India

Shuttler P V Sindhu made an epoch-making entry into the final of the women's singles in Olympic Games badminton when she outclassed Japan's higher-ranked Nozomi Okuhara and assured herself and the country of a silver medal here today.…
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Agency RIO DE JANEIRO: K Srikanth and P V Sindhu kept the medal hopes alive in badminton with facile wins but boxers drew a blank after Vikas Krishan was ousted in the quarterfinals on a mixed day for Indian athletes in the Rio Games here.…
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 AGENCY ST LUCIA: The Indian cricket team produced a splendid bowling performance to decimate West Indies by 237 runs in the third Test and grab an unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-match series here. Having lost an entire day to rain, it…
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Sports Reporter JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Billiards and Snooker Association has decided to hold Jammu District Billiards and Snooker Tournament from 22nd August at Billiards Hall, MA Stadium, here. The competition shall be held for two…
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AGENCY Rio de Janeiro: Woman steeplechaser Lalita Babar clipped nearly seven seconds off the existing national mark in the qualifiers to make a storming entry into the final of the gruelling event in the Olympic Games here today, but…
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AGENCY RIO DE JANEIRO: A nervy India squandered a one-goal advantage as they allowed Canada to stage a fightback with a late strike and earn a 2-2 draw in their final men's hockey pool game of the Rio Olympics Games here on Friday. India…
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AGENCY Rio de Janeiro: India continued its flop show on Day 7 of the Olympic Games with Atanu Das bringing down the curtains in archery, rifle shooters Gagan Narang and Chain Singh coming a cropper and shuttlers Jwala Gutta and Ashwini…
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The experienced Indian pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa were eliminated from the Rio Olympics women's doubles event after losing their second successive group A clash here. In a roller-coaster game against the Dutch team of Eefje…
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The Indian duo of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna started their campaign on a positive note, defeating Sam Stosur and Jonathan Peers of Australia in straight sets in the mixed doubles tennis event at the ongoing Rio Olympics here. The Indian…
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There was no end to the Indian shooters' Olympic Games misery as 2012 edition's bronze medal winner Gagan Narang and Chain Singh failed to qualify for the 50m Rifle Prone event on Friday. While Narang, who won the London Games bronze in 10m…
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