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  Sandeep Tomar becomes fourth wrestler to book Olympics berth

  April 25, 2016 9:36 IST

  Wrestler Sandeep Tomar on Sunday secured an Olympic quota place for India in the men's 57kg freestyle category with a bronze-medal finish on the final day of the 1st World Olympic Qualifying tournament here.

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  After Yogeshwar Dutt, now Milkha Singh upset over Salman's appointment as goodwill ambassador

  April 24, 2016 14:38 IST

  New Delhi: After wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt, now , legendary sprinter Milkha Singh is upset with the appointment of Salman Khan as the goodwill ambassador of India's Olympic contingent. The 81 year old sprinter said it

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  Olympic not a place for film promotion: Yogeshwar Dutt on Salman's appointment as ambassador

  April 24, 2016 9:48 IST

  New Delhi: Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt has questioned the appointment of actor Salman Khan as the brand ambassador of India’s Olympic contingent. The 2012 Olympic bronze medalist, who has already qualified for the Rio Olympics in

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  Overweight Vinesh Phogat disqualified from Olympic qualifying event

  April 23, 2016 18:19 IST

  ace female wrestler Vinesh Phogat was today disqualified from the 1st World Olympic Qualifying event for being overweight

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  Salman Khan appointed goodwill ambassador for Indian contingent at Rio Olympics

  April 23, 2016 13:48 IST

  New Delhi: Superstar Salman Khan has been appointed as India’s goodwill ambassador for the upcoming Rio Olympics. This makes Salman the first Bollywood actor to be appointed as goodwill ambassador of Indian contingent. The official

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  Prannoy, Sindhu enter quarters of China Masters

  April 21, 2016 21:32 IST

  Ace India shuttlers H S Prannoy and P V Sindhu entered the quarterfinals of their respective men's and women's singles matches at the China Masters Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament

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  WWE star Chyna found dead in her apartment

  April 21, 2016 15:00 IST

  Redondo Beach, California: Chyna, the WWE star who in the 1990s became one of the best-known and most-popular female professional wrestlers in history, has died, authorities said. Police in Southern California said they were responding

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  Brazil crisis won't impact Olympics: International Olympic Committee

  April 19, 2016 9:33 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: The impeachment process against Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will not interfere with preparations for this year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Monday. With 109

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  Dipa Karmakar’s journey to Olympics: A saga of talent and hard work

  April 18, 2016 17:10 IST

  Dipa Karmakar has created history by becoming the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for the Olympics.

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  Dipa Karmakar becomes first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for Olympics

  April 18, 2016 17:39 IST

  Dipa Karmakar created history by becoming the first ever Indian to qualify for the Olympics in gymnastics. Karmakar, the 22-year-old gymnast from Tripura, exhibited a strong show as she completed her performance at the final qualifier and Olympic Tes

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  India's first lady biker Veenu Paliwal dies in road accident near Bhopal

  April 12, 2016 12:21 IST

  In a tragic incident, India’s first lady biker, Veenu Paliwal, died in a road accident after her bike skid off a road near Gyaraspur in Vidisha district of Madhya Pradesh.

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  Saina Nehwal again loses to Tai, ousted from Malaysia Open

  April 09, 2016 19:39 IST

  Shah Alam (Malaysia): Leading Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal lost her sixth consecutive match against Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu Ying to be knocked out of the Malaysia Open Superseries Premier semi-finals here on Saturday. Tai, 21,

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  Malaysia Open: Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu enter women's singles quarter-finals

  April 08, 2016 8:32 IST

  Star Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu registered contrasting victories to enter the women's singles quarter-finals at the Malaysia Open here on Thursday.

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  Mary Com, Rose Millian Bathew conferred honorary Doctor of Letters degree

  March 29, 2016 22:13 IST

  Shillong: Olympian and five times boxing world champion MC Mary Kom and first woman chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission, Rose Millian Bathew, were today conferred honorary D.Litt by the North Eastern Hill University

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  Viswanathan Anand draws with Dutch grandmaster Anish Giri at Candidates

  March 29, 2016 8:14 IST

  Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand played out a thrilling draw with Anish Giri of Holland and inched himself up to seven points after his 13th and penultimate round game in the Candidates Chess tournament now underway here.

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  World's fastest man Usain Bolt to retire after Rio Olympics 2016

  March 22, 2016 12:45 IST

  Rio De Janeiro:Sprinter Usain Bolt has confirmed he will retire after this year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro despite calls to prolong his career. The six-time Olympic gold medalist suggested in January that he

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  Saina Nehwal, H S Prannoy reach semifinals of Swiss Open

  March 19, 2016 12:27 IST

  ​PTI:Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and H S Prannoy registered fighting victories in the last eight contests of women's and men's singles events respectively to reach the semifinals of the USD 120,000 Swiss Open Grand Prix

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  Saina, Praneeth reach pre-quarterfinals of Swiss Open

  March 16, 2016 20:57 IST

  Two-time champion and top seed Saina Nehwal and B Sai Praneeth reached the pre-quarterfinals of the women's and men's singles competition at the USD 120,000 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament here today.

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  Unstoppable Vijender clinches 4th successive KO win

  March 13, 2016 16:03 IST

  There was no stopping Indian boxing star Vijender Singh as he notched up his fourth successive knockout professional win by pummelling Hungary's Alexander Horvath in under three rounds here today.

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  Vijender Singh clinches fourth successive professional win

  March 13, 2016 10:38 IST

  Liverpool: There was no stopping Indian boxing star Vijender Singh as he notched up his fourth successive knockout professional win by pummelling Hungary’s Alexander Horvath in less than three rounds on Saturday. Vijender had little

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  Candidates Chess: Anand draws with Aronian; Karjakin catches up

  March 12, 2016 23:32 IST

  Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand played out an easy draw as black against Levon Aronian of Armenia in the second round of the Candidates Chess tournament here on Saturday.

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  Saina Nehwal crashes out of All England Open

  March 12, 2016 7:32 IST

  Leading Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal crashed out of the All England Open with straight-game loss against Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei in the quarter-finals here on Friday.

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  Khali takes revenge, comes out of injury to win in Dehradun

  February 29, 2016 19:55 IST

  Dehradun: Former WWE wrestler Dalip Singh Rana, known as 'The Great Khali', who was admitted in a hospital four days ago after sustaining "serious" head injuries, bounced back in style to beat three foreigners here.Khali, 43,

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  Sindhu, Srikanth lead Indian challenge at German Open

  February 29, 2016 11:45 IST

  Mulheim an der Ruhr (Germany): With Saina Nehwal missing another event due to fitness issues, P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth will spearhead the Indian challenge at the USD 120,000 German Grand Prix Gold starting with

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  The Great Khali vows to take revenge, 'blood for blood' tomorrow

  February 27, 2016 9:51 IST

  New Delhi: Former WWE star Dalip Singh Rana, popularly known as 'The Great Khali', was on Friday discharged from the hospital and vowed to take revenge for the embarrassment he had to go through after getting

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  Unbeaten Vijender Singh to take on Hungary's Alexander Horvath in fourth pro bout

  February 26, 2016 18:33 IST

  London: Unbeaten with demolishing victories in the previous three contests, star Indian boxer Vijender Singh will take on a slightly more experienced Hungarian Alexander Horvath in his fourth professional bout on March 12 in Liverpool.Vijender

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  Watch video: 'The Great Khali' suffers severe head injuries during fight

  February 26, 2016 8:11 IST

  Dehradun: Former WWE wrestler Dalip Singh Rana, better known by his ring name 'The Great Khali', suffered a severe head injury during the Continental Wrestling Entertainment show at Haldwani, Uttarakhand.Khali sustained a head injury during

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  Boxer Manny Pacquiao defends anti-gay comments

  February 20, 2016 18:08 IST

  Manila: Filipino boxing star Manny Pacquiao on Friday stood by his anti-gay stance which has kicked up a lot of controversy, asserting that his comments are endorsed by the Bible.The former world champion had said