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Olympic medalist Swapnil Kusale honoured by prestigious Arjun award

Olympic medalist Swapnil Kusale honoured by prestigious Arjun award

17 Jan 2025 | 10:59 PM

New Delhi, Jan 17 (UNI) Gung ho after receiving the prestigious Arjun award from President Droupadi Murmu, Paris Olympic bronze medalist marksman Swapnil Kusale on Friday said the recognition has motivated him ahead of upcoming tournaments.

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Satwik-Chirag storm into semis, Sindhu crash out

Satwik-Chirag storm into semis, Sindhu crash out

17 Jan 2025 | 10:32 PM

New Delhi, Jan 17 (UNI) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stormed into the semifinals of the Yonex-Sunrise India Open with a dominant straight-games victory over Korea’s Yong Jin and Kang Min Hyuk in the men’s doubles quarterfinals at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall on Friday.

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India-W storm into Kho Kho World Cup semis

India-W storm into Kho Kho World Cup semis

17 Jan 2025 | 10:16 PM

New Delhi, Jan 17 (UNI) The India women’s kho kho team stormed into the semifinals of the 2025 Kho Kho World Cup with an emphatic 109-16 victory over Bangladesh at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium on Friday.

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Hyd: Hundred announces partnership with Srikanth Kidambi to strengthen India Badminton market

17 Jan 2025 | 9:57 PM

Hyderabad, Jan 17 (UNI) Hundred, a leading global performance-focused sports brand, on Friday announced its partnership with badminton legend Srikanth Kidambi, Padma Shri Awardee, former World #1 Men’s Singles player and one of the most celebrated figures in the sport to strengthen its presence in the Indian badminton market.

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Draper to play Alcaraz after another five-set epic at Australian Open

17 Jan 2025 | 8:18 PM

Melbourne, Jan 17 (UNI) Britain's Jack Draper fought through his third successive five-setter at the Australian Open to tee up a blockbuster meeting with Spanish third seed Carlos Alcaraz in the fourth round.

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Chen stuns Harimoto, Shi triumphs in all-Chinese duel at WTT Contender Muscat

17 Jan 2025 | 8:07 PM

Muscat, Jan 17 (UNI) Chinese teenager Chen Yuanyu shocked world No. 3 Tomokazu Harimoto of Japan 4-2 to capture the men's singles title, while Shi Xunyao emerged as the winner in an all-Chinese women's singles final over Kuai Man in straight games at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Contender here on Friday.

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Hosts Indonesia defeat India in AFC Women Futsal Asian Cup Qualifiers

Hosts Indonesia defeat India in AFC Women Futsal Asian Cup Qualifiers

17 Jan 2025 | 8:04 PM

Yogyakarta (Indonesia), Jan 17 (UNI) India went down to hosts Indonesia 0-6 in their second Group B match of the AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup 2025 Qualifiers at the Among Rogo Sports Hall on Friday here.

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Another fascinating Premier League weekend ahead

17 Jan 2025 | 8:03 PM

London, Jan 17 (UNI) The Premier League title race could take another turn this weekend as teams head straight into another round of games following the midweek fixtures.

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Zhang Zhizhen knocked out of mixed doubles at Australian Open

17 Jan 2025 | 7:56 PM

Melbourne, Jan 17 (UNI) China's Zhang Zhizhen and Czech partner Katerina Siniakova were gallant in defeat in their first round mixed doubles match at the Australian Open on Friday night
Zhang and Siniakova were beaten by the eighth seed duo of Andres Molteni and Asia Muhammad 6-3, 7-6 (2) in 79 minutes.

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Punjab : President honours 3 LPU Hockey stars  at Rashtrapati Bhawan

Punjab : President honours 3 LPU Hockey stars at Rashtrapati Bhawan

17 Jan 2025 | 7:39 PM

Phagwara, Jan 17 (UNI) President Droupadi Murmu honoured three athletes from Lovely Professional University (LPU) at the National Sports Awards ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi, in recognition of their dedication and excellence in sports ,
While Harmanpreet Singh, the Captain of the Indian Hockey Team was honoured with the highest sporting honour Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, Sukhjeet Singh and Jarmanpreet Singh were conferred with the Arjuna Award at the National Sports Awards (NSA) 2025 ceremony for their remarkable contributions to Indian hockey.

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Family of Priya denies news of her engagement with Rinku

17 Jan 2025 | 7:33 PM

Jaunpur (UP), Jan 17 (UNI) The family of Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Priya Saroj on Friday termed the news of her engagement with Team India batsman Rinku Singh as misleading and said that discussions are still going on in this regard.

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Laishram Sarita will lead Manipur state boxing team in upcoming 38th National Games

17 Jan 2025 | 7:24 PM

Imphal, Jan 17 (UNI) India’s former boxing ace Laishram Sarita will lead the Manipur state boxing team in the upcoming 38th National Games to be held in Uttarakhand from January 28 to February 14.

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ITF Futures Tennis : Indian challenge ends in quarters

17 Jan 2025 | 6:17 PM

Chennai, Jan 17 (UNI) The lone Indian challenge ended when
former National Champion Manish Suresh Kumar went down
fighting in the quarterfinals of the BR Adityan ITF Men's Future
Tennis Champioship at the SDAT Stadium here on Friday.

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Djokovic defies pain to storm into Australian Open 4th round

Djokovic defies pain to storm into Australian Open 4th round

17 Jan 2025 | 5:46 PM

Melbourne, Jan 17 (UNI) Novak Djokovic overcame physical discomfort to storm into the Australian Open's last 16 after a comprehensive straight sets victory over 26th seed Tomas Machac on Friday.

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Camavinga injury setback for Real Madrid

17 Jan 2025 | 5:33 PM

Madrid, Jan 17 (UNI) Real Madrid has suffered an injury setback with the confirmation that French international midfielder, Eduardo Camavinga will be out of action for at least three weeks.

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