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August 11, 2018 2:29 PM

Ajay Jayaram, Mithun Manjunath to play men's singles semifinals today

Indian shuttlers Ajay Jayaram and Mithun Manjunath will play their men's singles semifinal matches of the Vietnam Open Badminton tournament, in Ho Chi Minh City today. The 30-year-old Jayaram will face seventh seeded Japanese Yu Igarashi, while  20-year-old Manjunath will square off against...

August 11, 2018 8:40 AM

India U-19 beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets, win ODI series 3-2

India U-19 cruised to an eight-wicket victory over Sri Lanka to win the five-match one-day Cricket series 3-2 in Moratuwa, Colombo yesterday. Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal struck an unbeaten hundred.      Batting first, India restricted Sri Lanka to a modest 212 for 9 in 50 overs. The visitors then knocke...

August 10, 2018 9:13 PM

Jayaram, Manjunath enter men's singles semifinal of Vietnam Open Badminton

Ajay Jayaram and Mithun Manjunath progress to the men's singles semifinals of the Vietnam Open Super Tour 100 Badminton tournament.  In Ho Chi Minh City today,  former World No. 13 Jayaram dished out a spirited performance to outwit Canada's Sheng Xiaodong 26-24, 21-17 in a thrilli...

August 8, 2018 8:22 AM

Indian men's hockey team jumps one spot to 5th in FIH rankings

An impressive silver-medal finish at the Champions Trophy has helped the Indian Men's Hockey team jump one spot to fifth in the latest FIH rankings chart released yesterday. India had lost to Australia via penalty shootout in the summit clash of the Champions Trophy after the two sides were...

August 8, 2018 8:04 AM

World Champion weightlifter Mirabai Chanu pulls out of the Asian Games

World Champion weightlifter Mirabai Chanu pulled out of the Asian Games after failing to recover from a lower back injury.  Indian Weightlifting Federation Secretary Sahdev Yadav said that the decision comes in the wake of national coach Vijay Sharma recommendation that the Commonwealth gold-medalli...

August 7, 2018 9:03 PM

Sports Minister flags off mountaineering expedition to Mount Manirang

Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore today said that every day is filled with challenges for people who are related to sports.  He was speaking in New Delhi after flagging off a mountaineering expedition to Mt. Manirang.  Mr. Rathore said, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's message-- Jo Khelega...

August 7, 2018 5:40 PM

Dhoni or Dravid as important as "larger than life" Kohli: Richardson

ICC Chief Executive David Richardson feels, the world of cricket needs larger than life characters like Virat Kohli and Ben Stokes but it equally needs a Mahendra Singh Dhoni or a Rahul Dravid to stay on the good side of the line.  At the Melbourne Cricket Club's 2018 Cowdrey Lecture, Richa...

August 6, 2018 6:31 PM

Centre urges all States to enforce 2011 Sports Code

The Centre has urged all states to enforce the 2011 Sports Code so that it is followed by the state federations.  Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said in Rajya Sabha today that Sports Code of 2011 lays down very specific guidelines as to how the elections will be conducted.  He said the S...

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