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Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha elected in ITF Player' Panel
Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha elected in ITF Player' Panel
Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha has been elected by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) in World Tennis Tour Player Panel in the Men's category and will represent the Asia-Oce....

Published On : 22 Jun 2020

Sourav Ganguly & Sunil Chhetri - New Brand Ambassadors of JSW Cement
Sourav Ganguly & Sunil Chhetri - New Brand Ambassadors of JSW Cement
Sourav Ganguly & Sunil Chhetri has become the New Brand Ambassador of JSW Cement for their marketing campaign Leaders Choice in West Bengal, Bihar, and ....

Published On : 19 Jun 2020

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov won Online World Star Sharjah Chess Championship
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov won Online World Star Sharjah Chess Championship
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov from Azerbaijan won the Online World Stars Sharjah International Chess Championship. He won the match with 7.5 points out of 10 points....

Published On : 18 Jun 2020

D. K. Jain period as BCCI Ethics Officer & Ombudsman extended for a 1-year
D. K. Jain period as BCCI Ethics Officer & Ombudsman extended for a 1-year
Devinder Kumar Jain (D. K. Jain) period as BCCI Ethics Officer & Ombudsman has extended for a 1-year. He had been appointed for this post on 29th Februa....

Published On : 18 Jun 2020

Hima Das - Govt of Assam Nominated for Khel Ratna Award
Hima Das - Govt of Assam Nominated for Khel Ratna Award
Indian athlete Hima Das from Assam has been nominated for the prestigious Khel Ratna award. She is one of the youngest athletes to nominated for this award.....

Published On : 16 Jun 2020

India will host 20th edition of AFC Women's Asian Cup
India will host 20th edition of AFC Women's Asian Cup
India will be hosting the 20th edition of the AFC Women's Asian Cup. The Asian Football Confederation awarded the hosting rights of the tournament to India.....

Published On : 06 Jun 2020

Union Sports Minister launched Khelo India e-Pathshala program
Union Sports Minister launched Khelo India e-Pathshala program
Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has launched the 'Khelo India e-Pathshala' program through video conferencing. This program featured the participation of young archers, a....

Published On : 03 Jun 2020

US player Jamie Hampton announces retirement from tennis
US player Jamie Hampton announces retirement from tennis
US player Jamie Hampton has announced her retirement from tennis on Twitter at the age of 30. She was ranked 24th under World Top 25 player on 29th July 2013, and she played....

Published On : 26 May 2020

Paralympics athlete Deepa Malik announces his retirement
Paralympics athlete Deepa Malik announces his retirement
Indian Paralympics athlete Deepa Malik (age 49 years) announces his retirement as the office-bearer in the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI). Deepa was born on 3....

Published On : 14 May 2020

Kumar Sangakkara re-elected as President of Marylebone Cricket Club
Kumar Sangakkara re-elected as President of Marylebone Cricket Club
Former Sri Lanka cricketer Kumar Sangakkara (age 42 years) has been re-elected as the President of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). He is the first Non-Britis....

Published On : 09 May 2020

11th Birmingham World Games unveil New Logo & Title
11th Birmingham World Games unveil New Logo & Title
Today, the 11th Birmingham World Games has unveiled the new updated Logo & Title for 2022 after being delayed a year because of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.....

Published On : 24 Apr 2020

Charles Leclerc won 2020 Virtual Chinese Grand Prix
Charles Leclerc won 2020 Virtual Chinese Grand Prix
Monegasque racing driver Charles Leclerc (age 22 years) won the 2020 Virtual Chinese Grand Prix. While Alexander Albon secured second place and Guanyu Zhou ....

Published On : 21 Apr 2020

Mascot for 2022 Asian Para Games unveiled
Mascot for 2022 Asian Para Games unveiled
Feifei 'Divine Bird' will be the Mascot for the 2022 Asian Para Games. And, it will be held at Hangzhou, Zhejiang (China) from 9th to 15th October 2022. Hangzhou will be the....

Published On : 18 Apr 2020

India will host 2020 Asian Boxing Championships
India will host 2020 Asian Boxing Championships
In an official announcement, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) has said that India will be hosting the 2020 Asian Boxing Championship for Men & Women editions in the ....

Published On : 15 Apr 2020

Chinese athlete Zhang Guowei announces his retirement
Chinese athlete Zhang Guowei announces his retirement
Noted Chinese high jumper Zhang Guowei (age 28 years) has announced his retirement. Zhang has also made the Chinese indoor and outdoor record in the high jump of 2.33 & ....

Published On : 08 Apr 2020

Thailand & Malaysia Weightlifters banned from 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to Doping
Thailand & Malaysia Weightlifters banned from 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to Doping
In an official announcement, the Malaysia and Thailand weightlifters have been banned from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to Doping by the Ind....

Published On : 07 Apr 2020

2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak
2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak
The 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup has been postponed due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak across the world. This decision has been taken by the FIFA-Confederations ....

Published On : 04 Apr 2020

2020 Wimbledon Championships canceled due to COVID-19 outbreak
2020 Wimbledon Championships canceled due to COVID-19 outbreak
The 2020 Wimbledon Championships have been canceled due to the ....

Published On : 02 Apr 2020

India's Vrinda Rathi & Janani Narayanan inducted into ICC umpire panel
India's Vrinda Rathi & Janani Narayanan inducted into ICC umpire panel
In cricket, Indian female umpires Vrinda Rathi and Janani Narayanan have been inducted into the International Panel of ICC Development Umpires. The above announcem....

Published On : 20 Mar 2020

ATK Football Club won 2019-20 Indian Super League title
ATK Football Club won 2019-20 Indian Super League title
Two times champions ATK Football Club defeated Chennaiyin FC by 3–1 to won the 2019-20 Indian Super League title. The match was played on 14th March 2020 at the Fatord....

Published On : 18 Mar 2020