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Ashwin slips to 3rd, Rahane 8th in ICC Test rankings
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DUBAI: Rahane was the lone Indian in the top-10 of batting charts but among the bowlers, Ravindra Jadeja was there at 8th to give Ashwin company in the top-10. pti file photo
Off-spinner R Ashwin dropped a rung to 3rd but remained…
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President confers Khel Ratna to 3 super girls, Jitu Rai
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NEW DELHI: It was a celebration of woman power in sports as Olympic stars P.V Sindhu, Sakshi Malik and Dipa Karmakar were on Monday conferred India's highest sporting honour-- the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna--along with shooter Jitu Rai…
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Prime Minister hosts National Sports awardees
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hosted the National Sports awardees, including Rio Olympics silver medallist PV Sindhu and bronze winner Sakshi Malik, at his 7 Race Course Road residence. The PM greeted the athletes…
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Sania wins Connecticut Open doubles ahead of US Open
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NEW HAVEN: Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza received a confidence booster ahead of the US Open Grand Slam tournament beginning tomorrow with a doubles title victory at the Connecticut Open with Monica Niculescu of Romania here.
Sania…
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Play called off as rain turns spoilsport; WI clinch series 1-0
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Lauderhill: The second T20I between India and West Indies has been called off due to wet outfield and as a result of this, West Indies win the series 1-0. West Indies won the first game of the tournament by one run. India were set a…
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India fall short by one run in world record run chase
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Fort Lauderdale : India almost pulled of the highest ever successful run chase in T20 Internationals with Lokesh Rahul smashing his maiden hundred but fell short by just one run in a nerve-wrecking last ball finish to lose the first…
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Tillakaratne Dilshan to retire after 3rd ODI
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COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's opening batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan will retire from One Day International cricket after the third ODI against Australia in Dambulla, the island's governing body for the sport said today. Sri Lanka Cricket said…
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Saina drops 4 places to No. 9, status quo for Sindhu
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New Delhi: India's leading badminton player Saina Nehwal has dropped four places to be number nine in the latest world rankings while PV Sindhu remains number 10 despite winning a silver medal in the Rio Olympics. Kidambi Srikanth,…
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IRCTC offers free ride to Rio winners in Maharajas’ Express
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New Delhi: Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), a railways PSU, has offered Rio Olympics medal winners, P V Sindhu and Sakshi Malik, a complimentary ride in the luxurious Maharajas' Express train.
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India will slip in ICC T20 ranking if it loses 0-2 in T20Is
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DUBAI: India will lose their second position in the MRF Tyres ICC T20I Team Rankings if they suffer a 0-2 defeat against two-time World champions West Indies in the two-match series in Florida, USA on August 27 and 28.
India are…
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