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It was a slip of tongue, says Vijay Goel on referring to Sindhu, Malik as
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 29 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs Vijay Goel on Monday said it was just a slip of tongue after he faced criticism for referring to wrestler Sakshi Malik and badminton star P V Sindhu as 'gold medallists',even though they had won
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SRK, Akshay enlisted to Forbes' 10 highest paid actors
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 26 (ANI): Shah Rukh Khan and Akshay Kumar have it into Forbes' list of top 10 highest paid actors of 2016, which is topped by Wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne Johnson.
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Haryana felicitates Rio Olympics bronze medal winner Sakshi Malik
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bahadurgarh (Haryana), Aug. 24 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday felicitated Rio Olympics bronze medal winner and wrestler Sakshi Malik.
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Had expected 3-4 medals from Indian wrestlers in Rio: WFI chief
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 23 (ANI): Describing the Rio Olympics experience as "sweet and sour", Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said they had expected at least 3-4 medals from the grapplers but added the sudden ban on Narsingh Yadav and unexpected injury to
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CAS dismisses sabotage, says Narsingh `intentionally` took banned substanc
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug.23 (ANI): In a detailed report, the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) has said wrestler Narsingh Yadav failed to produce any "real evidence" regarding the "sabotage theory" he had advanced and the balance of probabilities was that he took the "bann
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Heartbreak! Indian wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt crashes out of Rio Olympics
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.21 (ANI): India's last hope of securing a medal at the Rio Olympics was crushed after wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt knocked out of the prestigious quadrennial event in the qualification round of the Men's Freestyle 65kg event here on Sunday.
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Rio 2016: Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt suffers shocking defeat, awaits repechag
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.21 (ANI): India's hopes of ending their Rio Olympic campaign on a high received a major setback as wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt suffered a crushing 0-3 defeat against Mongolia's Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran in the qualification round of the Men's Freestyle
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Sushil Kumar backs Yogeshwar to strike gold at Rio Olympics
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 21 (ANI): Two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar has extended his best wishes to ace wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt, who will represent India in the men's 65kg freestyle bout on the final day of the Rio Olympics.
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Sandeep Tomar crashes out of men's freestyle 57 kg wrestling at Rio
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.19 (ANI): Indian wrestler Sandeep Tomar's hopes of bringing himself back into the medal contention received a major jolt as he was crashed out of men's freestyle 57 kg competition at the ongoing Rio Olympics here on Friday.
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Rio 2016: Wrestler Sandeep Tomar loses in pre-quarters, awaits repechage r
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.19 (ANI): Indian wrestler Sandeep Tomar, who was expected to bring glory for the country in the absence of embattled Narsingh Yadav at the ongoing Rio Olympics, suffered a 3-7 defeat at the hands of Russia's Victor Lebedev in the pre-quarterfinals of the men
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Narsingh ban: NADA lawyer says 'expected this decision'
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 19 (ANI): Following a four-year ban on wrestler Narsingh Yadav that quashed his hopes of competing in the Rio Olympics, the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) on Friday said that the decision was expected.
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Narsingh Yadav banned: Distraught parents allege conspiracy, appeal to PM
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Varanasi, Aug 19 (ANI): Distraught by the four year ban on Indian wrestler Narsingh Yadav, family of the dope-tainted grappler on Friday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention into the matter to let their son play in the Olympics.
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