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  Jet Airways to be official airline for 35th National Games

  December 28, 2014 17:43 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: Jet Airways has been appointed the official 'airline partner' of the 35th National Games being held in Kerala from Jan 31 to Feb 14, 2015.The airline has offered special fares for the Games usage

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  Sarita Devi determined to win an Olympic medal

  December 28, 2014 8:45 IST

  Kolkata: Overwhelmed by the support she received from Boxing India and her fellow countrymen including cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar while facing the prospect of a life ban, boxer L Sarita Devi hopes to make it

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  Dhyan Chand deserves Bharat Ratna: Milkha Singh

  December 28, 2014 7:51 IST

  Chandigarh: While reiterating that Major Dhyan Chand should be conferred the Bharat Ratna, legendary athlete Milkha Singh conveyed his congratulations to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and late freedom fighter-educationist Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya

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  Sushil, Yogeshwar shine in good year for Indian wrestling

  December 27, 2014 13:44 IST

  New Delhi: A long sabbatical and a rejig in weight categories notwithstanding, Olympic heroes Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt reaffirmed their dominance at the world stage, which included ending a 28-year gold drought at the

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  Lewis Hamilton goes snowboarding to celebrate Christmas

  December 26, 2014 21:45 IST

  Ottawa: British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton, who drives for the Mercedes team and is the current champion, celebrated Christmas in Canada as he hit the slopes for some snowboarding.Accompanying him was American racing driver

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  Anand loses in World C'ship but good year for Indian chess

  January 06, 2015 10:26 IST

  New Delhi: In what turned out to be a bitter-sweet year for Indian chess, five-time winner Viswanathan Anand lost his bid to regain his title in the Sochi World Championship but Indian men's team clinched

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  Know the "bad boys" of the year 2014

  January 10, 2015 11:01 IST

  New Delhi: The year 2014 which is just few days away, has witnessed many big sporting events. But as always, no big sporting event is ever completed without a controversy.There had been number of incidents

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  Kidambi Srikanth is World No. 4 in BWF ranking

  December 25, 2014 14:58 IST

  New Delhi: Young Kidambi Srikanth continued his meteoric rise in world badminton as he ended the season by becoming only the third Indian male shuttler to break into the top-five, reaching a career-high fourth after

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  Yearender 2014: Boxers pack a punch but administrative mess continues in 2014

  December 26, 2014 13:27 IST

  New Delhi: Inside the ring, the men and women who mattered gave their blood, sweat and tears to conquer adversity with elan but outside, sparring for power continued to cast a shadow on Indian boxing

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  'Hosting National Games in Kerala a challenge'

  December 24, 2014 18:49 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: Barely a few weeks before the opening of the 35th National Games early next year in Kerala, Games' chief commissioner Jacob Punnoose has said the "practical difficulties" about the smooth organisation of the event

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  WADA takes 3000 samples from Russian athletes

  December 24, 2014 18:21 IST

  London: World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) officials investigating rampant doping among Russian athletes have collected around 3,000 samples from the country, according to media reports Wednesday.The allegations of doping among the country's athletes were made in

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  Gagan, Samaresh, Anjali in line for gold in Shooting Nationals

  December 23, 2014 22:46 IST

  Pune: Olympic medallist Gagan Narang and veterans Samaresh Jung and Anjali Bhagwat lined themselves up for gold medals in their respective events at the 58th National Shooting Championships here Tuesday.Gagan, representing Air India, was lying

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  Biopic on me should promote badminton: Saina

  December 23, 2014 21:19 IST

  Bhopal: Ace shuttler and Olympic Bronze medallist Saina Nehwal today said that she won't mind a biopic made on her life and wants it to highlight the sport of badminton rather than focus on her.Saina,

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  AIBA urges IOA to recognise Boxing India

  December 23, 2014 18:25 IST

  Laussane: Calling on the IOA to recognise Boxing India, International Boxing Association (AIBA) President Dr Ching Kuo-Wu has said that refusing affiliation to BI amounts to going against the Olympic Charter.Speaking to sports website 'insidethegame.Biz'

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  Mixed year for Indian archers as slump in recurve continues

  December 26, 2014 13:19 IST

  Kolkata: Indian archers had their share of hits and misses but the sport made little headway on the whole as they continued their slump in recurve section in 2014, a trend that doesn't augur too

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  Bindra retains 10m air rifle national title

  December 22, 2014 20:51 IST

  Pune: India's only individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra showed that despite being only a hobby shooter now, he has it in him to continue winning as he successfully defended his 10 metre air rifle

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  Punjab's CM orders investigation into Indo-Pak final controversy

  December 22, 2014 14:41 IST

  Punjab's Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has ordered the formation of a committee to investigate the controversial final match of the Kabaddi World Cup 2014 played between India and Pakistan. According to Dawn News reported that

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  I am going to play chess with renewed vigour in 2015: Anand

  December 22, 2014 11:15 IST

  Indore: Buoyed by winning the London Chess Classic, five-time world chess champion Vishwanathan Anand said he is looking forward to play games in 2015 with renewed zeal and enthusiasm."I think my appetite for chess has

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  Not enough podiums, but lifters bury ghosts of doping

  December 21, 2014 14:02 IST

  New Delhi: There is not much to show in terms of stellar performances but the fact that Indian weightlifters managed to bury the ghost of doping, which has haunted them for long, was no less

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  Saina, Srikanth sink in World Super Series semis

  December 21, 2014 11:27 IST

  Dubai: The dream run of top shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth came to an end after they suffered contrasting defeats in the semifinals to bring the curtains down on India's campaign at the BWF

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  Indian men & women win World Cup Kabaddi titles

  December 21, 2014 11:21 IST

  Badal (Muktsar): The Indian men's team continued their winning streak by clinching the fifth Kabaddi World Cup title, while the women's side bagged the crown for the fourth consecutive time, here Saturday.At a grand finale

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  Muhammad Ali hospitalized with pneumonia

  December 21, 2014 9:29 IST

  Kentucky: A spokesman for Muhammad Ali says the former heavyweight boxing champion has been hospitalized with a mild case of pneumonia.Spokesman Bob Gunnell said Saturday night that the 72-year-old boxing great is being treated by

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  Saina loses in semis of Superseries Finals

  December 20, 2014 16:56 IST

  Dubai: Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal lost 21-11, 13-21, 9-21 to Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu Ying in the semi-final of the $1,000,000 Badminton World Federation (BWF) Superseries Finals at the Hamdan Sports Complex here Saturday. World

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  Indian Golf 2014: Lahiri, Rashid rise; veterans struggle

  December 20, 2014 13:35 IST

  New Delhi: Success eluded them on the European and the PGA Tour but Indian golfers enjoyed a decent run in Asia with rising talents Rashid Khan and Anirban Lahiri sharing four titles between them even

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  My best is yet to come, hopefully: Anand

  December 20, 2014 7:07 IST

  Hyderabad: Indicating that he is still hungry for success, five-time chess world champion Viswanathan Anand on Friday said he is not quitting the game anytime soon and is preparing to play more tournaments in the

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  Saina, Srikanth in semis of Superseries Finals

  December 20, 2014 5:53 IST

  Dubai: Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal and leading male shuttler Kidambi Srikanth Friday entered their respective semi-finals of the $1,000,000 Badminton World Federation (BWF) Superseries Finals at the Hamdan Sports Complex here.World No.4 Saina defeated

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  IOA refuses to recognise Boxing India, its prez slams AIBA

  December 19, 2014 18:56 IST

  Chennai: Indian Olympic Association today rejected Boxing India's application for recognition as the national federation, with its president N Ramachandran saying that BI was “imposed” by the world body AIBA against the wishes of the

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  Saina in last four of Superseries Finals

  December 19, 2014 19:02 IST

  Dubai: Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal Friday entered the last four of the $1,000,000 Badminton World Federation (BWF) Superseries Finals, topping her group with a third straight win at the Hamdan Sports Complex here.World No.4