Tokyo, Sep 22 (IANS) India’s mixed doubles pair of Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N. Sikki Reddy reached the semi-finals, while the men’s singles shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and H.S. Prannoy fell in the quarter-finals of the $325,000 Japan Open Superseries here on Friday. Pranaav-Sikki got the better of South Koreans Seung Jae Seo and Kim Ha Na […]
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Sindhu, Saina Crash Out; Srikanth, Prannoy Advance In Japan Open
Tokyo, Sep 21 (IANS) India’s campaign in the women’s singles category of the $325,000 Japan Open Superseries ended after P.V. Sindhu and Saina Nehwal lost in straight games to local favourite Nozomi Okuhara and Spain’s Carolina Marin, in their respective matches here on Thursday. However, there was good news from the men’s singles with Kidambi Srikanth […]
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New Zealand U-17 Football World Cup Squad Announced
Wellington, Sep 21 (IANS) New Zealand Football on Thursday announced a 21-man squad for the FIFA U-17 World Cup to be held in India next month. “This group has done that and I have been impressed by the squad’s character both in our qualifiers and in our training camps as we build towards this tournament,” New […]
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Delhi Dynamos Suffer Defeat Against Atletico Astorga
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Indian Super League (ISL) football franchise Delhi Dynamos kicked off their pre-season tour in Spain with a 2-5 defeat against Spanish Segunda B division outfit Atletico Astorga, at the Estadio La Eragudina. Head Coach Miguel Angel Portugal handed starts to four out of seven foreigners signed by the club, while two […]
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Betis Stun Real In The Bernabeu
Madrid, Sep 21 (IANS) A 94th minute goal by Spanish football club Betis striker Antonio Sanabria gave his side a 1-0 win away to Real Madrid in the Santiago Bernabeu stadium and produced one of the shocks of the season in Spain. Cristiano Ronaldo returned for Real Madrid, who were looking for a home win after […]
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FC Barcelona Defends Catalonian Officials
Barcelona, Sep 20 (IANS) Football Club Barcelona on Wednesday came out in defence of regional Catalonian authorities in the face of raids being carried out by Spanish police on local government departments in a bid to halt an independence referendum set to be staged there on October 1. The statement released by the club’s spokesman, Josep […]
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Ronaldo, Messi Lead 2017 FIFA World XI Nominations
Amsterdam, Sep 20 (IANS) Star forwards Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi led the 55-man list of FIFA World XI nominations announced by FIFPro here on Wednesday. A total of 25,000 professional footballers took part in a poll to nominate the best players. The footballers who received most votes in their line are on the list of […]
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Sindhu, Saina, Srikanth, Prannoy Advance At Japan Open
Tokyo, Sep 20 (IANS) Olympic badminton medallists P.V. Sindhu and Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth, H.S. Prannoy and the mixed doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponappa advanced to the second round of Japan Open Superseries here on Wednesday. Sindhu battled past Japanese Minatsu Mitani 12-21, 21-15, 21-17 in an hour and three minutes to set-up […]
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Nadal Focused On Enjoying Tennis, Staying Healthy
Malaga (Spain), Sep 20 (IANS) Spanish tennis great Rafael Nadal said his goal was to enjoy playing tennis and avoid getting hurt. Following seasons marred by injuries, Nadal regained his form this year to win his 10th French Open and third US Open, among other titles, and surge to the top of the ATP rankings. “For […]
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Saaniya Eyeing Second Successive Win At Hero WPGT
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Buoyant after ending a more than two-year title drought, rising golfer Saaniya Sharma will seek to further improve her position in the 12th leg of the Hero Women’s Professional Tour 2017 at the iconic Delhi Golf Course here from Wednesday. Gaurika Bishnoi, who lost her place atop the Order of Merit, […]