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July 29, 2018 12:24 PM

Sourabh Verma lifts Russian Open Badminton trophy

Ace Indian shuttler Sourabh Verma today lifted the Russian Open Badminton trophy at Vladivostok. In the title clash, Sourabh came back from a game behind to beat Japan's Koki Watanabe, 18-21, 21-12, 21-17, and win his first title of the season.  Sourabh had won the Chinese Taipei Masters in...

July 29, 2018 7:35 AM

Wrestling: Bajrang, Sandeep in final of Yasar Dogu International

In freestyle wrestling, India's Asian Games medal hopefuls Bajrang Punia and Sandeep Tomar put up an impressive show at the Yasar Dogu International in Istanbul, Turkey by reaching the gold medal rounds while Vicky settled for a bronze.      Bajrang beat Turkish wrestler Mustafa Kaya by tec...

July 27, 2018 5:16 PM

Indian women's compound archery team creates history ahead of Asian Games

Indian women's compound archery team created history by scaling to the top of the world rankings in the recently published chart which is bound to give a big boost ahead of next month's Asian Games in Indonesia.  With their twin silver medal-winning effort in the Antalya and Berlin...

July 26, 2018 1:58 PM

World Junior Squash: India to meet Pakistan in pre-quarterfinal in Chennai

In the World Junior men's Squash Championship, after two days of Pool matches the playoff have been decided with top 16 teams through to today's knokout matches in Chennai. Indian boys will clash with Pakistan in the pre-quarterfinals this evening. The Final will be played on Sunda...

July 26, 2018 7:21 AM

Pavard's stunning strike against Argentina voted best goal of FIFA World Cup

In Football, Frenchman Benjamin Pavard's stunning strike against Argentina has been voted the best goal of the FIFA World Cup that was held in Russia recently. The 22-year-old Stuttgart defender ran onto a left-wing cross from Lucas Hernandez and sent a right-footed half-volley spinning int...

July 23, 2018 9:15 PM

Dhanvir, Priya set meet records in National Youth Athletics Championships

Punjab shot-putter Dhanvir Singh and Kerala 400m hurdler Vishnu Priya set new meet records to win gold medals in the 15th National Youth Athletics Championships in Vadodara.  Dhanvir threw 19.69 metre in his fifth attempt to erase the earlier meet record of 19.34m set by Navtejdeep Singh in 2011.   ...

July 23, 2018 2:47 PM

Govt selects 734 athletes for Khelo-India scholarships

A total of 734 youngsters were shortlisted for scholarship under the Khelo India Talent Development Scheme.  The scheme is a unique programme to nurture sporting talent.  Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore said transformational changes have been introduced into Indian sports.  He...

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