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Mumbai, Jan 3: Hosts Mumbai Rockets took full advantage of the injury-forced absence of Saina Nehwal to inflict a 2-1 defeat on Awadhe Warriors in the opening Premier Badminton League (PBL) clash on Saturday. Even before the disappointment of the late pull-out from the tie by Saina, which she announced by citing a foot injury sustained a few weeks ago, could sink in fully, the Warriors had lost

Lucknow, Jan 3: Arunima Sinha, the amputee mountaineer who set a record by climbing the Mount Everest, has added another feather in her cap by conquering Mount Aconcagua in Argentina. Arunima, in a statement, said she started her mission on the morning of December 12 and hoisted the Indian tricolour on December 25. Aconcagua is the highest mountain outside Asia, at 6,960.8 metres, and by extension

New Delhi, Jan 2: Legendary Indian footballer Oinam Bembem Devi has announced that she will retire from the game after the upcoming AIFF 21st senior women's national tournament. Reflecting on her magnificent journey, the 35-year-old midfielder said in Facebook post, "I have been lucky enough to have had a wonderful career representing my country for 20 years and the State team for 24 years. The

New Delhi, Jan 2: India's chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand feels that Saina Nehwal's bronze medal at London Olympics is the biggest moment in Indian badminton to date. "For me personally, the medal we won in London was one of the biggest moments for Indian badminton,” Gopichand told DNA. But former Indian shuttler is quite hopeful to better the record this time around at Rio

Mumbai, Jan 1: The revamped Premier Badminton League (PBL), commencing here tomorrow with hosts Mumbai Rockets taking on the Saina Nehwal-spearheaded Awadhe Warriors, is to experiment with a new concept - Trump match - that's expected to keep the interest till the end of a tie. The League, revived after a gap of two years following a successful inaugural Indian Badminton League in 2013, has

Chennai, Jan 1: Stanislas Wawrinka eked out the "biggest win" of his career when he downed Novak Djokovic in the final of the 2015 French Open and the Swiss champions says, staying mentally strong is always key against the Serbian giant. Looking back at that final in which he struck 59 winners, almost twice as many as Djokovic, the Swiss player still relishes the win. "For sure winning Roland

Dec 30: Jamaican sprint superstar Usain Bolt shone at the Beijing World Championships, but athletics was later mired in a shocking doping-linked corruption scandal that plunged the Olympics' number one sport into crisis. Bolt bagged an unprecedented fifth treble gold medal haul at a global championship in the Chinese capital in August, suitably in the same Bird's Nest stadium where his career took

Dubai, Dec 28: Star football player Lionel Messi won the best player of the seventh edition of the Globe Soccer Awards here on Sunday, and FC Barcelona took home the best club prize. "It is difficult to choose one moment as we were winning wherever we played," said Messi, who travelled from Argentina to attend the ceremony. "It has been a fabulous year for me and for the entire club," he added. FC

Dec 27 : Lewis Hamilton won his third drivers' world title in virtually untouchable fashion in 2015, but in a year of pressures and problems both he and his Mercedes team ended the season looking anxiously at their rivals. The 30-year-old Briton, who lost his focus and his dominant speed in the closing three races to his team-mate Nico Rosberg, won the championship with a month to spare. His

Dec 27: International referee from India, Ashok Kumar has been selected for officiating in the Rio Olympics next year. This is the first time in the in the Indian wrestling history that a referee from India will be officiating at the Olympic Games. A total of 50 referees, including supervisors and instructors, have qualified for the Olympics. The United World Wrestling (UWW) has picked nine