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Saina thrilled by highest sports award

July 30: Saina Nehwal added another feather to her cap on Friday when it was announced that she would receive the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, the nation’s highest sporting honour on National Sports

Dhoni, Sanga slam pitch

July 30: A meaningless day of Test cricket, that frankly, the players could have done without. India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was not averse to the idea of the final day’s play being scrapped when

Honours even in dull draw

July 30: A dull, drab day that questioned the very existence of the Test format. At a time where duration cricket is fast losing its relevance to the glitterati of the shorter formats, the final day’s

Sasi is Modern’s inspiration

International Master K. Priyadarshan, who has an Elo rating of 2363, Asian U-14 gold medallist Srija Seshadri and World U-14 bronze medallist J. Saranya are some of the prominent names in the third Mo

Champ Mary Kom to spread Her Wings

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M.C. Mary Kom’s punches and jabs have knocked more than just the living daylights out of her opponents, the success of the 27-year-old pugilist has also busted more than a few myths about Indian women

Gymnastics coach rues lack of equipment

On his first coaching assignment to India, gymnastics head coach Vladimir Chertkov faces the uphill task of producing champions in a sport which is still in its infancy here.

In a country where gymna

Kohinoor Wish, Arya Veer shine

July 31: Kohinoor Wish and Arya Veer excelled when the following horses were exercised here on Saturday.

Sand
600m: Star Fantasy (Shinde) 45, easy. Invincible Genes (Uday) 45, improving. Armador (Tr

Kyles Of Bute wins Bengaluru feature

July 31: Arjun Mangalorkar-trained Kyles Of Bute ridden by S. John won the Bangalore City Gold Cup, the feature event of the races held here on Saturday.

Results
1. The Udhagamandalam Plate (Div-II

Acceptors for Monday races

July 31: Following are the acceptances for races to be held here on Monday.

1st Race: The Sardar Patel Plate 1400 metres Cat–II 1.10 pm: Aficionado 56, Good Shot 56, Peter 56, Sterling Cruise 56, Tri

Vijayrath has looks of winner

July 31: Vijayrath, who’s last run is best ignored, has come on a lot after that as evidenced by his morning trials. Fancied to win the Air Command Cup. The feature event of the Hyd Monsoon races to b

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Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.