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Eugene Diamond League: Javelin thrower Neeraj finishes sixth
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Eugene [U.S.A], May 26 (ANI): After a dazzling performance in Doha that saw him break a national record, Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra failed to conjure up the magic and finished at the sixth spot in the 2018 IAAF Diamond League here at Eugene in USA on Saturday.
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UK committed to flag rights concerns with Pakistan
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], May 23 (ANI): The British Government's Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has expressed its deep concern over what it described as the abysmal human rights situation in Pakistan, and especially in that country's largest province, Balochistan.
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Shooter Heena Sidhu ready for World Cup challenge
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], May 22 (ANI): Former world number one and Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Heena Sidhu is geared up for the ISSF World Cup in Munich, which is all set to begin from Wednesday.
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Harendra Singh 'positive' after Hockey India swaps coaches
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): Few days after being named new chief coach of the Indian men's hockey team, Harendra Singh on Monday said he is happy to have received the opportunity in the year when the team is all set to play some big tournaments.
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Heena bags gold in 10m air pistol in Hannover
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Hannover [Germany], May 14 (ANI): India's Heena Sidhu bagged a gold medal in the 10m air pistol category of the international shooting competition of Hannover last evening, in what marked as a strong build-up to next week's ISSF World Cup in Munich.
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CWG gold-medallist Punam Yadav dropped from TOP scheme
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): Indian weightlifting Punam Yadav has been dropped from the Union Sports Ministry's Target Olympic Podium (TOP) Scheme, despite making the country proud by recently picking up a gold medal in the 21st Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia.
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Nehwal is going in right direction, says compatriot Sindhu
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): Few weeks after slumping to defeat against Saina Nehwal and settling for a silver medal at the 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games, Rio Olympic silver-medallist PV Sindhu on Saturday heaped praise on her fellow compatriot saying that she has been doing pret
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Javelin thrower Neeraj snaps own record at Diamond League
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], May 5 (ANI): Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who clinched gold at the recently-concluded 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, missed on a bronze medal but shattered his own national record by finishing fourth at the season-opening leg of the IAAF Diamond
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Nehwal, Prannoy break into top 10 of BWF rankings
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): Few days after settling for a bronze medal at the Asia Championships in Wuhan, ace Indian shuttler HS Prannoy and London Olympic bronze-medallist Saina Nehwal have broken into the top 10 of the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings released on Thurs
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No dearth of funds for sports: Col Rathore
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] April 30 (ANI): There is no dearth of funds for sports, said Union Sports Minister Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore on Monday.
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President Kovind meets CWG winners at Rashtrapati Bhawan
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday met with the medal winners of the recently-concluded 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games here at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
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Want to see India picking up more medals: Nehwal
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): Days after bagging gold in the recently-concluded 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games, ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal on Monday said that she wants to see India picking up more medals in Olympics and Asian Games.
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