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November 17, 2018 7:07 PM

Manav Thakkar settles for bronze in Belarus

India's Manav Thakkar settled for a bronze medal in the Under-21 singles category while Harmeet Desai progressed to the pre-quarter finals of the men's singles in the International Table Tennis Federation Challenge Belgosstrakh Belarus Open in Minsk, Belarus today. Manav, who had a...

November 17, 2018 8:33 AM

Wrestler Ravi Kumar enters in final of U-23 World Championship

India's freestyle grappler Ravi Kumar has stormed into the 57 kg Final of Senior Under-23 World Wrestling Championship in Bucharest. In the semi-finals, Ravi defeated Uzbekistan's Jahongirmirza Turobov, 10-8 to book a place in the Final.   Ravi will face Japan's Toshihiro ...

November 16, 2018 8:31 PM

Sunil Chhetri-less India take on Jordan in AFC Asian Cup

India, despite missing their talismanic striker Sunil Chhetri, will fancy their chances when they take on hosts Jordan in an international football friendly in Amman on Saturday.  The match at the Jordan capital is in preparation for the AFC Asian Cup, scheduled to be held in January-February next y...

November 16, 2018 8:25 PM

Srikanth, Sameer lose in quarterfinals of Hong Kong Open

Indian challenge ended at the Hong Kong Open World Badminton tournament after Kidambi Srikanth and Sameer Verma lost their men's singles quarterfinal matches in Kowloon on Friday. Fourth seed Srikanth suffered a 17-21, 13-21 loss to eighth seed Kenta Nishimoto of Japan.  Later, World No. 18...

November 16, 2018 8:24 PM

World Boxing Championships: Rookie Manisha Moun outclasses Christina Cruz

Rookie boxer Manisha Moun punched above her weight to outclass Christina Cruz of the United States in a unanimous verdict to advance to the 54-kilogram pre-quarterfinals of the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships in New Delhi on Friday. The 20-year-old Haryana boxer, who was making her ...

November 16, 2018 8:03 PM

Rajasthan, UP, Assam register wins in Ranji Trophy Group C matches

Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Assam registered wins in their Elite Group C Ranji Trophy matches played across different venues in the country.  While Uttar Pradesh thrashed hosts Odisha by 10 wickets in Bhubaneswar, Assam defeated Tripura by a massive 211 runs in Agartala. On the other hand, Rajastha...

November 16, 2018 5:33 PM

Women's World Boxing Championships begin in Delhi

The Women's World Boxing Championships begin in Delhi today. This tenth edition of the tournament is set to be the biggest ever as more than 300 boxers from 72 countries will be taking part. MC Mary Kom will be aiming for a historic sixth gold at the event, which is being hosted by India fo...

November 16, 2018 5:23 PM

Lakshya Sen enters quarterfinals of World Junior Championship

Young Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen progressed to the quarterfinals of the World Junior Championship after defeating Chinese Taipei's Chen Shiau Cheng in a men's singles event in Markham, Canada.  The 17-year-old from Almora, who had clinched the Asian Junior Championships title in J...

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