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August 17, 2019 8:55 PM

Bajrang Punia and Deepa Malik nominated for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award

Paralympics silver medallist Deepa Malik was today nominated for the country's highest sporting honour the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award along with Asian and Commonwealth Games champion wrestler Bajrang Punia.   The name of 48-year-old Deepa, who won a silver in the shot put F53 category in...

August 17, 2019 2:21 PM

Indian women's team registers 2-1 victory over Japan in Olympic Test event

In Hockey, the Indian women's team registered a comfortable 2-1 victory over the hosts Japan in the Olympic Test event in Tokyo today. The men's team will  open its campaign against Malaysia later today.  Both the Indian teams have secured their places in the FIH Olympic Qualifiers...

August 16, 2019 9:26 PM

Ravi Shastri re-appointed as head coach of Indian men's team

Ravi Shastri was today re-appointed head coach of the Indian men's team by the Kapil Dev-led Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), which unanimously felt that the incumbent's communication skills and understanding of team issues stood out. Shastri, who had the public backing of captain...

August 16, 2019 11:58 AM

Wrestler Anshu loses bronze-medal bout at Junior World C'ship

India's female wrestlers endured a medal-less outing with the talented Anshu Malik getting outclassed in the fight for bronze by Ukraine's Kateryna Zelenykh at the Junior World Championship in Tallinn, Estonia yesterday. Anshu lost the 59 Kilogram bout by technical superiority, una...

August 16, 2019 11:53 AM

Prithviraj Tondaiman best placed Indian in Shotgun World Cup

India's Prithviraj Tondaiman shot a 47 on the first day qualifiers of the men's trap event in the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Shotgun World Cup in Lahiti, Finland yesterday. He was the best placed Indian at sixth, as the fourth and final stage of the ISSF World C...

August 16, 2019 11:50 AM

Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy pull out of World Championship

In Badminton, India's new doubles sensation Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy yesterday pulled out of the upcoming World Championship owing to injuries. The Indian duo became the first men's doubles pair from the country to win a BWF Super 500 title last Sunday, helping the...

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