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  Sudirman Cup: India lose to China in quarter-finals

  May 27, 2017 12:03 IST

  India lost the first three matches of the tie and as a result, the last two matches of Rio Olympics Silver medallist PV Sindhu and the women's doubles match of Ashwini Ponnappa and N. Sikki Reddy were treated as dead rubbers.

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  India face stern China test at Sudirman Cup quarters

  May 25, 2017 19:07 IST

  China only lost one of their 10 matches in the round-robin stage against Hong Kong and Thailand. So, according to the given stats, so far the top seeds China have the upper hand.

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  PV Sindhu elected to BWF Athletes' Commission

  May 25, 2017 15:21 IST

  The Hyderabad shuttler topped the ballot with 129 votes and will be joined by Marc Zweibler of Germany and Kristy Gilmour of Scotland for a four-year term.

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  Sudirman Cup: India qualifies for knockout stage

  May 24, 2017 21:45 IST

  Ninth seeded India had kept themselves afloat for a quarterfinal spot after shocking fifth seeded Indonesia 4-1 in a thrilling match on Tuesday.

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  India beat Indonesia 4-1 in Sudirman Cup

  May 24, 2017 17:23 IST

  Ashwini Ponnappa, who was paired with Satwiksairaj Rankireddy in mixed doubles and with N. Sikki Reddy for womens' doubles displayed her class as she won both the matches.

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  India beaten 1-4 by Denmark in Sudirman Cup

  May 24, 2017 17:19 IST

  Apart from Olympic silver medallist P.V. Sindhu, who defeated Line Kjaersfeldt 21-18 21-6 in the women's singles match, no other player rose to the occasion.

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  Nitin Tomar tops Pro Kabaddi League’s auctions, becomes highest paid player

  May 23, 2017 8:23 IST

  Raider Nitin Tomar on Monday shattered all records to emerge the costliest-ever player to be bought in the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) auction

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  India's R Vaishali wins gold in Asian Blitz Chess Championship

  May 21, 2017 20:15 IST

  India's R Vaishali won the women's title with eight points from nine rounds in the Asian Continental Blitz Chess Championship in Chengdu, China, on Sunday.

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  Indian woman creates hisory, twice climbs Everest in five days

  May 21, 2017 19:37 IST

  Anshu unfurled the Indian Tricolor on the mountain's crest on May 16 at 9 a.m., and completed the feat for a second time at 7.45 a.m., on Sunday.

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  Badminton: India braces up for tough test at Sudirman Cup

  May 21, 2017 19:29 IST

  India have managed to reach the knockout stage of the tournament only once during the 2011 edition, while in the last two editions they even failed to cross the group stage.

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  Sports ministry to launch talent search portal

  May 20, 2017 18:54 IST

  Talking about development of sports in the country in general, Goel said different disciplines were being run by different federations.

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  Indian men archers strike gold in World Cup stage 1 championship

  May 20, 2017 14:03 IST

  Indian men’s compound team comprising Abhishek Verma, Chinna Raju Srither and Amanjeet Singh on Saturday defeated Colombia to clinch the gold medal on the penultimate day of the archery World Cup stage 1 championship being held in Shanghai.

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  Sudirman Cup: Feel good to be part of quality Indian team, says Ajay Jayaram

  May 18, 2017 19:15 IST

  While Jayaram struggled with injuries and form, younger shuttlers such as K Srikanth, Sai Praneeth and Sameer Verma made a mark in international badminton.

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  Andhra Pradesh amends Act to appoint PV Sindhu as Group-1 officer

  May 16, 2017 17:09 IST

  Andhra Pradesh Legislature today passed a Bill to appoint Olympics silver medal winning shuttler P V Sindhu as a Group-1 officer in the government, by amending the state public services Act.

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  India has good chance in Sudirman Cup, says PV Sindhu

  May 15, 2017 19:53 IST

  India will depend a lot on the world no. 4-ranked Rio Olympic Games silver medallist in the event, from which Saina Nehwal has pulled out due to family reasons.

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  Sumit takes silver on final day as India finish Asian Wrestling Championship with 10 medals

  May 14, 2017 20:21 IST

  Sumit went down to Yadollah Mohammadkazem Mohebi of Iran in men's 125kg Freestyle gold medal bout on the final day of the competition here.

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  Nandu Natekar, Dinesh Khanna upbeat on Indian badminton scene

  May 14, 2017 19:58 IST

  Khanna, a retired civil engineer, was pretty impressed with the improved fitness of B Sai Praneeth who recently won the men's singles crown in the Singapore Open Super Series.

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  I am the worst loser, says wrestler Geeta Phogat

  May 14, 2017 19:01 IST

  Geeta, who won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2010, grabbed the limelight and became part of popular culture with the Aamir Khan-starrer "Dangal" last year.

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  Bajrang Punia wins gold at Asian Wrestling Championship

  May 13, 2017 20:26 IST

  Bajranj staged a superb comeback after conceeding the lead to dominate the second and final round and script a comprehensive 6-2 win.

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  Wrestlers Sakshi, Vinesh settle for silver at Asian Championships

  May 12, 2017 23:32 IST

  Sakshi, who created history by becoming the first Indian wrestler to win an Olympic medal -- with a bronze -- last year, could not counter the challenge from the strong Japanese grappler.

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  Sakshi Malik storms into Asian Wrestling Championship finals

  May 12, 2017 14:04 IST

  Rio Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik defeated Ayaulym Kassymova of Kazakhstan by 15-3 to enter the finals in the ongoing Asian Wrestling Championship assuring another Silver medal for herself.

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  Indian shooters stuck at IGI for 13 hours, authorities say they were just being ‘extra careful’

  December 19, 2018 18:11 IST

  Over 15 sleep deprived and hungry international shooters were stuck at the airport for more than 13 hours due to babudom and red-tapeism. Among them were Olympian Gurpreet Singh and Kynan Chenai

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  Want to become best badminton player in history, says Carolina Marin

  May 09, 2017 18:09 IST

  Marin has been on a roll recently, making three straight finals in Superseries tournaments in Asia and winning her third European title.

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  Heena Sidhu settles for bronze at Plzen shooting meet

  May 07, 2017 23:01 IST

  Heena shot 218.8 in the eight-woman final to claim bronze, in an event won by Rio Olympic gold and bronze medallist Anna Korakaki of Greece.

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  Boxer Kavinder Singh Bisht qualifies for World Championships

  May 07, 2017 19:24 IST

  With Bisht, India now have five boxers confirmed for the World Championships.

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  Hope my biopic inspires millions, says PV Sindhu

  May 02, 2017 9:59 IST

  Actor-producer Sonu Sood is set to make a biopic on Sindhu and the ace shuttler hopes that it inspires millions to follow their dreams.

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  12-year-old forced to quit chess tournament over 'seductive' dress

  April 30, 2017 18:18 IST

  A 12-year-old girl was forced to withdraw from a chess tournament in Malaysia after her dress was considered "seductive", her coach has claimed.

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  Shuttler PV Sindhu crashes out of Asian championships

  April 29, 2017 14:28 IST

  The fourth seeded Sindhu won the first game before the eighth seeded Chinese staged a comeback to win 15-21, 21-14, 24-22 in one hour and 17 minutes.