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Coming with Gold, Lovlinas call to father
Assam

'Coming with Gold', Lovlina's call to father

Guwahati, July 30: For Tiken Borgohain, it's difficult to watch his daughter fight inside the ring. On Friday morning too, he was off the television set from 8.48 am while other family members glued to it watching their favourite Lovlina Borgohain scripting history, at Baromukhiya village in...
Indian contingent leaves Sri Lankan shores, Krunal Pandya remains in isolation
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Indian contingent leaves Sri Lankan shores, Krunal Pandya remains in isolation

Colombo, Jul 30: The Indian cricket contingent on Friday left the Sri Lankan shores after completing a six-match white-ball series but visiting all-rounder Krunal Pandya remained in mandatory isolation here to recover from COVID-19. However, it couldn't be confirmed whether the two UK-bound...
History scripted, Lovlina ensures Olympic medal
Assam

History scripted, Lovlina ensures Olympic medal

Guwahati, July 30: Assam's Lovlina Borgohain has scripted history as she ensured a medal in the Olympics by reaching the semifinals of boxing. Lovlina becomes the first ever from Assam to win an Olympic medal. She beat NC Chen of Chinese Taipei in the 69kg weight category by 4-1. In the...
Mary Kom slams IOC Boxing Task Force for poor judging, says cant believe Ive lost
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Mary Kom slams IOC Boxing Task Force for "poor judging", says can't believe I've...

New Delhi, July 29: Six-time world champion M C Mary Kom on Thursday slammed the International Olympic Committee's Boxing Task Force for "poor judging" in her flyweight (51kg) pre-quarterfinal at the Tokyo Games which she lost despite winning two of the three rounds. The Task Force is conducting...
Wins 2 out of 3 rounds but still loses bout, unlucky Mary Kom bows out of Olympics
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Wins 2 out of 3 rounds but still loses bout, unlucky Mary Kom bows out of...

Tokyo, July 29: How does one end up losing despite winning? Sounds odd? This is what happened to one of India's greatest sports-persons in her final Olympic outing. Six-time world champion M C Mary Kom's (51kg) pursuit of a second Olympic medal ended in the pre-quarterfinals of the Tokyo Games as...
Das knocks out Olympic champion in Tokyo, joins wife Deepika in last-16
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Das knocks out Olympic champion in Tokyo, joins wife Deepika in last-16

Tokyo, Jul 29: Indian archer Atanu Das on Thursday proved a point by knocking out two-time Olympic champion Oh Jin Hyek to join his wife Deepika Kumari in individual pre-quarterfinals of the Tokyo Olympics. Das, who had lost his place to rookie Pravin Jadhav in the fancied mixed team event...
Superb Sindhu eases into quarterfinals of Tokyo Olympics
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Superb Sindhu eases into quarterfinals of Tokyo Olympics

Tokyo, Jul 29: Reigning badminton world champion P V Sindhu sailed into the women's singles quarterfinals at the Tokyo Olympics with a straight-game triumph over Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt here on Thursday. The 26-year-old Indian, who won a silver in the 2016 Rio Olympics, completed a 21-15 21-13...
Simone Biles withdraws from womens all-round final
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Simone Biles withdraws from women's all-round final

Tokyo, July 28: Simone Biles, the defending champion in all-around event of women's artistic gymnastics, has withdrawn from the Tokyo Olympic Games competition to be held on Thursday "to focus on her mental health". "After further medical evaluation, Simone Biles has withdrawn from the final...
ICC T20 Rankings: Kohli, Rahul maintain their top-10 positions, Bhuvneshwar, Chahal move up
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ICC T20 Rankings: Kohli, Rahul maintain their top-10 positions, Bhuvneshwar,...

Dubai, Jul 28: India captain Virat Kohli and senior batsman KL Rahul stayed put at fifth and sixth position respectively in the latest ICC rankings for the T20 International batsmen issued on Wednesday. However, both Rahul and Kohli are not part of the Indian team that is playing a T20 series...
Vinesh Phogat misses flight to Tokyo, stopped at Frankfurt Airport for overstaying EU visa
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Vinesh Phogat misses flight to Tokyo, stopped at Frankfurt Airport for...

Guwahati, July 28: According to PTI, Vinesh Phogat was expected to leave for Tokyo Olympics 2020 on Tuesday however, she was stopped from boarding her connecting flight at the Frankfurt Airport after the authorities found out that she had stayed for 91 days in the EU instead of the 90 days that were...
Corporate houses need to play a major role if we need to win more medals, says former Olympian Dipankar Bhattacharjee
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Corporate houses need to play a major role if we need to win more medals, says...

Guwahati, July 28: Two-time Olympian and former badminton champion Dipankar Bhattacharjee thinks corporate houses need to play a major role if India wants to win more medals in mega global events. Bhattacharjee who represented India in 1992 Barcelona and 1996 Atlanta Olympics also believes that...
Tokyo Olympics: Sindhu beats Cheung in straight games, enter pre-quarterfinals
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Tokyo Olympics: Sindhu beats Cheung in straight games, enter pre-quarterfinals

Tokyo, Jul 28: Reigning world champion P V Sindhu advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of women's singles badminton event at the Tokyo Olympics after beating Hong Kong's NY Cheung in a group J match here on Wednesday. The 26-year-old Indian, who had claimed a silver medal in the last edition in...
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