New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) on Friday approved financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh for Tejaswini Bai, Asian Games champion in kabaddi, and an Arjuna Awardee.
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Southampton, May 21 (IANS) New Zealand pace bowler Tim Southee said that arrival in Southampton early to undergo quarantine and training will help Kiwis get acclimatised for the World Test Championship (WTC) fi
Tokyo, May 21 (IANS) Japan's top coronavirus adviser on Friday called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and local organisers to decide whether to stage the Tokyo Olympics after studying how the G
Karachi, May 21 (IANS): Former Pakistan fast bowler Mohammed Amir has picked Steve Smith over both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, calling him the toughest batsman he has bowled to unlike the Indian duo who he fe
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS): The 2022 FIFA under-17 Women's World Cup will be held in India from October 11 to 30, 2022, football's global governing body said. India was set to host the 2021 u-17 Women'
Buenos Aires, May 21 (IANS): Less than six months after the death of Diego Maradona, the public prosecutor's office has brought charges of homicide against his medical and nursing team.
The former Argent
Tokyo, May 20 (IANS): International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach will arrive in Japan on July 12, 11 days before the start of the Tokyo Olympic Games.
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Monte Carlo, May 20 (IANS): Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz were the unlikely names atop the timesheets in practice for Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix as Ferrari found pace which has so far been missing this s
Sydney, May 20 (IANS): Even though Indian cricket board (BCCI) is confident it will be able to host the T20 World Cup in October-November, doubts remain on whether teams will be prepared to travel to India for
Southampton, May 20 (IANS): Encouraged by presence of crowd in the ongoing match against Leicestershire at Rose Bowl, host county Hampshire looks set to welcome crowd during the World Test Championship (WTC) fi
London, May 20 (IANS): Former England captain Michael Vaughan said that Cricket Australia should have done more in their initial investigation of the 2018 ball tampering scandal.
Australia's bowlers rece
Rome, May 20 (IANS): Federico Chiesa scored the decisive goal as Juventus sealed a record-extending 14th Coppa Italia title with a 2-1 win over Atalanta.
It has been a disappointing first season in charge fo
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS): The India women's cricket team will play a day-night Test (with pink ball) on their tour of Australia later this year, the Indian cricket board announced on Thursday.
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Ostrava (Czech Republic), May 20 (IANS): Joshua Cheptegei, the world champion in 10,000 metres, failed to break long-standing men's 3000m world record in the Continental Tour Gold meeting here on Wednesday
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS): Ronak Pandit, India's high-performance manager in pistol discipline, will travel to Zagreb at the end of this month to monitor training of Olympic-bound pistol shooters.
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Mughaho Awomi crowned champion
Dimapur, May 19 (MExN): The 18th Nagaland Open Online Chess Tournament (NOOCT) concluded on May 19 with Mughaho Awomi winning the Open Category held in Lichess (Are
Bengaluru, May 19 (IANS): Bengaluru-based GT4 racer Akhil Rabindra on Wednesday made it to the Aston Martin Racing (AMR) Driver Academy for the third time in a row.
The 24-year-old Rabindra, who is currently
Lausanne, May 19 (IANS): International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said on Wednesday that the organisation is ready to send medical staff to Tokyo for this year's Olympic Games to support
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS): A 28-member Indian national squad will leave for Doha on Wednesday evening for India's three forthcoming matches in the qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cu
Sydney, May 19 (IANS): Cricket Australia (CA) on Wednesday announced schedule for five-Test Ashes series which will begin on December 8 with the first Test in Brisbane.
In addition to Ashes, the Australian m