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It was a slip of tongue, says Vijay Goel on referring to Sindhu, Malik as
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 29 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs Vijay Goel on Monday said it was just a slip of tongue after he faced criticism for referring to wrestler Sakshi Malik and badminton star P V Sindhu as 'gold medallists',even though they had won
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Goyal in soup again, refers Sindhu, Sakshi Malik as Rio 'gold medalli
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 28 (ANI): Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel suffered yet another foot-in-mouth moment on Sunday when he referred silver and bronze medallists P.V. Sindhu and Sakshi Malik, respectively, as "Gold Medallist" despite the fact that he stayed at Rio with Indian pla
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Abhinav Bindra to head NRAI committee to review India's shooting perf
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi[India], Aug 25 (ANI): Abhinav Bindra, the country's lone individual Olympic gold medallist, has been appointed as the chairman of a review committee formulated by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) to "examine and identify in a cold and ruthless manner" t
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Murray confident of clinching his second US open title
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg, Aug.25 (ANI): Newly-crowned Olympic gold medallist Andy Murray has said he is playing the best tennis of his career at the moment and is confident of clinching his second U.S. Open title.
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Olympic champion Murray sets up Cincinnati showdown against Cilic
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg, Aug.21 (ANI): Newly-crowned Olympic gold medallist Andy Murray continued his rich vein of form as he booked his place in the finals of the Cincinnati Masters following a straight-game victory over Canadian No. 1 Milos Raonic in their men's singles event.
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Rio Olympics: Last-minute heartbreak for India as Germany seal 2-1 victory
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.8 (ANI): The Indian men's hockey team failed to maintain their winning momentum as they suffered a heart-breaking 1-2 defeat against defending gold-medallist Germany on Monday, courtesy a late deflected goal from Christopher Ruhr.
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Rio: Heartbreak for India as Bindra misses medal by whisker in Men's
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.8 (ANI): 2008 Beijing Gold Medallist Abhinav Bindra, who was expected to provide a much-needed turnaround for the Indian shooting contingent, failed to clinch a medal in the finals of the Men's 10m Air Rifle event on Day three of the 2016 Rio Olympics here a
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Rio Olympics: Bindra in 10m Air Rifle finals, Narang crashes out
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Rio de Janerio, Aug 8 (ANI): 2008 Olympic Gold Medallist Abhinav Bindra on Monday raised India's hope of bagging its first medal of Rio Olympics2016 after he qualified for the finals of the Men's 10 m Air Rifle event on Day Three here at the Olympic Shooting Centre.
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