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July 18, 2019 12:43 PM

Athletics: Hima Das wins fourth gold in 15 days

Star Indian sprinter Hima Das clinched her fourth gold in a fortnight as she won the 200m race with a creditable timing in the Tabor Athletics Meet in Czech Republic yesterday.  Hima won the race in 23.25 seconds, which had a mediocre field with most of the competitors representing clubs of Czech Re...

July 18, 2019 7:41 AM

Deepika Kumari clinches silver at 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games test event

India's top-ranked woman archer Deepika Kumari today clinched silver at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games test event.  Ranked fourth in the qualification round, Deepika went down to Korean An San in straight sets. The second seed San produced fine shooting including a flawless third set to clinc...

July 17, 2019 9:07 PM

PV Sindhu, K Srikanth advance to pre-quarterfinals of Indonesia Open

Ace Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth today advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the Indonesia Open Badminton tournament at Jakarta. In Women's Singles, Sindhu, seeded fifth, came back from a game behind to beat Japan's Aya Ohori, 11-21, 21-15, 21-15. In Men'...

July 17, 2019 7:15 PM

Subhankar, Rituparna advance to pre-quarterfinals of Russia Open

Five Indian shuttlers, including top seed Subhankar Dey and former national champion Rituparna Das today advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of their respective singles competition at the Russian Open BWF Tour Super 100 in Russia.  In Men's Singles, Subhankar defeated England's Hin S...

July 17, 2019 6:56 PM

Inzamam-ul-Haq decides to step down as Pakistan chief selector

Former Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq has decided to step down as Pakistan chief selector. Speaking at a press conference in Lahore, Inzamam said that he would not seek an extension or renewal of his contract, which is due to expire by the end of this month. He, however, made it clear that he was r...

July 17, 2019 7:49 AM

Vijayveer wins his 3rd gold at Junior Shooting World Cup

Vijayveer Sidhu picked up his third gold medal of the ongoing ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany, combining with Rajkanwar Singh Sandhu and Adarsh Singh to clinch the men's 25m pistol event today.  For Adarsh, it was his second gold of the competition. India maintained its top spot at t...

July 16, 2019 2:14 PM

India bags 2 Gold medals at ISSF Junior World Cup in Germany

India bagged two Gold and one Silver medal in the Women's 10-metre Air Rifle event at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany. In the Individual section of the category, Elavenil Valarivan claimed the top honours with a total score of 251.6, whil...

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