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Sports: Russ Cook runs the south-to-north length of Africa in 352 days

April 8, 2024 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi, April 8: Russ Cook, the English endurance athlete nicknamed “Hardest Geezer,” became the first person ever on Sunday to crisscross the African continent from south to north, covering a distance of 16,000 km in 350 days. The 27-year-old started this challenge, named “Project Africa,” on April 22, 2023, in South Africa, and concluded […]

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Sports: All about the scheme which will fund National Pride Neeraj Chopra

March 20, 2023 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi, Mar 20: India has excelled in track and field and Neeraj Chopra’s sublime best at the Olympics played a huge role in it, clinching gold for the country in the game of javelin throw, making it obvious for any public authority not to deny his proposal of financial assistance to train at the […]

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Cricketer Suresh Raina announces retirement from all forms of cricket

September 6, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Indian cricketer Suresh Raina announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on Tuesday, September 06, 2022. The cricketer took to social media to announce the news. Taking to Twitter on Tuesday, Raina wrote, “It has been an absolute honour to represent my country & state UP. I would like to announce my […]

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National Sports Day 2022: History, Significance, and PM’s Greetings

August 29, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his greetings on the occasion of National Sports Day 2022 on August 29, 2022. The PM took to Twitter and greeted the sportspersons and legendary hockey player, Major Dhyan Chand on his birth anniversary. Modi shared a two-and-half minute video about his speech on National Sports Day […]

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Indonesia Open 2022: HS Prannoy storms into the Semifinals

June 18, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Ace Indian shuttler HS Prannoy defeated Denmark’s Rasmus Gemke in straight sets during the Indonesia Open 2022 quarterfinals on Friday, June 17, 2022. Prannoy outwitted the Danish player 21-14, 21-12. The match opened with a 2-2 head-to-head count and Prannoy made clean cross-court smashes and a grip on the game. On the other […]

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International basketball federation FIBA bars Russia from upcoming world tournaments

May 19, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has officially confirmed its decision to suspend the Russian national women and men’s teams from the FIBA World Cup competitions in 2022 and 2023 respectively, according to FIBA’s statement on Wednesday. The world’s governing body of basketball also barred Russia from international 3×3 basketball competitions in men and […]

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Asian Games 2022: Sports Ministry allots Rs. 5 crores for Judo

April 30, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The Indian Sports Ministry allocated Rs. 5 crores for Judo ahead of Asian Games 2022. The Sports Authority of India (SAI) formed a committee of eminent Judo athletes that conducted selection trials for a month-long national preparatory camp starting May 01. The Committee members include ex-Olympian and Arjuna Awardee Cawas Billimoria, ex-Olympians Sandeep […]

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Russian, Belarusian tennis players barred from 2022 Wimbledon

April 21, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Officials of one of the four prestigious Grand Slam tournaments, the 2022 Wimbledon, announced a decision on Wednesday to bar players from Russia and Belarus, the tournament’s organizers said in a statement. “On behalf of the All England Club and the Committee of Management of The Championships, we wish to express our ongoing […]

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Viacom18 launches a new sports channel Sports18

April 15, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Entertainment network giant Viacom18 announced the launch of a new channel dedicated to sports on Friday, April 15, 2022. Titled Sports18, the network’s broadcast channel will be available in SD and HD and will offer all types of sports content for the Indian audiences. “Sports18 will house world’s most premium sports properties, including […]

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Indian Super League: Jamshedpur FC Beats NorthEast United FC by 3-2

January 6, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Jamshedpur Football Club (FC) beat NorthEast United by 3-2 in the Indian Super League, held at the Bambolim Athletic Stadium, Goa, on January 6, 2022. Deshorn Brown of NE United gave a right-foot shot from the right to the centre of the box and made the team lead within 3 minutes into the […]