End of road for seven-time Olympian Jorgen Persson
July 30th, 2012 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS) Swedish table tennis veteran Jorgen Persson has said he will not compete in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics after his seventh attempt to win an ... Read more...
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Olympics: Kashyap, Soumyajit bring hope on a gloomy day for India (India round-up)
July 29th, 2012 - 2:14 am ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) Olympic first-timers Parupalli Kashyap and Soumyajit Ghosh brought cheers to the Indian camp on an otherwise dismal day as the country's other sportspersons stumbled at the ... Read more...
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Olympics: Indian paddler Ghosh wins; Ankita exits (Lead)
July 28th, 2012 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 28 (IANS) Soumyajit Ghosh kept India's table tennis challenge alive as he moved into the second round of the main draw while an error-prone Ankita Das made a ... Read more...
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Olympic TT: Inexperienced Ankita crashes out (Lead)
July 28th, 2012 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 28 (IANS) Indian paddler Ankita Das stretched higher-ranked Sara Ramirez before going down in the women's singles first round of table tennis competitions at the London Olympics here ... Read more...
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Olympics TT: Ankita exits after losing opener
July 28th, 2012 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 28 (IANS) Indian paddler Ankita Das stretched higher-ranked Sara Ramirez before going down in the women's singles first round of table tennis competitions at the London Olympics here ... Read more...
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Olympics: Chinese paddler Zhang says first match crucial
July 27th, 2012 - 3:34 am ICT by IANS
London, July 27 (IANS) Olympic table tennis top seed Zhang Jike is fully focusing on preparations for his first match, which he said is "very crucial" to his quest for ... Read more...
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Teenager Ghosh aims to create a flutter in London
July 17th, 2012 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Teenager Soumyajit Ghosh knows he is not India's best table tennis player to have qualified for the London Olympics. But now that he has, the ... Read more...
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Paddler Harmeet Desai wins Brazil Open
June 17th, 2012 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Harmeet Desai defeated Belgian Cedric Nuytin 4-2 to win the under-21 men's final of the Brazil Open table tennis tournament in Santos.The intense final Saturday ... Read more...
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Easy draw for Sharath Kamal in TT Olympic qualifier
May 10th, 2012 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
Doha, May 9 (IANS) India's ace paddler and World No.83 Achanta Sharath Kamal has been handed a easy draw but his compatriot Anthony Amalraj and the Indian women may not ... Read more...
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Sharath Kamal close to sealing London berth
April 20th, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Achanta Sharath Kamal registered a comfortable win over Vietnam's Quyinh Tran Tuan of Vietnam 11-1, 11-9, 11-5, 11-4 in the third round Asian Olympic Qualification ... Read more...
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Sharath, Mouma help India move ahead in table tennis worlds
March 30th, 2012 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Dortmund (Germany), March 30 (IANS) India's top paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal won both his singles which proved crucial as India defeated England 3-1 in the World Table Tennis Championships here ... Read more...
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National TT: Amalraj charged with unsporting behaviour after stunning Sharath
January 29th, 2012 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 29 (IANS) Anthony Amalraj could not control his emotions after upsetting six-time champion Sharath Kamal for his maiden national table tennis title at the SAI sub-centre here Sunday ... Read more...
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India assured of maiden team bronze in World Junior TT
November 14th, 2011 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Manama (Bahrain), Nov 14 (IANS) India were assured of their first ever medal in the team event of the World Junior Table Tennis Championships when they beat fancied South Korea ... Read more...
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Asian Games TT: Indian challenge ends as Sharath knocked out
November 18th, 2010 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 18 (IANS) India's challenge in the table tennis event at the 16th Asian Games here ended Thursday as Sharath Kamal and Anthony Amalraj lost in the men's singles pre-quarterfinals.The result ... Read more...
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Asian Games TT: India lose despite Sharath’s stellar show (Lead)
November 14th, 2010 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 14 (IANS) India's ace paddler Sharath Kamal shocked World no. 29 Kenta Matsudaira but the effort was not enough for the men's team to get past a formidabe Japan, who ... Read more...
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England paddler’s mother wishes an India cap for him
October 12th, 2010 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
By Bharat Sharma
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Table tennis player Andrew Baggaley is here representing England in the Commonwealth Games. But mother Yvonne Baggaley, who left India at the age of 19, ... Read more...
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Paddler Kamal set to break into top 50
July 15th, 2010 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 15 (IANS) Having won two back-to-back tournaments, the US Open and Egyp Pro Tour, India's top table tennis player Achanta Sharat Kamal is hopeful of breaking into the top 50 ... Read more...
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Sharath Kamal storms into Indian Open semis
June 19th, 2010 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Top Indian paddler Sharath Kamal stormed into the semifinals of the ITTF Indian Open Pro Tour with a 8-11, 11-5, 11-7, 7-11, 11-8, 12-10 victory over Young ... Read more...
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Sharath Kamal lone Indian in ITTF Pro Tour singles
June 18th, 2010 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) India's top men's paddler Sharath Kamal was the only home player to advance to the singles second round of ITTF Pro Tour table tennis tournament while his ... Read more...
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Ten home paddlers qualify for Indian Open main draw
June 17th, 2010 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Ten Indians have qualified for the singles main draw of the ITTF Pro Tour table tennis tournament beginning at the Yamuna Sports Complex here Friday.
Six men and ... Read more...
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Indian table tennis players looking to cause ripples
August 17th, 2008 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 18 (IANS) Pulling off a few upsets and excelling themselves - that's the most the Indian paddlers could expect from the discipline as they begin their individual campaign at the ... Read more...
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Sharath Kamal aiming a top-16 finish in Olympics
August 7th, 2008 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) India's table tennis record in Olympics is nothing to boast of. A. Sharath Kamal, who will spearhead India's challenge in Beijing, is no greenhorn and has set ... Read more...
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World champion Wang narrowly wins table tennis warm-up match
July 30th, 2008 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Wuxi (China), July 30 (Xinhua) China's triple world champion Wang Liqin gained a narrow win over a much lower ranked team mate in a table tennis men's singles warm-up match here. Liqin ... Read more...
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Over 3,000 commodities available in Olympic Games Village
July 27th, 2008 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Beijing, July 27 (Xinhua) More than 3,000 commodities are available in the international area of the Athletes' Village, said Deng Yaping, spokesperson and deputy director of Olympic Village Department, here Sunday. "Having ... Read more...
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Young paddler gears up for Olympic medal
March 25th, 2008 - 2:20 pm ICT by admin
By Pragya Tiwari
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Neha Aggrawal, at 18, has accomplished what many can only dream of. Come August and the Delhi girl will fly to Beijing to compete ... Read more...
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Sharath’s unbeaten run ends, India lose to Turkey in World TT
February 29th, 2008 - 12:18 am ICT by admin
Guangzhou (China), Feb 28 (IANS) India's top paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal's unbeaten run at the World Table Tennis Championship ended Thursday as the men's table tennis team went down fighting 2-3 to ... Read more...
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Sharath leads India to victory against Norway at World TT
February 26th, 2008 - 6:25 pm ICT by admin
Guangzhou (China), Feb 26 (IANS) Top paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal led India to another emphatic victory at the 49th World Table Tennis Championships Tuesday, blanking Norway 3-1 in their fourth round Group ... Read more...
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