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Deepa Malik, Bajrang Punia nominated for Khel Ratna
Paralympics silver medallist Deepa Malik was on Saturday nominated for the country's highest sporting honour -- the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award -- along with Asian and Commonwealth Games champion wrestler Bajrang Punia.
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Wrestling
Deepak Punia wins gold at junior Wrestling World Championships
Haryana wrestler Deepak Punia clinched gold in the 86kg category event at the Junior World Championships, ending a 18-year-drought for India at the tournament in Tallinn, Estonia.
Wrestling
Contrasting results for Bajrang, Sushil with World Championships a month away
With a month to go for the World Championships, Bajrang Punia and Sushil Kumar delivered contrasting results that provided a good indication of their form.
Wrestling
Sonam Malik wrests destiny into her own hands on path to superstardom
In 2017, after her first gold in the World Cadet Championships, Sonam Malik lost nerve control over her right arm. Two years, and a bronze later, she's won gold again to achieve a feat only one other Indian wrestler has achieved.
Wrestling
At 50kg, Seema Bisla finally worth her weight in gold
Her entire career, Seema Bisla has jumped from one weight category to another, desperate to find the right fit. Now, after several sacrifices and physical transformations, she is looking to make a mark at the World Championships.
Wrestling
Harpreet bags silver, Gyanender wins bronze as India finish with 16 medals at Asian Wrestling
India wrapped up their campaign at the Asian Wrestling Championships with 16 medals after Greco-Roman wrestlers added a silver and a bronze on the final day of action in China on Sunday.
Wrestling
India lose Jr wrestling event hosting rights
The world wrestling body United World Wrestling (UWW) has taken away the junior Asian Championship hosting rights from India, days after asking all its affiliated federations to stop dealing with the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).
news - in wrestling
Bajrang, Vinesh lay down marker with medals in Bulgaria
India's top wrestlers showed good form by securing podium finishes at the first ranking tournament of the year.
Cricket
Chhetri, Gambhir conferred with Padma Shri
Mountaineer Bachendri Pal was conferred with the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, while Gautam Gambhir, Bajrang Punia and Sunil Chhetri, among others, received the Padma Shri.
Real Kashmir
Football
Unreal Kashmir, Manika's sleight of backhand and other top stories
Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, the football and hockey World Cups -- we have seen some brilliant sporting action across 2018. Here's ESPN India's top content of the year.
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Football
From Manika to Mary: Top five moments in Indian sport in 2018
To celebrate the year in Indian sport, each ESPN staffer picked their five favourite moments of 2018. After a final count, here is what made our list.
news - in wrestling
Bajrang Punia becomes world No.1 in 65kg category
Bajrang Punia on Saturday touched a new high in his career by achieving the number one rank in the world in the 65kg category.
Wrestling
How Pooja Dhanda overcame a minefield draw to claim Worlds bronze
Pooja Dhanda can laugh about it now but she had to navigate through a minefield-like draw to finish on the podium at the World Championships.
Wrestling
Pooja Dhanda wins 57 kg bronze at Worlds
Pooja Dhanda defeated Norway's Grace Jacob Bullen 10-7 to win bronze medal in the 57kg division at the Wrestling World Championships
news - in wrestling
Bajrang settles for World Championships silver in Budapest
Bajrang Punia settled for silver at the Wrestling World Championships after losing to Japan's Takuto Otoguro in the men's 65kg final.
Wrestling
Bajrang Punia enters gold medal bout at Worlds
Bajrang Punia, the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games gold medallist, assured himself a second Worlds medal, having won bronze at the 2013 edition.
War and sport: Syria and Yemen battle the odds to take part in Asian Games
Jonathan Selvaraj explores what athletes from war-torn Syria and Yemen have had to endure just to participate in the 2018 Asian Games
Vinesh Phogat scripts her own redemption story
She may not have had her story told in a major film, but that is besides the point. Vinesh is no longer one of the Phogat sisters. She is the Phogat sister.
W2W4: Onus on shooters again to boost medals tally
India's Asian Games continues on day three with trap, air pistol and air rifle events in shooting, while Greco-Roman wrestling will be making its first appearance in Jakarta.
Wrestling
Bajrang earns long-due coronation with gladiatorial display
Often finding himself in the shadow of India's wrestling legends, Bajrang Punia has finally earned his crown, and it has been a long time in the making.
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Sushil versus Narsingh - Anatomy of a fight
Nuanced and layered, hard to disentangle using mere cinematic smoke and mirrors, Sushil v Narsingh is less blockbuster movie, more a novel.
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The Sushil-Narsingh Timeline
The Sushil-Narsingh-WFI story, explained.
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Eight matches that doomed Louis van Gaal at Manchester United
John Brewin reviews the eight matches that ultimately doomed Louis van Gaal's tenure as manager at Manchester United.
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The rise and rise of Anurag Thakur
Relentless ambition, achievements at the state level, political clout, and proximity to the powers that be are some of the factors that have propelled his ascent
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Was Cozier the last of a golden age of commentators?
The sport and media landscape has changed so much that we may never have definitive voices like his ever again
