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Padma Bhushan for Bindra
Olympic gold-medallist Abhinav Bindra was on Sunday awarded the Padma Bhushan for...
Olympic gold-medallist Abhinav Bindra was on Sunday awarded the Padma Bhushan for...
Saina aims to better her performance in All England C'ship
After her stupendous performance in the international circuit last year that earned her a...
After her stupendous performance in the international circuit last year that earned her a...
Indian boxers were surprise package of 2008: AIBA
Indian pugilists were the "surprise package" of the year gone by, says International Boxing...
Indian pugilists were the "surprise package" of the year gone by, says International Boxing...
Saina eyes top ranking by 2010
Saina Nehwal enjoys a higher place, ranked 10th among women. Many other Indian players, seniors and juniors, are making a mark...
Saina Nehwal enjoys a higher place, ranked 10th among women. Many other Indian players, seniors and juniors, are making a mark...
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Joshna Chinappa fights her way to final... India's highest ranked women's squash player, Joshna Chinappa, has made it to the final qualifying round for the main draw at the $25,900 0 Harrow... |
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Joshna loses in final India's champion squash player Joshna Chinappa went down 7-11, 7-11, 5-11 to top seed Vanessa Atkinson of the Netherlands in... |
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Saina Nehwal resolves to make top five Saina Nehwal brushed aside her disappointment about missing an Olympic medal to become the first Indian woman to crack the top 10 in... |
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Dipika is a match away from glory Seedings at the Asian junior squash championships were vindicated on Sunday as the top two players in both boys' and girls'... |
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Dipika in Asian Junior squash final India's fast rising player, Dipika Pallikal kept the country's hopes alive making the girls final even as Ravi Dixit and Aditya Jagtap went down... |
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I have to start it all over again: Bindra Kolkata Abhinav Bindra's day started with a visit to the Kali temple at Dakshineswar, a place about 14 kilometres off Kolkata abutting river Hooghly... |
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Saina, Bhat bow out of Korea Super Series India's Saina Nehwal bowed out of the Yonex Korea Super Series 2009 losing to Indonesia's Adrianti... |
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Saina goes down fighting in Malaysian Open India's Saina Nehwal saved four match points but crashed out in the quarterfinals against... |
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Abhinav Bindra plans to set up 50 schools in 5 yrs After hitting the bulls eye in Bejiing, India's sole individual Olympic gold medalist Abinav Bindra is... |
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Shuttle queen Saina Nehwal had her highest earning day out on Saturday. She may have ultimately lost... |
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Smash-hit Saina makes history in Malaysia Have match, will win. Saina Nehwal steps onto the court with that simple philosophy... |
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Indian boxers return with 4 medals Indian pugilists Jitender Kumar, Akhil Kumar, A.L. Lakra and Dinesh Kumar... |
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Saina hopeful of pulling off the unexpected An absolute newbie to the elite bracket of badminton, Saina Nehwal... |
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Saina gets renewed passport India's top Badminton player Saina Nehwal has been issued with her renewed... |
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4 Indian boxers reach World Cup semis Indian boxers Jitender Kumar and Antharesh Lakra moved into the semi-finals... |
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Saina Nehwal is the most promising player of the year After breaking into the elite zone of top 10... |
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Saina Nehwal wins World junior title
Saina Nehwal is a smash hit at the world junior level, even as she fine-tunes her game and... |
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Khade sets new record in 50m freestyle
Indian swimming sensation Virdhawal Khade on Friday set a new Commonwealth Youth Games record in the 50m freestyle... |
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"I'm confident of reaching top 5", says Saina
Ace Indian women shuttler Saina Nehwal says she is confident of achieving ... |
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Curtains come down on the CYG
Colourful dances showcasing India were performed, as athletes from 71 nations danced to the tune of foot-tapping music... |
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Khade will be flag bearer in Commonwealth Youth Games
Swimming sensation Virdhawal Khade will be the flag bearer of the Indian contingent during the opening... |
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Ronjan Sodhi eyeing medal at World Cup Final
Putting behind the disappointment of not representing India at the Beijing Olympics, double trap shooter... |
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I hope school plan comes off: Bindra
In New York, two days back, Chinese premier Wen Jiabao began his high-level meeting with Dr Manmohan Singh... |
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Saina enters China Masters Super Series quarters
Saina Nehwal sailed into the quarter-final of China Masters Super Series spanking Ai Goto of Japan 21-12... |
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Bindra to set up country-wide chain of schools
India's only Olympic individual gold medallist Abhinav Bindra on Tuesday announced setting up of a country-wide... |
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Bhiwani boys felicitated in Mumbai
Rewards continue to flow for Beijing Olympics boxing heroes Vijender Singh, Akhil Kumar and Jitender Kumar who... |
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Saina Nehwal scripts a historic win
Saina Nehwal, ranked World No. 14, became the first-ever Indian woman shuttler to win two Grand Prix singles titles... |
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CYG gold medallist Deepika Patel idolises Anjali Bhagwat
Young prodigy Deepika Patel, who shot to fame winning gold in the 10m Air Rifle event in the third Commonwealth... |
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Boxer Akhil loses but boxing looks up
Initial disappointment over the loss of Indian boxer Akhil Kumar to his Maldovian opponent Veaceslav Gojan in the... |
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Vijender and Jitender hope to bring cheers
The Indian boxers have a point to prove on Wednesday, when two of them will fight for a medal... |
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'Only a gold will satisfy me, Akhil'
For the last six days, Bhiwani, a district located in the interiors of Haryana is submerged under water due to... |
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Akhil and Jitender: 'Brothers' & arms
They share a surname and insist they are brothers though they aren't related. One day after Akhil Kumar... |
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Akhil Kumar stuns World champion, reaches quarterfinal
Seemingly a loudmouth, Akhil Kumar's ring mantra seems to be 'catch me if you can'... |
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Akhil Kumar cruises to Round 2
Indian pugilist duo of Akhil Kumar and Jitender packed enough punch in the boxing ring... |
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Laxmi Mittal to present Rs 1.5 cr to Bindra
Steel baron and chairman Arcelor Mittal, Laxmi Niwas Mittal announced a cash award of Rs 1.5 crore... |
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Bindra wins first ever Olympic gold
Abhinav Bindra clinched India's first ever individual gold medal at the Olympics... |
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Jitender Kumar storms into last 16
Jitender Kumar pummelled his Turkish opponent Ulas Furkan Memis in less than three rounds to... |
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Saina stuns Wang to sail into quarterfinals
Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal is just one win away from ensuring another individual medal for... |
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Star of the day
They both shoot for the bulls-eye but somehow one has managed to wrest away the public eye... |
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Victory of the nation, says Abhinav's parents
Abhinav won India's first ever individual Olympic gold medal after a thrilling come-from-behind victory in the men's 10 metres air rifle event... |
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Khade below par
The 16-year-old Indian swimming sensation, Virdhawal Khade, had a taste of competition in the Olympics... |
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Mixed fortunes for Indian boxers
India had mixed fortunes in the boxing competition at the Olympic Games here Saturday as Vijender Kumar outclassed... |
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Champia on target in individual ranking
India's sole men's entry in archery, Mangal Singh Champia, shot the second best score to bring a lot of cheer to the Indian camp... |
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Indian women stumble
The Indian women archers stumbled in the quarterfinals of the team event, losing 206-211 to eventual runner-up China... |
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MCT presented 1.5 crore to Bindra
Abhinav Bindra, the current World and Olympic champion in the 10m Air Rifle event, was honored by the Mittal Champions Trust... |
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Fastest Ind swimmer ready to hit Olympics
Virdhawal Khade, the new teen sensation is the youngest hopeful to keep the Indian flag aloft in the Beijing Olympics... |
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Akhil & Co pack a punch
You'd think that all a boxer needed to gear up for a big competition was a heavy bag (punching bag to most of us)... |
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Saina committed and raring to go
The Beijing Olympics should present a great opportunity for shuttler Saina Nehwal... |
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Dipika Pallikal books semifinal berth
India's Dipika Pallikal played top quality squash to score a comfortable straight-game... |
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Shuttler Saina Nehwal breaks into top 20
Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal's stupendous performances in the Asian circuit in June saw her move up the rungs and... |
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Khade finishes 7th in world junior championship
Olympic-bound Indian swimmer Virdhawal Khade finished seventh in the 100m freestyle event of the World Junior Swimming Championships... |
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Young Khade is ready to make a splash
At 16, everyone does not have the composure of a Sachin Tendulkar. But Veerdhawal Khade is an... |
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The boy who would be king
While he was playing badminton at the Malayalee Club, Chetput in Chennai, on Saturday morning... |
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Shooters the best bet for medals
Most Indian sports fans are convinced that the shooters have the best chance to strike a medal... |
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Rathore all praise for Sodhi
Olympic silver medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has expressed his hearty appreciation for the... |
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Champia aims for the league of champions
From being an illiterate, confused boy 12 years ago to becoming the only male Indian archer to have... |
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Will Indian archers be on target?
Can Indian archers produce a medal at the Beijing Olympic Games? Indian archery's rise began in... |
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Amarjeet Singh wins triple jump title
Amarjeet Singh won the triple jump title in the Malaysia pre-Olympic championships in... |
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Ghosal & Au Take Chennai Titles
Hong Kong's Annie Au dashed hopes of a domestic double in the finals of the ICL Chennai Open when she beat... |
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Mittal trust ready to spend more on athletes
The success of Abhinav Bindra at the Beijing Olympics has left the Mittal Champions Trust (MCT)... |
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Virdhawal Khade declared Best Swimmer... Olympian Virdhawal Khade was declared the Best Swimmer in the Boys category at the... |
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India will win at least two medals in the forthcoming Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG), believes Indian badminton team's coach Pullela Gopichand... |