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  PV Sindhu overtakes Akane Yamaguchi in opening match at World Super Series Final

  December 14, 2016 23:06 IST

  Indian shuttler and Rio Olympics silver-medallist P V Sindhu made a winning start in prestigious BWF World Super Series Final by making a winning start, defeating higher-ranked Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in an entertaining opening

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  Pankaj Advani wins his 11th World Billiards Championship title

  December 13, 2016 6:46 IST

  Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani has won his 11th World Billiards (150-Up format) Championships title. In the summit clash in Bengaluru on Monday, he defeated Singapore's Peter Gilchrist. The Indian beat multiple world champion Gilchrist

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  Haryana to Give Land to Saina Nehwal for Badminton Academy

  December 11, 2016 23:19 IST

  Ace women badminton player Saina Nehwal will be provided land by the Haryana government to set up a badminton academy in the state. The land to the international star will be provided by the Haryana

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  Inspiring story of Olympic sensation Dipa Karmakar to be told through a memoir

  December 08, 2016 21:59 IST

  India’s first female gymnast ever to compete in the Olympics Dipa Karmakar will now be told in a memoir to be co-authored by her coach Bishweshwar Nandi. Tentatively titled "Dipa Karmakar: The Small Wonder, the

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  Now Sachin Tendulkar heads towards badminton, buys stake in PBL franchise

  December 08, 2016 18:03 IST

  Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar alongside Tollywood film stars including Chiranjeevi buy stake in Premier Badminton League (PBL) franchise Bengaluru Blasters. “Sachin Tendulkar, Chiranjeevi, Akkineni Nagarjuna and Allu Aravind, besides m

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  Firm action needed to protect spirit behind sports: India to UN

  December 07, 2016 16:58 IST

  Asserting that that countries ought to advance a culture of games for building peace and collaboration among individuals and nations, India has called for concerted action to prevent corruption, violence and drug abuse from permeating

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  Arjuna awardee shooter booked on rape charge

  December 04, 2016 16:19 IST

  An Arjuna awardee shooter has been booked on rape charge after a complaint by a fellow sportsperson, police said on Sunday. "A case of rape has been registered at Chanakyapuri police station on the complaint

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  Coach spiked drink then raped, alleges national-level shooter; case registered

  December 04, 2016 11:29 IST

  A national level shooter has accused her coach of spiking her drink and raping her, police said here today.

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  Usain Bolt wins unprecedented sixth Athlete of Year award

  December 03, 2016 9:03 IST

  Sprinter Usain Bolt on Friday won an unprecedented sixth International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) male Athlete of the Year award.

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  #AskDeepaMalik: Para-athlete Deepa Malik’s Twitter chat is a huge hit

  December 02, 2016 17:07 IST

  United Nations India on Friday organised a Twitter chat with Rio Paralympic silver medalist Deepa Malik, using the hashtag #AskDeepaMalik. The chat was focussed around a topic ‘let’s talk about how we can make our environment more disabled-friendly.’

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  Top seeded Saina Nehwal crashes out of Macau Open after humiliating defeat in quarter finals

  December 02, 2016 14:57 IST

  Star Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal on Thursday crashed out of the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament after she lost to China’s Zhang Yiman 12-21, 17-21 in a quarter final match which lasted for around 34 minutes.

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  PV Sindhu rises to No. 7 in BWF rankings, Saina Nehwal back in top 10

  December 02, 2016 13:06 IST

  Rio Olympics silver medallist PV Sindhu’s maiden China Open title and her subsequent runners-up finish at the Hong Kong Open, helped her gain two spots to the No.7 spot in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) women’s singles rankings.

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  Saina Nehwal advances to Macau Open quarters

  December 01, 2016 14:49 IST

  India’s Saina Nehwal today defeated Dinar Dyah Ayustine of Indonesia to go through to the quarterfinals of the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament.

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  ‘Will end your boxing career’: Francis Cheka warns Vijender Singh

  December 01, 2016 11:06 IST

  Promising to hand Vijender Singh his first loss in the professional circuit, former world champion and current Intercontinental Super Middleweight champion Francis Cheka is threatening to end India’s star boxer’s professional career.

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  Saina Nehwal, Kashyap reach pre-quarters at Macau Open

  November 30, 2016 18:30 IST

  Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal struggled her way to the second round of the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament here.

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  Top global track and field governing body comes up with online portal to check doping

  November 30, 2016 15:33 IST

  In a move aimed at checking rising instances of foul play in international track and field events, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has now launched an online portal to report doping. As per

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  India needs more grassroots level programmes for athletes, says Abhinav Bindra

  November 30, 2016 14:36 IST

  Sharing his vision on how Indian athletes can up their game, former shooter Abhinav Bindra has called for improvement in sports infrastructure at the grassroots level. Speaking at a promotional event in Mumbai on Tuesday,

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  PV Sindhu pulls out of Macau Open, Saina Nehwal to lead Indian challenge

  November 29, 2016 10:58 IST

  Defending champion PV Sindhu has decided to pull out of the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament here, starting on Tuesday.

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  Nico Rosberg clinches F1 title as Lewis Hamilton wins in Abu Dhabi GP

  November 28, 2016 8:32 IST

  Mercedes' Nico Rosberg became the 2016 Formula One world champion despite his team-mate and title rival Lewis Hamilton winning the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix here on Sunday. Hamilton, who needed Rosberg to finish below third

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  It wasn't my day, says PV Sindhu after losing Hong Kong open final

  November 27, 2016 20:45 IST

  Pleased with her performance at the Hong Kong Open, India's top-ranked women's shuttler P.V. Sindhu today insisted it was just not her day as she lost the tournament final. Sindhu lost to Tai Tzu Ying

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  Azamgarh DM Suhas LY wins gold in Asian Para Badminton Championship

  November 27, 2016 17:40 IST

  District Magistrate (DM) from Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh, Suhas LY created the history after winning the gold medal in the Asian Para Badminton Championship in Beijing on Sunday.

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  Sindhu loses in final at Hong Kong Open Super Series

  November 27, 2016 12:45 IST

  Olympic silver-medallist P V Sindhu went down in straight games to Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu Ying in the Hong Kong Open Super Series final in Kowloon today. The Indian lost 15-21 17-21 in a clash

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  Aditi Ashok wins inaugural Qatar Ladies Open

  November 27, 2016 7:37 IST

  Indian teen golfer Aditi Ashok on Saturday scored her second successive victory on the Ladies European Tour on the last day at the inaugural Qatar Ladies Open.

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  PV Sindhu, Sameer Verma enter Hong Kong Open finals

  November 26, 2016 21:12 IST

  Doing India proud, shuttlers P.V. Sindhu and Sameer Verma entered the finals of the men's and women's categories respectively at the Hong Kong Open today. Sindhu outplayed local girl Ngan Yi Cheung 21-14, 21-16 in

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  Sachin Singh becomes third Indian boxer to strike gold at Youth World Boxing Championships

  November 26, 2016 18:48 IST

  Giving new hopes to the fans of the sport in the country, World Junior bronze-medallist Sachin Singh (49kg) today became only the third Indian boxer ever to land a gold at the AIBA Youth World

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  Saina Nehwal bows out of Hong Kong open, slips to 11th spot in BWF rankings

  November 25, 2016 19:36 IST

  A valiant Saina Nehwal today bowed out of the Hong Kong open battling against Cheung Ngan Yi 8-21, 21-18, 19-21 in a match which lasted over one hour. After the loss, Saina and has slipped

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  PV Sindhu enters Hong Kong Open semis, may face Saina in next game

  November 25, 2016 14:49 IST

  India's star shuttler PV Sindhu won a tough three-set battle to defeat Xiaoyu Liang of Singapore and enter the semi-finals of the Hong Kong Open badminton tournament here on Friday.

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  PV Sindhu overtakes Saina Nehwal in BWF Rankings

  November 25, 2016 14:41 IST

  Rio silver medalist shuttler PV Singh has overtaken Saina Nehwal to become the new India No.1. While Sindhu jumped two spots to be 9th, Nehwal slid down five positions to 11th.