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The Indo-Swiss tennis combine of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis were tested but eventually made their way through to enter the women’s doubles semifinals of the $5.7 million China Open here on Thursday. The top seeds took an hour and 20 minutes to beat the German-Czech pairing of Julia Goerges and Karolina Pliskova 7-6(5), 6-4 […]
Sania-Hingis battle past Goerges-Pliskova to enter China Open semi-final Read More »
Shiva Thapa came from behind to notch up a stunning knockout victory, while Vikas Krishan out-witted his more fancied rival in an exhausting triumph to enter the quarterfinals on an all-win day for Indian boxers at the World Championships today. Asian silver-medallist Vikas (75kg) got the better of European silver winner and fourth seeded Pole
Shiva Thapa and Vikas Krishan enter quarters of Boxing World Championships Read More »
Delhi Dynamos shrugged off the disappointment of their opening round defeat as they beat Chennaiyin FC by a solitary goal to record their first win in a closely contested match of the second season of Indian Super League football tournament. Brazilian Anderson Sebastio Cardoso’s goal from the spot in the 8th minute turned out to
Languishing at the bottom of the group, an under-prepared India take on Turkmenistan in a must-win match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup football qualifying round on Thursday. India, who are yet to open account after losing all their earlier three matches, are short on preparations as they reached here without any camp after losing
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Star Indian boxer Vijender Singh today said he is ready for whatever his rival Sonny Whiting brings to the ring when he makes his pro debut on 10 October, even as the flamboyant Britisher promised to put the Olympic medallist ‘through absolute hell’. Vijender met face-to-face with his experienced opponent today and both assured the
The ‘sleeping giants of football’ woke up to a new dawn with the inauguration of the Indian Super League (ISL) last year and the game has only got more and more popular since then as we reach the doorstep of a new season. India were described as the sleeping giants of football by Sepp Blatter
Football festival returns with the Indian Super League Season 2 beginning today Read More »
Cristiano Ronaldo surpassed 500 career goals and tied Raul as Real Madrid’s all-time leading scorer with a double in the Spanish giants 2-0 win away at Malmo on Wednesday. “I am very happy. I thank all my teammates that have helped me achieve these figures and to beat the record at the biggest club in
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India will be hosting the combined shotgun/rifle/pistol World Cup in 2017 and based on the event’s success, the NRAI will contemplate bidding for the 2018 prestigious World Championship, in which 70 Tokyo Olympic quota places will be up for grabs. The combined tournament is the year’s one of the four World Cups in the International
Shooting: India to host 2017 World Cup, NRAI aims for World Championships Read More »
Laughing off his rival’s warnings of a brutal welcome to the professional circuit, star Indian boxer Vijender Singh today said he would give a fitting reply to Sonny Whiting not with words but with his punches in the ring. Vijender, India’s first Olympic and World Championships medallist, will take on Whiting here on October 10
Raring to show his big-hitting skills in the limited-overs matches, senior India batsman Suresh Raina said on Tuesday that toss will play a major role in the first T20 International against South Africa on Friday. The Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Indian side will take on South Africa in the first T20 on Friday, which will mark
India’s Ayonika Paul wobbled a bit towards the end but still managed to bag the bronze medal while Apurvi Chandela missed out on the podium finish after a disappointing outing in the final of women’s 10m air rifle event at the 8th Asian Air Gun Championship on Monday. Ayonika shot 185.0 to claim the bronze,
Ayonika Paul wins bronze at Asian Air Gun Championship; Chandela disappoints Read More »
India’s most successful cueist Pankaj Advani added another feather to his cap by winning the IBSF World Billiards Championship by outplaying his opponent in the final to take his world title count to 14 on Sunday. Advani, 30, left the spectators spellbound with his prolific play and indisputable mastery over the 3-ball game, demolishing Singapore’s
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Beijing Olympics champion Abhinav Bindra produced some excellent shooting to clinch the gold while London Games bronze medallist Gagan Narang failed to finish on the podium in the men’s 10m Air Rifle event of the Asian Air Gun Championships on Sunday. 32-year-old Bindra, who won gold in 2008 Olympics in 10m Air Rifle event, shot
Abhinav Bindra wins gold in Asian Air Gun Championships Read More »
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar on Friday advised the Indian players to be wary of South African leg-spinner Imran Tahir in the upcoming home series against the Proteas. “Imran Tahir is one good bowler. They will have to play against him properly and he possibly might be one of the leading bowlers,” the 42-year-old Tendulkar said
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Olympic bronze medallist MC Mary Kom today broke down and accused the Indian selectors of regional bias during boxing selection and trails. “Sometimes I feel very upset. Some of the referees and judges do not favour me but I don’t mind. Okay I am from North East, no problem, but I am still an Indian,”
Mary Kom breaks down at event, alleges selection bias because she is from North East Read More »
Hosts India will play Argentina in the opening match of the Hockey World League Final (HWL)to be held in Raipur from November 27 to December 6 this year. According to the schedule of the tournament, which was confirmed by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Wednesday, besides the Pool B match between India and Argentina,
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Robert Lewandowski scored all five goals within an official time of eight minutes, 59 seconds after coming off the bench at half-time with Bayern 1-0 down at the Allianz Arena. The 27-year-old admitted he had little idea how fast his goals flew in after scoring five times in nine minutes to write Bundesliga history in
Five goals in nine minutes: Robert Lewandowski create history Read More »
Asian Games bronze medallist Annu Rani helped defending champions Railways get the solitary gold medal of the day while triple jumper Mayookha Johny’s meet record pushed ONGC to the top of the medals tally on the penultimate day of the 55th National Open Athletics Championship on Friday. Eyeing an Olympic qualification of 62 metres, Railways
Annu Rani wins Javelin gold; falls short of Olympic qualification mark Read More »
Railways shot putter Manpreet Kaur today became the latest Indian athlete to qualify for next year’s Olympics when she shattered an 18-year-old national record enroute to a sixth title at the 55th National Open Athletics Championship today. The Patiala-based shot putter threw 17.96 metres in her second attempt to claim the gold medal, a hat-trick
Manpreet Kaur breaks national shot put record on road to Rio Olympics Read More »
World number one shuttler Saina Nehwal today presented her racquet, with which she became the first Indian to win a silver medal at the Badminton World Championships, to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as an advanced birthday present. Modi turns 65 on Thursday. The 25-year-old Saina was delighted to have met the Prime Minister. “I am
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Reigning Asian shot put champion Inderjeet Singh said on Tuesday that he may quit the Target Olympic Podium (TOP) scheme of the sports ministry if he does not get the required support to prepare himself for next year’s Rio Olympics. “For the last few months I am in constant touch with the sports ministry. I
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There was nothing assistant coach Jagmal Singh, or head coach Kuldeep Singh could do but count down the clock, and with it, India’s hopes of a medal at the Wrestling World Championships in Las Vegas. Narsingh Yadav was eight points adrift of Frenchman Zelimkhan Khadjiev in the bronze medal match of the 74 kg category,
Dhak-knight rises: Narsingh Yadav won with blockbuster move Read More »
In a double delight for Indian fans, veteran tennis star Leander Paes and Sania Mirza stormed into the finals of the US Open mixed doubles and women’s doubles draw respectively with common partner Martina Hingis. Fourth seeds Paes and Hingis were in top form as they staved off a tough challenge from the second-seeded pair
US Open 2015 doubles delight for India: Sania Mirza, Leander Paes in finals Read More »
The first minute after the kick-off whistle at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru was the most agonising. The last time India played at home in a World Cup qualifier at the stadium, their opponents Oman scored after 15 seconds. So when Iran had possession from the start, India were expected to sit deep in
World Cup Qualifier: India needs to start winning points, not just hearts Read More »
In what seems to be a mouth-watering clash for Indian tennis fans, Rohan Bopanna has ensured a semi-final clash with veteran Leander Paes after the two won their respective mixed doubles matches on Day 8 of the US Open here. The fourth-seeded pair of Paes and Hingis moved into the final-four after getting a walk-over
US Open: Paes, Bopanna set to face off in mixed doubles semis Read More »
Indian junior women’s team continued its winning ways as they thrashed Singapore 12-0 on Sunday in their second encounter of the 7th Women’s Junior Asia Cup here. High on confidence after outplaying DPR Korea 13-0 on Saturday, the Indian eves displayed an aggressive approach right from the first minute of the game. Singapore, on the
India Thrash Singapore 12-0 in Women’s Junior Asia Cup Hockey Read More »
Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis stormed into the US Open quarter-finals with a straight-set triumph in their third-round match here. The top-seeded Indo-Swiss pair eased past 13th seeded Dutch-Czech combination of Michaella Krajicek and Barbora Strycova 6-3 6-0 in a contest which lasted 59 minutes. Sania and Martina put
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Former World Championships bronze-medallist Vikas Krishan (75kg) was the lone Indian to make the final while three others settled for bronze medals after losing hard-fought semifinal contests in the Asian Boxing Championships on Friday. Vikas defeated Iraq’s Waheed Abdulridha 3-0 to set up a clash with Uzbekistan’s Bektemir Melikuziev in the final. However, Satish Kumar
Hurt at being misquoted about his stance on the National Sports Awards, billiards champion Pankaj Advani said on Friday that he never took a jibe at any sportsperson and his critical remarks on Sania Mirza getting the Khel Ratna were nothing but a figment of somebody’s imagination. Advani was reported to have slammed the government
The preparatory camp of the Indian Men’s Hockey team for the upcoming World League Final will be held at Major Dhyanchand National Stadium from September 5 to 29. Twenty six players will be part of the camp, wherein they will be gauged on their skills as they undergo meticulous training sessions to prepare for the
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