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AC Milan defender Franco Baresi dies at 66

Milan, Jul 31: Franco Baresi, the former AC Milan defender and World Cup winner with Italy, has died. He was 66. His death was announced on Friday by Milan, the...

Son of a tailor, Punjab’s Lovepreet wins silver with CWG ”snatch” record

Glasgow, Jul 30: India's Lovepreet Singh shattered the Commonwealth Games snatch record and came agonisingly close to gold...

Nikita wins 57kg silver; Kamna and Garima bag bronze

Baku, July 30: Indian wrestler Nikita Sehrawat settled for a silver medal while Kamna Babal and Garima bagged...

Martina’s CWG debut ends in tear, finishes 5th in +86kg weight class

Glasgow, Jul 30: Two tearful walks off the platform summed up Martina Devi's heartbreaking Commonwealth Games debut as...

Shot-putter Sharmila Dhankar clinches India’s first ever para-athletics gold in CWG

Glasgow, Jul 28: Sharmila Dhankar, a woman who was impaired by polio at the age of two and...
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Double delight: Jaismine, Minakshi crowned world champions

Liverpool, Sep 14 : Jaismine Lamboria (57kg) and Minakshi Hooda (48kg) carved their place in Indian boxing history by clinching titles with hard-fought wins...

Satwik-Chirag, Lakshya finish runners-up at Hong Kong Open

Hong Kong, Sep 14 : India squandered a golden opportunity to return with two titles as both Lakshya Sen and the men's doubles pair...

Meghana wins maiden World Cup medal, India finish fifth

Ningbo (China), Sept 14: India’s Meghana Sajjanar clinched her first-ever World Cup medal, a bronze in the women’s 10m air rifle, as the country...

India held by Japan 1-1 in women’s Asia Cup hockey, final hopes rest on Korea-China result

Hangzhou (China), Sept 13: India squandered an early lead to play out a 1-1 draw against Japan in their last Super 4s match to...

Esha wins women’s air pistol gold to end India’s medal drought

Ningbo (China), Sept 13: Olympian and reigning mixed team pistol world champion Esha Singh ended India's medal drought at the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol,...

Dhakshineshwar shines on debut, Nagal makes winning return; India take 2-0 lead against Switzerland

Biel (Switzerland), Sept 12: Pulled out of reserves, Dhakshineshwar Suresh stunned higher-ranked Jerome Kym of Switzerland in straight sets before Sumit Nagal made a...

Jaismine storms into final, Minakshi bags medal; men’s campaign ends in drought

Liverpool, Sept 12: Jaismine Lamboria cruised into the final while Minakshi assured India of a fourth medal in the ongoing World Boxing Championships but...

Dominant Pakistan crush Oman by 93 runs in Asia Cup

Dubai, Sept 12: Wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Haris struck a fluent half-century to guide Pakistan to an emphatic 93-run win over minnows Oman in a...

Satwik-Chirag enter quarterfinals at Hong Kong Open

Hong Kong, Sept 11: India's top men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the quarterfinals of the USD 500,000 Hong...

South Africa wins rain-affected first T20 by 14 runs against England

Cardiff, Sept 11: South Africa won a rain-shortened first Twenty20 international by 14 runs after England failed to chase down a revised target of...

Kuldeep bamboozles UAE batters as India bowl out home team for 57

Dubai, Sept 10: Kuldeep Yadav didn't show any signs of rustiness while running through a clueless UAE batting line-up as India dismissed the home...

India crush UAE by nine wickets in Asia Cup

Dubai, Sept 10: India crushed the United Arab Emirates by nine wickets, chasing down a paltry 58-run target in just 4.3 overs, in their...
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