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How P.V. Sindhu unites Telugu states with badminton, medals

By Sharon Thambala Amaravati/Hyderabad, Aug 8 (IANS) At a time when the Telugu states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana bicker about their share of river...

1st Test: Rain plays spoilsport as match ends in a draw

Nottingham, Aug 8 (IANS) India's hopes of starting their Test series against England on a winning note were dashed by inclement weather as the...

Ten big disappointments of the Tokyo Olympics

Tokyo, Aug 8 (IANS) There were some athletes who were tipped to be the stars in their events, but failed to do so. Here's a...

Olympics: India overjoyed after Neeraj Chopra wins gold in Tokyo

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Neeraj Chopra (23) on Saturday created history by winning India's first Olympic gold medal in athletics on the penultimate...

Olympics: India’s Bajrang Punia wins bronze in 65kg freestyle wrestling

Tokyo, Aug 7 (IANS) India's Bajrang Punia won the bronze medal in men's freestyle 65kg, beating Niyazbekov of Kazakhstan 8-0 on points for his...

Highest award for sports named after Major Dhyan Chand

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced the country's highest sporting award 'Khel Ratna Award' named as 'Major Dhyan...

Olympics: Allyson Felix clinches record 10th medal

Tokyo, Aug 6 (IANS) American sprinter Allyson Felix sprinted to bronze medal in 400 metres on Friday to win her 10th career Olympic medal...

1st Test: Tail wags, India take 95-run lead on rain-hit day

Nottingham, Aug 6 (IANS) India's tail wagged finally as Jasprit Bumrah (28) and Mohammed Siraj (7) added 33 runs for the last wicket to...

Olympics: Wrestler Dahiya loses in final, bags silver in 57kg freestyle

Tokyo, Aug 5 (IANS) Indian wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya fought a brave bout but could not overcome the Russian Olympic Committee's (ROC) Zavur Uguev...

India surpass Germany, No. 1 on Olympic hockey medals chart

Tokyo, Aug 5 (IANS) The dreams of billions of hockey fans came true when India bagged a historic bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics,...