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Barcelona, Apr 23: Rafael Nadal struggled to finish off Fabio Fognini at the Barcelona Open on Friday but eventually quelled one of his most troublesome opponents 6-2 7-6(1) to reach the semi-finals. The Spaniard, bidding for a ninth title at the claycourt tournament having reclaimed his Monte Carlo crown last week, cruised through the first set against the Italian but he went off the boil in the

New Delhi, Apr 22: Indian tennis sensation Sania Mirza, who is gearing up for the upcoming French Open, said that being strong is sexy and very skinny is not attractive. “Strong is sexy. I don’t think very skinny is attractive. I think healthy, strong and muscular is extremely attractive,” Mirza said in an interview. Mirza was talking about the level of fitness and strength she is supposed to have

New Delhi, Apr 22: A long cherished dream of qualifying for the Olympics achieved, India's history-making gymnast Dipa Karmakar on Thursday said that she will leave no stone unturned in her quest for a medal in the Rio Games later this year. Dipa returned to a hero's welcome early in the morning three days after she became the first Indian woman to qualify for Olympics at a qualifying event in the

New Delhi, Apr 19: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hailed Dipa Karmakar, who became the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for Olympics Games, saying she brought laurels for the country by her sheer determination. “Dipa has made India proud and brought glory to its name. First time, a daughter from the country has been selected in gymnastics stream for the Rio Olympics. She has achieved the

New Delhi, Apr 18: Accolades poured in for Dipa Karmakar, who on Monday became the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for the Olympics, with iconic cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal leading the sports fraternity in praising for the historic feat. Praising Dipa for her historic feat, Tendulkar said her achievement would inspire the youth of the country.

New Delhi, Apr 18: The Indian hockey team returned home after clinching the silver medal at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia. The 2016 performance was the team’s best since 2010, when they won the gold at the tournament. India beat Japan, Canada, Pakistan and Malaysia in the tournament but lost the finals to Australia to end with the silver medal. Fielding an experimental team, which featured

New Delhi, Apr 18: Dipa Karmakar has made history by becoming the first ever Indian gymnast to qualify for the Olympics. In the final qualifier of the Olympic Test event in Rio de Janeiro, she put up an impressive show. The Tripura girl secured 13.366 and 12.566 points in beam and floor exercises. Her strong show in the qualifier has more or less assured a berth for the upcoming Rio Olympics

Ipoh, Apr 16: The International Hockey Federation (FIH) is set to introduce drastic changes in the structure of global competitions with a new Global Hockey League (GHL) to be introduced in 2019 in place of the long-standing Champions Trophy, which will be scrapped. FIH president Leandro Negre today said the new GHL will be confined to seven teams and will be played on a home and away basis. This

Ipoh (Malaysia), Apr 16: India produced an inspiring performance to outplay hosts Malaysia 6-1 in a must-win match and secure their seventh appearance in the final of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament, here today. Needing a victory in their last round-robin league fixture to qualify for tomorrow's title clash, five-time winners India stamped their authority on the hosts to finish ahead

Shanghai, Apr 15: Kimi Raikkonen set the pace ahead of Sebastian Vettel in Friday practice for the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix as the Ferrari pair dislodged the dominant Mercedes duo. The Finn, a former winner for Ferrari in China, jumped to the top of the order with a one minute 36.896 second lap in Friday’s second practice session, beating German team mate Vettel by a margin of 0.109 seconds