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September 8, 2015 8:37 PM

India to bid for U-20 World Cup in future

India will bid to organise the under-20 World Cup in future to go with its hosting of the U-17 World Cup in two years' time. All India Football Federation's general secretary Kushal Das said this in Manchester today. The U-20 tournament is held every two years and South Korea will ...

September 8, 2015 12:18 PM

US Open: Paes, Bopanna set for clash in mixed doubles semifinals

In what seems to be a mouth-watering clash for Indian tennis fans, Rohan Bopanna has ensured a semi-final clash with veteran Leander Paes after the two won their respective mixed doubles matches on Day 8 of the US Open in New York.The fourth-seeded pair of Paes and Hingis moved into the final-four a...

September 8, 2015 11:21 AM

Weightlifter Deepak Lather wins gold in Youth Commonwealth Games

Indian weightlifters continued to make their presence felt on Day 2 of the fifth Youth Commonwealth Games after Deepak Lather won a gold in the 62 kg category in Apia (Samoa) today. This was India's second gold in weightlifting after Jamjang Deru stood atop the podium in the 56 kg category ...

September 8, 2015 7:58 AM

Saina Nehwal eyes Japan Open title

Japan Super Series badminton tournament gets underway with the qualifiers in Tokyo today. World No. 1 Saina Nehwal will look to continue her rampaging form when she opens her campaign at the 275,000 US Dollar event tomorrow. Saina will play against Thailand's Busanan Ongbumrungpan in her fi...

September 8, 2015 7:57 AM

Leander Paes, Rohan Bopanna sail into US Open seminfinals

Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna, along with their partners, have entered the semifinals of Mixed Doubles at the US Open tennis. Bopanna and his partner Yung-Jan Chan defeated Su-Wei Hsieh and Henri Kontinen 7-6, 5-7, 13-11. Bopanna and Florin Mergea entered the quarterfinal of Men's Doubles ...

September 8, 2015 7:22 AM

Acid test awaits India against Iran in FIFA WC qualifiers

India will meet Asian toppers Iran in the 2018 World Cup and 2019 Asian Cup football qualifiers in Bengaluru today. Though there are no injury worries for the Indian team, Iran will enter the Group D match at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium as firm favorites. While the hosts will be trying to make a res...

September 8, 2015 7:14 AM

Acid test awaits India against Iran in FIFA WC qualifiers

India will meet Asian toppers Iran in the 2018 World Cup and 2019 Asian Cup football qualifiers in Bengaluru tomorrow. Though there are no injury worries for the Indian team, Iran will enter the Group D match at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium as firm favourites. While the hosts will be trying to make a...

September 7, 2015 9:05 PM

Shanghai ATP: Yuki makes 2nd round, Somdev bows out

Yuki Bhambri has made a confident start at the ATP Shanghai Challenger event. In the opening round of the 50,000 US Dollar hard court tournament in Shanghai today, the fourth seed saw off the challenge of local wild card Zhizhen Zhang 6-2, 6-2. Yuki's next opponent is also from China, Ze Zh...

September 7, 2015 9:02 PM

US Open: Paes & Bopanna to figure in double's events tonight

At the US Open Grand Slam Tennis Championships in New York, some of the Indian stars will be seen in action in the doubles events tonight. In the Mixed Doubles quarter-final, the Indo-Swiss duo of Leander Paes and Martina Hingis will face the Romanian combination of Simona Halep and Horia Tecau. In ...

September 7, 2015 7:41 PM

Japan Super Series badminton tournament gets underway

The Japan Super Series badminton tournament gets underway with the qualifiers in Tokyo tomorrow. World No. One Saina Nehwal will look to continue her rampaging form when she opens her campaign at the 275,000 US Dollar event on Wednesday. Second seed Saina will play against Thailand's Busana...

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