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Sania geared up for Oly but not predicting medal
AGENCY
Mumbai: Ace tennis player Sania Mirza is geared up to represent the country in next month's Olympics but she refused to predict winning a medal in the Rio Games.
Sania will pair up with young Prarthana Thombare in women's doubles and…
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SC nod to Lodha panel changes; Pawar, Srinivasan hit dead end
AGENCY
New Delhi: The far-reaching reforms in BCCI recommended by the Lodha Committee on Monday got the stamp of approval from the Supreme Court that will keep former czars like Sharad Pawar and N Srinivasan out because of the age-cap of 70…
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Be careful what you wish for, Amir Khan to Vijender
New Delhi:- "Be careful what you wish for kid", was British boxing star Amir Khan's response to Vijender Singh and his promoters' proposal of a possible showdown with the Indian in the coming few months.
Congratulating the Vijender for…
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India bowlers fail to impress against WICB XI
AGENCY
BASSETERRE: Indian bowlers, with the exception of off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, were far from impressive as they struggled for wickets on the third and final day of the second tour match against the West Indies Board President's…
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Ahead of Rio 2016 Olympics: Golfers skip because no money involved
AGENCY
RIO DE JANEIRO: The head of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics says the world's top four male golfers have withdrawn from the games because there is no money to be won - not because of the Zika virus.
"They tried to blame Zika, but the…
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Key Russia findings could cast shadow over Rio
AGENCY
PARIS: The Olympic movement faces division in a critical week ahead of the Rio Games with a report Monday to set out whether Russia manipulated doping samples, followed quickly by a sports tribunal verdict on 68 Russian athletes…
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Title clinched, boxer Vijender hints at showdown with Amir in India
AGENCY
New Delhi: Elated and exhausted in equal measure after being crowned the WBO Asia Pacific champion, Indian boxing star Vijender Singh says he will savour the triumph for a while before looking at the possibility of a showdown with…
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BFI elections only after Olympics, September date likely
New Delhi:- Indian boxing's administrative logjam is likely to end only after next month's Olympics with the stakeholders pushing back the much-awaited elections for the Boxing Federation of India to September, a move that has been cleared…
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Vijender clinches WBO Asia Pacific title
AGENCY
New Delhi: Indian boxing star Vijender Singh scaled a new high in his ever-soaring professional career as he clinched the WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight title with a dominating win over former WBC European champion Kerry Hope…
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Army organises Dangal competition
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KALAKOTE: To promote rural sports among the youth, the Rashtriya Rifles Battalion conducted a Dangal Competition at Sports Stadium, Kalakote in Rajouri District, which concluded on Saturday.
"A total of 22 youth…
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