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14 Sep

Virat Kohli Sent Letters To BCCI At Midnight

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Former England captain David Gower has said the events that led to the cancellation of the Manchester Test need better explanation while claiming that skipper Virat Kohli sent letters to the Indian board at midnight, a day before the match, Gower made the claim in an interview with Cricket.com. The fifth Test was cancelled following a Covid outbreak in the Indian contingent. “Wow! No one, least of all I, saw that coming. It leads us into unprecedented territories,” Gower told the portal. “I mean I know other matches have been abandoned… sometimes a few balls bowled and various other circumstances but…

06 Sep

Former France Defender Jean-Pierre Adams Dies Almost 40 Years Falling into a Coma

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The former France defender Jean-Pierre Adams has died at the age of 73, almost 40 years after falling into a coma as a result of a medical error, his former clubs, Paris St-Germain and Nîmes, said on Monday. In 1982, Adams was administered a near fatal dose of anaesthetic before a routine knee operation, which caused brain damage. The Dakar-born Adams won 22 caps for Les Bleus in the 1970s, forming with Marius Tresor what was known as ‘the Black Guard’. He played for Nîmes from 1970-73 and for PSG from 1977-79 after joining from Nice. Since the accident, Adams…

01 Sep

ONGC felicitates Bronze medalist boxer Lovlina

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India's Boxing Star Lovlina Borgohain was felicitated by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC) for her outstanding performance at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. Fulfilling her personal wish, the crude and natural gas major ONGC will build a personal gymnasium for the Olympic medalist as a token of recognition for her unflinching commitment. Lovlina is the third Indian boxer to win a medal at the Olympics. She will go down in history as one of India's greatest Olympians and boxers of all time. Ms Sushma Rawat, Executive Director, Assam & Assam Arakan Basin, Jorhat, ONGC said, “We are extremely proud…

30 Aug

Shooter Avani Lekhara becomes first Indian woman to win gold at Paralympics

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Shooter Avani Lekhara created history as she became the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Paralympics, finishing on top in women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 at the Tokyo Games on Monday. She is also the first shooter from India to win a medal at the Paralympics. The 19-year-old won gold with a Paralympic record and equalled the world record with a score of 239.7. She lead the field after a solid start and maintained the lead to secure gold. This was India’s fourth medal and first gold at Tokyo 2020. The 19-year-old from Jaipur, who…

30 Aug

Javelin thrower Sumit Antil breaks world record thrice to clinch India’s 2nd gold medal

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India’s medal galore continued on Day 6 of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics after javelin thrower Sumit Antil broke his own world record thrice to clinch the gold medal in the Javelin F-64 event in Tokyo on Monday. Sumit’s best throw of the day read 68.55m at his fifth attempt; obliterating his previous world record of 62.88m (in 2019). The other Indian in the fray in the event, Sandeep (62.20m) finished fourth and missed the bronze medal by less than a metre. Sumit, on the other hand, dominated the field throughout with his throws reading 66.96m, 68.08m, 65.27m, 66.71m, 68.55m and a foul…

29 Aug

Vinod Kumar wins Bronze for India in Tokyo Paralympics

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India's Vinod Kumar won bronze in the men's F -51/52 discus throw at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics on Sunday, with an Asian record throw of 19.91m. Poland's Piotr Kosewicz won gold with 20.02m while Croatia's Velimir Sandor took silver with a throw of 19.98m. However, Vinod's result has been put on hold. India's Chef de Mission Gursharan Singh told PTI that Vinod's medal stands for now. Bhavinaben Patel and Nishad Kumar had earlier won a silver each in women's singles table tennis class 4 and men's T47 high jump events respectively.

27 Aug

India vs England 3rd Test Day 2 Highlights: England 423/8 at stumps, lead by 345 runs

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Joe Root’s scintillating hundred put England in command on the second day of the third cricket Test as the hosts scored 423/8, taking a first-innings lead of 345 runs against India on Thursday. Root once again led from the front with his 8th hundred against India, a splendid 121 off 165 balls laced with 14 hits to the fence. He added 139 runs with Dawid Malan (70) before sharing a 52-run stand with Jonny Bairstow (29) to put England in a commanding position with three days to go in the match. At the draw of stumps, Craig Overton (24) and…

14 Aug

Ex-India skipper Sourav Ganguly enjoys Lord’s Test

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On Thursday, BCCI president and former India skipper Sourav Ganguly attended the Lord's Test between England and India. One of the most influential captains of the sport, he described cricket as "majestic" as he recalled his debut at the home of cricket. He took to instagram, wrote, "Came here as player first in 1996 ..and then as captain..enjoyed the game at lord's today as an administrator...India was and is in a good position all the times ..this game of cricket is majestic." Ganguly was spotted enjoying the action with BCCI secretary Jay Shah, vice-president Rajiv Shukla, England and Wales Cricket…

12 Aug

Formation of India committee announced World Boxing Council

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The World Boxing Council (WBC) has announced the formation of its India committee in collaboration with the Indian Boxing Council. The committee aims to offer a "pathway for domestic championship success for aspiring professional boxers throughout the region and afford Indian fighters more significant global opportunities, using the WBC India as a platform for development, progression, and inclusion". WBC will also put emphasis on boxer safety and implement a ranking system for both male and female boxers. WBC president Mauricio in a statement said, "I am immensely proud to bear witness to new horizons for boxing in India. The WBC…

12 Aug

Neeraj Chopra jumps to 2nd spot in World Javelin Rankings after winning Olympic gold medal

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Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra made a 14-place jump to become no.2 in the World Athletics Men's Rankings. He was 16th when he arrived at the Tokyo Olympics, and made the impressive jump following the gold medal win in the event. Neeraj Chopra's gold was also India's first in athletics history at the Games. He hit a 87.58m long throw in his second attempt in the final, which secured a top podium finish. Johannes Vetter, from Germany, who quite surprisingly finished ninth in the final event in Tokyo, remains at the top spot with 1397 ranking points. Neeraj Chopra has…