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Chandigarh, Jan 30 (TIWN) By opting to join the BJP, badminton ace Saina Nehwal has followed in the footsteps of other famous Indian athletes who opted for the party in the past to pursue their political dreams, including former cricketer Gautam Gambhir, hockey player Sandeep Singh, and wrestlers Yogeshwar Dutt and Babita Phogat. |
30-Jan-2020 |
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Melbourne, Jan 30 (TIWN) World No. 2 Novak Djokovic remained on course to a record extending eighth Australian Open title after beating World No. 3 Roger Federer in straight sets in the semi-final on Thursday at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. |
30-Jan-2020 |
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New Delhi, Jan 29 (TIWN) WAKO India Kickboxing Federation (WIKF) affiliated to the World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (WAKO), on Wednesday announced the launch of the first-ever WAKO Indian Open Kickboxing international tournament to be held in New Delhis Talkatora Indoor stadium from February 10-13, 2020. |
29-Jan-2020 |
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Hamilton, Jan 29 (TIWN) Rohit Sharma on Wednesday achieved another feat as he breached 10,000 international runs as an opener across all the three formats of the game and joined an elite list of batsmen to have done so. He achieved the feat during the third T20I against New Zealand at Seddon Park in Hamilton. |
29-Jan-2020 |
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New Delhi, Jan 29 (TIWN) The final of the ongoing 2019/20 season of the Indian Super League (ISL) will be held on March 14, league organisers Football Sports Development Ltd. (FSDL) announced on Tuesday. |
29-Jan-2020 |
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New Delhi, Jan 29 (TIWN) Young Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan followed up his triple ton with a sparkling double ton against Himachal Pradesh in a Ranji Trophy round 7 tie at Dharamsala here on Monday. Sarfaraz got to his 2nd successive hundred in just 199 balls as he completely dominated the hosts and remained unbeaten on 226, powering Mumbai to 372/5 at the close of the first day. |
29-Jan-2020 |
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New Delhi, Jan 29 (TIWN) The first woman footballer in India to have been awarded a Padma Shri, Bembem Devi on Monday dedicated the award to women's football in the country and felt that it would inspire several girls and their parents to take up the sport. |
29-Jan-2020 |
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Auckland, Jan 28 (TIWN) New Zealand batsman Martin Guptill was caught letting out a Hindi swear word on live television after the second T20I between the Kiwis and India at Eden Park here on Sunday. |
28-Jan-2020 |
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Melbourne, Jan 28 (TIWN) Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic remain on course to meeting each other at the semi-final of the 2020 Australian Open. Both players won their respective fourth round matches and went through to the quarter-finals in Melbourne on Sunday. |
28-Jan-2020 |
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Bengaluru, Jan 27 (TIWN) Haryana girl Mansi Singh won the All India Junior Ranking badminton tournament on Sunday for the second successive time. Mansi beat M Meghana Reddy in straight games to wrest the title. |
27-Jan-2020 |
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Kolkata, Jan 26 (TIWN) The International Tennis Federation (ITF) on Sunday shifted the Fed Cup games from virus-hit China to Kazakhastan. |
26-Jan-2020 |
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New Delhi, Jan 26 (TIWN) Boxing great Mary Kom has been conferred the Padma Vibhushan, the country's second highest civilian award. Olympic silver medallist and badminton World Champion PV Sindhu has been conferred the Padma Bhushan as the names of the Padma awardees were disclosed on Saturday on the eve of the 71st Republic Day. |
26-Jan-2020 |
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New Delhi, Jan 25 (TIWN) Adidas kicked off the first-of-its-kind "Unfair Tournament" at Adidas The Base in New Delhi. The tournament will be held on January 25 and 26. |
25-Jan-2020 |
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New Delhi, Jan 25 (TIWN) The I-League Republic Day fixtures will take centre stage as the young Indian Arrows host the Snow Leopards on Sunday. Both the teams havent been in the greatest of forms this year and are placed last on the table. |
25-Jan-2020 |
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Melbourne, Jan 25 (TIWN) More champions tumbled out of the women's draw on Day 6 of the Australian Open on Saturday. This time it was current World No. 2 Karolina Pliskova along with top ten seeds, Belinda Bencic and Elina Svitolina. |
25-Jan-2020 |
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New Delhi, Jan 25 (TIWN) Cheteshwar Pujara on Saturday turned 32 and on the occasion, the cricket fraternity came in unison to wish the batsman, who is India's batting mainstay when it comes to Test cricket. |
25-Jan-2020 |
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New Delhi, Jan 24 (TIWN) Former Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Rajeev Shukla on Friday pulled up the Committee of Administrators (CoA) for poor scheduling of Team Indias calendar, saying players interest should also be kept in mind while finalising an itinerary for a particular series. |
24-Jan-2020 |
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Melbourne, Jan 24 (TIWN) Former World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki's career came to an end on Friday with a third round defeat to Tunisia's Ons Jabeur at the ongoing Australian Open. |
24-Jan-2020 |
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Lausanne, Jan 24 (TIWN) Experienced Australian lawyer and judge James Wood has been appointed as the chairman of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Compliance Review Committee. He has replaced Britain's Jonathan Taylor. |
24-Jan-2020 |
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Bogota, Jan 24 (TIWN) Former Colombia international midfielder Jhon Viafara has been extradited to the US to answer drug trafficking charges, authorities have said. |
24-Jan-2020 |
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New Delhi, Jan 24 (TIWN) With Virat Kohli making his displeasure known over the travel plans of the Indian team from Bengaluru to Auckland, former IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla backed the skipper and pulled up the Committee of Administrators (CoA) for planning the schedule without keeping the interest of the players in mind. But the criticism hasn't gone down well with members in the disbanded committee. |
24-Jan-2020 |
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Melbourne, Jan 23 (TIWN) Spanish world no.1 Rafael Nadal on Thursday eased into the third round of the Australian Open to set up a match against compatriot Pablo Carreno Busta. Nadal beat Argentina's Federico Delbonis 6-3, 7-6, 6-1 in a match that lasted two hours and thirty minutes at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. |
23-Jan-2020 |
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Chennai, Jan 23 (TIWN) Clarity on the election date from the Madras High Court may be there on Friday as the majority of the electoral college has given an affidavit in my support, said a senior official of the All India Chess Federation (AICF). |
23-Jan-2020 |
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Imphal, Jan 23 (TIWN) Mohun Bagan registered an emphatic 3-0 victory away from home against Neroca FC at the Khuman Lampak Stadium on Thursday to extend their lead at the top of the table to six points in an I-League encounter. |
23-Jan-2020 |
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Hyderabad, Jan 23 (TIWN) Mumbai City FC have blown hot and cold in the Indian Super League and going into the business end, they will now look for some solidity. |
23-Jan-2020 |
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New Delhi, Jan 23 (TIWN) Vijender Singh feels Amit Panghal and Shiva Thapa are strong contenders for medals at the Tokyo Olympics, but at the same time urged the Sports Ministry and the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) to help them achieve their potential. |
23-Jan-2020 |
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Bengaluru, Jan 22 (TIWN) India women's hockey team captain Rani has said that the team is looking forward to the New Zealand tour as it will give them a good boost for their preparations for the Tokyo Olympics slated to be held later in the year. |
22-Jan-2020 |
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Singapore, Jan 22 (TIWN) Indian wrestling sensation Ritu Phogat will aim to go for her second win in a row in her budding mixed martial arts career when she locks horns with Chinas Pro MMA fighter Wu Chiao Chen at ONE Championship (ONE) here on February 28. |
22-Jan-2020 |
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Bengaluru, Jan 22 (TIWN) The Indian women's national team players have lauded the All India Football Federation's (AIFF) approach to "broad-base women's football across the country" as the final round of Indian Women's League is all set to get underway at the Bangalore Football Stadium here from January 24. |
22-Jan-2020 |
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Bloemfontein (South Africa), Jan 22 (TIWN) Indian colts on Tuesday made a mockery of Japan, who were making their debut in the Under 19 World Cup, as they won their second Group A game by 10 wickets in what turned out to be a completely one-sided contest. |
22-Jan-2020 |
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Guwahati, Jan 22 (TIWN) Princepal Singh's break from his tough regimen at the NBA Global Academy in Canberra couldnt have come at a better time. He was relaxing at home, getting ready to prepare for his examinations, when the call from the Punjab coach came. |
22-Jan-2020 |
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Auckland, Jan 21 (TIWN) New Zealand will be heavily dependent on experienced Tim Southee along with spinners Mitchell Santner and Ish Sodhi for the World T20 but two other pacers -- Trent Boult (hand injury) and Lockie Ferguson (calf injury) are also eyeing to make a comeback for the showpiece event. Kiwi star batter Ross Taylor feels the upcoming series with India will be a perfect platform for the pacers to showcase their skills and newcomers will have a chance to prove themselves. |
21-Jan-2020 |
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New Delhi, Jan 20 (TIWN) Manoj Tiwary's scintillating knock of 303 guided Bengal to post 635/7 against Hyderabad before reducing the visitors to 83/5 in a Round 6 Ranji Trophy tie at the Bengal Cricket Academy Ground here on Monday. |
20-Jan-2020 |
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Port Elizabeth, Jan 20 (TIWN) Skipper Joe Root may have failed to deliver with the bat but the 29-year-old starred with the leather to bundle out hosts South Africa for 237 runs and help England register an impressive win by an innings and 53 runs. The victory also helped the visitors take a 2-1 lead in the four-match Test series. |
20-Jan-2020 |
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Lahore, Jan 20 (TIWN) Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhthar was all praise for India opener Rohit Sharma as he amassed a well-paced 119 to help India chase down the 287-run target and win the 3rd ODI against Australia at Bengaluru on Sunday. |
20-Jan-2020 |
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New Delhi, Jan 20 (TIWN) Senior India pacer Ishant Sharma on Monday hurt his ankle while bowling during a Ranji Trophy game, days before India's squad announcement for the New Zealand tour. |
20-Jan-2020 |
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Melbourne, Jan 20 (TIWN) Roger Federer and Serena Williams got off to clinical starts in the opening round of the Australian Open on Monday. While Federer brushed aside Steve Johnson to race into the second round, Serena thrashed Anastasia Potapova. |
20-Jan-2020 |
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Rajkot, Jan 19 (TIWN) K.L. Rahul, who played a match-winning knock in the second ODI against Australia, has revealed that in order to bat in the middle-order, he watched a lot of videos of Steve Smith, AB de Villiers and Kane Williamson. |
19-Jan-2020 |
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Rome, Jan 19 (TIWN) Inter Milan have announced their first new arrival of the winter transfer window as senior Ashley Young joined the Serie A giants from Manchester United. |
19-Jan-2020 |
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New Delhi, Jan 19 (TIWN) Ex-Indian cricketers, including the likes of Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar, and various politicians have condoled the demise of former Test all-rounder Rameshchandra Gangaram 'Bapu' Nadkarni. Nadkarni, best known for bowling a record 21 consecutive maiden overs in a Test match, passed away on Friday at the age of 86 in Mumbai. |
19-Jan-2020 |
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Dhaka, Jan 19 (TIWN) After wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim, five members of the Bangladesh coaching staff will not be travelling with the team for the first leg of the Pakistan tour later this month. |
19-Jan-2020 |
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Buenos Aires, Jan 19 (TIWN) Veteran Paraguay international striker Lucas Barrios has completed a move to Diego Maradona's Gimnasia on a free transfer, the Argentinian club has announced. |
19-Jan-2020 |
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Rajkot, Jan 17 (TIWN) Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli and K.L. Rahul cracked fluent half centuries as India threw down the gauntlet at Australia by posting a challenging 340/6 in 50 overs in the second one day international here on Friday. The Indians were penalised five runs for repeated running on the pitch and that will see Australia start the chase at 5/0. The incident took place in the 48th over with Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja at the crease. |
17-Jan-2020 |
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New Delhi, Jan 17 (TIWN) All pending cases of sexual harassment on Sports Authority of India (SAI) campuses will be disposed off within the next four weeks, Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said in a statement on Friday. Rijiju's statement comes in response to a report which said that little or no action has been taken in 45 cases of sexual harassment that were reported from 24 SAI institutes over the last 10 years. |
17-Jan-2020 |
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New Delhi, Jan 17 (TIWN) Indian women's ODI captain Mithali Raj, ace sprinter Dutee Chand and boxing great Mary Kom are among those who have taken the #PlankForIndia challenge to support India's emerging sports stars. |
17-Jan-2020 |
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Chennai, Jan 17 (TIWN) A bull owner lost his life when another bull attacked him in Alanganallur town in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district where the bull-taming sport of Jallikattu was held on Friday. |
17-Jan-2020 |
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Buenos Aires, Jan 17 (TIWN) Diego Maradona's Gimnasia have reached a deal to sign veteran Paraguay international striker Lucas Barrios. |
17-Jan-2020 |
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Jakarta, Jan 15 (TIWN) India shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and Sourabh Verma crashed out of the Indonesia Masters 500 tournament after suffering defeats in their respective first-round men's single matches on Wednesday. |
15-Jan-2020 |
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Guwahati, Jan 15 (TIWN) Maharashtras athletes went home with wide smiles after enjoying a productive day at the Khelo India Youth Games 2020 here on Tuesday, entrenching themselves at the top of the charts with a total of 26 gold among the rich haul of 107 medals, leaving Haryana trailing with 21 gold medals and a total of 67. |
15-Jan-2020 |
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Mumbai, Jan 16 (TIWN) Australia opener David Warner added another feather to his illustrious cap as he became the fastest batsman from his country to amass 5000 ODI runs. |
16-Jan-2020 |
