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Corporate support important for betterment of sports: Abhinav Bindra
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): Olympic gold medallist shooter Abhinav Bindra has called for good governance for the betterment of sports while urging the corporate houses to look beyond and invest in all forms of sports.
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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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Dipa Karmakar likely to be named Tripura's brand ambassador
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], July 11 (ANI): Ace Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar, who bagged the gold medal in the women's vault event at the Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup in Mersin in Turkey on Sunday, is likely to become the brand ambassador of Tripura.
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Dipa Karmakar assures to give her best at Asian Games
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): On returning to India after clinching gold at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Challenge, Gymnast Dipa Karmakar expressed gratitude to her coach for his support and assured to give her best at Asian Games.
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Brazil court judge overrules order to release jailed former president
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], Jul 9 (ANI): A Brazilian judge overruled an order passed for the immediate release of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
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PM Modi congratulates Dipa Karmakar for gymnastics World Challenge Cup gol
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Mersin (Ankara) [Turkey], July 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar for her gold medal in the vault event at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Challenge Cup here on Sunday.
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Giriraj Singh meets Bajrang Dal, VHP activists in Bihar's Nawada Jail
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Nawada (Bihar) [India], July 08 (ANI): Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Saturday met Bajrang Dal and Vishva Hindu Parishad activists, who are currently in Nawada jail of Bihar on the accusations of rioting.
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Indonesia Open: Sindhu breezes into quarters
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], July 5 (ANI): Rio Olympic silver-medallist PV Sindhu cemented her spot in the quarter-finals of the ongoing Indonesia Open after registering a convincing straight-games victory over Japan's Aya Ohori in the second-round of the women's singles event here on Thursday.
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Jat reservation: 51 charged with sedition, rioting for violence at Capt Ab
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 2 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a chargesheet against 51 persons accusing them of attacking the residence Haryana minister Captain Abhimanyu Singh during the 2016 Jat agitation.
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Malaysia Open: Shuttlers Sindhu, Srikanth crash out in semis
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], June 30 (ANI): Rio Olympic silver-medallist PV Sindhu suffered a major blow as she crashed out of the Malaysian Open badminton championship after going down against her Taiwanese opponent Tai Tzu Ying in the semi-finals of the women's singles event here on Saturday.
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Malaysia Open: Sindhu storms into semis
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], June 29 (ANI): Rio Olympic silver-medallist PV Sindhu booked her place in the semi-finals of the Malaysia Open badminton championship with a convincing straight games victory over arch-rival Carolina Marin of Spain in their last-eight clash here on Friday.
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Malaysia Open: Sindhu, Srikanth eye semi-final berths
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], June 29 (ANI): Rio Olympic silver-medallist PV Sindhu will aim to book her place in the semi-finals of the Malaysia Open badminton championships when she locks horns with Spain's Carolina Marin in their last-eight clash of the women's singles event here on Friday.
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