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UWW Lifts Ban on WFI, Asks it Not to Discriminate against Protesting Wrestlers

February 13, 2024 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Feb 13: The Wrestling’s world governing body has lifted the provisional suspension on India and has directed the national federation to provide written guarantees that there would be no discriminatory action against the protesting trio of Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik. The suspension was imposed by United World Wrestling (UWW) on […]

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Football: Why is the Asians’ number increasing in the Women’s Super League?

February 13, 2024 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi, February 13: In the January transfer window, many clubs from the Women’s Super League have bought young players from Asia and made this continent an important place for recruiting young women footballers. Explaining the reason, Gareth Taylor, Manchester City Women’s FC manager, said that Asian women footballers are very strong and understand football […]

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Football: Ivory Coast defeats Nigeria, retains AFCON championship for a third time

February 12, 2024 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi, Nov 12: The Ivory Coast national team lifted the AFCON trophy for a third time after defeating Nigeria’s Super Eagles 2-1 on Sunday. The Ivory Coast team scored two goals in the second half of the game. Frank Kessie scored the first goal in the 62nd minute, while Sebastian Haller scored the second […]

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Marathon: World record holder Kelvin Kiptum died in a road accident

February 12, 2024 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi, February 12: Marathoner Kelvin Kiptum, 24, was killed in a car accident along with his coach, Gervais Hakizimana, in western Kenya on Sunday. According to the media reports quoting his family, the accident occurred Sunday night when Kelvin Kiptum was driving the car. After the mishap, police took the two bodies to the […]

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Cricket: Four major tournaments in cricket

February 8, 2024 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi, Feb 8: The four major tournaments in cricket are: ICC World Cup: It is an international championship held every four years For the first time, it was played in England in 1975 and West Indies became the first winner. Currently, it is among the most-watched sporting events in the world. ICC Champions Trophy: […]

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Football: Injured, Lionel Messi apologizes to Hong Kong fans for not playing

February 7, 2024 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi, Feb 7: Argentine football legend Lionel Messi has apologized to his Hong -Kong fans for his inability to play a pre-season game there because of his injury. His fans demanded a refund of their money when they realized he wouldn’t play. During a press conference, Messi said, “Unfortunately in football, as in other […]

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Cricket: How did BCCI come into being?

February 6, 2024 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the national governing body for cricket in India. It was established on December 1, 1928, in Madras (now Chennai), under the Act of XXI. Gant Govan was its first president while Anthony de Mello was the first secretary. It was registered under the […]

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Boxing: Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk fight rescheduled to May 18

February 5, 2024 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi, Feb 5: The contest between heavyweight fighters Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, scheduled for February 17, has been postponed to May 18, 2024. The decision was taken because of Tyson’s injury on February 2 while he was preparing for the fight in Saudi Arabia. He had a freak cut on his right eye […]

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Football: Five most expensive football transfers in history

February 3, 2024 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi, February 03: Ever since football became a professional sport, transfers of players in football teams have grown through buying and selling footballers, to build strong teams and make more money as well. The first time a transfer happened in football was in 1893 when Willie Groves transferred from West Bromwich Albion to Aston […]

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Paris 2024: English fans outnumber the French and others in buying Olympic tickets

February 2, 2024 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi, Feb 2: France is set to host the Olympic Games 2024 in Paris in July and August, but more English fans have bought tickets for the extravaganza than the French themselves, or any other country. Preparations are in full swing for the Games, scheduled to be held from July 26 to August 11, […]