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PM Modi reviews progress of Namami Gange project in Kanpur Campaigning for 4th phase of Jharkhand assembly elections ends today Assam situation improves; curfew relaxed in Guwahati & Dibrugarh V Prez says focus should be on agro-based industries, other non-farm avenues to double farmers income FASTags to become mandatory for all vehicles from tomorrow

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Shardul Thakur to replace injured Bhuvneshwar Kumar for West Indies ODIs

Mumbai pacer Shardul Thakur has been named as the replacement for the injured Bhuvneshwar Kumar for the three-match One-Day International series against West Indies.

U-17 women's football: India lose 0-3 to Sweden

The India U-17 women's team began the three-nation football tournament on a disastrous note, going down 0-3 to Sweden in the opening match at the Mumbai Football Arena today.

FIH unveils new world ranking system for 2020

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) unveiled a new world ranking system for 2020 in Lausanne, Switzerland today.

BWF World Tour Finals: PV Sindhu beats He Bing Jiao for consolation win

In Badminton, India's PV Sindhu recorded a consolation win over Chinese He Bing Jiao in the third group 'A' match of the BWF World Tour Final in Guangzhou, China today.

3rd T20I: India beat West Indies by 67 runs

India beat West Indies by 67 runs to win the third and final T20 International at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai yesterday. With this victory, India won the three-match series by 2-1.

Sports Minister announces cash awards to SAG medallists

Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju today announced a cash reward of 1.5 lakh rupees each for the 174 gold medallists of the South Asian Games held in Nepal.

Tokyo Olympics-2020 can provide platform for India’s best performance: Rijiju

Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju today said that Tokyo Olympics-2020 can provide a platform for India’s best performance.

13th South Asian Games concluded in Nepal

13th South Asian Games concluded in Nepal last evening. Thousands of sports lovers witnessed gala closing ceremony held at historic Dasaratha Rangshala in Kathmandu.

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju calls for rigorous campaign to bring awareness about doping

Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju has called for a rigorous campaign to bring awareness about doping. The Minister said that a sense of clean sports must be inculcated in the players from the very beginning.

2nd National Level Sports Meet for students of EMRS inaugurated in Bhopal

Eklavya Model Residential School All India Sports Competition will start at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh this evening.

WADA bans Russia from international sporting events for four years

The World Anti-Doping Agency, WADA, today banned Russia for four years, from participation in global sporting events, including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.