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Sports Ministry suspends Paralympic Committee of India
April 22, 2015 23:24 ISTNew Delhi: Taking a cue from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the government on Wednesday suspended the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) for gross negligence and poor management of the 15th National Para Athletics Championships
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Shuttler Sindhu makes winning return in Asian Championship
April 22, 2015 16:06 ISTWuhan (China): Two-time World Championship bronze medallist P.V. Sindhu made a winning return to the circuit when she easily beat Uzbekistan's Anait Khurshudyan to progress to the women's singles third round at the $200,000 Badminton
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Kashyap enters prequarters of Asia Championship
April 22, 2015 16:00 ISTWuhan (China): India's Parupalli Kashyap played one of the longest matches of his career as he roared into the prequarterfinals with a gruelling three-game win over Chinese Taipei's Jen Hao Hsu at the USD 200,000
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Viswanathan Anand crushes Wesley So in Shamkir Chess tournament
April 21, 2015 22:38 ISTShamkir (Azerbaijan): Five times world champion Viswanathan Anand scored a crushing victory against overnight leader Wesley So of United States in the fifth round of Shamkir Chess 2015, being held in the memory of Vugar
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Lalit Bhanot set to contest election for Asian athletics body
April 21, 2015 22:31 ISTNew Delhi: Former IOA Secretary General Lalit Bhanot is set to contest for the post of vice president of the Asian Athletics Association (AAA) when the elections for the continental body are held in China
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Ghosal to be honoured at Calcutta Sports Journalists' awards
April 21, 2015 21:17 ISTKolkata: Asian Games gold medallist in squash Saurav Ghosal, gold medal winning hockey Olympian Gurbux Singh among others will be honoured at the Calcutta Sports Journalists' Club annual awards on Thursday at Rotary Sadan.India No.1
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Govt identifies 45 athletes as potential medal winners in Rio Olympics
April 21, 2015 21:11 ISTNew Delhi: The Sports Ministry has identified 45 potential medal winners, who will get financial assistance under the government scheme 'Target Olympic Podium' for the 2016 Rio Games."Financial Assistance is available for such athletes from
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Viswanathan Anand draws with Vladimir Kramnik in Shamkir chess
April 21, 2015 17:28 ISTShamkir (Azerbaijan): Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand drew with old foe Vladimir Kramnik of Russia in the fourth round of Shamkir Chess 2015, held in the memory of Grandmaster Vugar Gashimov.With his fourth straight draw
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Parupalli Kashyap reaches 2nd round of Asia Championship
April 21, 2015 16:30 ISTWuhan (China): India's Parupalli Kashyap made a resounding start to his campaign at the USD 200,000 Badminton Asia Championship, thrashing Singapore's Zi Liang Derek Wong in straight games to reach the second round of the
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Sports ministry identifies 45 athletes for TOP scheme
April 20, 2015 20:31 ISTNew Delhi: Forty five athletes from six disciplines have been identified as potential medal winners for the 2016 Rio Olympics and they will be integrated into the "Target Olympic Podium Scheme" (TOP), a sports ministry
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SAI offers 'coaching' help to troubled boxer Mrunal Bhosale
April 20, 2015 17:45 ISTNew Delhi: The Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Monday offered to sponsor a one-year diploma course in coaching at the National Institute of Sports (NIS) for financially-challenged national level boxer Mrunal Bhosale.Pune-based Bhosale drives
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Hamilton wins Bahrain GP ahead of Raikkonen and Rosberg
April 19, 2015 23:12 ISTSakhir, Bahrain: Defending champion Lewis Hamilton won the Bahrain Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday to strengthen his overall lead in the Formula One standings with his third win in four races this season
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Three Indian race walkers qualify for Rio Olympics
April 19, 2015 23:08 ISTNew Delhi: Three Indian race walkers -- Khushbir Kaur, Manish Rawat and Sandeep Kumar -- on Sunday qualified for next year's Rio Olympics after creditable performances in the IAAF Race Walking Challenge at Rio Maior
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Wrestler Sushil Kumar sets sights on World Championships
April 19, 2015 20:12 ISTNew Delhi: Double Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar has set his sights on the prestigious World Championships in the United States in September to start his preparations for next year's Rio Games in right earnest.Sushil,
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Twin top rankings reflect rise of women in Indian sports: Saina Nehwal
April 19, 2015 17:52 ISTMumbai: After reclaiming the top spot in badminton singles rankings, Saina Nehwal is doubly delighted at fellow Hyderabadi tennis ace Sania Mirza's rise to the summit of the women's doubles rankings and says the twin
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Hamilton takes pole position for Bahrain GP ahead of Vettel
April 18, 2015 23:15 ISTSakhir, Bahrain: Defending champion Lewis Hamilton will start the Bahrain Grand Prix from pole position for the first time after clinching his fourth straight pole of the season on Saturday, well ahead of Sebastian Vettel.Hamilton,
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Anand draws with Vachier-Lagrave in Shamkir Chess tournament
April 18, 2015 21:13 ISTShamkir (Azerbaijan): Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand played out his second straight draw in the Shamkir Chess tournament, signing peace with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France quite easily with black pieces in the second round here
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Hamilton posts fastest time in 3rd practice at Bahrain GP
April 18, 2015 20:39 ISTSakhir, Bahrain: Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton warmed up for qualifying at the Bahrain Grand Prix with the fastest time in the third practice session Saturday.Hamilton, the championship leader after winning two of the opening
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Nico Rosberg fastest ahead of Lewis Hamilton in 2nd practice
April 18, 2015 16:26 ISTSakhir, Bahrain: Nico Rosberg posted the fastest time ahead of Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton in the second practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix on Friday, showing he's well positioned to take his first pole
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Bolt eyes historic 'triple-triple' in Rio Olympics
April 17, 2015 16:41 ISTRio de Janeiro: Star sprinter Usain bolt says the prospect of a landmark "triple-triple" is a motivating force as he prepares for his final Olympic Games in Rio next year.The Jaimaican sprint legend will be
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Multi-language commentary emerging as a new trend in sports
April 17, 2015 16:38 ISTCoimbatore: With multi language commentary emerging as a new trend, the new sports channel, SONY KIX, has decided to telecast more sports events in regional languages, as it began in Tamil, Telugu and Bengali, for
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Paralympic committee of India suspended due to infighting
April 17, 2015 16:21 ISTNew Delhi: The Paralympic committee of India has been suspended by world governing body over infighting within the body and shoddy treatment to athletes in Ghaziabad last month.According to a letter written by the International
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I hope to be at the top for long, says Saina Nehwal
April 17, 2015 13:59 ISTBengaluru: It won't be easy to hold her recently-acquired number one position in the world rankings but ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal says she is confident of a long reign at the top and is
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Viswanathan Anand in elite company in Shamkir Chess
April 16, 2015 18:50 ISTShamkir (Azerbaijan): Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand will have his hands full when he competes in a very strong field in the Shamkir Chess 2015, held in the memory of Vugar Gashimov.Come Friday, the Heydar
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No move to bar Mary from trials for missing National camp: BI
April 16, 2015 18:45 ISTNew Delhi: Rubbishing reports that Olympic bronze-medallist M C Mary Kom could be barred from the trials for the Olympic qualifiers, Boxing India said the veteran is not under any compulsion to attend the national camp
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Top Indian shooters stranded in Bangkok airport due to 'flying with arms'
April 16, 2015 17:28 ISTBengaluru: The incidents of India's sportspersons facing harassment due to the unprofessional attitude of the sporting body has once again resulted in India's top shooters, Anjali Bhagwat and Heena Sindhu spending sleepless night at Bangkok
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SAI sees a record 100 athletes qualifying for Rio Olympics
April 16, 2015 16:54 ISTNew Delhi: In a rather ambitious projection, Sports Authority of India (SAI) sees a record 100 plus athletes qualifying for next year's Rio Olympics. "Though qualification process has barely started, our own assessment is that if
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Geeta Rani's 'B' sample tests positive, faces lengthy ban
April 16, 2015 16:41 ISTNew Delhi: Commonwealth Games gold medallist weightlifter Geeta Rani's confirmatory 'B' sample test has also returned positive for a banned substance and she is set to end her career in ignominy as she faces the
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