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June 1, 2016 8:11 PM

Indonesia Open: Jwala-Ashwini, Manu-Sameer progress; Sameer crashes out

Indian shuttlers had a relatively good day today at the Indonesia Open Super Series Premier Badminton tournament at Jakarta. Women's doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa and the men's team of Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy progressed to the second round of the tournamen...

June 1, 2016 7:45 PM

French Open: Paes, Bopanna ousted as Indian challenge end in men's doubles

Indian challenge in the men's doubles event at the French Open came to an end today as Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna lost their respective quarter-final matches. Bopanna and his Romanian partner Florin Mergea, seeded sixth, went down 4-6, 4-6 to third seeds Ivan Dodig of Croatia and Marcel...

June 1, 2016 6:23 PM

Bopanna-Mergea pair ousted from French Open<br/>

India&apos;s Rohan Bopanna and his Romanian partner Florin Mergea were today knocked out of the French Open men&apos;s doubles event after being handed a straight-set defeat in the quarterfinals.Bopanna and Mergea, seeded sixth, went down 4-6 4-6 to third seeds Ivan Dodig of Croatia and Marc...

June 1, 2016 6:23 PM

BCCI focused on developing cricket in North East: Anurag Thakur

Aimed at promoting cricket in North Eastern states, BCCI President Anurag Thakur today announced development of cricketing infrastructure in the region. The board also see the possibility of the doubling its annual grants to affiliate and associate member states. Thakur visited Nagaland capital Dima...

June 1, 2016 12:35 PM

2 judo athletes from Congo hope to make refugee Olympic team

For the first time, one of the teams competing in the Olympic Games will be made up of refugees who hail from different countries they no longer call home. Popole Misenga and Yolande Mabika, both judo athletes from Congo, are two of those competing for spots on the refugee squad.This week, the two h...

June 1, 2016 12:30 PM

2 judo athletes from Congo hope to make refugee Olympic team

For the first time, one of the teams competing in the Olympic Games will be made up of refugees who hail from different countries they no longer call home. Popole Misenga and Yolande Mabika, both judo athletes from Congo, are two of those competing for spots on the refugee squad.This week, the two h...

June 1, 2016 8:40 AM

Indonesia Super Series: Saina Nehwal to take on Fitriani today

In Indonesia Super Series Premier badminton tournament, Ace Indian Shuttler Saina Nehwal will take on Indonesian Fitriani today. Yesterday, Eighth seed Saina registered a 21-11, 19-21, 21-15 win against a lower-ranked Pai Yu Po of Chinese Taipei to enter into the second round of the women&apos;s...

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