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Mary Kom condoles soldiers’ death in Manipur attack
New Delhi: Olympic bronze-medallist boxer M C Mary Kom today offered her condolences to the families of the 18 Indian Army soldiers, who lost their lives in a terrorist attack in Manipur.
"My heartfelt condolence to the bereavd families of…
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IOA lodges protest with IOC, US Olympic body over archers visa row
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New Delhi: Taking a serious view of the US Embassy here refusing to grant visas to 21 Indian archers bound for World Youth Championships, the Indian Olympic Association has decided to lodge a strong protest with its parent body, the…
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Lalita, Gowda bag a gold each in Asian Athletics C’ships
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WUHAN (China): Lalita Babar bagged a gold in 3000m steeplechase with a national record shattering effort, while ace discus thrower Vikas Dowda won another yellow metal as Indians produced an impressive show to grab three medals on…
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Djokovic downs Murray, faces Wawrinka for title
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NEW DELHI: Novak Djokovic beat battling Andy Murray 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 5-7, 6-1 Saturday to reach his third French Open final and stand on the cusp of a career Grand Slam.
The world number one, who knocked out nine-time champion Rafael…
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Dravid named India A, U-19 coach; no clarity on Shastri yet
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Kolkata: Former captain Rahul Dravid was today appointed coach of the India A and Under-19 cricket teams after the first meeting of BCCI's advisory committee here today but suspense continued over Ravi Shastri's tenure as the senior…
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Serena wins 20th Grand Slam in Paris
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Paris: Serena Williams won her 20th Grand Slam title and third French Open crown at Roland Garros on Saturday, clawing her way back from a break down in the last set to defeat Lucie Safarova 6-3, 6-7 (2/7), 6-2.
It what was a…
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Profligate Kashyap ousted from Indonesian Open
Jakarta: Indian shuttler Parupalli Kashyap squandered a dominating position to crash out of the Indonesian Open Super Series with a semifinal loss to eighth seed Momota Kento here today.
The Indian, who defeated world number one Chen Long…
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Kashyap stuns World No.1 to enter Indonesian Open semis
Jakarta: Ace Indian shuttler Parupalli Kashyap rallied to shock World No. 1 Chen Long, continuing his giant-killing spree to enter the men's singles semifinals of the Indonesian Open Super Series badminton tournament here today.
Kashyap,…
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Hockey team to focus on mental strength at WL
New Delhi: As there is no pressure of Olympic qualification on the players, the Indian hockey team will focus on the mental aspect of the game at the World League Semi-Final Round to prepare for the bigger challenges in the future.…
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Denied US visa, AAI withdraws archers from World Youth C’ship
NEW DELHI: Livid after 21 members of its 31-strong team were denied US visas, the Archery Association of India (AAI) today decided to withdraw from the World Youth Archery Championships in that country as a mark of protest.
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