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Roelant Oltmans steps down as Pakistan hockey coach
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Sep 22 (ANI): Roelant Oltmans, who formerly served as the coach of the Indian men's hockey team, has resigned from the post of Pakistan hockey head coach.
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Sachin Tendulkar inspired me to stage comeback: Sardar Singh
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 16 (ANI): Hockey star player Sardar Singh, who recently hung up his boots, has revealed that master blaster and former Indian batsman great Sachin Tendulkar had motivated him to make a comeback after he was ignored from this year's Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Australi
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ONGC sportspersons eye Asian Games 2018
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): The sportspersons of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) are eyeing to scale new heights at Asian Games 2018 after a successful campaign in Commonwealth Games.
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Ex-400m world champion Nicholas Bett dies
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Monte Carlo [Monaco], August 8 (ANI): Former 400m hurdles world champion Nicholas Bett of Kenya died in a car accident on Tuesday. He was 28.
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Choksi's extradition as per Extradition Act '62: MEA
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 6 (ANI): The Indian government has clarified provisions of the Extradition Act 1962 shall apply with respect to Antigua and Barbuda. In 2001 Antigua and Barbuda notified India as a designated country under Commonwealth country under the provision of Extradition Act.
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IOA calls for medical assessment of athletes and team officials
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 02 (ANI): The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Wednesday wrote to all National Sports Federations (NSF) to ensure the medical fitness of all athletes and team officials, who are to take part in the forthcoming Jakarta Asian Games.
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It could be my last Asian Games: Sharath Kamal
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Indian table tennis player Achantha Sharath Kamal on Monday said that this year's appearance could be his last in the Asian Games and he would like to fulfil his desire of winning a medal in the tournament.
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Ready to relinquish Asiad contingent role if law demands: Brij Bhushan
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] July 30 (ANI): Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who was appointed Chef de Mission of India's Asiad contingent for the upcoming Asian Games by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), said that if the law does not allow him to hold the
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Weightlifter Sanjita Channu vows to prove herself clean
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): Commonwealth Games (CWG) gold-medallist weightlifter Sanjita Channu has said that she would fight back to prove herself clean in the doping case.
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Indian sprinter Muhammad Anas sets new national record
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Prague [Czech Republic], July 22 (ANI): Indian sprinter Muhammad Anas broke his own 400m national record at the Cena Noveho Mesta nad Metuji event here on Saturday.
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Indian Men's Hockey Team begin with win vs New Zealand
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 19, 2018 (ANI): The Indian Men's Hockey Team has started the journey of three-match Test Series against New Zealand with a sensational 4-2 win here at the Sports Authority of India, Bengaluru Campus on Thursday.
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Thailand Open: PV Sindhu eyes semi-final berth
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], July 13 (ANI): Rio Olympic silver-medallist PV Sindhu will aim to book her place in the semi-finals of the Thailand Open World Super 500 tournament when she crosses swords with Soniia Cheah of Malaysia in the last-eight clash of the women's singles event here on Friday.
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