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New Delhi, Sep 10: Mariyappan Thangavelu clinched gold medal and Varun Singh Bhati won bronze in men's high jump to open India’s medal tally at Rio Paralympics on Friday. Mariyappan Thangavelu won gold with a jump of 1.89 metre and Bhati won bronze with an attempt of 1.86m, which is also his personal best mark. Sam Grewe of United States won silver. Thangavelu is the first Indian high-jumper to

Bangkok (Thailand), Sep 10: Pankaj Advani became the first cueist from India to win a medal at the prestigious Sangsom 6 Red Snooker World Championship as he settled for a bronze after losing the semifinal to Chinese Ding Junhui, here on Friday. In the quarterfinals, the Indian received a walkover from Michael Holt who withdrew due to personal reasons. "Winning the first medal for India in this

New York, Sep 9: Angelique Kerber marked her elevation to the world number one ranking by reaching the US Open final with a 6-4 6-3 victory over Caroline Wozniacki. The 28-year-old left-hander, who won the Australian Open in January and was Wimbledon runner-up in July, is the first German woman to reach the final in New York since Steffi Graf in 1996. She will emulate Graf as US Open champion if

New York, Sep 9: The 10-seeded Pliskova from Czech Republic upset Williams by finishing the match 6-2, 7-6 (5). This defeat also ends Williams' 3-year reign as World No. 1. For the second year in a row, Serena Williams’ bid to make history ended with a shocking loss in the U.S. Open semifinals. A seventh title at Flushing Meadows, which would have been an Open-era record, will have to wait. So

Mumbai, Sep 8: Indian open water swimming champion Bhakti Sharma, who has set a world record by swimming 1.4 miles in 52 minutes in one degree temperature in the Antarctic Ocean, is seeking monetary help from citizens through an online crowdfunding platform to try her luck in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The 26-year-old swimmer from Udaipur in Rajasthan, started swimming at a young age of two under

New York, Sep 8: Kei Nishikori stunned Andy Murray to reach the US Open semi-finals, holding his nerve in a breathtaking final set to move two wins away from becoming the first Asian man to capture a Grand Slam singles title. Japanese star Nishikori clinched a dramatic 1-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 comeback triumph in a shade under four hours against the Wimbledon winner and 2012 US Open champion

New York, Sep 7: World No 1 Sania Mirza and her Czech partner Barbara Strycova were ousted from the women's doubles event after losing to top seeds Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic in straight sets in the quarter-final of the US Open, here. The French pair of Garcia and Mladenovic won 7-6 (7-3) 6-1 in only 69 minutes to end the Indian challenge at the Flushing Meadows. The other Indian

Mumbai, Sep 7: Maharashtra Government on Tuesday announced a cash reward of Rs 75 lakh to steeplechase specialist from the state Lalita Babar, who finished a creditable 10th at the Rio Olympics, and Rs 50 lakh to bronze medallist wrestler Sakshi Malik. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who announced these cash rewards, said the five athletes from Maharashtra who took part in the last month’s Games

New Delhi, Sep 6: Two-time Olympic-medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar has been nominated for the Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civillian honour, by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). The Federation has also recommended female wrestler Alka Tomar and Dronacharya awardee Yashvir Singh, Sushil's coach, for the honour. "All three names were recommended earlier last month for the honour," WFI

New York, Sep 6: Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Czech Republic partner Barbora Strycova stormed into the quarterfinals of the US Open with a straight sets victory in the women's doubles event here on Tuesday. The seventh-seed Indo-Czech pair produced yet another dominating performance, registering a comprehensive 6-4, 7-5 victory over the American-Japanese pair of Nicole Gibbs and Nao