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Kashyap qualifies for London Olympics India`s Parupalli Kashyap Friday qualified for the London Olympics with third-seeded Chinese Chen Jin pulling out of the quarterfinal match, citing a wrist injury, in India Open Super Series badminton. The unexpected walkover helped World No 30 Kashyap gain much-needed ranking points to take him past fellow-countryman 27th-ranked Ajay Jayaram. Kashyap will be the highest-ranked Indian player when the May 3 rankings are considered to finalise the Olympic singles draw. Obviously, Chen lost interest in the championship once it was known t .... Saina advances on mixed day for India in Qingdao Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal crossed the first hurdle with a straight—game victory, but India overall had a bitter—sweet day at the Asian Badminto .... Clijsters to miss French Open with hip injury Former world number one Kim Clijsters will miss out on a final chance to claim an elusive French Open title after opting to skip the entire claycourt .... Saina has potential to win Olympic medal: Lee India's ace women badminton player Saina Nehwal is very skillful and has the potential to win a medal at this year's London Olympics provided she cont .... I need to calm myself down: Saina Relieved after securing her maiden title of the year, ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal said, more than her technique and strokeplay, she needs to work .... Cricket Super Kings edge past Deccan Chargers Champions Chennai Super Kings, after suffering two consecutive defeats, bounced back to beat cellar dwellers Deccan Chargers by 10 runs to move up to fourth spot on the leaderboard in the Indian Premier League at the Chepauk Stadium here Friday. Batting first on winning the toss, the Super Kings scrambled to 160 for six, .... Lehmann blames it on poor fielding It's not KKR vs Ganguly match: Gambhir Our fielding cost us the match: Sangakkara BCCI should focus more on Test cricket: Wadekar Hockey India need to play top teams consistently, says Nobbs Erstwhile champions India need to play top-ranked teams on a consistent basis if they wish to return among the crme de la crme of world hockey, feels chief coach Michael Nobbs. Nobbs said that the upcoming four-nation test event for the London Olympics, will provide the eight-time champions India a first hand knowledge a .... Tame defeat for Indian eves Sher-E-Punjab win World Series Hockey title Nobbs targets top-six finish in London Olympics Qatar to host Asian Champions Trophy hockey Football Messi breaks Mueller record with 68th goal Barcelona forward Lionel Messi reached another milestone in his incredible career on Wednesday when he broke Gerd Mueller's 39-year-old record of 67 goals in a season for a European top-flight club. The Argentine World Player of the Year netted twice from the penalty spot and once from open play to help Barca to a 4-1 wi .... FIFA president visits Algeria Bayern oust Real after dramatic shootout Chelsea squeezes into Champions League final Chelsea warriors digging in for Barca assault Tenis Sania-Rodionova in semis of Estoril Open Sania Mirza and her partner Anastasia Rodionova breezed past Megan Moulton-Levy and Lindsay Lee-Waters in straight sets to book a semifinal berth in the Estoril Open, here. The second seeded Indo-Australian pair needed just 55 minutes to defeat their American rivals 6-0 6-4 in the quarter-finals of the USD 220,000 clay c .... Rafael Nadal wins seventh Barcelona title Maria Sharapova grabs first 2012 title Nadal makes winning start Paes-Stepanek suffer crushing defeat in Monaco Other Sports Poonia gets silver in US event with season's best Indian discus thrower Krishna Poonia came up with her season''s best effort of 63.67 meters to notch up a silver medal at the Altius Track Crew Throwdown Meet here. Competing in her first meet of the season, Krishna wet beyond the 62.72 meters mark that decided the gold medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. It was also .... Kanwar assured of a bronze, Vikas falls Deepika Kumari in women's individual final of World Cup Indian weightlifters earn two places in London Olympics Hamilton fastest in 1st practice in Bahrain

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