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  Shuttler Jayaram shocks world No 7 to reach Korea Open final

  September 19, 2015 18:07 IST

  Seoul: Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram today continued his rampaging run at the Korea Open notching up a sensational straight-game upset victory over world No 7 Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei to storm into the

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  Saina Nehwal gifts her 'racquet' to PM Narendra Modi on his birthday eve

  September 16, 2015 21:52 IST

  New Delhi: World number one shuttler Saina Nehwal on Wednesday presented her racquet, with which she became the first Indian to win a silver medal at the Badminton World Championships, to Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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  Finally TOP Scheme for Jwala Gutta, Ashwini Ponnappa

  September 15, 2015 18:55 IST

  New Delhi: After much dilly-dallying, the Sports Ministry has included Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa in the TOP scheme, putting an end to the controversy surrounding the doubles duo's complaint of bias against the Ministry

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  BI stands suspended, says Narsi after Natl body sets AGM date

  September 15, 2015 13:40 IST

  New Delhi: The chairman of the AIBA ad-hoc committee Kishan Narsi has reiterated in an e-mail communication that Boxing India stands provisionally suspended after the derecognized national body in a notification had scheduled its Annual

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  India youngsters bag bronze in Archery World Cup

  September 14, 2015 17:49 IST

  Medellin: India concluded their campaign with a solitary bronze medal in the men's compound team event at the Archery World Cup Stage 4 in Medellin, Colombia, on Sunday.The Indian trio of Sarvesh Pareek, Sandeep Kumar

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  India bags bronze medal in Archery World Cup Stage 4

  September 14, 2015 13:57 IST

  Medellin (Colombia): In the absence of regulars, India have concluded their campaign with a solitary bronze medal in the men's compound team event at the Archery World Cup Stage 4 here.The Indian trio of Sarvesh

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  Floyd Mayweather decisions Berto in last fight to remain unbeaten

  September 13, 2015 19:18 IST

  Las Vegas: His career winding down to its final seconds, Floyd Mayweather Jr. took a victory lap around the ring, his fist raised in triumph.After 19 years of perfection in the ring, he deserved one

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  Narsingh picks up bronze, Olympic spot at wrestling Worlds

  September 13, 2015 17:42 IST

  Las Vegas: Narsingh Pancham Yadav clinched bronze in the men's Freestyle 74kg category to open India's account at the World Wrestling Championships here.Yadav, who also secured a quota place for next year's Rio Olympics in

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  Four Indians reach second round of Japan Open

  September 10, 2015 6:42 IST

  Tokyo: It was a mixed day for India at the Japan Open as four shuttlers, including Saina Nehwal reached the second round, while others bowed out of the singles events of the Super Series badminton

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  12th South Asian Games in Guwahati & Shillong from Jan 10-22

  September 09, 2015 21:19 IST

  Shillong: The 12th South Asian Games (SAG) will be held in Guwahati and Shillong from January 10 to 22 next year and preparations were on for the multi-sporting event in both states."The South Asian Games

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  Rio opens first Olympic Park venue

  September 09, 2015 10:28 IST

  Rio De Janeiro: The first venue at Rio de Janeiro's 2016 Olympic Park complex was officially opened late Tuesday as organisers stepped up preparations for next year's Games.Future Arena will host Olympic handball and Paralympic

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  Yogeshwar Dutt out of World Championships, embarrassment for WFI

  September 08, 2015 20:21 IST

  New Delhi:  In a huge embarrassment, India's spearhead Yogeshwar Dutt was forced to pull out of the Wrestling World Championships after being found unfit at the eleventh hour, leaving the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI)

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  Saina Nehwal eyes Japan Open title

  September 08, 2015 8:13 IST

  Tokyo: After clinching a silver at the World the Championship, world No.1 Saina Nehwal will look to continue her rampaging form when she opens her campaign at the USD 275,000 Japan Super Series, which gets

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  Force India back in top 5 with double points finish at Monza

  September 07, 2015 8:32 IST

  Monza (Italy): Sahara Force India regained fifth place in the team standings with their biggest points haul this Formula 1 season as Sergio Perez and Nico Hulkenberg finished sixth and seventh in the Italian Grand

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  India finishes 4th at Asian Boxing Championships

  September 07, 2015 8:33 IST

  Bangkok: India signed off a creditable fourth among the record 28 countries which participated in the Asian Boxing Championships after grabbing one silver and three bronze medals on the whole.India logged 16 points for their

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  Lewis Hamilton wins Italian GP and doubles F1 lead

  September 06, 2015 20:17 IST

  Monza, Italy: Lewis Hamilton cruised to his seventh win of the season at the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday, and doubled his Formula One lead over Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg, whose engine caught fire with

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  Golfer Sujjan Singh wins unique Indian pro event in US

  September 06, 2015 18:07 IST

  Sunbury:  Sujjan Singh emerged as the winner in a unique tournament of Indian professionals in the United States.One of the 10 Indian pros, Sujjan toured nearly 12,50 miles on road over a period of six

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  Asian Boxing Championships: Vikas Krishan Yadav enters final

  September 05, 2015 17:51 IST

  Bangkok:  Former World Championships bronze-medallist Vikas Krishan (75kg) was the lone Indian to make the final while three others settled for bronze medals after losing hard-fought semifinal contests in the Asian Boxing Championships here on

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  Gagan Narang achieves No.1 spot in Asian ranking

  September 05, 2015 17:08 IST

  New Delhi:  Having rediscovered his old form, Olympic medallist Gagan Narang of India has achieved the number one spot in men's 50m rifle prone shooting category in Asia.The 32-year-old Narang has 971 points to his

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  India gear up for Paragliding World Cup in October

  September 05, 2015 16:38 IST

  New Delhi:  The best paragliders in the world will gather in Bir Billing and show their mettle, as India gear up to host the "AAI Paragliding World Cup 2015".Preparations are underway on a massive scale

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  Snehal Mane lifts Mauritius Open ITF Juniors title

  September 05, 2015 13:48 IST

  Mumbai: Pune girl Snehal Mane won her second ITF girls' singles title in as many weeks in Mauritius today.The 16-year-old Maharashtra player claimed the title by winning the Mauritius Open ITF junior championships, a Grade

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  Mourinho, Ronaldo, Djokovic receive Guinness World Records certificates

  September 04, 2015 18:06 IST

  London: Some of the biggest names in the sporting world Frank Lampard, Jose Mourinho, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lewis Hamilton, Novak Djokovic and many more have been included in the new Guinness World Records book and were

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  National level boxing champion sells kites for survival

  September 04, 2015 14:30 IST

  New Delhi: In India, sports like cricket and tennis have managed to get a good recognition, all thanks to the glamour and revenue generation. All players are all in good condition because they are credited

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  Durban to host 2022 Commonwealth Games

  September 03, 2015 14:43 IST

  Auckland : The South African city of Durban will host the 2022 Commonwealth Games, becoming the first African city to stage the quadrennial multi-sports event.The 71 countries and regions of the Commonwealth Games Federation made

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  L Devendro Singh storms in Asian semis, qualifies for World Championships

  September 01, 2015 17:10 IST

  Bangkok:  Commonwealth Games silver-medallist L Devendro Singh (49kg) assured himself of a medal and a place in the upcoming World Championships by storming into the Asian Championships semifinal here on Tuesday.Devendro, a silver-medallist from the

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  Usain Bolt wins world treble with relay gold

  August 29, 2015 19:27 IST

  Beijing: Usain Bolt is perfect yet again.Dispelling two years of doubts, the Jamaican won three sprint gold medals this week for an overall world championship record of 11, anchoring the Jamaican 4x100-meter relay team with

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  Usain Bolt wins record fourth straight 200 metres title

  August 27, 2015 23:50 IST

  Beijing:  Usain Bolt put his sprinting supremacy beyond doubt.With one of his coasting-at-the-end performances in the 200 meters on Thursday, Justin Gatlin still couldn't get close as the Jamaican won a record 10th gold medal

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  Confident of securing Olympics berth: Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt

  August 26, 2015 7:19 IST

  New Delhi: Confident of securing an Olympic berth and that too with a gold-medal finish at the World Championship, star India wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt said an early qualification would give him enough time to work