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New Delhi, Aug 31: Chief badminton coach Pullela Gopichand, who guided Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu to Olympic medals in the successive Games, says he was lucky that he wasn't good in studies and it was a flunked IIT exam that paved his way to be a successful sportsperson. "My brother and I both played sports. He was fantastic in sports and now I feel that I was lucky I wasn't good in studies,"

New Delhi, Aug 31: Media Firm Zee Entertainment Enterprise Ltd (ZEEL) has sold its sports channel Ten Sports to Sony Pictures Networks for a $385-million (about Rs 2,579 crore) all cash deal. “The Board of the Directors of the company approved sale and transfer of the ‘Sports Broadcasting Business’ of the company…to Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) and its affiliates at an aggregate all-cash

New Delhi, Aug 30: After a disappointing first-round exit at Rio Olympics, wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt has something to cheer about. The bronze he won at the London Games was upgraded to silver after Russia’s Besik Kudukhov’s, who finished second in the 60-kg freestyle event in the 2012 Olympics, tested positive for a banned substance, reports said Tuesday. In a tweet, Yogeshwar Dutt confirmed that

New Delhi, Aug 29: It was a celebration of woman power in sports as Olympic stars PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik and Dipa Karmakar were today conferred India's highest sporting honour -- the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna -- along with shooter Jitu Rai in a gleaming awards ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan here. For the first time in the history of National Sports Awards, four athletes were chosen for the Khel

New Delhi, Aug 29: Wrestler Sakshi Malik, who bagged a bronze in women's freestyle 58 kg class in Rio Olympics, may soon marry a fellow grappler this year, as per a media report. According to, Bengali Daily Anandabazar Patrika, the name of her future husband is a 'secret'. Malik was quoted by the Daily as saying that the marriage will not interfere with her preparations for the next Olympics in

New Haven (USA), Aug 28: Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza received a confidence booster ahead of the US Open Grand Slam tournament beginning tomorrow with a doubles title victory at the Connecticut Open with Monica Niculescu of Romania here. Sania and Niculescu capped off their newly rekindled doubles partnership with their first title together with a straight set victory over the duo of Kateryna

Hyderabad, Aug 28: Rio Olympics silver medallist shuttler P V Sindhu and bronze winner grappler Sakshi Malik along with gymnast Dipa Karmakar and badminton coach Pullela Gopichand were today presented BMW cars by cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar here. Hyderabad District Badminton Association president Chamundeshwarnath gifted the luxury cars to the four sportspersons for their outstanding

New York, Aug 27: India's Saketh Myneni literally blew away Serbian Pedja Kristin 6-3 6-0 in only 56 minutes to earn his maiden entrance into the men's singles event of the upcoming US Open. To make it to the main draw, Saketh needed to win three rounds in the qualifiers and he made it with minimum fuss without dropping a single set. In the earlier rounds, Myneni, seeded 26th, won 7-6 (6) 6-4 over

Hyderabad, Aug 26: Companies are queuing up to sign Rio Olympics silver medalist P V Sindhu for endorsements, but the ace badminton player's brand management firm wants to go slow as it wants her brand valuation to rise further. The silver medal at Rio Olympics has pushed Sindhu's brand value many times and the badminton star is expected to announce a couple of endorsement deals soon. Ramakrishnan

Bengaluru, Aug 26: Olympian O P Jaisha, who returned from Rio with fever and body ache last week, has been hospitalised after she was tested positive for H1N1, two days after another athlete Sudha Singh was found to be suffering from the same disease. "Jaisha, who arrived in Bengaluru with fever and bodyache, has been hospitalised at the Fortis hospital at Bannerghatta, as per the information I