Olympic TT: The first-timers have everything to gain (Preview)
July 27th, 2012 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 27 (IANS) Teenagers Soumyajit Ghosh and Ankita Das will look to make the most of their Olympic debut starting with their opening matches in the London Games' table ... Read more...
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Rudisha, Jelimo spearhead Kenyan challenge in Diamond League
July 3rd, 2012 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi, July 3 (IANS) World 800m champion David Rudisha and Olympic champion Pamela Jelimo will jet out Tuesday for Europe to compete in Diamond League and Grand Prix races.The two ... Read more...
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TT: Soumyajit, Ankita book London berth, heartbreak for Sharath
April 22nd, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Soumyajit Ghosh and Ankita Das, booked their London Olympics berths Sunday in the Asian Olympic Qualification Table Tennis Tournament in Hong Kong, but it was ... Read more...
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Promising paddlers get a chance to qualify for London Olympics
March 20th, 2012 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The Indian table tennis team for the London Olympics qualifiers will have a blend of youth and experience. Sharath Kamal and Poulomi Ghatak remain the ... Read more...
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Asian Junior TT: China dominate, India’s U-18 boys get bronze (Lead)
July 22nd, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) India finished with a bronze in the Under-18 boys category while China expectedly won all four titles on offer on the concluding day of the ... Read more...
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Asian Junior TT: India’s U-18 boys lose to China, settle for bronze
July 22nd, 2011 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) India's Under-18 boys were left clueless by the sheer guile of the superior Chinese as they lost their semifinal to the top seeds 0-3 ... Read more...
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Asian Junior TT: India’s U-18 boys win thriller against Chinese Taipei, enter semis
July 22nd, 2011 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) India edged out Chinese Taipei 3-2 to enter the semifinals of the U-18 category at the Asian Junior Table Tennis Championships here Wednesday and assured ... Read more...
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Soumyajit stuns top-seed Abhishek in National Ranking TT
December 22nd, 2010 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Soumyajit Ghosh shocked top-seed Abhishek Ravichandran to enter the men's singles semifinals of the National Ranking Table Tennis Championships (North Zone) here Wednesday. Aniket Koparkar, Sanil Shetty ... Read more...
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S. African gender row runner Semenya set to race against women
July 6th, 2010 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jul 6 (ANI): South African star athlete Caster Semenya, who was banned by the IAAF after a gender test showed her to be a hermaphrodite, is set to be cleared to ... Read more...
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Three Indian boxers in semifinal of World junior meet
May 27th, 2009 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Three Indian boxers stormed into the semi-finals of the World Junior Championships in Yerevan, Armenia, Wednesday.
Sandeep (46kg), Namit Bahadur (50kg) and Shiva Thapa (52kg) outplayed their opponents ... Read more...
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Indians sparkle in junior boxing championships
May 26th, 2009 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Indian boxers surged ahead in the World Junior championships with three more making it to the quarterfinals in Yerevan, Armenia.
Kuldeep (57 kg), Shiva Thapa (52 ... Read more...
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Saina Nehwal enters final of World Junior Badminton Championship
November 2nd, 2008 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
Pune, Nov 2 (ANI): Top seed Saina Nehwal, India''s badminton sensation, has entered into the finals of World Junior Badminton Championships in Pune today.Nehwal will clash with ninth seed Sayaka Sato ... Read more...
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400 squash players to participate in junior national
October 30th, 2008 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 30 (IANS) Expectations are high as the sub junior and junior National Squash Championship commences here Friday at the ICL Squash Academy.There are over 400 participants from 19 States with ... Read more...
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Dipika can win world squash title, says Egyptian coach
October 16th, 2008 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Manchester, Oct 16 (IANS) India's fast-rising squash sensation Dipika Pallikal has the potential to win the world junior title in Cairo next year, her coach Amir Wagih said here Thursday.Wagih, a former ... Read more...
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India in world junior men’s squash semis
August 7th, 2008 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Zurich, Aug 7 (IANS) India stunned favourites France to enter the semifinals of the 15th world junior men's squash championship for their best-ever result in the competition. At the Vitis Squash club ... Read more...
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Pakistan pin hopes of ’squash revival’ on Peshawar teenager
July 11th, 2008 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, July 11 (IANS) Pakistan are hoping that a 17-year-old youngster from Peshawar will help them revive the halcyon days of squash glory by winning the world junior title in Switzerland this ... Read more...
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Indore to host Indian Open TT Championship
March 27th, 2008 - 5:49 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Indore will host this year's Indian Open Table Tennis Championship, an International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) professional tour event from Oct 29 to Nov 2. The inaugural ... Read more...
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10-member Indian team for World Table Tennis Championships
February 22nd, 2008 - 7:49 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Led by National Champion Achanta Sharath Kamal, a 10-member Indian team will participate in the World Table Tennis Championships to be held from Feb 24 to Mar ... Read more...
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