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Lovlina Borgohain elected as IBA Athletes Committee Chairperson
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Lovlina Borgohain elected as IBA Athletes Committee Chairperson

New Delhi, May 26: Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain has been elected as the chairperson and a voting member on the Board of Directors for the Athletes' Committee, the International Boxing Association (IBA) said on Thursday.Borgohain received the highest number of votes during the election...
Chessable Masters: Sensational Praggnanandhaa seals place in final; Carlsen loses to Ding Liren
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Chessable Masters: Sensational Praggnanandhaa seals place in final; Carlsen...

Chennai, May 25: India's boy wonder Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa came up with another sensational performance as he defeated Dutch Grandmaster Anish Giri to storm into the final of the Chessable Masters, the fourth leg of the USD1.6 million Champions Chess Tour. The 16-year-old from Chennai showed...
IPL debutants Gujarat Titans hold edge against Rajasthan Royals in Qualifier 1
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IPL debutants Gujarat Titans hold edge against Rajasthan Royals in Qualifier 1

Kolkata, May 23: Equipped with a lethal bowling attack and boasting a number of quality finishers, debutants Gujarat Titans will start as favourites against spin-heavy former champions Rajasthan Royals when the two teams face-off in the first IPL Qualifier, here on Tuesday. Captaining a team in...
Australian swimmer breaks 400m freestyle world record
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Australian swimmer breaks 400m freestyle world record

Canberra, May 23: Australian swimming superstar Ariarne Titmus has broken the women's 400m freestyle world record at the national championships, according to Swimming Australia. Titmus, the reigning Olympic champion over 200 and 400m, on Sunday night finished the 400m freestyle in 3:56.40,...
Error-prone Sindhu loses in Thailand Open semifinals
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Error-prone Sindhu loses in Thailand Open semifinals

Bangkok, May 21: A profligate P V Sindhu faltered in the semifinals of the Thailand Open, going down in straight games to Olympic champion and world number four Chen Yu Fei of China here on Saturday. Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, lost 17-21 16-21 to third seeded Chen in 43 minutes to end...
Rise of Nikhat Zareen; Pleading fair trials to winning golds
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Rise of Nikhat Zareen; Pleading fair trials to winning golds

Guwahati, May 20: Nikhat Zareen has overcome obstacles and challenges to be here winning the gold in the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships. Though the Telangana boxer is 25, she proved her mental toughness both inside and outside the ring over the years. It was exactly the day – May 21 in...
Womens World Boxing: Nikhat strikes gold, becomes 5th Indian woman to bag yellow metal at Worlds
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Women's World Boxing: Nikhat strikes gold, becomes 5th Indian woman to bag...

New Delhi, May 19: Star Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen clinched the gold medal at the 12th edition of the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships after registering a dominating 5-0 victory in Istanbul on Thursday.Living up to the expectations, Nikhat thrashed Thailand's Jitpong Jutamas without breaking a...
Symonds sister says she just doesnt know what he was doing on a lonely stretch: Report
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Symonds' sister says she just doesn't know what he was doing on a lonely...

London, May 16: The mystery around Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds' final hours before his death in a car crash on Saturday has deepened with his sister revealing to dailymail.co.uk that the family "just don't know" what the 46-year-old was doing on a deserted stretch on the night of the mishap....
India thrash Indonesia 3-0 to win maiden Thomas Cup title
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India thrash Indonesia 3-0 to win maiden Thomas Cup title

Bangkok, May 15: The Indian men's badminton team clinched its maiden Thomas Cup title after beating Indonesia 3-0 in the final, here on Sunday, Victories from Lakshya Sen, the doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty and former World No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth helped India win the...
Former Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds killed in car crash
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Former Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds killed in car crash

Townsville, May 15: Former Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds has died at the age of 46 in a a single-car crash late on Saturday.The retired all-rounder died in Hervey Range, 50 km west of Townsville in far north Queensland, when his vehicle left the road and rolled, Daily Mail reported."Emergency...
GT eye top-2 finish with win over out-of-reckoning CSK
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GT eye top-2 finish with win over out-of-reckoning CSK

Mumbai, May 14: Their play-offs berth already secured, high-flying Gujarat Titans would look for nothing less than a win to ensure a top-2 finish when they take on out-of-reckoning Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday. Under the brilliant leadership of Hardik...
India reach maiden Thomas Cup final with thrilling 3-2 win over Denmark
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India reach maiden Thomas Cup final with thrilling 3-2 win over Denmark

Bangkok (Thailand), May 14: The Indian men's badminton team scripted history after reaching their maiden Thomas Cup final with 3-2 win over Denmark in a thrilling semifinal, here on Friday. Indian men had previously reached the Thomas Cup semis in 1952, 1955 and 1979. India will now play...
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