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New Delhi, Jun 5: From established stars like Vijender Singh and M C Mary Kom to the fast-rising Shiva Thapa, the Indian boxing fraternity was united in grief as it mourned the demise of the legendary Muhammad Ali, who passed away after a 32-year battle with Parkinson’s disease. “Muhammad Ali was a legend and a legend never dies. All that he did for the sport will never be forgotten. In fact his

Paris, Jun 5: Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray meet in a seventh Grand Slam final on Sunday with the clock ticking on their French Open title aspirations. World number one Djokovic, the winner of 11 majors, is bidding for a first French Open to become just the eighth man to complete the career Grand Slam. Victory on Sunday would also give him the ‘Novak Slam’ as he already holds the Wimbledon, US

New Delhi, Jun 4: The Hockey India on Saturday congratulated Reliance founder and chairperson, Nita Ambani, for being nominated as a candidate to be a new member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The election will be held at the 129th IOC Session that will take place in Rio de Janeiro between 2nd and 4th August 2016. The independent selection process follows a new procedure for

New Delhi, Jun 4: Leander Paes and Martina Hingis on Friday captured the mixed doubles title of the French Open 2016 to complete a 'Career Slam' in mixed doubles. The Paes-Hingis pair beat Sania Mirza and Ivan Dodig after the match went to a championship tie-break at the Philippe-Chatrier court Mirza and Dodig won the first set 6-4, while the Paes-Hingis made made a comeback in the second, winning

Jakarta, Jun 3: Olympic-bound ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal was disposed off by World No. 1 Carolina Marin of Spain in the quarterfinals of the USD 900,000 Indonesia Super Series Premier here today. London Olympic bronze medallist, Saina, who has won the Indonesia title three times in the past, failed to breach the defence of Carolina and lost 22-24 11-21 to the All England and World Champion

Melbourne, Jun 3: The path to the Olympics is paved with potholes for many athletes but few can claim to have overcome hardship like wrestler Vinod Kumar, who was thrown from a speeding train by a rival's family in India before landing on his feet in Australia. Melbourne-based Kumar will compete for his adopted country in the 66 kg-class of Greco-Roman wrestling at the Rio de Janeiro Games, six

New Delhi, Jun 3: The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that it had on May 3 named wrestler Narsingh Yadav to represent India in the 74kg freestyle category at the Rio Olympics. Justice Manmohan reserved its order for June 6 on the plea of two-time Olympic medal winner Sushil Kumar seeking direction for holding trials in the 74kg category to enable him

New Delhi, Jun 2: India on Wednesday announced that it has bagged exclusive broadcasting rights for the next five editions of the French Open tennis tournament from 2017 to 2021. Under this contract, which includes media and digital rights, Star India will become Roland-Garros exclusive media partner for India and the Indian subcontinent covering Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal

New Delhi, Jun 2: The International Boxing Association (AIBA) might have allowed professional boxers to compete in the Olympics but India's biggest pro star Vijender Singh will not be seen in the Rio de Janeiro Games as he hasn't been left with any time or chance to make the cut. In a landmark decision, AIBA on Wedenesday threw the Olympic doors open for professional boxers after an extraordinary

New Delhi, Jun 1: She couldn't make the cut through qualifiers but star woman boxer M C Mary Kom's Olympic dream is not quite over yet as India has decided to seek a wildcard entry for her in the Games scheduled from August 5 this year. Mary Kom (51kg) had missed out on qualifying for the Olympics after bowing out in the second round of last month's World Championships -- the second and final