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Selection dilemma for India in T20s
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Selection dilemma for India in T20s

Series against England A bigger selection headache for the management but they won’t mind this For a team that’s so closely followed, the result does matter and that’s why one can expect a settled first eleven for the first three games since all matches are at the same venue on similar kind of...
Humpy wins BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award
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Humpy wins BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award

New Delhi, March 9: Chess player Koneru Humpy won the BBC India Sportswoman of the Year award for 2020. The award was based on a public vote in which Humpy beat sprinter Dutee Chand, shooter Manu Bhaker, wrestler Vinesh Phogat and hockey captain Rani Rampal."Being an indoor game, chess doesn't get...
Jhulan Goswami shines as India bowl out SA for 157 in 2nd womens ODI
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Jhulan Goswami shines as India bowl out SA for 157 in 2nd women's ODI

Lucknow, March 9: India women bowled out South Africa women for 157 runs after electing to field in the second ODI of the five-match series here on Tuesday. Lara Goodall top-scored for South Africa women with a 77-ball 49, while skipper Sane Luus made 36. Veteran pacer Jhulan Goswami (4/42) was the...
Ashwin wins ICC Player of Month award for February
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Ashwin wins ICC Player of Month award for February

Dubai, March 9: India's premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was on Tuesday named the ICC men's Player of the Month (February) for his stellar show against England in a four-match Test series at home which his side won to qualify for the World Test Championship final. England's Tammy Beaumont was...
Shastri takes dig at ICC for ‘shifting goalposts’
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Shastri takes dig at ICC for ‘shifting goalposts’

AHMEDABAD, March 7: Known for not mincing words, India head coach Ravi Shastri on Sunday criticised the ICC for changing the qualification criteria for the World Test Championship final, saying the world governing body needs to stop “shifting goalposts”. India beat England 3-1 in the just concluded...
PV Sindhu suffers demoralising defeat in Swiss Open final
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PV Sindhu suffers demoralising defeat in Swiss Open final

Basel, March 8: World Champion P V Sindhu finished a distant second in the Swiss Open final after being completely routed by Olympic gold medallist Carolina Marin of Spain in a lop-sided women's singles title clash here on Sunday. The 25-year-old Indian, who had won the coveted World Championship...
Madrid derby ends in draw, Barcelona win
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Madrid derby ends in draw, Barcelona win

Madrid, March 8: Karim Benzema's 88th minute goal kept Real Madrid in the race for the La Liga title on Sunday as he canceled out Luis Suarez's opener for Atletico Madrid in a 1-1 draw in the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium.Suarez's 14th minute goal, following excellent work from Marco Llorente, looked...
Punia, Vinesh take back top spot after winning in Rome
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Punia, Vinesh take back top spot after winning in Rome

New Delhi, March 8: India's Bajrang Punia got back to the No. 1 spot in the 65 kg wrestling world rankings after winning gold at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series in Rome. Earlier, Vinesh Phogat took back the top spot in the 53 kg rankings after winning gold in her weight category at the ranking...
WTT Star Contender: Manika, Sathiyan in 2nd round
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WTT Star Contender: Manika, Sathiyan in 2nd round

Doha, March 8: India's Manika Batra and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran on Monday went through to the second round of the WTT Star Contender table tennis tournament in Doha.Manika, ranked 63 in women's singles, beat Chinese Taipei Hsien-Tzy Cheng 3-0. Manika held her own to beat her opponent in straight sets...
Djokovic breaks Federers record for most weeks as world No. 1
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Djokovic breaks Federer's record for most weeks as world No. 1

London, March 8: Serbian tennis great Novak Djokovic on Monday set a record for most weeks at No. 1 in the 48-year history of the ATP rankings. Djokovic entered his 311th week at the top of the rankings, one week longer than Swiss 20-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer's record.18-time Grand Slam...
Sindhu enters Swiss Open final
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Sindhu enters Swiss Open final

BASEL, March 6: Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu dished out a superlative performance to outclass Mia Blichfeldt of Denmark in straight games and enter the women’s singles final of the Swiss Open Super 300 tournament here on Saturday. Sindhu, the reigning world champion, beat fourth seeded...
Assam Tribune emerge victorious in badminton
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Assam Tribune emerge victorious in badminton

Sports Reporter Assam Tribune players Rituraj Borthakur (right) and Sivasish Thakur (2nd from right) with the runners-up team. GUWAHATI, March 6: The Assam Tribune has emerged victories in the team event (men) of badminton in the annual TOPCEM ASJA Inter-Media Sports Festival that started today....
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