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Former national champion swimmer dead

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Hima creates history for Indian athletics

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For the first in history, a Kashmir football club qualifies for I-League

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Sania rues gender discrimination in sports

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Basketball body green-lights players to wear hijabs at games

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Telangana announces Rs5 crore, Andhra Rs 3 crore for Sindhu

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UP announces Rani Laxmi Bai award for Sakshi Malik

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Tributes pour in for ‘Greatest’ Muhammed Ali

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Nagpur cricketer Faiz Fazal to debut for India during the Zimbabwe tour

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Jamia names sports complex after Pataudi

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Sania honoured with Padma Bhushan

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After liquor ban, Bihar to focus on de-addiction of alcoholics

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Women’s national team players accuse US Soccer of wage discrimination

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Manipuri Muslim Students organize Annual sports meet at Delhi

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All eyes on Mohammad Amir as Pakistan tune up at Eden

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Will dig up Eden pitch: Anti-Terrorist Front of India

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Footballer Rahim Nabi joins Trinamool

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Sania Mirza gets Padma Bhushan award, Chef Imtiaz Qureshi Padma Shri

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Government should not get involved in sports: Abhinav Bindra

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Sania wins both matches at Australian Open

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India beat Afghanistan to win SAFF title

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Delhi government to form enquiry commission on DDCA

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Woman golfer Vani walks away with fifth title of season

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Rashid Khan in fifth spot at World Classic golf

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Muslim girl from Telangana wins gold medal at National Boxing Championship

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Sania Mirza agrees to guide UP’s tennis talent

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Cricket with India impossible at present: Sartaj

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Manoj Tiwary appointed Bengal captain

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Sania-Hingis win Guangzhou Open title

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Sania-Martina reach Guangzhou Open final

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Sourav to fill in Dalmiya’s shoes as new CAB president: Mamata

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Mayookha, Anu Rani set new meet records of national athletics

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Shot putter Manpreet Kaur qualifies for Olympics

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Sania-Martina wins US Open women’s doubles title

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Bengal CM Mamata congratulates Paes on US Open triumph

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Paes, Sania enter US Open finals, Bopanna out

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Saina, Prannoy lose in Japan Open

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Sania-Martina reach US Open semis

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CFL: Mohammedan held to goalless draw by Army XI

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Sania-Martina enter US Open quarters

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Sania-Martina enter US Open quarters

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Sania, Bopanna advance in US Open

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India to host Bangladesh ‘A’ tour this month

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Delhi Dynamos sign EPL striker Nabi on loan

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Indian women’s hockey team qualifies for 2016 Olympics

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Karnataka court notice over Khel Ratna for Sania

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Five coaches to get Dronacharya award

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Bhupathi-Sania to team up against Leader and partner in Kolkata

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Govt funds Commonwealth gold-medalist shooter M Ashab to train in Italy

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Saina regains World No.1 spot

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Sebastian Coe elected IAAF president

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17-member India U-19 football squad for Asia Champions Trophy selected

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22-member India U-19 football squad for SAFF Championship chosen

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Saina loses final, settles for World badminton silver

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Saina loses final, settles for World silver

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Saina becomes first Indian to enter final at Worlds

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Telangana, Andhra CMs congratulate Sania Mirza

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Sports icons laud Saina for entering world badminton semis

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Saina in semis, assured of maiden Worlds bronze

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Sania to get Khel Ratna Award

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Sania-Martina enter Toronto quarters

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Saina, Sindhu, Jwala-Ashwini in line for Worlds medal

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Saina, Sindhu reach World badminton quarters

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India clinches 15 medals in Asian Youth Chess meet

Kolkata: India once again proved to be a juggernaut in the Asian Youth Chess Championships that ended in Suwon, South Korea on Monday. The Indians...

Focus on penalty corner conversion in Indian women’s hockey camp

New Delhi : The Indian junior women's hockey team will focus on its "key problem" of conversion of penalty corners during a preparatory camp...

IOC invites athletes to Rio 2016 Olympics

Rio de Janeiro : The Rio 2016 Olympic Games celebrated its one year countdown in a samba, bossa nova and carnival centred ceremony...

Non-bailable arrest warrant against Lalit Modi

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World leaders congratulate China for 2022 Beijing Olympics

Beijing : Leaders of some countries and international organisations have sent messages to China congratulating Beijing on its successful bid to host the...

Non-bailable warrant issued against Lalit Modi

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India win 3×3 South Asian basketball qualifying gold

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Joshna wins Victorian Open squash crown

Melbourne : Indian champion Joshna Chinappa kept her date with glory as she beat Line Hansen, the second seed from Denmark, 11-5, 11-4, 11-9,...

Squash: Indian girls make last 8

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Sania top contender for Khel Ratna

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India announce 28 probables for football World Cup qualifier

New Delhi: National football coach Stephen Constantine on Thursday announced a list of 28 probables for India's forthcoming 2018 World Cup Preliminary Joint Qualification...

Table Tennis: AAI win girls title, PSPB in men and women’s finals

New Delhi : The Airports Authority of India dethroned Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) to win the youth girls team title in the...

Ankita loses in women’s tennis

Nanchang (China) : Indian tennis player Ankita Raina was ousted from the opening round of singles at the $115,000 Jiangxi Women's Tennis Open...

Indian women’s recurve archery team qualifies for Olympics

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Indian junior hockey girls lose 0-1 to England

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IPL spot-fixing: Court drops charges against Sreesanth, 35 others

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BCCI shouldn’t have problems in letting Sreesanth play: Ganguly

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IPL spot-fixing: Court drops charges against Sreesanth, others

New Delhi: A court here on Saturday dropped charges against cricketer S. Sreesanth and 35 other accused in the 2013 Indian Premier League spot-fixing...

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Leg-spinner Mishra recalled to Indian Test squad

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Leg-spinner Mishra recalled to Indian Test squad

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Indian swimmers set for World Aquatic Championships challenge

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New Delhi: The iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata will host the final of the 2016 World Twenty20 cricket tournament that will be held in...

I am still JKCA president: Farooq Abdullah

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Lalit Modi issue raised in Rajya Sabha

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Ganguly in panel to study Lodha Committee ruling

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Jammu court stays JKCA decision ousting Abdullah

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BCCI to conduct 900 domestic matches in six months

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Kashmir cricket body ousts Farooq as president

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India beat New Zealand, progress to World Group Play-offs

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Hafeez suspended from bowling for one year

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Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who crooned "Le panga" as a promotional stint for the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL), will now sing the National Anthem...

Big B to sing National Anthem at Pro Kabaddi League opening

Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who crooned "Le panga" as a promotional stint for the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL), will now sing the National Anthem...

CLT20 discontinued with immediate effect

New Delhi: The Governing Council of the Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) on Wednesday confirmed that the competition will be discontinued with immediate effect. The council,...

Winning Wimbledon was special feeling, says Sania

Hyderabad : Back home after clinching her first-ever women's doubles Grand Slam title, Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza said winning Wimbledon with Swiss partner...

CSK, Royals suspended for 2 years, Meiyappan, Kundra for life

New Delhi : Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals were on Tuesday suspended from the Indian Premier League (IPL) for two years...

CSK, Royals suspended for two years

New Delhi: Indian Premier League (IPL) teams Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) were on Tuesday banned for two years by the...

Israeli NGO asks Barcelona to suspend ties with Qatar Foundation

Jerusalem: An Israeli NGO has called on FC Barcelona to suspend ties with its Qatar Foundation title sponsor as it is "immoral to receive...

FIFA to help empower state bodies for under-17 World Cup: AIFF

Kolkata : In a bid to revamp footballing structure in the country keeping in mind the under-17 World Cup, the All India Football Federation...

BCCI suspends Mumbai cricketer Hiken Shah

Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) suspended Mumbai cricketer Hiken Shah with immediate effect on Monday after finding him guilty...

Mohun Bagan to honour legend Karuna Bhattacharya

Kolkata : Legendary footballers Karuna Bhattacharya and 1962 Asian Games gold medallist Arumainayagam will be awarded the 'Mohun Bagan Ratna' this year, a prize...

Federer congratulates Sania-Hingis

Wimbledon: Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer on Sunday congratulated Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis who won the women's doubles title in the Wimbledon. The top...

Telangana CM congratulates Sania Mirza

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday congratulated Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza on winning her maiden women's doubles title at a...

President hails Sania win

New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday congratulated Sania Mirza for winning the Wimbledon Grand Slam women's doubles title along with Martina Hingis. In a...

Modi congratulates Sania Mirza on Wimbledon win

Bishkek/New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Indian ace tennis player Sania Mirza and Swiss veteran Martina Hingis on winning...

Sania-Martina clinch Wimbledon crown; Sania’s first Grand Slam title

Wimbledon : Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza defied all odds to win her maiden women's doubles title at a Grand Slam event by...

Mirza-Hingis win 2015 Wimbledon women’s doubles title

London: Sania Mirza combined with former world number one Martina Hingis late Saturday to win a thrilling women's doubles final in the 2015 edition...
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