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Vijender offers to return title, wants peace with China
Mumbai: In an act of great gesture, Vijender Singh has offered to return his WBO Oriental Super Middleweight title to Chinese Zulpikar Maimaitiali in lieu of peace at the Indo-China border.
Vijender, a double champion in pro boxing, has…
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India defeats China; Vijender wins Oriental
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MUMBAI: The legend of Vijender Singh continued to grow as the Indian boxing star outslugged his Chinese opponent Zulpikar Maimaitiali in a close bout to retain the WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight title here on Saturday night.…
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Mendis-Karunaratne fight back to take Lanka to 209/2
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Colombo: The resilient Sri Lankan pair of Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis displayed their best batting performance to keep India at bay after a first innings debacle guiding the hosts to 209 for 2 here on the third day of the…
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Jadeja second fastest Indian to reach 150 Test wickets
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Colombo: Ravindra Jadeja today became the second fastest Indian to reach 150 Test wickets, behind teammate Ravichandran Ashwin, when he bowled Dhananjay de Silva during the second Test against Sri Lanka here.
Jadeja achieved the feat…
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Batsmen put India in driver’s seat on day two
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COLOMBO: India virtually batted Sri Lanka out of the second Test by crossing the 600-run mark for the second game in a row, setting themselves up for another big win on a pitch that is offering plenty to the spinners.
India, resuming…
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Vijender looks to scale new heights, beat Zulpilkar
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MUMBAI: Indian boxing star Vijender Singh will look to clinch his second title and keep his unbeaten record intact when he takes on undefeated Chinese Zulipikaer Maimaitiali here tomorrow.
The 31-year-old former Olympic…
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‘Arjuna’ Pujara hits bulls-eye again, India scored 344/3
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COLOMBO: Cheteshwar Pujara chose an apt occasion to profess his never-ending love for red-ball cricket, scoring another classy century as India reached 344/3 against Sri Lanka, here on the first day of the second Test.
On a day, when…
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Khel Ratna mooted for Paralympian Jhajharia, Sardar
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NEW DELHI: Devendra Jhajharia today became the first paralympian to be recommended for India's highest sporting honour -- the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna -- along with celebrated former hockey captain Sardar Singh.
Javelin thrower…
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Kohli faces opening conundrum as India look to seal series
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COLOMBO: Skipper Virat Kohli is faced with a problem of plenty in the opening slot but that is unlikely to come in the way of India's rampaging run when they attempt to seal the series against Sri Lanka in the second Test starting…
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Gulia wins bronze, Punia enters bronze-medal play-offs
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NEW DELHI: India began their campaign in the Junior World Wrestling championships on a positive note with Veer Dev Gulia bagging a bronze medal while Deepak Punia entering the bronze medal play-off round in Tampere, Finland.
In the…
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