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Indian women hockey team thrashed 1-6 by Australia
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RIO DE JANEIRO: Indian women's hockey team dished out a disappointing performance to suffer a 1-6 thrashing at the hands of a rampaging Australia in their third fixture at the Rio Olympics here today.
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Ashwin-Saha lead India’s recovery on opening day
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GROS ISLET: India recovered to 234 for five at stumps on day one of the third Test against the West Indies, courtesy an unbeaten 108-run stand between Wriddhiman Saha and Ravichandran Ashwin here today. India, put in to bat, found…
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Great Britain outclass India 3-0 in women’s hockey
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Rio De Janeiro: Indian women's hockey team could not produce the performance of their opening match against Japan as Great Britain convincingly overpowered them 3-0 in the second match of the Olympic Games. After a cautious first…
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Atanu only silver lining as poor show continues
The 118-strong Indian contingent continued to put on a generally dismal show barring a few exceptions like archer Atanu Das on Day 4 of competitions at the Olympic Games here on Tuesday. The talented Atanu Das blanked his Nepalese rival…
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India men’s hockey team beat Argentina 2-1
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Rio De Janeiro: India men's hockey team defeated Argentina 2-1 in their third Pool B encounter at the Olympic Hockey Centre on Tuesday to climb to joint top with Germany in the standings with two wins to their name.
Manipur's…
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Bindra misses medal by whisker, hockey men lose in final secs
It was a tale of missed opportunities for India at the Olympic Games here as star marksman Abhinav Bindra narrowly missed a medal and the men's hockey team slumped to a 1-2 defeat to Germany by conceding a goal with three seconds left in…
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Dipa Karmakar qualifies for vault finals in Olympics
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RIO DE JANEIRO: Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar scripted history as she became the first Indian to make the cut for the individual vault finals in her debut Olympic Games after finishing 8th in the qualifying round here.
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‘Contempt of court if BCCI don’t turn up’
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New Delhi: The BCCI top brass will be facing charges of 'Contempt of Court' if they decide not to appear in front of the Supreme Court-appointed Lodha Panel to discuss the implementation of the Apex Court's verdict within next six…
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Judo gold gets doping-hit Russia off the mark
Beslan Mudranov won scandal-depleted Russia's first gold medal of the Rio Olympics in the judo on Saturday after their team was slashed over a massive doping conspiracy. Mudranov won the men's 60kg final with a golden score victory over…
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Women archers, hockey squad show grit, but shooter Heena flops
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Rio de Janeiro: The Indian women's archery team progressed to the quarter-finals and the hockey squad fought back to hold Japan to a draw, but experienced pistol shooter Heena Sidhu misfired on day two of the Rio Games here today.…
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