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Ferrari F1 - Japanese Grand Prix 2024 - Preview [Video]

Ferrari F1 - Japanese Grand Prix 2024 - Preview

It’s time for the Japanese Grand Prix, one of the most popular events on the calendar for enthusiasts and F1 folk alike. Suzuka first featured on the World Championship trail almost four decades ago..

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Young Belgian hopes to shake up taekwondo world at Paris Olympics [Video]

Young Belgian hopes to shake up taekwondo world at Paris Olympics

Standing at 1.91 metres, 18-year-old Sarah Chaari is world No. 1 in taekwondo under 67 kilos. She won her ticket to the Paris Olympics at the prestigious Manchester Grand Prix last December. After..

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Staying injury-free is Sen’s big challenge: Coach Vimal on Lakshya

Strength conditioning is now a priority as he has suffered a lot after septoplasty (surgery to fix a deviated septum) and issues with his knee and back after the World Championships last August
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Rakshitha enters 1500m final at Para World Championships

The first two in each heat and the next two fastest have made it to the final. Rakshitha has bagged the fifth place in a seven-member final field slated for Monday
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Mirabai Chanu 95 per cent fit, will miss Commonwealth Championships

The Tokyo Olympics silver medallist, who is currently in St Louis, USA, for a 65-day camp, will, however, compete at the World Championships and Asian Games in September
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Shooters Ganemat Sekhon, Darshna Rathore included in Asian Games, World C`ships

Both Ganemat Sekhon and Darshna Rathore have been included in the proposed list of shooters for the ISSF World Championships in Azerbaijan and the Asian Games, which will begin on September 23 in..
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Coaches, parents express displeasure over exemption given to six wrestlers

The coaches and parents of several established and upcoming wrestlers on Friday expressed their displeasure over the exemption granted to Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia and three others..
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Murali Sreeshankar qualifies for World Championships with 8.41m

The 24-year-old Sreeshankar’s jump was just 1cm shy of Jeswin Aldrin’s national record of 8.42m set earlier this year
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SKF India Renews its Partnership with Goa River Marathon

· Introduces *The 20-Miler* Race in its 13^th edition · 10 km "*Corporate Challenge*" race in association with Verna Industries Association *SKF India*, the leading technology and solutions..
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Centre handling issue of protesting wrestlers sensitively, says Anurag Thakur

Several Olympic and World Championships medal-winning wrestlers have been protesting in New Delhi demanding the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India`s (WFI) outgoing chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan..
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Footballer Mehtab joins Mamata`s protest march, extends support to wrestlers

Unprecedented scenes of police dragging Olympic and World Championships medallists shocked one and all when the wrestlers and their supporters breached the security cordon during their march towards..
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Parul Chaudhary wins women’s 3000m steeplechase at Track Night in New York

The 28-year-old Chaudhary, who is currently training in the USA, won the race with a time of 9:41.88, which is more than three seconds outside her personal best of 9:38.09 she had clocked during the..
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Deepak, Hussamudin and Nishant eye final berth at boxing World Championships

India would be aiming to better their best-ever show when the trio of Deepak Bhoria, Mohammad Hussamudin and Nishant Dev step inside the ring against tough opponents in pursuit of summit berths in the..
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Deepak, Hussamudin, Nishant assure best-ever medal haul for India

Boxers Deepak Bhoria (51kg), Mohammed Hussamudin (57kg) and Nishant Dev (71kg) scripted history as they ensured India of its best-ever haul of three medals by storming into the semifinals of the men`s..
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Deepak, Hussamudin punch their way into semifinals

Indian boxers Deepak Bhoria (51kg) and Mohammed Hussamudin (57kg) registered contrasting wins to advance to the semifinals and assure themselves of medals at the World Championships here on Wednesday
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Deepak, Nishant storm into quarterfinals

Indian boxers Deepak Bhoria (51kg) and Nishant Dev (71kg) notched dominating wins to cruise to the quarterfinals of the men`s World Championships here on Tuesday
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Saurav Ghosal goes down to World No. 1 Ellias at World Championships

Ghosal, who last reached the quarter-finals of the premier event four years ago, even had a couple of match balls before going down 11-9, 11-4, 6-11, 3-11, 10-12 in a marathon contest on Sunday night
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World C`ships: Deepak stuns Olympic medallist, Hussamuddin enters last-eight

India`s fast-rising boxer Deepak Bhoria fashioned a stellar comeback to stun Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Saken Bibossinov of Kazakhstan and advance to the 51kg pre-quarterfinals of the World..
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Neeraj Chopra ready for ‘great competition’ at Diamond League

The 25-year-old Chopra, also a 2022 World Championships silver winner, faces the likes of reigning world champion Anderson Peters of Grenada and Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Jakub Vadlejch of Czech..
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`Beds Were Brought To Protest Site`: Police After `Altercation` With Wrestlers

The World Championships and Commonwealth Games medalist Vinesh Phogat also accused the policemen of being drunk, pushing, and abusing women protestors.
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Hussamuddin off to winning start at World Championships

Meanwhile, in the 60kg category, Varinder Singh went down fighting to Mujibillo Tursunov of Uzbekistan and exited the competition after suffering a 0-5 defeat. On Tuesday, Tokyo Olympian Ashish..
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Mairaj Khan-Ganemat Sekhon win skeet mixed team gold at Shotgun WC

Italy took the bronze through their pair of two-time World Championships silver medallist Simona Scocchetti and Rio Olympics champion Gabrielle Rossetti
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IBA World Boxing Championships: Thapa, Bhoria To Lead Indian Squad

Shiva, who won a World Championships bronze medal in Doha, Qatar in 2015 will be looking to add another medal to his name. He will be representing the country in the 63.5 kg category
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Shooter Samra clinches bronze; Anjum falters

All eyes were on world championships silver medallist in air rifle Anjum Moudgil in the preliminary round of the 3P event
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Lovlina Borgohain defeats Caitlin Parker to win maiden World Championships title

Nikhat Zareen continued to grow in stature as she added a second World title to her swelling trophy cabinet while Lovlina Borgohain broke her `bronze jinx` to claim her maiden gold medal at the marquee..
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Gritty Samra clinches 50m 3P bronze as Anjum fails to impress at World Cup

All eyes were on world championships silver medallist in air rifle Anjum Moudgil in the preliminary round of the 3P event. But Samra was in a different zone on Sunday, shooting superb series in all..
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Nikhat Zareen beats Nguyen Thi Tam to win second World Championships title

Ace Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen added a second world Championships title to her name, defeating Vietnam`s Nguyen Thi Tam in the 50kg summit clash here on Sunday
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Satwiksairaj-Chirag duo reign supreme at Swiss Open, bag men`s doubles title

The second-seeded Indian pair and the 2022 World Championships bronze medallist, was solid in defence and showcased an attacking game to rout the world No. 21 pair 21-19, 24-22 in what took 54 minutes
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Nitu & Saweety shine as India ring in with golds at World Championships

Nitu Ghanghas (48kg) registers 5-0 win over Mongolia’s Lutsaikhan Altansetseg, while Saweety Boora (81kg) beats China’s Wang Lina 4-3 to emerge world champions
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Bronze for Rudrankksh Patil in 10m air rifle event

Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Sheng Lihao of China won gold in the men’s 10m air rifle, while compatriot Huang Yuting, a double gold medallist at the Cairo World Championships last year, won the..
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Hot favourites Nikhat, Lovlina, Nitu, & Saweety eye gold at World Championships

Nikhat has an opportunity to become only the second Indian to win the prestigious title more than once after the legendary MC Mary Kom
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Carl Lewis: Social media can’t replace hard work and sacrifice

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Lovlina, Nikhat, Nitu and Saweety storm into World Championship semis

Continuing her rich vein of form, Lovlina (75kg) added a third World Championships medal to her kitty with an emphatic 5-0 win over last year’s World Championships bronze medallist Rady Gramane of..
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Women's World Boxing Championships: Nikhat Zareen, Nitu Ghanghas, Saweety Boora Confirm Medals For India

Following Nitu’s victory, Nikhat (50kg) successfully continued her title defence by recording a hard-fought 5-2 win on points after the bout was reviewed against the two-time World Championships..
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Akshdeep Singh wins gold; Paramjeet Bisht, Vikash Singh, qualify for Olympics

Among the other Indians, Vikash Singh and Paramjeet Bisht clocked 1:20:05 and 1:20:08, respectively, in the men’s open category which saw them breach the 1:20:10 mark—the qualification standards..
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Preeti: Prepared a lot for this bout

Preeti (54kg) scores sensational 4-3 win over Romania’s Lacramioara Perijoc via split decision in World Championships; determined to prove that she is no less than anyone
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Manika Batra loses women’s doubles and mixed doubles in Singapore

Manika and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran lost to Japan’s world championships silver medallists duo of Hina Hayata and Tomokazu Harimoto in the mixed doubles quarter-finals to end their fine run in the..
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PV Sindhu parts ways with Park Tae Sang, coach pens emotional note

Under Park's guidance, Sindhu achieved remarkable success, claiming the World Championships gold, the Tokyo Olympics bronze, and the Commonwealth Games gold - a long-awaited addition to her impressive..
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Deepika falters, Das returns after year; compound star Verma out of top-4

Former world number one Deepika Kumari, who was making a comeback after her maternity break, on Monday failed to make the Indian team for the Asian Games, World Cup and World Championships slated later..
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Akshdeep Singh, Priyanka Goswami qualify for Worlds and Olympics

Women’s 20km event national record holder Priyanka Goswami also won a gold (with a time of 1:28:50) to qualify for both the World Championships and 2024 Olympics
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WPL 2023: Gujarat Giants Rope in Rachael Haynes as Head Coach; Nooshin Al Khadeer and Tushar Arothe Join as Bowling and Batting Coaches

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Can have Formula E race on Mumbai-Nagpur highway: CM Shinde

The fourth round of the Formula E World Championships will be held in India for the first time with 22 drivers from leading manufacturers like McLaren, Maserati, Porsche, Jaguar, Nissan, and Mahindra..
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Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula reach pre-quarters of Asian WTTC Continental Stage

Three other Indian women paddlers Diya Chitale, Reeth Tennison, and Swastika Ghosh didn`t have a great day in the singles category as they crashed out of the tournament which is serving as a qualifying..
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Career-best World No.5 ranking for Satwik-Chirag

Satwik and Chirag have been on a stellar run this year with two world tour titles at Indian Open Super 500 and French Open Super 750 and also claimed a maiden gold at the Commonwealth Games and a..
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Saikhom Mirabai Chanu Overcomes Wrist Issue To Clinch World Championships Silver

Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, Tokyo Olympic silver medallist, managed to lift 87kg in snatch and in clean and jerk her best effort was a lift of 113kg in the 49kg category.
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England become first team in cricket history to hold both ODI and T20 World Championships

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India to host 2023 Women’s World Boxing Championships; MoU signed between BFI President Ajay Singh and IBA President Kremlev

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Para Badminton World Championships: Debutants Nithya, Ramadass record easy wins

Another promising star Manisha Ramadass also made her World Championships debut on the day and was confident of making it to the finals after an easy 21-10, 21-5 win over Spain`s Cristina Sandhez De..
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