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Barcelona, Aug 18: Athletico Bilbao claimed their first silverware in more than three decades when they wrapped up a 5-1 aggregate win over a 10-man Barcelona to win the Spanish Super Cup on Monday, causing ecstatic celebrations in the Basque city. Bilbao, who only field players of Basque origin, last secured a major trophy when they won Spain's traditional season opener in 1984 and Friday's 4-0

Kohler (Wisconsin), Aug 17: Anirban Lahiri scaled a new high for Indian golf by becoming the first from the country to finish inside the top-five of a Major, signing off a brilliant tied fifth in the prestigious PGA Championships here. Lahiri played a superb final round of 68, after first three rounds of 70-67-70, for a total of 13-under 275. In fact, at one stage, he rose to as high as tied third

Sao Paulo, Aug 17: Hundreds of thousands of protesters demanded Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff`s resignation Sunday, blaming her and the leftist Workers` Party for runaway corruption and looming recession in Latin America`s biggest country. Crowds singing the national anthem and chanting "Dilma out!" paraded through the capital Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro, the country`s largest city Sao Paulo and

Jakarta, Aug 16: Saina Nehwal's quest to become the first Indian world champion in badminton ended in heartbreak as she lost in straight games to title holder Carolina Marin in the summit showdown of the mega-event here today. The world number two Indian went down 16-21 19-21 to her numero uno nemesis from Spain in a match which lasted 59 minutes. It was the second successive loss in a major final

Toronto, Aug 16: The Indo-Swiss tennis combine of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis suffered a straight games loss and were ousted from the women's doubles semifinals of the Canadian Open here. French-Slovenian fourth seeds Caroline Garcia and Katarina Srebotnik upset the top seeds 6-3, 6-2 in exactly an hour to take a 2-1 lead in career meetings over the reigning Wimbledon champions on Saturday

Jakarta, Aug 16: India's ace shuttler Saina Nehwal scripted history by becoming the first Indian to enter the final of the badminton World Championships after defeating a stubborn Lindaweni Fanetri 21-17, 21-17 in a women's singles semi-final in Jakarta on Saturday. Olympic bronze medallist Saina, currently the World No.2, prevailed against the world No.29 Fanetri in a 55-minute encounter. In the

Jakarta, Aug 15: Indian badminton ace Saina Nehwal came out with a sensational performance on Friday to enter her maiden women's singles semi-final at the World Championships and assure herself of at least a bronze medal. In a marathon match that lasted for an hour and 12 minutes at the 9,000-seater Istora Senayan, the second seeded Hyderabadi defeated former World Champion Wang Yihan of China 21

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