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AGENCY Tokyo: In a positive development for the sport, the organising committee of 2020 Tokyo Olympics today shortlisted squash as one of the eight disciplines to present its case before a final recommendation is made to the International…
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AGENCY NEW DELHI: With the Micromax deal due for expiry with end of the current cricket season, the BCCI has invited new tender bids for the title sponsorship of domestic and international tournaments to be hosted in India till 2019. "The…
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Former world champion Viswanathan Anand played out an easy draw as black against Hikaru Nakamura of United States and remained in joint third position after the end of the fifth round of Norway Chess 2015, a part of the Grand Chess Tour.…
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Mirpur: Insisting that there are enough people in the support staff to take care of players, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said it is fine if the coach's position remains vacant for some time rather than appointing "anybody" to…
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Mirpur: India on Sunday slumped to a new low as they suffered their first ever ODI series defeat against Bangladesh following an embarrassing six-wicket defeat in the second cricket One-dayer that gave the hosts an unassailable 2-0…
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London: Seasoned Indian Pro Leander Paes and Daniel Nestor disposed off the challenge of Marc Lopez and Rafael Nadal in straight sets to progress to the semifinals of the ATP Aegon Championships, here. The third-seeded…
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Harare: A cloud of uncertainty prevailed over India's forthcoming tour of Zimbabwe next month with the country's cricket Board saying that the series could be postponed to next year if the ongoing issues between the BCCI and…
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Germany and China booked the first two spots in the quarter-finals of the Women's World Cup with comfortable victories over Sweden and Cameroon respectively. 2003 and 2007 champions Germany cantered past Sweden 4-1 in Ottawa, while…
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ANTWERP (Belgium): Having eked out a narrow 3-2 win over France in their opening match of the Hockey World League Semifinals, India men's coach Paul van Ass has admitted that his team needs to improve its space management while…
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KARACHI: Pakistan's seven-feet tall left-arm pacer Mohammad Irfan has recovered completely from the injury that had cut short his World Cup campaign but he still regrets missing the quarter-final against Australia in the mega-event…
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