial round bouts before three of his opponents - in the quarterfinal, semifinal and final - gave him a walkover.

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  Kidambi Srikanth skips Hong Kong Open

  November 18, 2017 15:44 IST

  The 25-year-old had pulled out of the China Open Super Series Premier after his doctor advised him a week's rest following a muscle strain.

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  Sushil Kumar has been an inspiration for me: Sakshi Malik

  November 18, 2017 8:54 IST

  Sushil Kumar returned to the ring through this national wrestling championship after a long gap of three years.

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  Sushil 'walks over' to a gold; Sakshi, Geeta excel at National Wrestling Championships

  November 17, 2017 21:01 IST

  Even Geeta's husband Pawan Kumar also managed to finish on top in 86kg.

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  National Wrestling championships: Sushil Kumar, Sakshi Malik enter gold-medal round

  November 17, 2017 18:16 IST

  Sakshi, in her opening bout, pinned down her rival in just 39 seconds and eventually sailed into the final of 62kg.

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  Vinesh Phogat, Ritu Phogat bag gold at Nationals Wrestling

  November 17, 2017 12:33 IST

  Commonwealth Games gold medallist Vinesh, representing Railways, finished on the top of the podium after getting the better of Haryana's Manisha in women's 55kg.

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  PV Sindhu enters quarter-finals; Saina, Prannoy crash out of China Open

  November 16, 2017 17:56 IST

  It turned out to be a dismal day for Saina and Prannoy, who had clinched the National championship titles at Nagpur earlier this month.

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  Saina Nehwal, HS Prannoy bow out of China Open

  November 16, 2017 12:55 IST

  Saina Nehwal, who has been performing exceedingly well from last few weeks, failed to stick to her good form and slumped to a shocking 18-21, 11-21 defeat in second round.

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  Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy enter second round of China Open

  November 16, 2017 9:33 IST

  world no. 2 Sindhu was made to work hard by her Japanese opponent Sato as the Indian toiled hard for 59 minutes on the court to get the better of Sato 24-22 23-21.

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  Pankaj Advani settles for bronze in long-up format at World Billiards

  November 15, 2017 17:39 IST

  After a memorable outing in the World Billiards with a gold and bronze, Advani now has a day to switch from the 3-ball game to snooker for the World Snooker Championship commencing on Thursday.