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New Delhi, February 2 Top seed PV Sindhu remained in hunt to defend her title by reaching the women’s singles semifinals but Saina Nehwal, the other top home shuttler, was knocked out of the India Open, here on Friday. Saina, who reached the finals at Indonesia Masters last week, lookedRead More
New Delhi, February 2 He knows the perils and privileges of being a successful young cricketer and Under-19 World Cup winning captain Unmukt Chand has a message for Prithvi Shaw and Co—“the real journey for all the boys will begin after tomorrow’s final.” The Indian team, led by Prithvi, isRead More
New Delhi, February 2 Mary Kom claimed the gold but the Indian men were denied a complete sweep by traditional powerhouses Cuba and Uzbekistan on an exciting final day of the India Open boxing tournament. Mary Kom (48kg) got the better of Filipino Josie Gabuco 4-1 in a battle ofRead More
New Delhi, February 2 The Sports Ministry has received a hike of Rs 258.2 crore in the Union Budget for 2018-19. Compared to last year’s budget of Rs 1938.16 crore, the Finance Minister allocated Rs 2196.36 crore for sports this year. However, the funds allocated to the Sports Authority ofRead More
New Delhi, February 2 Punjab’s Chanveer Kaur won the girls’ 200 metres gold medal on the second day of the Khelo India School Games here today. Chanveer clocked 24.76 seconds to finish ahead of Kerala’s Ancy Sojan (25.31s). Haryana’s Bhupender Singh won the silver medal in the boys’ long jumpRead More
Durban, Fired up by a consolatory win in the final Test, a resurgent India will be aiming for their first bilateral ODI series triumph on the South African soil when they take on the Proteas in a six-match rubber, starting here tomorrow. With only 14 months to go for the 2019Read More
New Delhi, Five-time world champion MC Mary Kom advanced to the final but Shiva Thapa and Manoj Kumar settled for bronze medals after upset semifinal losses in the India Open boxing tournament here today. Mary Kom (48kg) was up against a gritty Mongolian, Altansetseg Lutsaikhan. But the 12th seed gained theRead More
New Delhi, World No. 10 HS Prannoy lost his first-round match at the Indian Open in just 13 minutes today, to Shreyansh Jaiswal, ranked 68th in the world. It was a shockingly short match. But there was more to this ‘contest’ than was immediately obvious as Jaiswal won 21-6 21-4. PrannoyRead More
Montreal, February 1 The World Anti-Doping Agency said Wednesday it had confirmed that new generation drug-testing kits could be susceptible to tampering and recommended use of an older model at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. “It has been confirmed that a proportion of the new generation BEREG-KIT Geneva security bottles areRead More
Paris, February 1 Just five days after the conclusion of the Australian Open, tennis shifts its attention to the Davis Cup this weekend. France has been defending champions and from the start for their campaign at home to the Netherlands while the United States, the record 32-time champions, travel toRead More
