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Tokyo Olympics: India's Aditi Ashok enjoys good start as she chases medal
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 4 (ANI): Five years ago, Aditi Ashok was a wide-eyed teenager enjoying her time amongst the giants of sports and being the youngest competitor in the women's golf competition at the Olympic Games in Rio 2016. Fast forward to Tokyo 2020, the Indian has made her intention
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Eng vs Ind, 1st Test: Shami strikes twice as hosts reduced to 138/4 at tea
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Nottingham [UK], August 4 (ANI): Dominic Sibley (18) and Jonny Bairstow (29) were dismissed in the second session as England was reduced to 138/4 in the ongoing Day 1 of the first Test here at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on Wednesday.
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TTFI to issue show-cause notice to Manika Batra for refusing guidance from
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): The Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) will be issuing a show-cause notice to paddler Manika Batra for refusing to take guidance from the national coach Soumyadeep Roy during the Tokyo Olympics, confirmed federation secretary Arun Banerjee on Wednesday
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Born on Gandhi Jayanti but you are famous for your punches: PM Modi tells
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New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): Not many would know that Indian pugilist Lovlina Borgohain's birthday falls on October 2, the day Mahatma Gandhi was born. And this fact was highlighted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he spoke with the boxer after she lost her semi-final bout in the on
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Tokyo Olympics: PM Modi speaks to Rani Rampal, coach Marijne, tells them n
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke to India women's team captain Rani Rampal and coach Sjoerd Marijne and asked them not to lose heart on losing the semi-finals against Argentina in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics.
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Tokyo Olympics: India women's hockey team lose to Argentina 1-2, to play f
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 4 (ANI): The Indian women's hockey team might have taken an early lead, but the side stumbled to a 1-2 loss in the semi-finals against Argentina in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics here at the Oi Hockey Stadium North Pitch on Wednesday. The Rani Rampal-led side will now face
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What a brilliant comeback, you're a fighter: Anurag Thakur hails Ravi Dahi
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): Anurag Thakur, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, and Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Law and Justice, on Wednesday hailed grappler Ravi Dahiya as he stormed into the finals of the men's freestyle 57kg category in the ongoing Tokyo Olympi
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Tokyo Olympics: Wrestler Deepak Punia loses semi-final bout to David Taylo
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Tokyo [Japan], August 4 (ANI): India grappler Deepak Punia suffered a 10-0 loss in the semi-finals of the men's freestyle 86kg category against USA's David Taylor in the Tokyo Olympics here at the Makuhari Messe Hall A on Wednesday.
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Tokyo Olympics: Medal assured as wrestler Ravi Dahiya storms into finals
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 4 (ANI): India grappler Ravi Kumar Dahiya stormed into the finals of the men's freestyle 57kg category at the Tokyo Olympics after defeating Kazakhstan's Nurislam Sanayev in the semi-finals here at Makuhari Messe Hall A, Mat B on Wednesday. The Indian wrestler won by fa
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Salima Tete's parents proud of her achievement, want women's hockey team t
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Simdega (Jharkhand) [India], August 3 (ANI): The entire country is still celebrating what the Indian women's hockey team managed to achieve on Monday, and star player Salima Tete's parents are over the moon seeing how she has performed in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics.
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Tokyo Olympics: Belgium played better than us in third, fourth quarters, s
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Tokyo [Japan], August 3 (ANI): After suffering a defeat in the semi-finals of the ongoing Tokyo Olympics, India men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh on Tuesday said Belgium played better than his side in the third and fourth quarters of the game.
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Tokyo Olympics: Needed to build on our 2-1 lead, not doing so cost us, say
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Tokyo [Japan], August 3 (ANI): Graham Reid, the Indian men's hockey team coach, on Tuesday, said that not building on a 2-1 lead against Belgium in the semi-finals cost his side the match in the Tokyo Olympics.
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