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BWF World C'ship: Sindhu defeats Yamaguchi, to face Marin in final
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Nanjing [China], Aug 04 (ANI): Ace Indian shuttler P. V. Sindhu on Saturday defeated world no. 2 Akane Yamaguchi of Japan 21-16, 24-22 in straight sets to book a berth in the final of the BWF World Championships against Spain's Carolina Marin.
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Know about the faculty of National Sports University, Manipur
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 04 (ANI): Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Friday said that National Sports University, to be set up in Manipur, will have sports persons, who participated in World Championships and Olympics, as the faculty.
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BWF World C'ship: Sindhu books semi-final berth; Saina, Praneeth, Rankired
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Nanjing [China], Aug 04 (ANI): World No. 2 P. V. Sindhu on Friday stormed her way into the semi-finals of the BWF World Championships with an emphatic display against Japan's Nozomi Okuhara, while Saina Nehwal, Sai Praneeth, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa all crashed out from t
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Saina knocked out of Badminton World C'ship
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Nanjing [China], August 3 (ANI): Indian shutller Saina Nehwal crashed out of the Badminton World Championship after going down against her Spanish opponent Carolina Marin in the quarter-final clash of the women's singles event here on Friday.
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BWF World C'ship: Sindhu elated after entering quarters
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Nanjing (China), Aug 2 [ANI]: Thrilled after reserving her seat in the quarter-final of the BWF World Championships 2018, Indian shuttler PV Sindhu on Thursday said she is "really happy with her performance".
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Saina credits Gopichand for her pre-quarters victory
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Nanjing [China], August 2 (ANI): Former world number one Saina Nehwal has credited Coach Pullela Gopichand for her convincing win victory over Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand in the pre-quarter clash of the ongoing Badminton Championship.
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Badminton World C'ship: Srikanth crashes out, Saina, Sindhu enter quarters
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Nanjing [China], August 2 (ANI): While ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth failed to reserve his seat in the quarter-final of the ongoing Badminton World championship on Thursday, former world number one Saina Nehwal and Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu cemented their spot in the last
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Badminton World C'ship: Sindhu eyes quarter-final berth
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Nanjing [China], August 2 (ANI): Rio Olympics silver-medallist PV Sindhu will look to cement her spot in the quarter-finals of the ongoing Badminton World Championship when she takes on ninth-seeded Sung Ji-Hyun of South Korea in the last-16 clash here on Thursday.
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Badminton World C'ship: Sindhu breezes into third round
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Nanjing [China], August 1 (ANI): Rio Olympics silver-medalist PV Sindhu got past her Indonesian opponent Fitriani Fitriani to book her place in the third round of the ongoing Badminton World Championship here at Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre on Wednesday.
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Asian Athletics Championships to be held in April 2019
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], Aug 01 (ANI): The 23rd Asian Athletics Championships will be held in Qatar's capital city of Doha, from April 19 to April 24, 2019.
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Badminton World C'ship: Nehwal enters second round
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Nanjing [China], July 31 (ANI): Former world number one Saina Nehwal edged past her Turkish opponent Aliye Demirbag in straight games to enter the second round of the ongoing Badminton World Championship here at Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre on Tuesday.
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Badminton World C'ship: Srikanth storms into second round
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Nanjing [China], July 31 (ANI): Ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth eased into the second round of the ongoing Badminton World Championship following a convincing straight games victory over Nhat Nguyen of Ireland here at Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre on Tuesday.
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