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January 23, 2012 07:04:00 PM
Bhopal: Indian hockey skipper Rajpal Singh today said that Major Dhyan Chand deserved to be the first sportsperson in the country to get Bharat Ratna. “Bharat Ratna is not given for encouraging any particular sport. It is a matter of honour and the hockey legend, also known world over as its magician, deserves the prestigious award the most,” Singh told reporters at the TT Nagar stadium here. “There is no player of his stature, neither before nor afterwards,” he added. The Indian team has arrive
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December 27, 2011 11:24:00 PM
Bhopal: Efforts are being undertaken in a phased manner to place the state in the first row in the sports sphere. Apart from expansion of sports infrastructure as per international standards, sportspersons are also being encouraged to enable them perform to the best of their talents in national and international tournaments. Players of Madhya Pradesh have brightened the state's name through their excellent performances during the year 2011. The results of efforts to make Madhya Pradesh a leading
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December 16, 2011 10:20:00 PM
Bhopal: Seventy-six schoolchildren of Madhya Pradesh selected in swimming competition visited Andaman and Nicobar islands from December 7 to 9 on the occasion of centenary year great revolutionary Veer Sawarkar's Amar Chhalang (immortal leap). The schoolchildren were accompanied by School Education Minister Archana Chitnis. Swimming competitions were held in all the schools of Madhya Pradesh on the occasion of 100th anniversary of Veer Sawarkar's immortal leap. Through the competitions, 100 chil
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December 09, 2011 10:31:00 PM
Bhopal: Youngster Udit Birla showed nerves of steel as he anchored Madhya Pradesh to a two-wicket victory over Delhi in an Elite Group B Ranji Trophy match at the Emerald Heights High School Ground here on Friday. On the final day, MP chasing a victory target of 299 needed 59 runs to win with five wickets in hand. They reached the target, when No 10 batsman Ishwar Pandey (4 not out) dispatched Rajat Bhatia to the fence. MP now have 13 points from four matches and are firmly in contention for a p
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September 15, 2011 09:58:00 PM
Bhopal: Welcoming the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's announcement to give Rs one lakh each to the members of the Asian Champions Trophy Winning Indian Team, a number of renowned former sportspersons and sports lovers have acclaimed it. Along with former Olympians Inam-ur-Rehman, Ashok Dhyanchand, Jalaluddin Rizvi and Sameer Dad, the National Kayaking Canoeing, Madhya Pradesh Basketball Taekwondo, Rowing and Boxing federations have described Chouhan's announcement as commendable initiativ
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