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16 Jul

Sania Mirza, Shoaib Malik Granted Golden Visa by UAE Government

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has granted Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her husband and Pakistan cricket star Shoaib Malik the much-coveted 10-year UAE Golden Visa. Mirza, 34, who hails from Hyderabad, and Malik, 39, a native of Sialkot in Pakistan, got married in 2010 and has been a resident of Dubai for several years. The much-loved sports couple has a three-year-old son named Izhaan. The UAE government instituted the Golden Visa in 2019 as a new system for long-term residence visas. It enabled foreigners to live, work, and study in the country without a national sponsor and 100…

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16 Jul

Tokyo 2020: World No 1 Novak Djokovic confirms he will compete at Olympics

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World number one Novak Djokovic has confirmed that he will compete at the Tokyo Olympics. Djokovic completed the third leg towards achieving the Golden Slam last weekend when he added the Wimbledon title to his Australian Open and Roland Garros triumphs in 2021. No man has ever won the four slams and an Olympic gold in the same year, with Germany's Steffi Graf the only player to accomplish the feat in 1988. "I booked my flight for Tokyo and will proudly be joining #TeamSerbia for the Olympics," Djokovic said in a tweet. "I am very proud to pack for Tokyo…

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15 Jul

India’s wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant tests positive for COVID-19

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India's wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not travel with the Test squad to Durham, where Team India will reassemble to begin preparations for the England series. A BCCI source confirmed that it was Pant who tested positive and was in isolation for the past eight days. He is, according to the source, asymptomatic at this point. "He is in quarantine at an acquaintance's place and won't be travelling with the team to Durham on Thursday," he said without divulging when the 23-year-old will join the squad. A few weeks earlier the player was spotted with…

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14 Jul

I will have ice cream with you after Tokyo Olympics 2020: PM Narendra Modi tells medal hopeful PV Sindhu

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With just 10 days to go for the Olympics, PM Modi hosted a virtual press conference on Tuesday where he interacted with many of India’s Tokyo Olympics-bound athletes like javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, archers Deepika Kumari and Pravin Jadhav, shooters Saurabh Chaudhary and Elavenil Valarivan, boxers Mary Kom and Ashish Kumar, paddlers Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra, wrestler Vinesh Phogat, tennis star Sania Mirza among others. The event was also attended by new sports minister Anurag Thakur along with MoS Nisith Pramanik and former sports minister Kiren Rijiju, who now is the law minister. PM Modi asked Sindhu how her…

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13 Jul

Ganguly moves Bombay HC for enforcement of 2018 arbitration award

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President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Sourav Ganguly, has moved to the Bombay High Court for enforcement of an award by a three-member arbitral tribunal awarding him over Rs 35 crores payable by his former management companies. In the plea, Ganguly has sought that the companies - Percept Talent Management Ltd. and Percept D Mark (India) Ltd should disclose their assets. As an interim relief, he has also sought that the companies should be restrained from doing any transactions on the properties. This is because, Ganguly, through his lawyers, Nankani & Associates raised a concern…

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13 Jul

Sachin, Sehwag, Shastri & others mourn the death of 1983 WC winner Yashpal Sharma

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Former India cricketer and a member of 1983 World Cup-winning squad Yashpal Sharma passed away on Tuesday due to cardiac arrest at the age of 66. He is survived by his wife Renu Sharma, two daughters, and a son. Born in Ludhiana on August 11, 1954, Sharma was regarded as one of the finest middle-order batsmen. After making his international debut in 1979 against England, Sharma played 37 Tests for India, scoring 1606 runs with two centuries and nine fifties. He made his ODI debut against Pakistan in 1978. He had represented India in 42 One Day Internationals in which…

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13 Jul

Yashpal Sharma, the 1983 World Cup winner, died of a heart attack

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Yashpal Sharma, a former Indian cricketer and World Cup winner in 1983, died of a heart attack on Tuesday. Yashpal Sharma, a former Indian cricketer who won the 1983 World Cup, died of major heart arrest on Tuesday at the age of 66. At 7:40 a.m., the former Indian batsman died of cardiac arrest. His wife Renu Sharma, two daughters Puja and Preeti, and son Chirag Sharma survive him. The 66-year-old former Punjab cricketer, who was born in Ludhiana on August 11, 1954, was considered a talented middle-order batsman during a glittering cricket career that spanned the late 70s and…

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12 Jul

Dramatic Euro final 2020 : Italy beats England 3-2 in penalties

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The much-dreaded wait continues for England as Saka breaks down into tears. Italy is the European champion again, for the first time since 1968. Domenico Berardi, Leonardo Bonucci and Federico Bernardeschi scored for Italy in the shootout and Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma made two saves at the end of the shootout. The European Championship final will be decided on penalty kicks after the match finished with England and Italy tied at 1-1.

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11 Jul

Brazil vs Argentina Copa America 2021 Final: Argentina beat Brazil 1-0 to win their 15th Copa America trophy

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The Albiceleste have won 1-0 over Brazil to capture their 15th Copa América title, moving level with Uruguay for the most ever! Messi is on his knees and his Argentina team-mates have surrounded him by the touchline as a chorus of boos cascade down from the Maracanã stands! Two long droughts ended on Saturday at the Copa America final: Argentina won its first major title since 1993 after a 1-0 win against Brazil. And Lionel Messi finally lifted his first major trophy for the national team, filling in one of the biggest gaps in his decorated career. Argentina's winning goal…

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10 Jul

Harbhajan Singh, Geeta Basra welcome baby boy

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On Saturday, former Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh announced the arrival of his second child with his wife, actor Geeta Basra. The 41-year-old sports star shared the news on his official Instagram page. He said both mother and child are "doing well". The cricketer went on to express gratitude to their well-wishers for their constant love and support. Basra and Singh, who got married in 2015, are also parents to a four-year-old daughter, Hinaya Heer Plaha. 

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