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July 26, 2019 2:37 PM

PV Sindhu crashes out of Japan Open

The Olympic silver-medallist P V Sindhu crashed out of the Japan Open badminton tournament after a second successive defeat to local favourite Akane Yamaguchi. Sindhu lost to Yamaguchi 18-21 15-21 in a 50-minute women's singles quarterfinal match. Yamaguchi had beaten Sindhu in the final of...

July 25, 2019 6:19 PM

India drops two places in FIFA rankings

The Indian football team slipped two places to 103rd in the FIFA rankings released today.  India lost two matches and drew one in the Intercontinental Cup earlier this month in Ahmedabad.  It lost 2-4 to Tajikistan and 2-5 against eventual winners DPR Korea before playing out a 1-1 draw against Syri...

July 25, 2019 6:18 PM

Gaurav Bidhuri enters President's Cup semis in Philippines

In Boxing, World Championships bronze-medallist Gaurav Bidhuri (56kg) assured himself of a medal at the President's Cup tournament in Labuan Bajo, Philippines after claiming a comfortable win in the quarterfinals. Bidhuri, who claimed India's lone medal in the 2017 world event in H...

July 25, 2019 5:27 PM

Manpreet Singh, PR Sreejesh rested for Tokyo Olympics test event

In Hockey, Captain Manpreet Singh and Goalkeeper PR Sreejesh are among a few senior players rested from the Indian team for next month's Olympic Test event in Tokyo.  Besides Manpreet and Sreejesh, defender Surender Kumar is also rested from the 18-member men's squad for the 17th t...

July 24, 2019 6:02 PM

Goa govt seeks new dates for holding National Games

The Goa government has sought new dates for holding National Games. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant told the Legislative Assembly in Panaji today that it was not possible to put up the infrastructure required for hosting the National Games by November this year.  He said the state government has reques...

July 23, 2019 8:17 PM

Abhay, Tanvi win Bengal Open squash titles

Abhay Singh of Tamil Nadu and Asian Games medallist Tanvi Khanna clinched the men's and women's titles respectively in the sixth Bengal Open squash tournament in Kolkatta today. Second seed Singh defeated top seed Abhishek Pradhan 11-6 11-6 11-4, while Tanvi fought her way past Tam...

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