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  Syed Modi Masters: Saina, Sindhu, Srikanth, Kashyap advance

  January 22, 2015 6:32 IST

  Lucknow: Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu entered the women's singles' second round, while Kidambi Srikanth and Parupalli Kashyap reached the third round of the $120,000 Syed Modi International India Masters at the Babu Banarasi Das

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  Proud to set world record, says Bhakti Sharma

  January 21, 2015 16:46 IST

  New Delhi: Indian open water swimmer Bhakti Sharma said Wednesday she was happy to set a world record and make her country proud.Bhakti set a world record Jan 10 by swimming 1.4 miles in 52

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  Three Russian Olympic champions tested positive for doping

  January 21, 2015 9:30 IST

  Moscow: Three Russian Olympic gold medalists in race walking were tested positive for abuse of using performance improving drugs, the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) said Tuesday.Sergey Kirdyapkin and Olga Kaniskina were banned for three years

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  I didn't support Sarita's refusal to accept medal: Dravid

  January 21, 2015 7:50 IST

  New Delhi: Former cricket captain Rahul Dravid feels that Indian woman boxer L Sarita Devi didn't do the right thing by refusing to accept the bronze medal at the Incheon Asian Games in October, last

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  Season 2 of Tata Motors-run prima truck racing in March

  January 20, 2015 19:29 IST

  Mumbai: For the second straight year, the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida would see Tata Motors-built trucks racing for honours in the T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship on March 14 and 15 with international

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  'Run Kerala Run' sets history; thousands participate

  January 20, 2015 19:55 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: Heralding the arrival of the 35th National Games to the state after a gap of 28 years, thousands of people from all sections of society today took part in the historic marathon 'Run Kerala

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  Saina eyes title defence in Syed Modi International GP

  January 19, 2015 18:49 IST

  Lucknow: Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal will look to launch the new season with a bang when she starts her title defence at the Syed Modi International Grand Prix Gold Badminton Championship that gets underway

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  Murphy crushes Robertson to win snooker Masters

  January 19, 2015 13:28 IST

  London: Shaun Murphy thrashed world No.1 Neil Robertson 10-2 to become the champion of the snooker Masters at the Alexandra Palace here.The win Sunday helped Murphy, the winner of 2005 world championship and 2008 UK

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  Lindsey Vonn makes history

  January 19, 2015 19:17 IST

  Lindsey Vonn won a super-G Monday for her record 63rd World Cup victory and celebrated with an embrace from a surprise visitor—boyfriend Tiger Woods.The American broke Annemarie Moser-Proell's 35-year-old record of 62 World Cup wins

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  7 feet tall Poonam leads Chhattisgarh to victory

  January 18, 2015 21:24 IST

  Mumbai: Standing tall at 7 feet, hoopster Poonam Chatruvedi played a stellar role in shaping Chhattisgarh's success over defending champions Southern Railway in the women's final of the Rs 5 lakh prize fund 10th Savio

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  Al-Attiyah wins 2015 Dakar Rally

  January 18, 2015 11:35 IST

  Buenos Aires: Qatari Nasser Al-Attiyah claimed his second Dakar Rally title after a gruelling 9,000 kilometres of race concluded here.Al-Attiyah dominated the car category for entire two-week rally. The Mini driver won the first stage,

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  Robertson beats O'Sullivan to reach snooker Masters final

  January 18, 2015 11:25 IST

  London: Neil Robertson knocked out Ronnie O'Sullivan in the snooker Masters with a stunning 6-1 victory in the semi-finals here.The world No. 1 Australian, the 2012 Masters winner, will Sunday fight for the championship against

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  Advani lists seventh national billiards title

  January 18, 2015 10:58 IST

  Kolkata: India's ace cueist and 12-time world champion, Pankaj Advani of PSPB, lifted his seventh national billiards title by convincingly shutting out his colleague Dhruv Sitwala at the BRC Gloster National Billiards Championship here Saturday.Sitwala,

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  National table tennis: Soumyajit Ghosh, Mouma Das win titles

  January 18, 2015 6:54 IST

  Puducherry: Soumyajit Ghosh upstaged top seed G. Sathiyan 4-2 to regain the men's crown while Mouma Das outclassed Poulami Ghatak by the same margin to claim the women's title at the 76th senior national table

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  Sarita Devi suspension: HC seeks responses of IOA, Boxing India

  January 18, 2015 11:00 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi High Court has sought the response of Boxing India, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and boxer Laisram Sarita Devi on a plea challenging her suspension by the International Boxing Association (AIBA) for refusing

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  Shuttlers Sindhu, Jayaram lose in Malaysia

  January 18, 2015 6:46 IST

  New Delhi: The Indian challenge came to an end as shuttlers P.V. Sindhu and Ajay Jayaram lost their respective semi-final matches at the season opening $120,000 Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold here Saturday.Second seed Sindhu,

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  Big challenge awaits Indian shuttlers pre Rio Games: Gopi

  January 17, 2015 6:57 IST

  Mumbai: A very big challenge awaits the Indian shuttlers ahead of next year's Rio Olympic Games in their quest to improve their world rankings before the cut-off date of May, 2016, according to chief national

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  Shuttlers Sindhu, Jayaram enter Malaysia Masters semis

  January 17, 2015 6:47 IST

  Kuching (Malaysia): Indian shuttlers P.V. Sindhu and Ajay Jayaram rose to the occasion to beat their respective last eight opponents and enter the semi-finals of the $120,000 Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold here Friday.However, it

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  IOC launches bid process for 2024 Games

  January 16, 2015 14:20 IST

  Paris: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that the bid process for 2024 Olympic Games gets underway with new invitation phase.It's the first bid process following the adoption of Olympic Agenda 2020 earlier last month

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  Muhammad Ali back in hospital for 'follow-up care'

  January 16, 2015 7:58 IST

  Louisville, US: A spokesman for Muhammad Ali says the boxing great is back in the hospital for follow-up care related to a urinary tract infection.Ali family spokesman Bob Gunnell said yesterday that the former heavyweight

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  President, PM laud swimmer Bhakti for new world record

  January 16, 2015 7:27 IST

  New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday congratulated open water swimming champion Bhakti Sharma for setting a world record by swimming 1.4 miles (2.25 km) in 1 degree Celsius temperature in

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  Pankaj Advani in National Billiards semifinals

  January 16, 2015 6:37 IST

  Kolkata: On a day of upsets, Indian ace Pankaj Advani continued his impressive run by storming into the semifinals of the National Billiards Championship at the Bengal Rowing Club here today.Advani faced some resistance from

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  IOA holds talks with National Games officials

  January 15, 2015 18:39 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: High-level talks were held here Thursday between the visiting members of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and the officials of the 35th National Games organising committee.The Games will be held at 30 venues across

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  Sindhu, Kashyap advance in Malaysia GP Gold

  January 15, 2015 18:27 IST

  Kuching (Malaysia): Leading Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu reached the women's singles quarter-finals of the $120,000 Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold while Commonwealth Games gold medallist Parupalli Kashyap entered the men's singles pre-quarterfinals at the Stadium

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  Tendulkar meets Sarita, presents her autographed jersey

  January 15, 2015 16:03 IST

  Mumbai: After lending strong support to her cause, Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar met Commonwealth Games silver-medallist woman boxer L Sarita Devi, who is serving a one-year ban for her emotionally-charged protest at the Asiad."Met

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  Sangwan, Satish win gold in Boxing Nationals

  January 14, 2015 20:38 IST

  Nagpur: Asian Games bronze medallist Satish Kumar won the super heavyweight title while Olympian Sumit Sangwan also won a gold in light-heavy category as Boxing India's first Elite Men's National Championship ended here Wednesday.Services boxer

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  World Kabaddi League in top-5 sporting properties

  January 14, 2015 13:55 IST

  New Delhi: The Wave World Kabaddi League attracted an aggregate reach of over 101 million individuals as per TAM India in its first edition, placing it among the top-5 sporting properties in India, both in

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  Jitu Rai to train in Rio one year before Olympics

  January 13, 2015 22:53 IST

  Mumbai: Ace pistol shooter Jitu Rai is to train as well as compete in shooting events at Rio de Janeiro in the middle of August this year as he prepares to take a shot at