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  Sindhu to face South Korea's Sung Ji-hyun in semi-final at India Open today

  April 01, 2017 7:50 IST

  The Rio Olympics Silver medallist, who is seeded third in the competition, will take on second placed Sung Ji-hyun of South Korea.

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  India Open: PV Sindhu beats Saina Nehwal in straight games, marches into semis

  March 31, 2017 21:25 IST

  Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu today won against two-time India Open badminton champion Saina Nehwal in straight games to book a berth in the semi-final of the India Open World Super Series badminton championship at

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  Shuttlers Saina, Sindhu march into Indian Open quarters

  March 30, 2017 23:25 IST

  Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu sailed into the quarter-finals of the India Open World Superseries badminton championships, while men's singles shuttler Sameer Verma continued his rise even as Kidambi Srikanth exited the competition here on

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  India Open: Saina, Sindhu storm to second round with easy wins

  March 30, 2017 9:56 IST

  Indian shuttlers enjoyed a successful outing at the India Open 2017 badminton tournament here on Wednesday with most of them sailing through to the second round.

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  Watch: Bhangra Empire hits NBA halftime, video becomes an internet sensation

  March 29, 2017 18:07 IST

  A video of an Indian-American dancing group Bhangra Empire went viral on the internet after they performed the traditional ‘bhangra’ dance during the half-time show of a professional basketball match in the US on Sunday

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  Indian Open begins today, Saina, Sindhu aim for title

  March 28, 2017 11:34 IST

  While World No. 9 Saina is a past winner here in 2015, World No.5 PV Sindhu will be aiming for her maiden India Open Superseries title.

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  Meghalaya to host National Games 2022

  March 25, 2017 10:17 IST

  Meghalaya will be hosting the National Games 2022 coinciding with the 50th year of the creation of the state.

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  Ankur Mittal bags gold medal at ISSF Shotgun World Cup

  March 23, 2017 11:57 IST

  Extending his good form, Ankur Mittal clinched the gold medal in the double trap event at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup, pipping his Australian rival James Willet in the final in a world record equalling effort.

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  Racer Ashwin Sundar, wife charred to death after their BMW catches fire in Chennai

  March 18, 2017 12:01 IST

  Professional car racer Ashiwn Sundar and his wife, Nivedhitha, were charred to death this morning after their car crashed and caught fire in Chennai.

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  Durban stripped of 2022 CWG, India may bid for the event

  March 15, 2017 10:08 IST

  The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) may bid for hosting the 2022 Commonwealth Games after Durban was stripped of the right to host the event due to financial crisis.

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  PV Sindhu loses to Tai Tzu Ying, crashes out of All England Championships

  March 10, 2017 23:45 IST

  Suffering a heart break in the All England Championship, Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu failed to overcome World no. 1 and top seed Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei. World No 6 Sindhu, who had

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  Saina, Sindhu, Prannoy advance in All England Open Badminton Championships

  March 09, 2017 6:56 IST

  Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy advanced to the second round of the All England Open Badminton Championships which began at the Barclaycard Arena here on Wednesday.

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  Nike celebrates Women’s Day with launch of hijab for female Muslim athletes

  March 08, 2017 15:51 IST

  In its bid to bring the Muslim clothing industry into the mainstream, sportswear giant Nike has unveiled a hijab for Muslim female athletes. The Nike Pro Hijab has been in development for a year, the

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  All promises made to Olympics wrestling bronze medallist Sakshi Malik fulfilled, says Haryana minister

  March 08, 2017 11:53 IST

  Defending itself on the issue of not having fulfilled the promises made to Rio Olympics wrestling bronze medallist Sakshi Malik, the Haryana government said on Tuesday that all facilities were being provided to her as per the rules.

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  Rio Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik slams Haryana govt for not fulfilling promise

  March 04, 2017 17:58 IST

  Sakshi Malik, Olympics bronze medallist wrestler at Rio, claimed that she has not yet received the incentives promised to her by the Haryana government. The 23-year-old wrestler was not only the fourth woman athlete from

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  ISSF World Cup: Jitu Rai bags gold, becomes first Indian to win two medals in one WC

  March 01, 2017 15:11 IST

  India’s ace pistol shooter Jitu Rai scripted history at the Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi after on Wednesday by clinching the top position in the 50m men’s air pistol event

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  Top BAI officials in CBI dock for fraud, sent kids for Japan junket instead of players

  March 01, 2017 11:29 IST

  As per the probe agency, most of the children of office-bearers posed as players, despite never having played at any state or regional level tournament

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  Shooting World Cup: After Jitu-Heena win in mixed event, Ankur Mittal bags silver

  February 27, 2017 22:35 IST

  Indian shooter Ankur Mittal clinched the silver medal in Men's Double trap event in the ongoing ISSF World Cup after the duo of Jitu Rai and Heena Sidhu claimed the top prize in 10m air pistol mixed event.

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  Shuttler PV Sindhu prefers Andhra over Telangana for government job

  February 24, 2017 22:49 IST

  Indian ace shuttler and Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu, has preferred Andhra Pradesh over Telangana to acknowledge a government job offer. The star shuttler, who was born in Hyderabad, has accepted the job offer

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  Shuttler PV Sindhu jumps to career-best number 5 in BWF rankings

  February 18, 2017 12:15 IST

  Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu continued to reach new heights as she became the second Indian woman to break into the top 5 in the latest BWF World Rankings.

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  Usain Bolt wins Laureus 'Sportsman of the Year' award

  February 15, 2017 9:29 IST

  The world’s "greatest" sprinter of all the time Usain Bolt won the top prize for a man at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Monaco on Tuesday night. While gymnast Simone Biles clinched the top

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  Indian golfer Aditi Ashok set to achieve another milestone at Vic Oates Open

  February 08, 2017 20:24 IST

  Indian golf sensation Aditi Ashok may prove to be a trailblazer for India as she returns to Vic Oates Open and will be one of the strongest challengers. Aditi has not only been hitting the

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  IAAF extends doping ban on Russian athletes

  February 07, 2017 16:19 IST

  A doping ban on the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) was extended, after an International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) taskforce recommendation was approved by the world athletics governing body's council, the media reported.

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  Will improve our ranking in doping violators’ list: NADA

  February 07, 2017 10:16 IST

  India's embarrassingly high ranking in the global doping violators' list is expected to become more "respectable", the National Anti-Doping Agency claimed today, asserting that it has successfully tightened its monitoring system.

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  Iran bans US wrestlers from participating in Freestyle World Cup

  February 03, 2017 18:33 IST

  Iran today banned US wrestlers from participating in the Freestyle World Cup competition to be held in Iranian city Kermanshah, according to IRNA news agency report.

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  Lakshya Sen becomes World No.1 Junior Badminton player

  February 03, 2017 9:56 IST

  India's Lakshya Sen has become the World No 1 Junior Badminton player. He achieved the distinction yesterday in the latest rankings of the Badminton World Federation (BWF).

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  Tokyo Olympics 2020 medals to be made of recycled donated metal

  February 01, 2017 23:39 IST

  The medals to be awarded to athletes in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will me made from discarded electronic devices, said organizers of the international sporting event. Japanese citizens are being asked to give the organizing

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  Budget 2017: Sports Ministry allocation hiked by Rs 350 cr to Rs 1943 cr

  February 02, 2017 10:19 IST

  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today allocated a total of Rs 1,943 crore for Sports Ministry in Budget 2017-18.