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Table toppers FC Pune City rallied to draw FC Goa 1-1 and maintain their lead in the Indian Super League (ISL) football today. FC Goa, who dominated the first half but failed to find the net on four occasions, took the lead in the 46th minute from through an own goal by defender Roger Johnson. […]
ISL 2015: Pune fight back to draw against Goa and maintain lead on top of the table Read More »
Indian tennis ace Leander Paes is set to partner Spanish legend Rafael Nadal in the men’s doubles event at the 3.2 million euro Paris Masters to be played on the indoor hard courts of the Palais Omnisports in Bercy next week. “Looking forward to playing with this Champion @RafaelNadal at the #Parismasters this coming week…#Legend,”
Dream Team: Leander Paes to partner Rafael Nadal in Paris Masters Read More »
Star shooter Abhinav Bindra has decided to quit the Target Olympic Podium Committee, which selects Olympic medal prospect Indian athletes for availing government funds for top class training in the run up to next year’s Rio Games. In a letter to TOP Committee chairman Anurag Thakur, Bindra said that he has decided to resign from
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BAI president Akhilesh Das Gupta on Thursday announced the return of the Indian Badminton League after a two-year gap. The IBL will be a 15-day affair from January 2-17, featuring six teams which will battle it out in the USD 1 million competition. Present at the season two launch were ace shuttlers Saina Nehwal, K
After two year gap, Indian Badminton League will return in 2016 Read More »
Before the second season of ISL started, the buzzwords were ‘bigger and better’. There were more sponsors, more money was pumped in and younger marquee players were signed. But the biggest draw, for fans of Indian football, was arguably the signing of Sunil Chhetri from the I-League. After four appearances in the league, Chhetri has
Stretching himself against an injury prone body, Olympic medallist in 60kg freestyle wrestling, Yogeshwar Dutt said that the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will be his last appearance at the quadrennial extravaganza and he is leaving no stone unturned in his quest to sign off with a gold medal. “Rio will be my last
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Tuncay Sanli scored a headed winner in the 72nd minute to settle what was probably the most thrilling match of the Indian Super League so far — with FC Pune City emerging 3-2 winners against Kerala Blasters at The Balewadi stadium. The first minute, when Chris Dagnall crossed from the right for Blasters striker Mohammad
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Deepika Kumari bagged her fourth silver medal in five years at the ‘Archery World Cup Final’ after going down to Korea’s Choi Misun. Eyeing her first gold medal in five attempts at the showpiece season-ending event, Deepika won her quarters and semifinals easily but lost 2-6 against the reigning world number one and top-seeded Misun
Deepika Kumari wins silver medal in Archery World Cup Final Read More »
Mumbai City FC do not want to be a counter-attacking team. They want to control proceedings, they want to keep possession and they want to build patiently. But the problem is, whenever they’ve tried that, they’ve been frustrated into a bad result. And in the two games that they’ve played on the break — pressing
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Her dream academy almost ready, star Indian woman boxer M C Mary Kom cannot wait to roll out the red carpet for Prime Minister Narendra Modi for its inauguration — the only glitch being that the road leading upto the facility in Manipur is in shambles. The 32-year-old had met Modi in April and had
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Indian challenge ended at the French Open Super Series badminton tournament after top seed Saina Nehwal suffered a straight game defeat to Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon in the quarterfinals here today. World No. 2 Saina, who came into the match with a 6-3 head-to-head record, lost 9-21 15-21 to Intanon, ranked 7th, in a women’s singles
Saina loses to Intanon, bows out of French Open Super Series Read More »
Commonwealth Games Champion Parupalli Kashyap suffered a “torn calf muscle” injury during his second round match against England’s Rajiv Ouseph at the French Super Series and he might be out of action for next two months. “I injured myself during the third game of the round of 16. Initial diagnosis by the physio suggests a
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Early exits at Japan Open and Denmark Open proved costly for ace India shuttler Saina Nehwal as she on Thursday lost her World No.1 crown to All England and World champion Carolina Marin of Spain. In the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) ranking list released on Thursday, Saina dropped to No.2 spot in women’s singles
Saina slips to World No.2, Indian men also lose ranking spots Read More »
Following a successful start to his professional career, star Indian boxer Vijender Singh will next face Nottingham’s unbeaten Dean Gillen in his London debut on 30 October at the Harrow Leisure Centre. The middleweight Indian made an immediate impact earlier this month when he easily defeated Sonny Whiting in three rounds at the Manchester Arena.
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Mumbai City FC have attempted 37 shots in three matches. That is at par with two other teams (Kerala Blasters and NorthEast United) and better than Atletico de Kolkata. But only 17 of these have been on target. That’s the worst among the eight Indian Super League teams. Their best attacker, Sony Norde, is third
Ghanaian striker Richard Gadze’s late strike in the 87th minute ensured third straight victory for Delhi Dynamos as they beat hosts Kerala Blasters 1-0 in the Indian Super League football tournament on Sunday. Substitute Gadze headed home a Florent Malouda cross as he timed his jump to perfection heading home from close range much to
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P V Sindhu’s dream run at the Denmark Open ended in agony as the Indian shuttler suffered a straight-game defeat against Olympic champion Li Xuerui of China in the final of the USD 650,000 Super Series Premier badminton event in Denmark on Sunday. Playing her maiden Super Series final, Sindhu, the two-time bronze medallist at
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If the 4-0 thrashing of FC Goa on 11 October was a sign of Chennaiyin FC’s resurgence after back to back losses in their first two games, then their 2-0 win over Mumbai City FC on Friday evening was a billboard that advertised their emergence as contenders for the Indian Super League. Such is the
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Former world champion Viswanathan Anand’s bad form continued as he could only finish 22nd in the World Blitz Chess championship, which concluded here on Thursday. Anand’s final day was marred by draws and the silver lining for the Indian was the fact that he did not lose a single game on the last day that
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Top Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth and men’s doubles pair of Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy suffered contrasting defeats in the second round of the USD 650,000 Denmark Open Super Series Premier here today. World No. 5 Srikanth, who had a 1-1 record against Tommy Sugiarto of Indonesia coming into the match, failed to come
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Punam Yadav (63kg) bagged gold medals for India in both the senior and junior women’s categories on the third day of the 2015 Commonwealth Youth, Junior & Senior weightlifting championships here today. In the men’s section Vishnukanth S, Ragala Venkat Rahul and Vikas Thakur claimed the top positions in their respective weight divisions. Another Indian
World No 1 shuttler Saina Nehwal survived a scare before prevailing over Thailand’s Busanan Ongbumrungphan in the opening round to start her campaign on a positive note at the USD 650,000 Denmark Open Super Series Premier in Odense on Wednesday. The 2012 champion, Saina had beaten the Thai girl at the Japan Open this year
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The narrow margin of the final scoreline between Atletico de Kolkata and Kerala Blasters did not reflect the sheer domination of Antonio Habas’ side in a 2-1 win which took them to the top of the table — however, the defending champions must stop conceding in the last ten minutes and kill off matches with
ISL 2015: Atletico de Kolkata unbeaten and dominant, but not ruthless enough Read More »
Indian football team’s abject humilation continued as they slumped to their fifth consecutive defeat in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying round, losing 0-3 to Oman in an away game on Tuesday. For the hosts, Ahmed Kano Mubarak scored in the 55th minute while Abdul Aziz Al Muqbali scored in the 67th and 85th minute
World Cup Qualifier: India remain point-less in Group D after losing 3-0 to Oman Read More »
It took Vijender Singh only eight minutes to wrap up his debut professional fight on Saturday against Britain’s Sonny Whiting. Vijender’s attack made Whiting who had three bouts (2-1 record) under his belt, look out of sorts as the Indian did not take long to write home his victory much before the final whistle. The
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The finalists of the inaugural edition of the Indian Super League come face to face as Atletico de Kolkata host Kerala Blasters in their first home game of the season. The Salt Lake Stadium is set to come alive as the legendary Pele graces the match with his presence as both sides look to continue
Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-2 Sunday to win his sixth China Open title and improve his record at the tournament to a sterling 29-0. Djokovic had seven aces to none for his Spanish rival, and saved both break points he faced in the match, which was the 45th between the two players. “The
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Asian bronze-medallist Shiva Thapa fought his heart out but still fell short in an draining contest to settle for a bronze medal at the World Boxing Championships on Sunday even though he remained in contention for an Olympic berth through the mega-event. Shiva (56kg) lost 1-2 to Uzbekistan’s Asian silver-medallist Murodjon Akhmadaliev in a closely-contested
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Lot of surprise, some skepticism and a few brickbats followed his decision to quit amateur boxing and star Indian pugilist Vijender Singh will look to live upto the unprecedented hype when he makes his eagerly-awaited professional debut against Britain’s Sonny Whiting in Manchester on Saturday. The 29-year-old, who scripted history as an amateur by becoming
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Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis are just a win away from clinching their eight title of the season as the duo entered the final of the women’s doubles event of the China Open here today. The top seeded Indo-Swiss pair recorded an easy 6-2 6-3 victory over the wild
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