| Doing extra work as I have board exams after World Cup: Manu Bhaker
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| Aiming at an Olympic quota, Manu Bhakar says she is "putting in a lot extra" as she juggles between shooting and studies ahead of the World World Cup, which precedes her Class 12 Board exams. The 17-year-old Bhaker, owner of multiple ISSF World Cup, Commonwealth and Youth Olympic gold medals, has her eyes trained at a quota for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Having turned a year older two days ago, Bhaker will have her chance to secure another quota for the country in the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup, which begins at the Dr Karni Singh Range from Saturday. "I am doing little extra work as my class 12 exam is also scheduled just after the World Cup. Hence, I study for my exams after practice," Bhaker told PTI. The Sports Authority of India (SAI) recently requested the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to reschedule the class 12 exam dates for Bhaker and fellow marksman Vijayveer Sidhu in order to avoid a clash with the upcoming Asian Airgun ...
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| I still feel like I have a lot to learn: Naomi Osaka post Dubai C'ship debacle
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| World number one Naomi Osaka was knocked out of the Dubai Tennis Championships in the second round on Tuesday night but the top seed believes that she still has got a lot to learn.The 21-year-old said that her early exit from the tournament should not create panic among her fans while adding that she isn't concerned regarding her failure to make it all the way through the Dubai Open."I mean, the Australian Open was not even a month ago. This was just one match. I feel like even if I don't win any matches for the rest of the year, I wouldn't say I'm concerned. I think I'm pretty young. I still feel like I have a lot to learn," WTA quoted Osaka, as saying.Osaka had lost in the second round of the championship 6-3, 6-3 against Kristina Mladenovic of France.The match was a rematch of a first-round encounter of the same tournament played last year. Mladenovic was able to maintain a tight grip on the top-ranked tennis star, not allowing the player to break free and display her trademark ...
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| Shooting WC: Sanjeev Rajput says Indian shooters have 'home advantage' to seal Olympic quota spot
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| Commonwealth Games gold medallist Sanjeev Rajput believes that with the 2019 Shooting World Cup being held in India, shooters have got a "big home advantage" to grab the 2020 Tokyo Olympics quota spots.There are 16 Olympic quota spots that are up for grabs, the competition for which will start from the Shooting World Cup that commences today."Quota competitions are going to start this year with the World Cup. In such scenario, if the Shooting World Cup is being held in India, then it is a big advantage for us. When we go out for competition, our schedule and timing gets disturbed. But here, we are training in home conditions and home range, which is a big advantage," Sanjeev told ANI.The 2018 Asian Games silver medallist also backed the idea of giving more facilities to the younger generation of shooters so that they can perform well in international competitions.When asked to comment on the deadly terror attack in Pulwama in which 40 CRPF personnel lost their lives, Sanjeev, a ...
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| Khloe Kardashian breaks up with Tristan Thompson
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| American reality star Khloe Kardashian has called it quits with NBA player Tristan Thompson, just 10 months after the two welcomed their daughter.E! News confirmed recently that the couple has split up. This comes right around the same time that rumours began doing the rounds of another case of alleged infidelity involving the NBA player. He was reportedly spotted at a party getting cozy with Kylie Jenner's best friend Jordyn Woods. While, Khloe has not yet made a public statement regarding the split, she did comment on an Instagram post about their breakup with a slew of yelling emojis. Her close friend Larsa Pippen added, "Amen!!" and Malika Haqq commented, "STRONG FACTS!"However, before this happened, Tristan posted a tweet about the allegations, calling it "FAKE NEWS" but deleted it a few moments later.Tristan was involved in a cheating scandal in April, last year as well, right before Khloe gave birth to their daughter True Thompson. Khloe and her family were "heartbroken" ...
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| Rio Open: Laslo Djere outclasses former champion Dominic Thiem
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| Serbian tennis star Laslo Djere defeated world number eight Dominic Thiem 6-3, 6-3 at the Rio Open.The right-handed Serbian broke the game of top-seeded Thiem five times and took full benefit from five double faults of the Austrian.The Serbian Tennis star lost his serve in the opening game, but he got settled into the match and broke Thiem's game twice in the opener.Thiem won the ATP 500 title in Rio in 2017 and had never lost any match in the tournament prior to the quarter-finals."It was a great day. The biggest win in my career so I'm really happy right now... I hit the ball really well. He played a bit worse than normal I think, to be honest. But I had a great day. I felt the ball really well, hitting well from the baseline and then attacking well when it was time for that," ATP quoted Djere, as saying.Djere will next face either Brazil's Thiago Seyboth Wild or Japan's Taro Daniel.
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| Unlike men's World Cup, no open vote on women's event host
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| FIFA will still decide the host of the Women's World Cup in secret, unlike the new open vote held last year for host of the 2026 men's tournament. The 2023 Women's World Cup bidding process was launched Tuesday, and FIFA adopted many of the rigorous checks and scrutiny prospective men's hosts now have to go through. But the final decision is a very different process. Following corruption investigations into the vote for men's hosts in 2018 and 2022, FIFA removed the decision from its ruling committee and gave it to all member associations. When it came to deciding the 2026 men's hosts last year, the votes were made public after the FIFA Congress chose the joint bid from the United States, Mexico and Canada over Morocco's entry. But in March 2020 it will be the FIFA Council, a group of 37 people which meets in private, deciding where the women's top players will compete in 2023. "FIFA's statutes explicitly stipulate that the selection of venues for the final competitions of all ...
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| UEFA Champions League 2019 Liverpool vs FC Bayern Munich Live Streaming Online in India, TV Broadcast, Timing IST, Team News, Fantasy XI, When, Where to Watch
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 Liverpool FC are set to face Bundesliga (Germany's top-flight football league) champions Bayern Munich in the first leg of UEFA Champions League round of 16 match. Ahead of the anticipated fixture, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp stated that he expects a difficult Bayern Munich side despite their recent lack of form. Anfield Stadium is to welcome the Germans on Tuesday in the full knowledge that Bayern has conquered the Bundesliga title the past six seasons in a row, reports Efe news. However, the German side has lost points this season because of defeats and draws, and is currently chasing ...
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