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Jakarta/ Indonesia, Aug 14: Indian badminton player PV Sindhu was unsuccessful in her attempt to complete a hat-trick of medals at the BWF World Championships, losing a gruelling women's singles quarter-final to Sung Ji Hyun of South Korea in Jakarta on Friday. Sindhu, seeded 11th, was second best in the battle of attrition, going down 17-21, 21-19, 16-21 to the eighth seed in a match lasting an

Bengaluru, Aug 14: No team has been as consistent as U Mumba in the second edition of the Pro Kabaddi League. Their successful run so far can be attributed to team effort but even in that united assault, two individuals have stood out — Shabeer Bapu and Jeeva Kumar. The two have been instrumental in helping Mumbai script fine victories and as a result, the runners-up of the inaugural edition are

Jakarta, Aug 13: Two-time bronze-medallist P V Sindhu stunned Olympic champion and former World No. 1 Chinese Li Xuerui in a hard-fought women's singles match to enter the quarterfinals of the World Badminton Championship here today. With this victory, Sindhu has moved a step closer to claiming a hat-trick of medals in the World championship. The 11th seeded Sindhu, who clinched the bronze medal

New Delhi, Aug 12: The Indian football coach Stephen Constantine says the national team is going through a rebuilding phase. "We are in the process of rebuilding our national team and it's obvious that the door is always open," Constantine said on Wednesday. India are slated to play Iran in a 2018 World Cup qualifying match at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on September 8. They lost to

Tbilisi, Aug 12: Barcelona added the UEFA Super Cup to their treble win of trophies last season despite blowing a 4-1 lead with a stunning 5-4 win over Sevilla thanks to Pedro Rodriguez`s extra time winner. Two magnificent free-kicks from Lionel Messi plus goals from Rafinha and Luis Suarez looked to have Barca well on course to claim their fourth trophy of the year after Ever Banega had given

New Delhi, Aug 11: The Union sports ministry has decided to confer Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna to tennis star Sania Mirza. The sports minister Sarbananda Sonowal had reportedly recommended the Khel Ratna for Sania. It is the highest honour given for achievement in sports. Sania won her career's first ever women's doubles Grand Slam title with Swiss partner Martina Hingis in June. She has won three

Hyderabad, Aug 10: Tennis star Sania Mirza was on Monday fined for violation of traffic rules. Hyderabad police on Monday night imposed a fine of Rs.200 as the number plate of her car was found to be in violation of the rules. Police sources said the number plate was not as per the format prescribed by the traffic police and hence a challan was issued. The violation was detected by traffic police

Suwon (South Korea), Aug 11: India impressed with a rich haul of 17 medals to be declared overall winners in the Asian Youth Chess Championship that concluded here today. Bagging 5 Gold, 5 Silver and 7 Bronze out of the available 36 medals, Indian juniors made their presence felt in the event organised by Korea Chess Federation. Iran took four gold, two silver and one bronze for a tally of seven

London, Aug 10: Petr Cech made a Premier League debut to forget for Arsenal as his errors helped West Ham United to record a 2-0 victory at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. Cech's arrival from Chelsea has been acclaimed as a signing that could turn Arsenal into title contenders, but he was found wanting as Arsene Wenger's side opened their Premier League campaign with a home defeat for the second

Jakarta, Aug 9: Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth will be at the forefront as a strong Indian badminton contingent look to create a flutter at the World Championships, starting here tomorrow. It is for the first time that India will have two players in the top 5 -- Saina (World No 2 in women's singles) and Srikanth (World No 3 in men's singles) -- as they lead the biggest Indian contingent at the