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New Delhi, Nov 14: As the moment of truth for doping maligned Russian athletics approaches, it's most recognisable champion pleaded the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) not to suspend her country. Yelena Isinbayeva, a double Olympic pole vault champion, on Friday wrote an open letter to the world athletics body not to punish honest Russian athletes in response to doping

Fuzhou (China), Nov 13: Defending champion Saina Nehwal sailed into the semifinals of the USD 700,000 China Open Super Series Premier after she saw off Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara in straight games in Fuzhou on Friday. A relaxed Saina didn’t break a sweat and her cool demeanour helped her to stave off the challenge from the World No. 10, notching up a comfortable 21-16, 21-13 win in the women’s singles

Bangalore, Nov 13: India finally tasted victory after five straight losses in their 2018 football World Cup qualifying campaign as they beat Guam by a solitary goal here on Thursday. The victory came despite India playing whole of the second half with 10 men after Sehnaj Singh was sent off for a dangerous tackle in the 41st minute in the Group D match which was played under constant drizzle and

New Delhi, Nov 11: India sensation and top-seeded shuttler Saina Nehwal defeated World No 11 Chinese Sun Yu in 49 minutes to reach the second round of the China Open Super Series Badminton on Wednesday. World No. 2 and defending champion Saina won the game in straight games 22-20, 21-18. Saina now has a 5-1 winning record against localite Sun Yu. In another women's singles match, P.V Sindhu beat

Mumbai, Nov 11: India tennis great Mahesh Bhupathi on Tuesday heaped praise on current women's doubles World No.1 Sania Mirza and her partner Swiss veteran Martina Hingis and for their tremendous season this year which saw them clinch nine doubles titles, including two Grand Slams. Bhupathi said the Indo-Swiss pair will continue to win Grand Slams for the next few years with the form they are

Berlin, Nov 10: Wolfgang Niersbach has stepped down as president of German Football Federation (DFB) over allegations that the country had won the right to host the football World Cup in 2006 by bribing the executive committee members of the International Football Federation (FIFA). Announcing his resignation after an emergency meting of the DFB's standing committee in Frankfurt, Niersbach denied

Nov 10: Saina Nehwal and K Srikanth will look to shrug off the recent dip in form and put the best foot forward when they begin their campaign as defending champions at the US $700,000 China Open Super Series Premier starting with the qualifiers on Monday. The 25-year-old Saina had been suffering from a abdominal pain which affected her performance at Japan, Denmark and France Super Series, where

New Delhi, Nov 9: Ahead of FIFA’s ceremonial handover of the 2017 U-17 World Cup to India, the country’s Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday assured full government support to the world football governing body and AIFF for a successful conduct of the mega event. FIFA will entrust India with the mantle of hosting the third most important event on the world football calendar at the closing

Dublin, Nov 8: Star Indian boxer Vijender Singh knocked out Dean Gillen of England in the opening round to register his second consecutive victory at the professional level at the National Stadium here on Saturday. Vijender, who had scored a Technical Knock Out (TKO) victory over another Englishman Sony Whiting within three rounds in his debut bout was even more impressive in his second outing at

Kuwait, Nov 7: India's Heena Sidhu made a grand return to form by winning the gold medal in the 10m air pistol women's event at the 13th Asian Shooting Championship at Kuwait City on Friday. Heena, who won a gold at the eighth Asian Air Gun Championship at home recently, shot an excellent 198.2 in the finals to edge out Mongolian Gundegma Otreyad, who shot 198. Jangmi Kim of Korea won the bronze