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Odense, Oct 15: Leading Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth and P.V. Sindhu entered the second round but Parupalli Kashyap crashed out in the first round of the $650,000 Denmark Open Superseries Premier here on Wednesday. World Championships 2015 bronze medallist Saina fought hard for a 23-21, 14-21, 21-18 win against world No.17 Busanan Ongbumrungphan of Thailand. World No.1 Saina

New Delhi, Oct 14: Indian squash player Dipika Pallikal returned to top form after two forgettable tournaments as she notched one of the best wins of her career, outplaying fourth-seeded Alison Waters of England in five games to enter the quarterfinals of the US Open squash in Philadelphia. The Indian posted a 9-11, 11-5, 3-11, 11-1, 11-6 victory over her English rival. Pallikal began well and

Muscat, Oct 14: Indian football team's abject humiliation continued as they slumped to their fifth consecutive defeat, losing 0-3 to Oman in an away game here on Tuesday. For the hosts, Ahmed Kano Mubarak scored in the 55th minute while Abdul Aziz Al Muqbali scored in the 67th and 85th minute to round off the tally. Oman had won the first leg encounter in Bengaluru 2-1. India thus stay at the

Hyderabad, Oct 12: Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza arrived in her hometown Hyderabad in the wee hours of Monday after winning the China Open 2015 with her doubles partner Martina Hingis. The top seeded Indo-Swiss pair bounced back brilliantly from their first-set defeat to claim a 6-7 (9-11), 6-1, 10-8 win over the Taiwanese pair of Chan Hao-ching and Chan Yung-jan in the summit clash that lasted

New Delhi, Oct 11: The Indian men’s hockey team eked out a 1-1 draw against the New Zealand Black Sticks in the final hockey Test to pocket the four-match series 2-1 in Christchurch on Sunday. After a goalless opening two quarters, Nick Ross broke the deadlock for New Zealand in the 41st minute. But the hosts’ joy was shortlived as India equalised two minutes later through a field goal from SV

Manchester, Oct 11: Star Indian boxer Vijender Singh made a smashing professional debut by knocking out Britain's Sonny Whiting here today, ruthlessly demolishing the man, who promised to put him through hell at the Manchester Arena. Vijender won the contest with a few seconds left in the third of the four-round bout via Technical Knockout, pushing Whiting literally on to the ropes and smacking

New Delhi, Oct 11: The all-conquering Indo-Swiss pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis added another trophy in its collection after winning a hard-fought China Open final match on Saturday. Starting as the favourites to win the women's doubles title in Beijing, they beat Chan sisters from Chinese Taipei, Hao-ching and Yung-jan in three grueling sets, which lasted an hour and 40 minutes. The US

Manchester, Oct 10: Indian boxer Vijender Singh is all set to face Sonny Whiting in his professional debut at Manchester Arena, UK on Saturday. Vijender, who has been training hard under Lee Beard from more than last one month, is confident of a winning start in the four round bout. Reflecting his views on his upcoming bout, Vijender said, "I am totally focused and waiting for the moment to enter

Santiago, Oct 10: Argentina and Brazil both lost their opening World Cup qualifiers on Thursday. Argentina, who were missing injured Barcelona striker Lionel Messi, were surprisingly beaten 2-0 at home by Ecuador, a side 30 places behind them in the FIFA rankings. “It’s no use just looking at the score,” Argentine midfielder Javier Mascherano said after the match. “We were never superior to them.”

Mexico City, Oct 9: Jamaican Usain Bolt, the fastest man on Earth, seeks to win once again at Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games and become "a legend", he said. Bolt, the world and Olympic multi-champion, said this at a press conference on Wednesday night during his visit to Mexico City for a commercial campaign, Xinhua news agency reported. "Defending my Olympic title motivates me. I do not know