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Mayweather vs Pacquiao: World's most expensive Boxing match ever
May 02, 2015 17:42 ISTLas Vegas: Floyd Mayweather Jr. will step into a boxing ring in Las Vegas today to face the equally legendary Manny Pacquiao in what is being hailed as the “fight of the century,” a night
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Richest fight ever is also a gold mine for Las Vegas bookies
May 01, 2015 19:48 ISTLAS VEGAS (AP): Days before the fight, one Manny Pacquiao believer had already put $500,000 on his man in the MGM Grand sports book.Now, book operator Jay Rood is working hard to balance the
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TOP scheme will fetch more medals for India: Sushil Kumar
April 30, 2015 22:17 ISTIndore: Wrestler Sushil Kumar on Thursday expressed confidence that the government's Target Olympic Podium (TOP) scheme will fetch more medals for the country in the 2016 Olympics than the earlier Games."TOP scheme will increase India's
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IOA feud comes out in open, vice-president demands meeting
April 30, 2015 22:13 ISTNew Delhi: Just days after International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach's visit to the country, the factional feud within the Indian Olympic Association surfaced today with a top official demanding a Special General Body Meeting
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India's trap shooters fail to qualify for finals
April 29, 2015 20:09 ISTLarnaca (Cyprus): Indian shooters failed to qualify for the finals of men's double trap event at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup with Ankur Mittal emerging as the best performer after an 11th place finish in
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Indian boxer Gaurav Bidhuri shines in WSB
April 29, 2015 19:55 ISTNew Delhi: Indian boxer Gaurav Bidhuri (52kg) has created quite a splash at the International Boxing Association's semi-professional World Series of Boxing, churning out three consecutive wins for his franchise Italia Thunder in the ongoing
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Paddler Sharath moves into Round 3 at World Championship
April 29, 2015 19:38 ISTSuzhou (China): India's Sharath Kamal moved into the men's singles third round at the World Table Tennis Championship here on Wednesday.Sharath defeated 35th-ranked Simon Gauzy of France in the second round. The World No.44 Indian
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ITTF becomes world largest sports body
April 29, 2015 18:18 ISTSuzhou: History was created here with the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) becoming the world's largest international sports federation in terms of membership.At the Annual General Meeting (AGM) here on Tuesday, the ITTF formally decided
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Govt names 45 athletes selected for assistance under TOP scheme
April 28, 2015 17:12 ISTNew Delhi: Led by Beijing Olympics gold-medallist Abhinav Bindra, there are 17 shooters from among 45 athletes, who have been selected by the government for financial assistance under the Target Olympic Podium (TOP) scheme.The government
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Paralympic Committee of India suspended by govt, international body
April 28, 2015 14:19 ISTNew Delhi: The Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) has been suspended with immediate effect for an unlimited period of time following poor management in the conduct of 15th National Para Athletics Championship 2015.Sports Minister Sarbananda
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PM seeks IOC help to make India hub of sports infrastructure
April 27, 2015 22:09 ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today sought the support of International Olympic Committee (IOC) in making India a hub of sports infrastructure and sports equipment manufacturing as its President Thomas Bach met him here. During
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Indian descent NBA player Sim Bhullar to visit India next month
April 27, 2015 20:53 ISTMumbai: Sim Bhullar, who earlier this month became the first player of Indian descent to play in the NBA, will visit India from May 2-7 to promote the growth of basketball in the country.The 7'5
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Yuki Bhambri moves to 2nd round, Saketh bows out due to sickness
April 27, 2015 20:43 ISTTaipei: Yuki Bhambri tamed a fighting Yuya Kibi to advance to the second round but it was curtains for Saketh Myneni, who was forced to retire mid-way in the first round of the USD 75000
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India not to bid for 2024 Olympics, PM didn't propose it: Bach
April 28, 2015 7:57 ISTNew Delhi: International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach today laid to rest speculations about India's possible bid for 2024 Olympics, saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not propose it in their meeting here.Bach also
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India crowned champions at President's Cup Boxing Tournament
April 27, 2015 17:34 ISTNew Delhi: Rakesh Kumar (69kg) and Harpal Singh (75kg) struck gold as India were crowned champions for the first time in the 22nd President's Cup Boxing Tournament in Palembang, Indonesia. The Indian team logged 33 points
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IOA officials tell Bach their opposition to Sports Bill
April 27, 2015 17:02 ISTNew Delhi: Miffed at the “interference” of Sports Ministry in its affairs, Indian Olympic Association on Monday told the visiting International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach to convey to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi its
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International Olympic Committee chief to meet PM Modi today
April 27, 2015 12:16 ISTNew Delhi: International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi today during his one-day whirlwind visit to discus ways to take Indian sports forward amid speculation that the country might
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PM Modi lauds Saina, Sania; supports cricket team
April 27, 2015 0:08 ISTNew Delhi: Lavishing praise on Sania Mirza and Saina Nehwal for climbing to number one in world rankings, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today also offered words of support to the country's cricketers, who were heavily
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IOC chief to meet PM Modi tomorrow for Indian sports' forward push
April 26, 2015 18:38 ISTNew Delhi: International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi tomorrow during his one-day whirlwind visit to discus ways to take Indian sports forward amid speculation that the country might bid
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Akhilesh Das Gupta elected Badminton Asia Confederation vice-president
April 25, 2015 17:56 ISTNew Delhi: Badminton Association of India (BAI) President Dr Akhilesh Das Gupta on Saturday was elected the vice-president of the Badminton Asia Confederation (BAC) for a four year term.Akhilesh was elected during the continental body's
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IOC chief to meet PM Modi on Monday evening
April 25, 2015 17:37 ISTNew Delhi: International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach will arrive here on Friday for his one-day whirlwind visit and is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday to discus ways to take Indian
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Viswanathan Anand beats Adams to jump to second spot in Shamkir
April 24, 2015 22:51 ISTShamkir (Azerbaijan): Viswanathan Anand crashed through the defences of Michael Adams of England to jump to sole second spot in the Shamkir Chess 2015 tournament, here today.It was sheer power and simplicity from Anand that
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Saina Nehwal, P.V. Sindhu ousted from Asia Championships
April 24, 2015 19:44 ISTWuhan (China): The Indian challenge at the $200,000 Badminton Asia Championships came to an end following the women's singles quarterfinal losses of Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu here on Sunday.World No.1 Saina lost to Chinese
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Saina Nehwal ousted from Badminton Asia Championship
April 24, 2015 16:53 ISTWuhan, China: India's Saina Nehwal lost her women's singles quarterfinal to Chinese Taipei's Tzu Ying Tai in three tough games at the $200,000 Badminton Asia Championship here on Friday.The fifth seed defeated World No.1 Saina
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Saurav Ghoshal awarded 'Best Sportsperson of the Year'
April 23, 2015 23:25 ISTKolkata: Ace squash player Saurav Ghosal received the Best Sportsperson of the Country Award at the Calcutta Sports Journalists' Club Annual Awards Function at the Rotary Sadan, here on Thursday.Sports personalities of past and present
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BAI likely to be taken to court for badminton league contract terminat
April 23, 2015 19:34 ISTNew Delhi: The promoters of Indian Badminton League (IBL) are mulling legal action against the Badminton Association of India (BAI) for its "unlawful" termination of the agreement between the two parties for running the tournament.Media
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Shuttlers Saina Nehwal, P.V.Sindhu advance, Parupalli Kashyap out of Asia Championship
April 23, 2015 17:06 ISTWuhan (China): World's top-ranked women's shuttler Saina Nehwal and compatriot P.V. Sindhu won their respective matches but male star Parupalli Kashyap was beaten in the $200,000 Badminton Asia Championships here on Thursday.Saina defeated Japan's Nozomi
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Kamal to lead India in World Table Tennis Championship
April 23, 2015 14:56 ISTSuzhou (China): World No.44, Sharath Kamal will spearhead the Indian challenge in the QOROS World Table Tennis Championship (WTTC) which will be held here from April 26 to May 3.National champion and India's No.2, Soumyajit
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