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  IBL: Saina-Sindhu set for Independence Day clash

  August 15, 2013 16:49 IST

  New Delhi: Thursday is the Independence Day so is the day for new sensation on Indian badminton circuit  P.V. Sindhu to break loose and establish herself as a new Badminton icon when she faces her

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  IBL: Pune Pistons edge out Delhi Smashers 3-2 in the opener

  August 15, 2013 17:36 IST

  New Delhi: Doubles specialist Ashwini Ponnappa guided Pune Pistons to a thrilling 3-2 victory against hosts Krrish Delhi Smashers in the opening match of the USD one million Indian Badminton League (IBL) which kicked off

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  Heffernan wins men's 50km walk, Rana 33rd

  August 14, 2013 18:49 IST

  Moscow: Robert Heffernan of Ireland broke the hosts' domination in race walking by winning the men's 50-km title with a world leading time at the 2013 IAAF World Championships here Wednesday. India's Basanta Bahadur Rana

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  IBL: Doubles players not being given importance say Jwala and Ashwini

  August 14, 2013 18:38 IST

  New Delhi: Top Indian shuttlers Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa said here on Wednesday that the administrators of the sport give more importance to singles and doubles players are being ignored.India's singles shuttlers are doing

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  Honoured, but was expecting Khel Ratna last year: Sodhi

  August 14, 2013 13:06 IST

  New Delhi: India's ace double trap shooter Ronjan Sodhi said he was honoured to be selected for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, an honour he was expecting last year."It is a great honour for me.

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  IBL: Indian badminton to take a giant step

  August 14, 2013 13:00 IST

  New Delhi: Touted as the richest shuttle tourney in the world, the $1 million Indian Badminton League (IBL) will finally get cracking as Krrish Delhi Smashers take on Pune Pistons at the Siri Fort Sports

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  Poonia cries foul over Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

  August 14, 2013 11:51 IST

  New Delhi: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and controversies seem to have some kind bonding. Once again the award embroiled in controversy involving ace woman discus thrower Krishna Poonia and double trap shooter Ronjan Sodhi with

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  Chess World Cup: Adhiban, Sasikiran in second round

  August 14, 2013 11:36 IST

  Tromso (Norway): Former National champions B. Adhiban and Krishnan Sasikiran raised their performance when it mattered and clinched their respective tie-break games to enter the second round of the chess World Cup here.Pitted against a

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  IBL: Good performances will make badminton popular, says Saina

  August 15, 2013 10:54 IST

  New Delhi: World No.4 Saina Nehwal said here Tuesday that good performances by Indian shuttlers will make badminton more popular in the country."I think good performances and results will make the sport popular and will

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  IBL: Malaysian Lee Chong Wei confirms participation

  August 14, 2013 11:32 IST

  Mumbai: Smile is back on Indian Badminton League's franchise Mumbai Masters face as Malaysian shuttler Lee Chong Wei confirmed his participation on Monday. Till Sunday he was struggling to even stand and he had to

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  IBL: Air-conditioning cut-off caused Lee Chong Wei breaking down

  August 13, 2013 19:26 IST

  Mumbai: Malaysian coach and now chief coach of  Indian Badminton League's franchise Mumbai Masters Tey Seu Bock has blamed an air conditioning cut-off for causing Lee Chong Wei to cramp up and pull out of

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  Moscow Worlds: Russian 1-2 in women's 20km walk, Khushbir Kaur finishes 39th

  August 13, 2013 18:57 IST

  Moscow: Russia's London Olympics champion Elena Lashmanova led a one-two finish for the hosts in the women's 20-kilometre walk at the IAAF World Championships here on Tuesday. India's Khushbir Kaur finished 39th out of 57

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  Ace shooter Sodhi picked for Khel Ratna, Kohli for Arjuna

  August 13, 2013 17:32 IST

  New Delhi: Trap shooter Ronjan Sodhi, the first Indian to win two back-to-back World Cup gold medals, was today recommended for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, while star cricketer Virat Kohli was among the

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  IOC seeks re-assurance on Russian anti-gay law

  August 13, 2013 14:59 IST

  Moscow: Russian government's anti-gay law, which  bans "propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations" and imposes fines, has caused a major international outcry and spawned calls for protests ahead of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.The IOC insisted

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  It's always great to be back, says Usain Bolt after regaining 100m gold

  August 12, 2013 10:39 IST

  Moscow, Aug 12: Reclaiming the 100—meter world championship gold he lost through a false start in South Korea two years ago, the Olympic champion once again holds every major sprint title there is.Usain Bolt restored

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  Dufner holds off Furyk to win PGA Championship

  August 12, 2013 9:53 IST

  Pittsford, New York, Aug 12: Jason Dufner won his first major title with a two-stroke victory over Jim Furyk at the PGA Championship.Dufner bogeyed the final two holes on Sunday for a 2-under 68 that

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  World athletics: Usain Bolt clocks 9.77 sec to win 100 m gold

  August 12, 2013 9:07 IST

  Moscow, Aug 12 : The fastest man in the world Jamaican Usain Bolt on Sunday  clocked a season's best of 9.77 seconds to win the 100 metre gold in World Athletic Championships here. He reclaimed

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  World athletics: Gold for Kenyan Edna, Britain's Mo Farah

  August 12, 2013 9:03 IST

  Moscow, Aug 12:  The World Championships opened here with Kenya's defending champion Edna Ngeringwony Kiplagat claiming the first gold in the women's marathon and Britain's double Olympic champion Mo Farah triumphing in style in the

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  IBL: Ready to take on Saina, says Sindhu

  August 13, 2013 19:27 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 11: World Championship bronze medallist P.V. Sindhu said she is ready to take on Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal in the Indian Badminton League (IBL) Aug 14-31.The teenager said she was ready

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  BAI announces Rs.15 lakh for Sindhu

  August 11, 2013 18:58 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 11: Badminton Association of India (BAI) president Akhilesh Das Gupta Sunday announced a cash reward of Rs.15 lakh for P.V. Sindhu for her bronze medal-winning performance at the World Championships in Guangzhou,

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  I want to become World No 1, says badminton star P V Sindhu

  August 11, 2013 8:28 IST

  Hyderabad, Aug 11: "I want to become World number one," Sindhu had told IANS a couple of months ago. With her bronze medal in the World Badminton Championships, she has made a giant leap towards

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  World Championships: It is a big victory for me, says Sindhu

  August 10, 2013 18:40 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 10: A look at the draw and she knew it was not going to be easy but rising shuttler P V Sindhu said she never underestimated herself as she slayed one giant

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  World Badminton Championships: Sindhu loses in semifinals

  August 10, 2013 17:10 IST

  Guangzhou, Aug 10: India's rising shuttler PV Sindhu settled for a bronze medal at the World Championships after suffering a straight-game defeat against world number three Ratchanok Inthanon in the semifinals of the prestigious event

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  Obama rejects boycott of Olympics in Russia

  August 10, 2013 10:03 IST

  Washington, Aug 10: President Barack Obama on Friday rejected the idea of the United States boycotting the Winter Olympics in Sochi next year over a new anti-gay law in Russia, despite frustrations with that country's

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  Indian badminton fraternity lauds Sindhu

  August 10, 2013 6:33 IST

   New Delhi, Aug 10 : The badminton fraternity lauded P.V. Sindhu's performance after she created history by becoming the first Indian women's singles player to reach the semifinals of the World Championships in Guangzhou Friday.The

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  Sindhu can go the distance: Gopichand

  August 11, 2013 20:17 IST

  Guangzhou, Aug 9: Chief national coach Pullela Gopichand is hoping his protege P.V. Sindhu goes the distance in the World Badminton Championships after becoming the first Indian to reach the women's singles semifinals of the

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  World Badminton: Sensational Sindhu enters semifinal, assures India a medal

  August 09, 2013 20:29 IST

  Guangzhou, Aug 9: Tenth seed P.V. Sindhu created history Friday by assuring India of at least a bronze medal at the World Badminton Championships, beating former World No.1 Shixian Wang in straight games at the

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  Saina, Kashyap crash out of World Badminton Championship

  August 09, 2013 14:35 IST

  Guangzhou (China), Aug 9:  The elusive World Championship medal once again slipped through Saina Nehwal's fingers as the Indian ace suffered a straight-game defeat against Korean Yeon Ju Bae in the quarterfinals of the prestigious