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Which other medal should I win to get Arjuna? Sakshi asks Modi, Rijiju

New Delhi, Aug. 23 (IANS): Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik expressed her displeasure at missing out on the Arjuna Award this year in a tweet addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju. “I am proud to have b...

23 Aug 2020

National camp for women wrestlers postponed again due to Covid-19

New Delhi, Aug. 22 (PTI): The women’s national wrestling camp, which was scheduled to start from September 1 in Lucknow, was on Saturday postponed after top players expressed apprehensions about travelling amidst rising cases of coronavirus . I...

22 Aug 2020

Participate in camp or not, Sakshi Malik in catch-22 situation

New Delhi, Aug. 21 (IANS): Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik on Friday made it clear that she will not commit to the upcoming national camp until other women wrestlers also confirm their participation. “What is the point of joining the camp...

21 Aug 2020

Vinesh Phogat pulls out of national camp citing Covid scare

New Delhi, Aug. 18 (IANS): Star Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat will continue to train at her home in Bhiwani as she has refused to attend the national camp, starting from September 1 in Lucknow. The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) recently got a g...

18 Aug 2020

Keen to promote darts game — Vikehelie Suohu

Our Correspondent Kohima, Aug.17 (EMN): Amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, a lot of online darts tournaments are being organised by different darts communities around the world. Vikehelie Suohu from Nagaland, under the captainship of Shailender Dixit is c...

17 Aug 2020

Serena ousts Venus in thrilling Top Seed Open encounter

Lexington, Aug. 14 (IANS): Twenty three-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams overcame a stern test from elder sister Venus to make it to the quarter-finals at the inaugural Top Seed Open. Serena, No. 1 seed, defeated Venus 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in a thri...

14 Aug 2020

Halep, Martic enter second round of Prague Open

Prague, Aug. 12 (IANS): No.1 seed Simona Halep was made to toil hard in the opening round of the Prague Open as she eventually edged out Slovenia’s Polona Hercog 6-1, 1-6, 7-6(3). The Romanian needed seven match points in a match that lasted fo...

12 Aug 2020

Top Seed Open: Sabalenka advances, Konta bows out

Lexington, Aug. 11 (IANS): World No .11 Aryna Sabalenka made a winning return at the WTA’s resumption in the United States as she battled past America’s Madison Brengle to enter the second round at the inaugural Top Seed Open. The No.2 se...

11 Aug 2020

Tyson’s comeback exhibition bout postponed — Report

New York, Aug. 10 (IANS): Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson’s exhibition bout against Roy Jones Jr. scheduled for September 12 has been postponed. The Mike Tyson-Roy Jones Jr. clash will now take place to November 28, according to a ...

10 Aug 2020

Indian hockey player Mandeep Singh tests positive for Covid-19

New Delhi, Aug 10 (PTI): Indian hockey team forward Mandeep Singh has tested positive for Covid-19, becoming the sixth national player to contract the dreaded infection, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) said on Monday. The 25-year-old from Jaland...

10 Aug 2020

Red Bull’s Verstappen wins F1’s 70th Anniversary Grand Prix

Silverstone, Aug. 9 (IANS): Red Bull’s Max Verstappen became the first non-Mercedes driver to clinch a race in 2020, as the Red Bull racer won the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix ahead of the Mercedes pairing of Lewis Hamilton and pole sitter Valtt...

09 Aug 2020

Sindhu, Saina and six others shuttlers to resume training in Hyderabad

New Delhi, Aug. 7 (IANS): The national badminton camp for eight Tokyo 2020 Olympic hopefuls, including PV Sindhu, will resume from Friday at the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad. The decision was taken by the Sports Authority of India...

07 Aug 2020

Rafael Nadal withdraws from US Open amid Covid-19 concerns

Washington, Aug. 5 (IANS): Defending champion Rafael Nadal has decided to pull out of this year’s US Open amid concerns over Covid-19 pandemic. “After many thoughts, I have decided not to play this year’s US Open,” Nadal said ...

05 Aug 2020

Organisers aiming for a ‘simple but inspiring’ Olympics, says Muto

Tokyo, Aug. 5 (IANS): Tokyo 2020 Chief Executive Toshiro Muto has said that the organisers are looking to hold a Games that will be “simple but inspiring”. Muto admitted that holding the Olympics next year in the extravagant fashion that ...

05 Aug 2020

Marc Marquez ruled out of Czech GP due to broken arm

Barcelona, Aug. 4 (IANS): Reigning World MotoGP champion Marc Marquez will miss Sunday’s Czech Grand Prix after having a second operation on a broken arm, his Repsol Honda Team confirmed on Tuesday. Test rider Stefan Bradl will replace him for ...

04 Aug 2020

Ahead of US Open, Murray receives Cincinnati wild card

New York, Aug. 4 (IANS): Two-time champion Andy Murray is among the four players who have been handed wild card for this month’s Western & Southern Open. Along with Murray, Americans Tommy Paul, Tennys Sandgren and Frances Tiafoe have been ...

04 Aug 2020

Andy Murray ‘willing to take risk’ to participate at US Open

London, Aug. 3 (IANS): Former World No.1 Andy Murray has confirmed he will be participating at this year’s US Open if it goes ahead as planned. The US Open is currently scheduled to be held from August 31 with the Cincinnati Open being held at ...

03 Aug 2020

Kyrgios pulls out of US Open due to Covid-19 fears

Sydney, Aug. 2 (IANS): Tennis star Nick Kyrgios on Sunday pulled out of this year’s US Open, saying his decision was made keeping in mind “the hundreds of thousands of Americans who have lost their lives”. “Dear Tennis, I will...

02 Aug 2020

Sergio Perez tests positive for Covid-19, to miss British GP

London, July 31 (IANS): Racing Point driver Sergio Perez has tested positive for coronavirus and thus will not be able to race in this weekend’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Perez was absent from the circuit on Thursday after self-isolati...

31 Jul 2020

Viswanathan Anand ends Legends of Chess campaign with 8 defeats

New Delhi, July 30 (IANS): Indian grandmaster Viswanathan Anand ended his campaign at the Legends of Chess tournament with eight losses, the latest coming against Vasyl Ivanchuk of Ukraine. The four games of the ninth-round contest on Wednesday betw...

30 Jul 2020

Seventh defeat for Viswanathan Anand in Legends of Chess tournament

New Delhi, July 29 (IANS): Indian grandmaster Viswanathan Anand suffered his seventh defeat in the ongoing Legends of Chess tournament as he went down 0.5-2.5 to world No.3 Ding Liren. Anand, who came into Tuesday’s game against the Chines...

29 Jul 2020

Mentally I’m planning for US Open to go ahead, says Murray

London, July 27 (IANS): Britains Andy Murray will be apprehensive about travelling to New York for the US Open amid the Covid-19 pandemic but the former world number is mentally prepared for the Grand Slam. The US Open is due to start on August 31 be...

27 Jul 2020

Not ready to compete at the highest level — Dimitrov

Nice (France), July 27 (IANS): World No.19 Grigor Dimitrov has conceded that he isn’t ready to play top-level tennis yet after recovering from Covid-19 recently. Dmitrov was one of the few players who had tested positive for the deadly virus af...

27 Jul 2020

Fans return to baseball stadia in South Korea

Seoul, July 26 (IANS): South Korean baseball teams welcomed their fans into the stadia on Sunday, nearly three months after the start of the season. Three of the five stadia in the Korea Baseball Organisation (KBO) opened on Sunday. The Doosan Bears ...

26 Jul 2020

Formula 1 cancels US GP amid Covid-19 concerns

Washington, July 25 (IANS): Formula One has confirmed that the planned race in the United States has been cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic. Along with it, Formula One also removed the Mexico City Grand Prix, the Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo an...

25 Jul 2020
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