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  Jitu Rai rises in all directions as shooters continue to impress

  Other Sports | December 26, 2014 13:19 IST

  New Delhi: On and off, here and there, Indian shooters called the shots in 2014, but it was ‘Pistol King' Jitu Rai who truly lived upto the sobriquet with a stunning display, leaving the other

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  I am Satisfied with the draw: Viswanathan Anand

  Other Sports | November 09, 2014 12:16 IST

  Sochi: Satisfied with the draw in a tough opening match of the World Championships, Indian chess wizard Viswanathan Anand said he felt relieved to have pulled off the result after a rather wobbly start against

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  Sindhu settles for second bronze in World Championship

  Other Sports | August 30, 2014 23:19 IST

  Copenhagen: P V Sindhu today suffered a heartbreak at the World Badminton Championship as the Indian shuttler had to settle for a second consecutive bronze medal after succumbing to Carolina Marin of Spain in straight

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  Sindhu creates history, enters semis at Badminton World Championships

  Other Sports | August 29, 2014 18:38 IST

  Copenhagen: Leading Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu created history Friday by reaching the women's singles semi-finals and assuring herself of at least a bronze medal finish at the World Championships here.By achieving the feat, the 19-year-old

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  Ashwini-Tarun ousted from World Championships

  Other Sports | August 25, 2014 15:29 IST

  Copenhagen: The Indian badminton squad got off to a poor start as Tarun Kona and Ashwini Ponnappa were ousted from their mixed doubles opener at the World Championships here Monday.Though Tarun and Ashwini lost the

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  Uzbek lifter wins gold at men's World Championships

  Other Sports | October 28, 2013 15:46 IST

  Wroclaw (Poland):  Uzbekistan lifter Ruslan Nurudinov won the gold medal at the men's 105-kg category competition of the World Weightlifting Championships.The 21-year-old managed 190kg in the snatch, and then lifted 235kg in the clean and

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  Boxing: Vijender, Nanao Singh selected for World Championships

  Other Sports | August 29, 2013 8:53 IST

  Patiala: Vijender Singh (75kg) made a return to the Indian boxing team along with Thokchom Nanao Singh (49kg) as the selectors picked the team for the World Championships after a two-day trial here on Wednesday.There

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  IBL: Sindhu has a bright future, says Saina Nehwal

  Other Sports | August 16, 2013 19:34 IST

  New Delhi:  Hyderabad Hotshots icon player Saina Nehwal Thursday said World Championships bronze medal-winning shuttler P.V. Sindhu has a bright future ahead.After defeating Sindhu in straight games in their first ever competitive match in the

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

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

  Other Sports | 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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  Saina ready for World Championships

  Other Sports | July 12, 2013 20:47 IST

  New Delhi, July 12: India's top badminton player Saina Nehwal is determined to come out of the rough patch and says she is in perfect shape for next month's World Championships in China.Since winning the

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  Boxer Vijender hopeful about London Olympics

  Other Sports | July 06, 2012 14:51 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 6: He rose from anonymity with a bronze in Beijing that was as good as gold for Indian boxing but set for an unprecedented third Olympic appearance, Vijender Singh wants to remain

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  Mary Kom loses in World Championships quarters

  Other Sports | May 16, 2012 22:06 IST

  Qinhuangdao (China), May 16: Indian woman boxer MC Mary Kom's Olympic ticket will be decided by fate now after she lost in the quarterfinals to world number two Nicola Adams in the World Championships on

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  Mary Kom seeded 7th, gets first-round bye at World Championships

  Other Sports | May 11, 2012 17:45 IST

  New Delhi, May 11: India's five—time world champion M.C. Mary Kom on Friday got the seventh seeding and a first—round bye in the draw for the World Women's Boxing Championships in Qinhuangdao, China - the

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  Winning For Some Isn't Everything At Worlds

  Other Sports | September 04, 2011 15:57 IST

  Daegu, South Korea, Sept 4: Anti-government protests forced Yemeni hurdler Fatima Sulaiman Dahman to train indoors for six months before the world championships. And even then, she often practices alone because there are few other

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  Usain Bolt Wins 200 At The World Championships

  Other Sports | September 03, 2011 18:38 IST

  Daegu (South Korea), Sep 3: Usain Bolt won the men's 200 meters at the world championships on Saturday, running the fourth fastest time in history of 19.40 seconds.Bolt, who set the world record of 19.19

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  US Wins Women's 4x400 At The World Championships

  Other Sports | September 03, 2011 18:34 IST

  Daegu (South Korea), Sep 3: The United States won the women's 4x400-meter relay Saturday, giving Allyson Felix a women's record seventh gold medal at the world championships.Felix and Sanya Richards-Ross failed to get gold in

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  Kirani James Wins Men's 400 Metres

  Other Sports | August 30, 2011 19:07 IST

  Daegu, South Korea, Aug 30:   Kirani James of Grenada fought from behind to beat favorite LaShawn Merritt of the United States at the line to win the 400 meters Tuesday at the world championships.Merritt long

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  Germany's Steffen Drops Out Of Worlds

  Other Sports | July 28, 2011 11:46 IST

  Shanghai, July 28: Britta Steffen of Germany dropped out of the world championships after swimming the slowest qualifying time in the 100-meter freestyle on Thursday. The defending champion's time of 54.86 seconds was only good enough

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  Tejaswini Sawant Is India's First Woman Shooter To Win Gold At World Championships

  Other Sports | August 08, 2010 16:30 IST

  New Delhi : Tejaswini Sawant on Sunday became the first Indian woman shooter to clinch a gold medal at the World Championship by finishing on top with a world-record equalling score in the 50m Rifle