In another match in the Robobank four-nation hockey tournament Germany humbled Pakistan 6-0.
Penalty-corner ace Sohail Abbas, goalkeeper Ahmad Alam, forwards Shabbir Hussain and Kashif Jawad have been left out of the 16-member squad for the Afro Asian Games.
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar wanted to raise the issue of financial security for national level athletes in his maiden Rajya Sabha speech, which could not take place due to protests in the Upper House.
Trainer Sampath Kumar says the penalty-corner ace's in-muscle in both the legs is not balanced.
The ace striker has been called to the pre-tournament hockey camp after recovering from an injury.
During the camp prior to the Asia Cup in Malaysia, gag orders were slapped on all the players, a move which evoked a lot of debate.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
India have done reasonably well in the quadrennial continental event, only twice finishing outside the top eight since hosting the first Asiad in 1951.
The Indian cricket legend said though he grew up playing cricket, not many know that he enjoys other sports as well.
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The jury deliberated for less than an hour before ruling in Bouchard's favour in the lawsuit against the USTA.
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Pakistan coach Tahir Zaman is confident of a good show from his team in the Asian Cup.
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A short display of Brazilian culture, including their music and dance, greeted the Indian contingent at the formal Welcome Ceremony in the Games Village for the 31st Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
World champion P V Sindhu was on Friday ousted from the All England Championship after being outplayed by a determined Nozomi Okuhara of Japan, who rallied her way to a thrilling three-game win in the quarter-final of the women's singles in Birmingham. Sindhu's defeat ended India's campaign at the Super 1000 tournament.
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As preparations for the Rio Olympics gather pace, India may be headed for yet another paltry medal haul.
One wonders if Dangal will beat Sultan's box office records when it releases on December 23. Then again, Aamir has the mind of a genius.
'This was our country, after all, our India, humara Hindustan -- why would we go anywhere else?'
With the much-awaited Olympic Games getting underway next week, the Indian contingent members have begun trickling into the Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro.
London Olympics bronze medallist MC Mary Kom declared her intention to bow out on a high at the Rio Games in 2016, saying it could be her last tournament.
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After bringing home just two medals from the Rio Olympics, India needs to be realistic in its preparations for the 2020 Tokyo Games and should narrow its focus to a handful of sports, says former All England badminton champion Prakash Padukone. P.V. Sindhu's silver medal in the badminton women's singles and a bronze from wrestler Sakshi Malik at the Rio Games was considered a sorry return for a nation of 1.3 billion people. India have won a total of 28 medals since first competing at the Olympics in 1900 but a government think tank has come up with a strategy it hopes will help the country to 50 medals in 2024, including prioritising 10 sports.
Bollywood star Salman Khan's appointment as the Indian Olympic contingent's goodwill ambassador has not gone down well with star wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt, who feels a sportsperson should have been chosen for the role. Salman, who is playing the role of a wrestler in his upcoming film 'Sultan', was named goodwill ambassador by the Indian Olympic Association on Saturday in the presence of star woman boxer M C Mary Kom, hockey captain Sardar Singh, and shooter Apurvi Chandela among others. Yogeshwar, the London Olympics bronze-medallist, said he cannot understand what purpose such an appointment will serve for the athletes. "Everybody has the right to promote movies in India, but Olympics is not a place to promote films." Yogeshwar tweeted in Hindi. "Can anyone tell me what the role of goodwill ambassador is? Why are you fooling the public?" he added.
Sofia Goggia carved up the Jeongseon slope 'like a Samurai' to win the women's downhill on Wednesday and leave American Lindsey Vonn with a bronze medal in her final run in the marquee event of Olympic Alpine skiing.
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Manjit Singh came from nowhere to snatch the men's 800m gold for the biggest medal of his life but finals continued to be a riddle for P V Sindhu
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Star gymnast Dipa Karmakar's coach Bisweshwar Nandi has dismissed the notion that it would have been better had the medalists and other top performers at the Rio Games been given financial before their sojourn to Brazil.
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'And Tina, that girl inside that woman, wants to try different things.'
'What motivated us was that a lot of people, especially youngsters, had a negative image about India.'
General Qamar Javed Bajwa, an expert in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir affairs, on Tuesday took over as Pakistan's new army chief succeeding General Raheel Sharif and promised to improve the tense situation at the Line of Control soon.
Vinesh Phogat's gold medal was India's first since women's wrestling was introduced at the Asian Games in 2002.
India may be enjoying a winning run in the ongoing Hockey World League semi-finals in Antwerp, but coach Paul van Ass admits that the team has penalty-corner issues in the absence of injured drag flicker Rupinder Pal Singh.
Away from the cricket field, it was a year in which Sania Mirza was unarguably the biggest success story with her staggering 10 titles on the Tour -- two of them Grand Slams.
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