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Usain Bolt breaks down in tears, as final race ends with injury
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], Aug. 13 (ANI): "Oh no" echoed across the globe as Usain Bolt's final race at the world championships ended in him getting injured and hobbling on the track, whimpering in agony.
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Sindhu, Saina get first-round byes at World Championships
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 9 (ANI): Rio-Olympic silver-medallist PV Sindhu and former world number one Saina Nehwal have received first- round byes at the World Championships starting in Glasgow, Scotland from August 21.
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Bolt praises Gatlin, says 'he's one of the best I've faced&
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], August 7 (ANI): Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, who had to settle for bronze in the 100m on Saturday night at the World Championships after being defeated by Justin Gatlin, has hailed the American as one of the best competitors he has faced.
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Justin Gatlin gatecrashes Usain Bolt's farewell party
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
London [U.K.], August 6 (ANI): The great Jamaican sprinter, Usain Bolt, who was to retire after the IAAF World Championships 2017 in London, had to settle for bronze even as American Justin Gatlin surprised everyone with a season's best 9.92.
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Sports Minister advises AFI to honour Kerala HC directive on PU Chitra
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports of India Vijay Goel has advised Athletic Federation of India (AFI) to honour the the Kerala High Court directive to ensure participation of woman middle-distance runner PU Chitra in 1,500m race in the IIAF World Cha
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Mahindra Racing to exit Moto3 at end of 2017
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): Mahindra racing, winner of three races in the 2016 Moto3 World Championship, debuting six years ago, will end its participation in the series after the conclusion of the 2017 season to focus more on electric vehicle racing.
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ISSF Junior World Championship: Yashaswini Singh Deswal bags gold in 10m a
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June. 26 (ANI): Chandigarh's 20-year old Yashaswini Singh Deswal was crowned Junior World Champion in the Women's 10m Air Pistol at the end of day two of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Championship Rifle/Pistol, underway in Suhl,
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Ultimate Table Tennis will benefit the sport in India: Wong Chun Ting
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], June 14 (ANI): Wong Chun Ting, the World No.7 and a bronze medalist at the recently- concluded World Championship in Dusseldorf, believes that the upcoming Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) will benefit the sport in India.
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British F1 legend John Surtees dies at 83
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [U.K.], Mar. 11(ANI): John Surtees, the only racer to have won world championships on motorbikes and in Formula One passed away at 83 on Friday and tributes continue to pour in.
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Trump 'Muslim-Ban' woes: Kashmiri athlete denied U.S. visa citin
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 1(ANI): The ripples of President Donald Trump's ban on citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States, has started infiltrating Indian shores as a Kashmiri athlete was denied visa to participate in an International world championshi
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Malaysia: Arjun Bhati wins in Kids Golf World Championship 2016
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 22 (ANI): 12-year-old Arjun Bhati has outshined India in the Kids Golf World Championship 2016 in Malaysia defeating South Africa's Methu Denish to secure the first position.
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Nobody will beat Hamilton, says Formula 1 boss
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Dec. 15 (ANI): Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone believes that Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, who lost the world number one crown to former teammate Nico Rosberg in Abu Dhabi, will win his fourth Formula 1 World Championship next season, regardless of who his tea
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