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Top FIFA officials Hawit, Napout arrested, ‘opposing’ extradition to the US

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The two top football officials arrested in Zurich on Thursday in the latest raids targeting FIFA are opposing extradition to the United States, where they are wanted over corruption allegations, Switzerland said. “The two FIFA officials arrested in Zurich on the instructions of the Federal Office of Justice FOJ were today also given hearings by […]

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It’s time India won a major tournament medal, says Coach Oltmans after reaching HWL semis

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India’s chief coach Roelant Oltmans is a “proud” man after his side stunned Great Britain 2-1 to enter the semifinals of Hockey World League (HWL) Final in Raipur on Thursday and the Dutchman feels it’s time for the eight-time Olympic champions to win a medal in a major tournament. After finishing at the bottom of

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IPTL: Defending champs Indian Aces start second season with a win over Japan Warriors

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Defending champions Indian Aces eked out a 25-24 win against first-timers Japan Warriors in their opening match of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) season two that began in Japan on Wednesday. Singapore Slammers had sailed past UAE Royals 26-20 in the first match of the season two at the Kobe World Hall. Though debutants

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Commonwealth Games wants cricket back at the crease

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The Commonwealth Games is in talks with the International Cricket Council about bringing the sport back into the four-yearly event, organisers told AFP. The Commonwealth Games Federation, which controls the second-biggest multi-sport event after the Olympics, said it was keen to get cricket back on the bill, with the Twenty20 shortest format of the game

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Badminton Association of India announces cash award of Rs 10 lakh for Sindhu

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Badminton Association of India (BAI) today announced a cash award of Rs 10 lakh for PV Sindhu in recognition of her impressive title victory at the Macau Open. Sindhu, ranked 12th in the world, beat World no. 6 Minatsu Mitani from Japan 21-9 21-23 21-14 in the final to retain her title. “She has yet

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HWL: Don’t want to see such below-par performance again, says Oltmans after Argentina defeat

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Roelant Oltmans was fuming after a lacklustre India lost 0-3 to Argentina in the opening match of the Hockey World League (HWL) Final, prompting the Dutchman to say he doesn’t want to witness a repeat of such a “below-par” showing from his wards in the rest of the tournament. Oltmans, chief coach of the Indian

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ISL 2015: Kerala Blasters score late equaliser against Mumbai City to dash playoff hopes for both sides

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The hopes of making it to the semi-finals of the second season of the Indian Super League (ISL) were all but shattered for visitors Kerala Blasters FC and hosts Mumbai City FC after the two sides played out a 1-1 draw at the DY Patil Stadium here on Thursday. Striker Antonio German scored the equaliser

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ATP World Tour Finals: Rohan Bopanna-Florin Mergea finish as runners-up

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India’s Rohan Bopanna and his Romanian doubles partner Florin Mergea missed out on the ATP Tour Finals title after suffering a 6-4, 6-3 defeat against Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau in Sunday’s final. Bopanna and Mergea had hoped to cap a memorable first season together by winning the prestigious event at London’s O2 Arena. But

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Fifteen world titles and counting: Pankaj Advani wins IBSF World Snooker Championship

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India’s most successful cueist Pankaj Advani added another feather in his cap by winning the IBSF World Snooker Championship after battling past his Chinese opponent Zhua Xintong in the final to take his world title count to 15 on Saturday. Advani, 30, once again mesmerised the green baize to prevail over the teenage sensation 8-6

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Discussed plans of developing professional boxing in India with Sports Minister: Vijender

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India’s star boxer Vijender Singh today met Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at his residence here and discussed about his plans of developing professional boxing in the country. Vijender also thanked the minister for his constant support in his professional debut. “I thanked the Minister for his continuous support in my professional career. He assured me

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Vijender Singh meets Haryana CM, offers support to sports schemes

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Star Indian boxer Vijender Singh met Haryana Chief Minister M L Khattar and offered his support to any government initiative aimed at promoting sports in the state. Vijender, who turned professional earlier this year, is on his first trip to India after making the transition. The 30-year-old former Olympic and World Championships bronze-medallist won both

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After loss in China Open final, Saina eager for Hong Kong Open success

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Following the loss in the final of the prestigious and lucrative China Open on Sunday, Saina Nehwal will be more eager and hungrier than ever to clinch a Superseries title at the $350,000 Hong Kong Open, which commences at the Hong Kong Coliseum here on Tuesday. Despite achieving the World No.1 spot this year and

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China Open: Saina Nehwal falters at the final hurdle; loses to Li Xuerui in straight games

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Indian ace shuttler Saina Nehwal’s dream of defending her women’s singles title came crashing as she suffered a straight-game defeat to Olympic champion Li Xuerui in the final of the USD 700,000 China Open Super Series Premier on Sunday. The Olympic bronze medallist Saina, committed a litany of unforced errors to go down 12-21 15-21

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China Open: Saina Nehwal sails into semifinals; to meet nemesis Yihan Wang

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Defending champion Saina Nehwal sailed into the semifinals of the USD 700,000 China Open Super Series Premier after she saw off Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara in straight games on Friday. A relaxed Saina didn’t break a sweat and her cool demeanour helped her to stave off the challenge from the World No. 10, notching up a

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Para shooter Rajeev Malik’s rifles goes missing during travel before IPC Shooting World Cup

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Indian para shooter Rajeev Malik has suffered a setback before the IPC Shooting World Cup at Fort Benning, USA as the marksmen lost both his rifles during his travel. The 34-year-old handicapped shooter finds himself in a spot of bother as the airlines in which he travelled from Delhi to Atlanta has misplaced his two

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Boxing: Vijender Singh destroys England’s Dean Gillen for second pro win

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Star Indian boxer Vijender Singh knocked out Dean Gillen of England in the opening round to register his second consecutive victory at the professional level at the National Stadium here on Saturday. Vijender, who had scored a Technical Knock Out (TKO) victory over another Englishman Sony Whiting within three rounds in his debut bout was

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After TKO on debut, Vijender Singh eyes another smashing show in 2nd professional bout

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Buoyed by a knockout start to his professional career, Indian boxer Vijender Singh will be up against Dean Gillen in his second bout on Satruday in front of an audience which will not just have boxing aficionados but also Hollywood executives exploring his potential as a movie star. Vijender, who notched up a Technical Knockout

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ISL 2015: Struggling Kerala Blasters upset table toppers FC Pune City

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Kerala Blasters gave themselves hope of securing a place in the semifinals of the Indian Super League (ISL) with a 2-0 victory over table-toppers FC Pune City at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi on Wednesday. Chris Dagnall (45th minute) and Sanchez Watt (60th minute) scored for Kerala in a match they dominated for long spells

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Want to break into top 10 by year-end and qualify for Super Series finals: Jwala Gutta

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India’s top women’s doubles pair in badminton, seasoned campaigners Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa, are aiming to crack the top 10 in world rankings before the year comes to an end. “We are currently ranked 11th. We had broken into the top ten after the Canadian Open but I fell sick during the Japan and

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ISL 2015: After Pele, it could be Brazilian legend Ronaldo to make his visit to India

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Brazilian football legend Ronaldo could soon make his maiden whistle-stop visit to India as he has been invited by his former national and Real Madrid teammate Roberto Carlos to be the special guest in one of the Delhi Dynamos’ ISL games. Carlos is the marquee manager cum player of Indian Super League (ISL) outfit Delhi

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‘We’ve done some amazing things’: Mirza-Hingis crown stunning year with WTA Finals title

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Swiss veteran Martina Hingis and India’s Sania Mirza crowned a stunning year for their partnership on Sunday by winning their ninth title at the WTA Finals in Singapore. The duo, crowned the best doubles team of the year on Saturday, thrashed the Spanish pair of Garbine Muguruza and Carla Suarez Navarro to clinch the WTA

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Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis storm into last four of WTA Finals

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Reigning Wimbledon champions Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis earned their third consecutive win to top the red group and enter the semifinals of the year-ending $7 million WTA Finals being played at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore on Friday. Following their victories in the opening two round robin matches earlier this week, the Indo-Swiss

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