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New Delhi, Aug 9: Bengal Warriors edged past Dabang Delhi 20-17 to register their second win in Season 2 of Pro Kabaddi League, in Delhi on Saturday. Tall Maharashtra policeman Mahendra Rajput emerged hero of the match for Bengal Warriors as he set seal on his team s win by getting two points towards the end with two valuable points in do-or die raids. The proceedings were so dull that the first

New Delhi, Aug 8: The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Friday announced an eight-member women's team for the Junior World Championships to be held in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, from August 10 to 15. The team was selected on the basis of their performance in the trials conducted at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre in Lucknow. "The female wrestlers made us proud last month by winning

London, Aug 8: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho yesterday signed a new four-year contract to stay in charge of the English champions until 2019, the club announced. The new deal for the 52-year-old was penned just a day before Chelsea begin the defence of their Premier League title at home to Swansea. "If the club is happy, I am happy. I think this is a normal thing for me to sign a new contract,"

Zurich, Aug 7: Argentina maintained its No.1 position in the FIFA world rankings published on Thursday at Zurich. The rankings (July position in parentheses): 1. Argentina (1) 2. Belgium (3) 3. Germany (2) 4. Colombia (4) 5. Brazil (6) 6. Portugal (7) 7. Romania (8) 8. England (9) 9. Wales (10) 10. Chile (11) 11. Spain (12) 12. Netherlands (5) 13. Croatia (14) 14. Slovakia (15) (tie). Austria (15)

New Delhi, Aug 6: The 275-member strong Indian contingent made the country proud by pocketing 173 medals at the Special Olympic World Summer Games 2015 in Los Angeles. The athletes, who competed under the banner of Special Olympics Bharat, bagged 47 gold medals, 54 silver and 72 bronze pieces 14 disciplines during the nine-day event that ended August 2. The country was most successful in athletics

Kazan, Aug 6: Katie Ledecky claimed her third world championships gold on Wednesday to leave her poised to make history while Adam Peaty`s breaststroke double capped an outstanding night for Britain in Kazan. Ledecky underlined her status as the stand-out performer in the Kazan pool by claiming victory in the 200m freestyle final just 24 hours after breaking the world record for the second time in

Haryana, Aug 5: Asian Games and Commonwealth Games silver medallist Bajrang Kumar on Tuesday qualified for the 2015 World Wrestling Championship to be held in Las Vegas in the United States from September 7-12 in the 61 kilogram free style category, while 2014 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Babita Kumari also booked her berth for the championships. The final trial for the category was conducted

Madrid, Aug 5: Spanish football club Real Madrid's star striker Cristiano Ronaldo has managed to trick local people here in the town centre by disguising himself as a tramp. In a Youtube video released on Tuesday Ronaldo can be seen in fake beard, hair and fat suit as he took to the streets with a football and a dog, reports the telegraph.co.uk. In the busy Plaza de Callao in downtown Madrid, the

Le Touquet (France), Aug 4: Playing an aggressive game, the Indian hockey team defeated France 2-0 in the first of two matches here. Chinglensana Singh and S.V. Sunil helped India dominate and kept the European team under pressure. France came back strongly after the third quarter but failed to breach the Indian defence line on Monday. At the start, both teams attacked aggressively on each other's

Kazan, Aug 4: Hungary's Katinka Hosszu underlined her status as the leading all-round swimmer with a world record in the women's 200 metres individual medley at the World Championships on Monday. On a day when two other world records fell -- to Sweden's Sarah Sjostrom in the 100 metres butterfly final and American Katie Ledecky in the 1,500m freestyle heats -- 2014 Swimmer of the Year Hosszu