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Guwahati to host 2016 Indian Super League season opener
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 22 (ANI): Football Sports Development Ltd, the promoters of the Indian Super League, has awarded Guwahati, Assam the coveted rights to host the opening ceremony and the season opener match of the upcoming ISL.
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Finch blasts `poor` Colombo pitch despite comfortable win over Lanka
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo, Aug.22 (ANI): Australia's explosive opener Aaron Finch has slammed the pitch in Colombo by describing it as a `poor wicket` despite his side's comfortable three-wicket win in the opening ODI of the five-match series here at the R. Premadasa Stadium.
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Protest in PoK an eye opener for Pak supporters in J-K: Harsh Dev Singh
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Jammu, Aug 14 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) leader Harsh Dev Singh today said the protest in Balochistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) is a clear indication that they are sick of the Pakistani rule and have rejected them.
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Shuttler Srikanth wins group stage opener in Rio
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug 12 (ANI): World No. 11 shuttler Kidambi Srikanth kicked off his Rio Olympics campaign with a superb straight games win in the first match of the Group H men's singles event here.
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Rio 2016: Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri struggles in men's individual
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.12 (ANI): It was a rollercoaster day for ace Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri at Rio Olympics as he made a lowly 50th-place finish in the opening round of the men's individual stroke play here at Olympic Golf Course on Friday.
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Rio Olympics: Indian shuttlers Attri -Reddy lose men's doubles opener
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug. 11 (ANI): Ace Indian shuttlers Manu Attri and Sumeeth B. Reddy commenced their Rio Olympics campaign on a sour note by suffering a straight-game defeat at the hands of Indonesian pair of Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan in the opening round of the men's
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Rio Olympics: Shuttlers Gutta-Ponnappa lose women's doubles opener
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug 11 (ANI): Ace Indian shuttlers Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa suffered a straight-game defeat against Japanese duo of Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi in their first round of the women's doubles event here at the Rio Olympics on Thursday.
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Jayasuriya backs Sri Lanka to claim historic series whitewash over Austral
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Johannesburg, Aug 10 (ANI): Former Sri Lanka opener Sanath Jayasuriya has called on Angelo Mathews' side to seize the opportunity to script history by inflicting a Test series whitewash on top-ranked Australia.
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Shikhar Dhawan relishes `healthy competition` for opening slot
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
St. Lucia, Aug. 8 (ANI): Asserting that there exists a 'healthy competition' among three openers for the opening two slots, Indian batsman Shikhar Dhawan has said that they are least bothered about their selection and are enjoying each other's on-field success and company off
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Resurgent Del Potro sends Djokovic packing in Rio Olympic opener
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Johannesburg, Aug. 8 (ANI): Top-ranked Novak Djokovic crashed out of the Rio Olympics after suffering a shocking defeat at the hands of Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro in the first round of men's singles event at the Olympic Tennis Centre.
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Rio Olympics: Indian eves fight back to secure dramatic draw against Japan
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug. 7 (ANI):The India women's hockey team, who were making their first Olympic appearance in 36 years, bounced back from two goals down to settle for a 2-2 draw against Japan in their opening Pool B match in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday.
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India women's hockey team settle for 2-2 draw against Japan in Rio Ol
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.7 (ANI): The India women's hockey team, who were in action for the first time in 36 years, kicked off their Rio Olympics campaign with a 2-2 draw against Japan in their first Pool B match here on Sunday.
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