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'Unorthodox' Vinesh a puzzle for even world class wrestlers

3 hours ago

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She is unorthodox. She is like a gyroscope, which does not lose balance. That's how world-class wrestlers and coaches are describing Vinesh Phogat, who has made her CV more impressive by adding a World Championship bronze alongside the CWG and the Asian Games gold medals...

India 'A' take upperhand over South Africa 'A' in 2nd unofficial Test

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Spinners struck late to give India 'A' the upperhand as South Africa 'A' slumped to 159 for five in their first innings at stumps on day two of the second unofficial Test on Wednesday...

Vinesh locks Olympic quota with bronze at World Wrestling

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Having endured a medal-less run in 3 World Championships before, Vinesh Phogat finally ended the drought by pinning wrestler Maria Prevolaraki by fall in the bronze-medal bout. Vinesh is now has gold medals at the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games. The 25-yr-old lost a point for passivity after Maria, the two-time medallist, suffered a cut on her face...

Bumrah has skill-set to succeed in India in Tests: Agarkar

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Ever since making his Test debut in Cape Town in January 2018, Jasprit Bumrah has improved by leaps and bounds and has become an integral part of the Indian team across all formats, especially Test cricket...

Panghal, Kaushik seal maiden world boxing c'ship medals

4 hours ago

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India were assured of an unprecedented two medals at the World Men's Boxing Championships after Amit Panghal (52kg) and Manish Kaushik (63kg) entered the semifinals of the marquee event with impressive victories on Wednesday. Both the boxers sealed their maiden world medals...

Pant named in Delhi squad for Vijay Hazare Trophy, Shorey to lead

4 hours ago

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Wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant and pacer Navdeep Saini were on Wednesday named in the 16-member strong Delhi squad, led by top-order batsman Dhruv Shorey, for the first four games of Vijay Hazare Trophy, starting September 24...

China Open: PV Sindhu advances, Saina Nehwal crashes out

6 hours ago

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Reigning world champion PV Sindhu sailed into the pre-quarterfinals with a convincing win over former Olympic gold-medallist Li Xuerui but Saina Nehwal crashed out of the China Open Super 1000 tournament on Wednesday...

Stokes slams news daily for revealing family tragedy

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Stokes slams news daily for revealing family tragedy..

My father told me 'you are cursing the dark Deepa, become the lamp': Deepa Malik

10 hours ago

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When asked about what gives her strength, para-athlete Deepa Malik referred to her father's words, "And he said 'Deepa what have I named you? What is your name?' And I said Deepa. So he said 'where did that famous quotation go? It's always better to light a lamp than to curse the dark. You are cursing the dark Deepa, become the lamp."..

CL: Chelsea pay penalty of Ross Barkley miss in defeat by Valencia

12 hours ago

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Valencia put a week of turmoil behind them to beat Chelsea 1-0 at Stamford Bridge in Frank Lampard's first Champions League game in charge of the Blues on Tuesday...

CL: Dortmund draw 0-0 with Barcelona on Messi return

13 hours ago

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Borussia Dortmund hit the woodwork and had a penalty saved before drawing 0-0 with Barcelona in their Champions League Group F opener on Tuesday, with Lionel Messi making his first appearance of the season for the Spaniards...

Big sports events today

22 hours ago

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Here are the big sports events lined up for Wednesday (September 18) that comprise the second T20I between India and South Africa and action from China Open badminton tournament...

2nd unofficial Test: Gill shines as India A reach 233/3 on Day 1

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Shubman Gill shone again with a fine 92 as India A reached 233 for three by the end of first day's play in the second unofficial Test against South Africa A on Tuesday...

Panghal and 3 other Indian boxers march into quarters at worlds

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The Indian juggernaut seemed unstoppable as four boxers, including Asian champion Amit Panghal (52kg), advanced to the quarterfinals with impressive victories in an all-win outing in the World Boxing Championships. The reigning Asian champion will next be up against Filipino Carlo Paalam, who had lost to Panghal in the semifinals of the Asian Games in Jakarta last year...

Dhawan, Pant, Saini available for Delhi's Vijay Hazare campaign: DDCA

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Delhi's India internationals Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant and Navdeep Saini will be available for the state team's Vijay Hazare Trophy campaign, which starts against Vidarbha on September 24...

How the Indian Army tracked down a Kashmiri basketball player in a day

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After article 370 which gave Jammu and Kashmir special status was revoked, phone and internet connections in the state were badly hit. Around that time the Wheelchair Basketball Federation of India was trying to get in touch with one of their players - Ishrat Akhter. Ishrat had made the cut for the Asia-Oceania Wheelchair Basketball Championship, to be played in November-December this year. The tournament is a qualifier tournament for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics...

Sports fraternity wishes PM Narendra Modi on 69th birthday

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Various personalities from the sports fraternity on Tuesday wished Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 69th birthday...

Dipa Karmakar's Tokyo dreams almost over

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The Tripura girl failed to recover from knee injury on her right leg ahead of the selection trials for next month's FIG World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, which will serve as an Olympic qualifier...

Defending 1500m champion Manangoi pulls out of World Athletics Championships

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Defending 1500-meter champion Elijah Manangoi has pulled out of the upcoming athletics world championships because of an ankle injury he picked in training...

Messi comeback possible as Barcelona launch Champions League charge

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Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde said Monday that Lionel Messi could make his comeback against Borussia Dortmund as the Catalan giants launch a fresh assault on the Champions League title in Germany on Tuesday...

Christian Coleman and Noah Lyles head US world championship team

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Sprint favorites Christian Coleman and Noah Lyles and women's 400 metres hurdles world record holder Dalilah Muhammad headline a 141-member U.S. team for this month's world athletics championships, USA Track and Field announced on Monday...

Virat Kohli best, but Steve Smith's record speaks for itself: Ganguly

2 days ago

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Not wanting to compare Steve Smith and Virat Kohli, former captain Sourav Ganguly said that the India captain is still the best in the world but Smith's records speak for itself. Smith maintained his position at the top of the ICC Test player rankings with Kohli on second. Smith's scores of 80 and 23 helped him remain 34 points ahead of Kohli with 937 rating points...

WTA Rankings: Pliskova closes gap on world number one Barty

2 days ago

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Karolina Pliskova's victory at the Zhengzhou Open at the weekend means the Czech is now just 86 points behind Ashleigh Barty who remains at the top of the WTA rankings released on Monday...

My hunger, passion haven't diminished at all: Pankaj Advani

2 days ago

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Ace cueist Pankaj Advani, who just registered his 22nd world title, insists he is not done yet and is motivated enough to win more titles and bring laurels to the country in the future...

Problem of plenty, or plenty of problems for Virat Kohli & Co?

2 days ago

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The India-South Africa washout in Dharamshala means one less game to experiment on the road to next year's T20 World Cup. The series in the West Indies offered a glimpse of the new direction but almost nothing is set in stone when it comes to this squad, so the tinkering options are limitless...

Anjum Moudgil sweeps women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions in national trials

3 days ago

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World championship silver medallist Anjum Moudgil swept the women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions (3P) national trials, winning the T7 trial at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range on Sunday...

Kavinder Bisht moves ahead with tough win at World Boxing

3 days ago

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Asian silver-medallist Kavinder Singh Bisht (57kg) advanced to the pre-quarterfinals with a hard-fought win over China's Chena Zhihao in the World Men's Boxing Championships on Sunday...

Shuttler Sourabh Verma wins Vietnam Open title

3 days ago

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India's Sourabh Verma registered a thrilling three-game win over China's Sun Fei Xiang to claim the men's singles title at the $75,000 Vietnam Open BWF Tour Super 100 badminton tournament on Sunday...

Bus conductor's son Atharva stars for India U-19

3 days ago

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Atharva's father, who died when he was just 10, had encouraged him to play cricket. His mother got her husband’s job of a bus conductor with BEST in Mumbai and is the lone earner in the family. She helped the 18-year-old Atharva fulfill his father's dream...

As long as MS Dhoni continues to play he is very valuable to Team India: Virat Kohli

4 days ago

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As long as MS Dhoni continues to play he is very valuable to Team India: Virat Kohli..

Motera to soon have world's largest cricket stadium

4 days ago

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Motera to soon have world's largest cricket stadium..

US Open champion Bianca Andreescu receives customised WWE belt

4 days ago

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Newly crowned US Open champion Bianca Andreescu of Canada has received a customised World Wrestling Championship (WWE) belt. The 19-year-old, who had defeated 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams in the final of the recently concluded US Open, on Friday tweeted the picture of herself with the belt..

Domestic cricket giants who never played for India

4 days ago

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Amol Muzumdar is South Africa's interim batting coach, a worthy recognition for the Mumbai batsman who scored prolifically in domestic cricket but never represented India...

Missing Qatar tie was torture: Sunil Chhetri

4 days ago

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Indian football team's talisman and regular captain, Sunil Chhetri, was forced to watch from the sidelines as the Blue Tigers secured a historic draw against Asian champions Qatar in the World Cup Qualifiers in Doha...

5th Test: Jofra Archer claims six wickets as England take charge of Ashes finale

4 days ago

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Jofra Archer took six wickets as England bowled Australia out for 225 to gain the upper hand on the second day of the fifth Ashes Test on Friday despite another Steve Smith masterclass. Joe Root's team are desperate to level the series at 2-2 to end their historic World Cup-winning season on a high but have been consistently dogged by the peerless Smith...

Chess World Cup: Nihal Sarin's win leaves Magnus Carlsen in awe

5 days ago

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The stardom of Nihal Sarin continues to grow with each passing game in the Chess World Cup. The 15-year-old from Kerala has a peculiar style that is just unusual for his age...

AP CM promises land for PV Sindhu to set up badminton academy

5 days ago

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Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy on Friday promised to allot five acres of land in the port city of Visakhapatnam to ace shuttler PV Sindhu for setting up a badminton academy for girls...

Sourabh Verma enters semifinals of Vietnam Open

5 days ago

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Indian shuttler Sourabh Verma stormed into the men's singles semifinals of the Vietnam Open BWF Tour Super 100 after beating local hero Tien Minh Nguyen in straight games on Friday...

Virat Kohli turns nostalgic after DDCA unveils a stand in his name

5 days ago

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India skipper Virat Kohli turned nostalgic on Thursday after the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) unveiled a new pavilion stand bearing his name at the Feroz Shah Kotla in recognition of his contribution to the game. The DDCA also renamed the Feroz Shah Kotla as Arun Jaitley stadium in memory of the late politician-cum-sports-administrator...

Kane will break my England goal record, says Rooney

5 days ago

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Rooney netted 53 times for England during his glittering career as the former Manchester United striker broke Bobby Charlton's previous record of 49...

Manish Kaushik advances to second round of World Boxing Championships

6 days ago

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Commonwealth Games silver-medallist Manish Kaushik (63kg) hardly broke a sweat as he out-punched Kyrgyzstan's Uulu Argen Kadyrbek to enter the second round of the World men's Boxing Championship on Thursday...

I am taking it one step at a time, says Rahul Chahar

6 days ago

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Chahar brothers – Rahul and Deepak – are still cherishing their long-awaited dream right now - featuring in India’s same playing eleven. Rahul’s elder brother Deepak had already made his India debut and Rahul was waiting for his turn...

Virat Kohli tweet sparks MS Dhoni retirement speculation

6 days ago

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India captain Kohli went down memory lane on Thursday, posting an image from India's 2016 World Twenty20 match against Australia with the caption that included "this man (Dhoni), made me run like in a fitness test."..

Will it be an open and shut case for Rohit Sharma?

6 days ago

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India may be enjoying a fine run in Test matches at the moment but there are a few pressing issues with the batting. The opening slot, for one, will be top of agenda when the selectors meet on Thursday to pick the team for the Test series against South Africa at home...

India not behind cricketers' boycott of Pakistan tour: Sri Lanka

7 days ago

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Sri Lanka minister Harin Fernando has rejected claims made by Pakistan Minister Fawad Hussain Chaudhry that India forced the players of the island nation to opt-out of their upcoming tour against the Men in Green. Fernando said that 10 players have opted out of the tour "purely" based on the 2009 incident when the players came under attack by terrorists in Lahore...

Toor eyes 21m shot-put mark at World Championships

7 days ago

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The 24-year-old Toor qualified for the World C'ships in Doha this month as the area champion (Asian Games gold medallist) from Asia and is currently training in the Czech Republic. His personal best of 20.75 metres, which won him the Asiad gold in Jakarta, is also a national record. However, the qualifying standard for the Olympics is 21.10 metres...

Difference of opinion cannot be seen as conflict: Shastri on alleged Kohli-Rohit rift

8 days ago

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Ravi Shastri argued that Rohit Sharma would not have scored five hundreds in the World Cup if there were serious differences between him and Virat Kohli. Ahead of the team's departure to the Caribbean, Kohli too had dismissed the reports of a rift. Asked if the rumours affected the team spirit, Shastri said that one should not create trouble when team is doing well...

Jinson Johnson targets athletics World Championships medal

8 days ago

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India's premier middle-distance runner Jinson Johnson clocked 3 minutes 35.24 seconds to win the 1500m silver medal in the ISTAF Berlin event recently. It was a performance which helped him qualify for the upcoming athletics World Championships, to be held in Doha from September 27 to October 6...

Cricket authorities urged to introduce 'heat rules'

8 days ago

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The 'Hit for Six' report urges cricket authorities to introduce 'heat rules', including postponing games in response to climate change. The report also calls for extra care around youth players and for manufacturers to develop equipment that enhances air flow. Games may need to be postponed or re-arranged to cooler times of the day, it suggested...

Schumacher admitted to hospital for 'secret treatment'

8 days ago

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Former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher was admitted to a Paris hospital for "secret treatment" earlier on Monday. Schumacher turned 50 on January 3 but has not been seen in public since a skiing accident in the French Alps five years ago that left him with severe head injuries and in a medically-induced coma for several months...

Court stays arrest warrant for Mohammed Shami

9 days ago

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An Indian court on Monday ordered an interim stay on an arrest warrant against fast bowler Mohammed Shami after his estranged wife accused him of various crimes including assault and sexual harassment. Shami's lawyer Salim Rahaman said the order was stayed by district judge Rai Chattopadhyay in Alipore Court for nearly two months...

World Cup qualifiers: India face toughest match against Qatar

9 days ago

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A heart-breaking loss in the campaign-opener has dented their chances of moving ahead and the Indian football team faces another uphill task when it takes on Asian champions Qatar in its most difficult match of the World Cup second round qualifiers on Tuesday...

Olympics Qualifiers: India men face Russia, women play USA

9 days ago

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The Indian men's hockey team will face Russia and the women will take on USA in the Olympic qualifiers after the International Hockey Federation (FIH) conducted the draw in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Monday to decide who plays who in the 14-team final qualification phase for Tokyo 2020 Games...

Who will win the race for most Men's Grand Slam titles?

9 days ago

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With his fourth US Open title, Rafael Nadal took his Grand Slam title count to 19, just one short now of Roger Federer's all-time Men's record of 20. Nadal is now three clear of Novak Djokovic's 16 Grand Slam titles. At 33, Nadal may have the upper hand in the long run, considering the Swiss maestro is 38 and has not been able to give his best for a while now...

What to expect at Olympics hockey qualifying draw

9 days ago

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The Indian men's and women's hockey teams, along with 13 other, will get to know their opponents for the Olympic qualifiers when the International Hockey Federation (FIH) conducts the qualifying draw in Lausanne, Switzerland, at 4:30 pm IST today...

CoA issues notice to Choudhary for no show at meetings

10 days ago

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The Committee of Administrators (CoA) on Sunday show caused BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary for not attending recent meetings of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and Asian Cricket Council (ACC). Choudhary has seven days to respond to the notice. The ICC conference was held from July 14-20 in London while the ACC meeting was in Bangkok on Sep 3...

Dinesh Karthik tenders unconditional apology after violating BCCI clause

10 days ago

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Dinesh Karthik has tendered an "unconditional apology" for violating BCCI's Central clause. Karthik is the captain of IPL franchise KKR but being seen in a Trinbago Jersey while watching the match forced the BCCI to issue a show cause notice, asking why his central contract should not be cancelled...

Indian shooters still hopeful of sport's inclusion in 2022 CWG

11 days ago

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For the first time since 1974, shooting has been excluded from the Commonwealth Games roster due to logistical issues. India won as many as 16 medals in shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Sports minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday said India will take up the issue through diplomatic channel if they don't get a favourable response giving players glimmer of hope...

Quotas in the bag, Indian shooters reveal plans for Tokyo Games

11 days ago

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Indian shooting is on a roll. The rate at which the shooters have been winning medals at international competitions of late, has raised hopes of a fine performance at next year's Tokyo Olympics...

I don't regret anything: Ambati Rayudu on his '3D' comment

12 days ago

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Ambati Rayudu said that he has no regrets about his "3D" jibe at chairman of selectors MSK Prasad after being dropped from the World Cup squad. Rayudu said, "I don't regret anything" but admitted that World Cup snub did affect him. While he agreed that missing World Cup was disappointing, he added that he is sure selectors had the best interest of the team...

'Smith best in Tests, Kohli on top across formats'

12 days ago

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Steve Smith's Test heroics in the ongoing Ashes series in England have once again given rise to the debate on who between Smith and India captain Virat Kohli is the best batsman in world cricket at the moment. And Australian legend Shane Warne believes Virat takes the cake when you take into account all formats of the game...

Maradona named coach of Argentine Superliga side

12 days ago

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Argentine legend Diego Maradona will take over as coach of Superliga side Gimnasia, the club announced on its Twitter account on Thursday...

India lose to Oman after taking lead in opening World Cup Qualifier

13 days ago

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Captain Sunil Chhetri's early strike went in vain as India surrendered a one-goal advantage to lose 1-2 to Oman in their opening fixture of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers on Thursday...

Bajrang gets top billing at World Championships

13 days ago

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India's top grappler Bajrang Punia has been handed the top billing in the men's 65kg freestyle category at the World Championships, slated to begin in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan from September 14...

Sourabh loses to Chen, India's campaign ends at Chinese Taipei Open

13 days ago

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Former champion Sourabh Verma suffered a straight-game loss to world number 2 Chou Tien Chen in the men's singles second round to draw curtains on India's campaign at the $500,000 Chinese Taipei Open badminton tournament on Thursday...

Disappointed by Rahul's struggle, it's like a jigsaw puzzle: Jaffer

13 days ago

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KL Rahul's struggling run in the opening slot has left former India opener Wasim Jaffer baffled and he feels the Karnataka player seems caught in an unsolved jigsaw puzzle despite having the ability to do well...

Kohli posts shirtless picture, netizens ask if he just paid traffic challan

13 days ago

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Virat Kohli on Thursday posted a shirtless picture of himself on Twitter. The netizens saw an opportunity to poke fun and asked the cricketer if he just paid a traffic violation challan. Twitterverse started commenting on his post, suggesting that he may have to pay a fat fine. The jokes were in context of a Delhiite who was fined Rs 23K for traffic violations...

Swimming coach sacked for alleged molestation, Rijiju promises stern action

13 days ago

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A Goa-based swimming coach has been sacked after a minor girl accused him of molesting her, a purported video of which went viral on social media, prompting Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju to also step in and promise stringent action...

One-off Test: Rashid Khan becomes the youngest Test captain

13 days ago

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Afghanistan's Rashid Khan became the youngest ever Test skipper when he led his team out for the one-off Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong on Thursday. The leg spinner, at 20 years and 350 days, overtook the record of Zimbabwe's Tatenda Taibu, who in 2004 made his debut as captain just eight days older than Rashid...

Coming under BCCI, the turning point for women's cricket in India: Mithali Raj

13 days ago

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Mithali Raj, known as the pioneer of women's cricket in India feels that coming under the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was a turning point for the women's sport in the country...

FIFA WC Qualifiers: India face tough Oman test

13 days ago

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The real test for coach Igor Stimac and his new-look team starts as India take on Oman in the first match of the World Cup qualifiers in Guwahati on Thursday...

Duleep Trophy Final: Unadkat stars for India Red

13 days ago

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In terms of the script, nothing much changed from the previous match as rain continued to dog the Duleep Trophy tournament. Just 49 overs of play were possible on the opening day of the final between India Red and India Green at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru...

'Stop crying': Harbhajan slams Gilchrist on 'DRS' in 2001 hat-trick

14 days ago

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'Stop crying': Harbhajan slams Gilchrist on 'DRS' in 2001 hat-trick..

Indian men finish fifth, win gold in 1st Division at Asian TT

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The Indian men's team logged their best ever result at ITTF Asian Table Tennis Championships, finishing fifth after beating Hong Kong 3-1 in the classification match on Wednesday...

Amit Panghal seals maiden world boxing championship medal

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Asian Games gold-medallist Amit Panghal (52kg) was assured of a maiden world championship medal after the Indian boxer advanced to the semifinals on Wednesday. The second-seeded Panghal defeated Philippines' Carlo Paalam 4-1 to be assured of at least a bronze in the marquee tournament...

Massive corruption in PSL's first two editions: Report

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The Auditor General of Pakistan in the special audit report indicated massive corruption in the first two seasons of the Pakistan Super League (PSL)...

England cricket chiefs back Ben Stokes in family tragedy story row

11 hours ago

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England cricket chiefs on Tuesday rallied round star all-rounder Ben Stokes after he criticised a British newspaper report about a family tragedy more than 30 years ago...

China Open: Saina Nehwal crashes out in first round

13 hours ago

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Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal was knocked out of the ongoing China Open World Tour Super 1000 tournament on Wednesday after suffering a crushing defeat to Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the opening round...

Napoli beat holders Liverpool in Champions League opener

14 hours ago

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Dries Mertens and Fernando Llorente scored late goals as Napoli defeated holders Liverpool 2-0 in Tuesday's opening round of Champions League group stage matches...

2nd T20I: India big favourites vs SA at home

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2nd T20I: India big favourites vs SA at home..

Asian TT Championships: Indian men's TT team beats Singapore

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The Indian men's team beat Singapore 3-0 in the 5-8 classification match in the ITTF Asian Table Tennis Championships to remain in the champions division of the continental event on Tuesday...

Panghal enters quarters of world boxing championships

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Asian Games gold-medallist Amit Panghal (52kg) remained on course for a maiden world championship medal after advancing to the quarterfinals with a comprehensive win over Turkey's Batuhan Citfci. The reigning Asian champion will next be up against Filipino Carlo Paalam, who had lost to Panghal in the semifinals of the Asian Games in Jakarta last year...

Neymar's PSG Champions League suspension cut

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Neymar's Champions League ban for insulting match officials on social media has been reduced from three games to two following an appeal, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled on Tuesday...

Vinesh's title hopes dashed after defeat against world champion

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Star Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat was on Tuesday pushed out of the title race by reigning champion Mayu Mukaida of Japan at the World Championship...

'Women cricketers were offered big money to fix ties'

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The Anti-Corruption Unit of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday approached the Bengaluru city police in the wake of revelations that two men had approached a member of the Indian women's team with offers of huge amounts of money for match-fixing...

Cristiano Ronaldo 'embarrassed' by rape allegations

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Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo has admitted he felt "embarrassed" as he tried to shield his family from allegations he raped a woman in the United States...

Steve Smith 'proud' after summer of Ashes redemption

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In a historic summer for cricket - starting with the World Cup - a disgraced Aussie redefined redemption as the game's oldest rivalry found new meaning and verve...

Chandrasekhar's suicide led to TNPL betting probe

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TN police confirm they stumbled upon info while looking into team owner's death. The TNPL had earlier hit the headlines when former India cricketer VB Chandrasekhar, who owned the franchise Kanchi Veerans, committed suicide allegedly over the debts he incurred in the league...

Mayank Agarwal looking forward to debut on home soil

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The India Test opener returned to his recourse less than 24 hours after arriving in Bengaluru, following the tour of the West Indies. The 28-year-old was back to work on Friday. The Karnataka batsman spoke to Times Sportal on the challenges of international cricket and the value of the domestic calendar...