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Akshay Kumar's patriotism continues with 'Gold'- story of f
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 22 (ANI): Continuing his patriotic fervour post 'Airlift' and 'Rustom,' Akshay Kumar recently announced his upcoming venture 'Gold,' that depicts the story of India's first Olympic medal as a free nation.
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HCL to host its 14th International Bridge Championship
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct.18 (ANI-Businesswire India): Over 500 players from across the globe will be competing for Rs. 1.2 Crore prize purse The Championship comes on the heels of the Olympic Committee of Asia announcing the inclusion of Bridge in the 2018 Asian Games
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Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay's daughter killed in shooting
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], Oct. 17 (ANI): American sprinter Tyson Gay's 15-year-old daughter, Trinity Gay, has been killed in a shooting outside a restaurant in Kentucky.
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Shooter Jitu Rai bags silver at ISSF World Cup in Italy
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bologna [Italy], Oct.6 (ANI): Ace Indian shooter Jitu Rai took a big step towards erasing the memories of his disappointing 2016 Rio Olympics campaign by clinching a silver medal in the men's 50m pistol event at the ISSF World Cup in Bologna, Italy, on Thursday.
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Jitu Rai's coach didn't have expertise to help shooter win Olymp
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct.05 (ANI): In a scathing report, the Abhinav Bindra-led NRAI review committee has astutely observed that Jitu Rai's foreign coach did not have the "expertise in the precision events" to help the ace shooter win an Olympic medal.
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Would've felt more delighted had I received cash prize sooner, says S
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 27 (ANI): India women's freestyle wrestling team coach Kuldeep Singh, who guided Sakshi Malik to Rio Olympics bronze medal, on Tuesday revealed that he would have felt more delighted had he received the promised cash award by the Haryana government sooner.
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Del Potro exacts Olympic revenge on Murray in Davis Cup
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Sept.17 (ANI): Juan del Potro defeated Great Britan's Andy Murray in a epic five-set thriller to kick off Argentina's Davis Cup World Group semifinal campaign to a winning start in Glasgow.
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After Rio stint, Indian eves to regroup for national camp in Bhopal
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhopal, (Madhya Pradesh), [India], Sept 17 (ANI): After their first Olympic appearance in 36 years, the Indian women's hockey core probables will regroup for the national camp in Bhopal, starting from Sunday.
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Sania Mirza rubbishes reports asking AITA to look into Venus' medical
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Sept.16 (ANI): With speculation rife that Rio Olympics silver medallist Venus Williams has allegedly been allowed to use prohibited substance under Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs) clause, Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza on Friday rubbished reports suggesting that she has demanded
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Rejuvenated Indian men's hockey team to return to camp in Bangalore
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru, Sept 16 (ANI): After finishing eighth at the Rio Olympics, the Indian senior men's hockey team will return to the national camp starting from Sunday ahead of an all-important season.
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Dipa Karmakar an inspiration to Bandhan bank, says founder CS Ghosh
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Agartala,[India] Sep 14 (ANI): Bandhan, the youngest bank, which in its second year of journey, has been highly inspired by gymnast Dipa Karmakar's performance, who without much facility managed to make a mark in the world of gymnastics at the recently concluded Rio Olympics, said a top
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Dipa Karmakar praises medal winning Rio Paralympians
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], Sept. 10 (ANI): Gymnast Dipa Karmakar who missed getting a medal at the recent Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by a whisker, on Saturday praised Paralympians Mariyappan Thangavelu and Varun Bhati for winning gold and bronze medals at the Paralympic
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