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Basel, Switzerland: Ace shuttler P V Sindhu entered the finals of the World Badminton Championship here as she overwhelmed China's Cen Yu Fei in a 40-minute match. She defeated Yufei 21-7, 21-14 in a one-sided women’s singles semifinal. In the...

Dubai: Amid tension between the two countries, Pakistani fast bowler Hasan Ali married Shamia Arzoo, a Haryana girl from Mewat district. He becomes the fourth Pakistani cricketer to marry an India girl after Zaheer Abbas, Mohsin Khan and Shoaib Malik. The...

Tokyo: The Indian men’s hockey team won the Olympic Test event on Wednesday, beating New Zealand 5-0 to avenge the loss it endured in their round robin clash, news agency PTI reported. Captain Harmanpreet Singh (7th minute) set the ball...

New Delhi: The Selection Committee for National Sports Awards 2019 has confirmed that para-athlete Deepa Malik and wrestler Bajrang Punia will be conferred with the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award. The award is given for the spectacular and most...

Bhubaneswar: Five players from Odisha have found a place in the national women’s team for the two-day Asia Rugby U-20 Women’s Seven Series at Vientiane in Laos, beginning August 24. Besides, Sumitra Nayak, who is the captain of the team,...

Bhopal: Usain Bolt is hailed as the fastest living being on the planet only after the cheetah. He still holds the world record of 9.58 seconds for the 100 metres race in 2009. When asked if he fears somebody will...

Team India skipper Virat Kohli has become the most followed cricketer across all social media platforms. Kohli now has more than 30 million followers on each platform—Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, NDTV Sports reported on Sunday. Former batsman Sachin Tendulkar came...

Bhubaneswar: Bringing glory to Odisha, para badminton player Pramod Bhagat has been nominated for the Arjuna Award. He will get the award along with 18 other players. Pramod, a native of Bargarh district, was afflicted with polio at the age of...

India's fastest woman Dutee Chand won the women's 100m event at the fifth Indian Grand Prix (IGP) at Patiala on Friday. She clocked 11.42 seconds, which is much below the World Championship mark of 11.24 second and 2020 Olympic Games...

Chennai: VB Chandrasekhar, the former India opening batsman, was found hanging at his home in Chennai, police said on Friday. According to police, the 57-year-old might have committed suicide on Thursday night. “Financial liabilities appear to be the reason,” NDTV...