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Tokya, Aug 31: Celebrated Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu might face off in the second round of women's singles competition if they can cross the first hurdle of the US $275,000 Japan Open Super Series beginning next week. Silver medallist at the recent World Championship, Saina will take on World No 17 Thai Busanan Ongbumrungpan in the opening round, while two-time World Championship

Washington, Aug 31: Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova withdrew from the U.S. Open on Sunday due to a leg injury. “Unfortunately I will not be able to compete in this year's U.S. Open. I have done everything possible to be ready but it was just not enough time,” she said on social media. “To all my amazing fans, I will be back in the Asian swing in a few weeks and look forward to

New Delhi, Aug 30: An "overjoyed" Indian women hockey team on Sunday vowed to make the most of the Olympic qualification as it will be one last opportunity for many players to compete in the showpiece event. The women team will be featuring in the Olympics after a gap of 36 years. The last time they competed was in the Moscow 1980 Olympics, where they finished a respectable fourth. "It's a dream

London, Aug 30: Australia all-rounder James Faulkner capped an eventful couple of months by helping Lancashire to a 13-run win over Northamptonshire in the final of English domestic cricket`s Twenty20 Blast tournament at Edgbaston on Saturday. Faulkner, man-of-the-match in Australia`s World Cup final win over New Zealand in Melbourne in March, was fined £10,000 ($15,650, 14,350 euros) and banned

New Delhi, Aug 29: Tennis star Sania Mirza was today conferred with the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna -- the country's highest sporting honour -- while shooting sensation was among the Arjuna award recipients in a glittering ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan here. President Pranab Mukherjee presented the award to Sania, clad in a maroon saree and blue blazer, amid thunderous applause at the

New Delhi, Aug 29: Delhi Dynamos have signed English Premier League side West Bromwich Albion's talented youngster Adil Nabi on loan for the second season of the Indian Super League beginning in October. The signing of the 21-year-old Pakistani origin striker was the first time a player under contract with an EPL club will move to an ISL side on loan. Adil won the hearts of the Baggies supporters

New Delhi, Aug 29: Indian women's hockey team will return to the Olympics after a long gap of 36 years as it qualified today for next year's Rio Games, courtesy England making it to the final of the ongoing EuroHockey Championships in London. England's semifinal victory over Spain, coming after the Netherlands' win over Germany in the other semifinal in the European Championships freed one quota

Beijing, Aug 29: Dutch sprinter Dafne Schippers ran into the history books after scorching to world 200m glory on Friday, but there was no golden send-off for Aries Merritt before next week`s kidney transplant. Schippers, the 100m silver-medallist, clocked an electrifying 21.63sec, the fourth fastest time in history, as she lunged at the line to beat Jamaica`s Elaine Thompson, who timed a personal

New Delhi, Aug 28: The Sports Ministry has decided to go ahead with it's original decision to confer the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award on Sania Mirza on August 29. This, despite the Karnataka High Court issuing notices to the government and tennis ace over the petition filed by Paralympian HN Girisha, who has challenged the recommendation of the awards selection panel. A senior

Beijing, Aug 28: Usain Bolt escaped unscathed after he was knocked over by a cameraman on a segway while celebrating his 200m win at the world championships in Beijing. The bizarre accident happened when the cameraman strayed too close to a barefoot Bolt as he posed for photos following his gold-medal run. The local television journalist bumped into a fixed railing and went flying off backwards