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  Water pollution tricky issue for Rio Olympics

  August 26, 2015 7:10 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: The organisers of the 2016 Rio Olympics are facing a tricky issue of the water pollution, a media report said.The issue that has most attracted the world's attention so far is the

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  Delhi Half Marathon on November 29

  August 26, 2015 6:51 IST

  New Delhi: Registrations for the 11th $270,000 Airtel Delhi Half Marathon were declared open here on Tuesday with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal becoming the first person to register for the race to be held

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  Paralympic tickets to go on sale

  August 25, 2015 7:23 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: Tickets for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games will go on sale to Brazilian residents on September 7, organisers said.The launch will mark the one-year countdown to the opening ceremony at the Maracana

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  World Athletics Championships : Lalita Babar breaks national record

  August 24, 2015 12:21 IST

  Beijing: Indian middle and long distance runner Lalita Babar continued her impressive run this year to break the national record and qualify for the women's 3,000 metres steeplechase final at the World Athletics Championships here

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  Pro Kabaddi : U Mumba edge out Bengaluru Bulls to lift title

  August 23, 2015 23:35 IST

  Mumbai: U Mumba overcame a fighting Bengaluru Bulls 36-30 in a thrilling summit clash to lift the second Star Sports Pro Kabaddi crown at a packed NSCI Stadium here tonight.Starting the game as slight favourites,

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  Lewis Hamilton wins Belgian Grand Prix ahead of Nico Rosberg

  August 23, 2015 20:47 IST

  Spa-Francorchamps,Belgium:  Lewis Hamilton won the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday from pole, holding off Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg and padding his lead in the Formula One championship standings.The defending champion was two seconds ahead at

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  Usain Bolt wins 100-meter title at world championships in 9.79 seconds

  August 23, 2015 19:35 IST

  Beijing:  After two years of uncertainty, Usain Bolt produced his biggest clutch performance to beat rival Justin Gatlin in the 100-meter world championship final with a lunge at the line in the biggest showdown in

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  Inderjeet Singh first Indian in Worlds shot put final

  August 23, 2015 16:23 IST

  Beijing: Inderjeet Singh became the first Indian shot-putter to enter the final round of World Athletics Championships while Baljinder Singh produced his personal best to finish a creditable 12th in the men's 20km race walk

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  Aditi Ashok becomes first Indian to win Ladies British Amateur

  August 22, 2015 21:43 IST

  Leeds: India's Aditi Ashok made history when she became the first from the country to win the Ladies British Amateur stroke play golf championship at the Moortown Golf Club here.The Indian Golf Union's ladies amateur

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  Lewis Hamilton takes pole position for Belgian Grand Prix

  August 22, 2015 20:55 IST

  Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium: Lewis Hamilton topped Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg on Saturday in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix, becoming the first driver in 14 years to take six consecutive pole positions.The defending Formula One champion

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  Pro Kabaddi: U Mumba hold edge over Bengaluru Bulls in title clash

  August 22, 2015 19:15 IST

  Mumbai:  Spearheaded by captain Anup Kumar, last year's finalists U Mumba appear to hold a clear edge over their rivals Bengaluru Bulls going into the title clash of the second Star Sports Pro Kabaddi League

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  Satisfied with India's performance in badminton World Championship: Pullela Gopichand

  August 22, 2015 18:55 IST

  Mumbai: National badminton coach P Gopichand today expressed satisfaction with the performance of the Indian players in the just-concluded World Championships in Jakarta. "This is the first time so many Indian players had qualified for the

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  Saina Nehwal regains World No.1 spot

  August 20, 2015 19:21 IST

  New Delhi: Despite losing the World Championships final in Jakarta on Sunday, ace Indian Saina Nehwal regained the top spot in women's singles in the latest rankings of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) released on

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  AFI chief Sumariwalla elected IAAF Council member

  August 19, 2015 12:35 IST

  Beijing: Athletics Federation of India President Adille Sumariwalla was today elected as one of the members of the prestigious Council of the IAAF, the global governing body of the sport, in its polls held here.Sumariwalla,

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  I contemplated quitting last year: Saina Nehwal

  August 18, 2015 19:46 IST

  Hyderabad:  World Championship silver medallist shuttler Saina Nehwal feels her decision to change base to Bangalore under Vimal Kumar's tutelage turned out to be a masterstroke as it helped her regain her game and prolong

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  In-form Anirban Lahiri posts India's best finish at a Major

  August 17, 2015 11:17 IST

  Kohler (Wisconsin): Anirban Lahiri scaled a new high for Indian golf by becoming the first from the country to finish inside the top-five of a Major, signing off a brilliant tied fifth in the prestigious

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  Top 10 richest players of Pro Kabaddi League

  August 17, 2015 0:02 IST

  New Delhi:  The game of Kabaddi took a professional touch with the launch of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) and it has become very successful sporting event within a year of its launch. The tournament is

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  Committed too many mistakes in first game: Saina Nehwal

  August 16, 2015 17:44 IST

  Jakarta: Indian ace Saina Nehwal today said she lacked patience and committed too many errors, which dashed her dreams of winning the gold medal at the prestigious Badminton World Championships here.World number 2 Saina settled

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  Saina Nehwal loses World Championships final to Carolina Marin

  August 16, 2015 23:35 IST

  Jakarta: Saina Nehwal's quest to become the first Indian world champion in badminton ended in heartbreak as she lost in straight games to title holder Carolina Marin in the summit showdown of the mega-event here

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  Abhishek Verma earns India gold in Archery World Cup

  August 16, 2015 0:09 IST

  Wroclaw (Poland):  Abhishek Verma gave India a perfect Independence Day gift by clinching the gold medal in the compound men's individual section to open their account in the Archery World Cup Stage 3 on Saturday.Having

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  Saina Nehwal becomes first Indian to enter World Championship finals

  August 16, 2015 0:09 IST

  Jakarta:  Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal today became the first Indian to reach the finals of the World Badminton Championships, assuring herself of at least a silver medal here.The World No.2 Indian notched up a

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  Reconsider my Arjuna nomination: Sourav Kothari to Sarbananda Sonowal

  August 15, 2015 2:14 IST

  Kolkata:  Asian billiards champion Sourav Kothari today requested the sports ministry to reconsider his nomination for the Arjuna Award as a denial would also "affect" aspiration of thousands of talented young cueists."It is my humble

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  Saina Nehwal in semis,assured of maiden Worlds bronze

  August 14, 2015 21:01 IST

  Jakarta:  Indian badminton ace Saina Nehwal came out with a sensational performance on Friday to enter her maiden women's singles semifinal at the World Championships and assure herself of at least a bronze medal here.In

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  Shuttlers Jwala-Ashwini miss out on Worlds bronze

  August 14, 2015 12:27 IST

  Jakarta: In a case of so-near-and-yet-so-far once again, the Indian duo of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa was ousted from the women's doubles quarter-finals of the World Badminton Championships here on Friday.Jwala and Ashwini, seeded

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  Saina, Srikanth win, Kashyap ousted at world championships

  August 13, 2015 13:44 IST

  Jakarta (Indonesia):  Indian badminton players Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth both advanced in their respective singles encounters, while 10th-seeded Parupalli Kashyap was knocked out of the World Badminton Championships in Jakarta on Wednesday.Nehwal exhibited imperious

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  PV Sindhu stuns Xuerui, a step closer to hat-trick of medals

  August 13, 2015 13:21 IST

  Jakarta: Two-time bronze-medallist P V Sindhu stunned Olympic champion and former World No. 1 Chinese Li Xuerui in a hard-fought women's singles match to enter the quarterfinals of the World Badminton Championship here today.  With

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  Kashyap exits, Jwala-Ashwini advance in badminton world championships

  August 12, 2015 15:29 IST

  Jakarta: Tenth seeded Indian badminton star Parupalli Kashyap lost but the women's doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnapa won their respective matches in the World Championships here on Wednesday.Kashyap was knocked out of

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  Marathon runner who ran without a tampon writes about it.

  August 12, 2015 14:56 IST

  New Delhi: London marathon runner and former M.I.A drummer caused a ripple among the feminists when she ran the whole 26 mile marathon while on her period without any sanitary tool. When the 26 year