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Bengaluru, Aug 27: Karnataka High Court today found substance in the claim of Para-athlete H N Girisha challenging the recommendation of Sania Mirza for the prestigious Khel Ratna award and issued notices to sports ministry and the tennis ace herself. Justice AS Bopanna, who heard the case on a petition filed by Girisha, directed the respondents to reply to the notices within 15 days. Sania, who

Bengaluru, Aug 26: Karnataka High Court today found substance in the claim of Para-athlete H N Girisha challenging the recommendation of Sania Mirza for the prestigious Khel Ratna award and issued notices to sports ministry and the tennis ace herself. Justice A S Bopanna, who heard the case on a petition filed by Girisha, directed the respondents to reply to the notices within 15 days. Sania, who

New Delhi, Aug 26: Wrestling coach Anoop Singh and Paralympics coach Naval Singh were among the five names officially approved by the Sports Ministry for the prestigious Dronacharya Award this year. Based on the recommendations of the Committee and after due scrutiny, Anoop and Naval’s names were approved on the basis of current performance (2011-2014), while Nihar Amin (swimming), S. R. Singh

London, Aug 25: Sepp Blatter defended FIFA's battered reputation as the outgoing president insisted he is clean and there is no systemic corruption at world football's governing body. Blatter will officially step down in February amid two criminal investigations into the allegations of bribery and corruption at FIFA. Seven FIFA officials, including the now suspended vice president and executive

Mumbai, Aug 24: U Mumba overcame a fighting Bengaluru Bulls 36-30 in a thrilling summit clash to lift the second Star Sports Pro Kabaddi crown at a packed NSCI Stadium here tonight. Starting the game as slight favourites, the Mumbai outfit had to stretch every sinew to get the better of their rivals from Bengaluru who fought tooth and nail but fell short at the end. U Mumba came up with some

Cincinnati, Aug 23: India's Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis crashed out of the Western and Southern Open at Cincinnati on Saturday, losing 4-6, 6-0, 6-10 to unseeded sisters Hao-Ching Chan and Yung-Jan Chan of Chinese Taipei. The top-seeded Indo-Swiss duo lost the $2.7 million US Open series event encounter in an hour and 14 minutes. In the opening set, the Chans clinched four

Beijing, Aug 23: Inderjeet Singh became the first Indian shot-putter to enter the final round of World Athletics Championships while Baljinder Singh produced his personal best to finish a creditable 12th in the men's 20km race walk on the second day of competitions here today. Inderjeet, the reigning Asian champion, began the qualifying round at the Bird's Nest Stadium with a below par 19.15m

Mumbai, Aug 23: National badminton coach P Gopichand on Saturday expressed satisfaction with the performance of the Indian players in the just-concluded World Championships in Jakarta. "This is the first time so many Indian players had qualified for the World Championships. All the players put up a good show. I am happy with the overall performance," said Gopichand at a function. The former All

Cincinnati, Aug 22: Top seeded women’s doubles pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis advanced but the other Indians participating in the Cincinnati Masters didn’t enjoy such luck as Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna were knocked out from the men’s doubles event in the quarter-finals. The Indo-Swiss pair of Sania and Martina brushed aside the challenge of American wildcards Christina Mchale and CoCo

Mumbai, Aug 22: U Mumba drubbed Patna Pirates 35-18 in the semi-final of the Pro Kabaddi League at the NSCI Stadium on Sunday. The winners took a commanding 22-6 lead at half-time in the one-sided clash to set up a title clash with the Bengaluru Bulls. The formidable Mumbai outfit was too strong for its rivals, who had knocked out last year's champions Pink Panthers Jaipur from the play-offs, with