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Belinda Bencic, Ons Jabeur, Carlos Moya test COVID positive after Abu Dhab
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 22 (ANI): Olympic tennis champion Belinda Bencic and Tunisian Ons Jabeur have tested positive for COVID-19 following their participation in the Abu Dhabi exhibition event, both announced on Tuesday.
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China records 77 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 22 (ANI): Ahead of Beijing Winter Olympics, China reported 77 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, media reports citing health authorities said on Wednesday.
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China finally faces accountability for rights abuses of Uyghurs
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 22 (ANI): After years of facing non-accountability for repression and human rights abuses in Xinjiang, China is now facing the heat for its actions as the West sanctions Chinese companies sourcing goods from Xinjiang to the diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter O
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Sports Ministry released Rs 6,801.3 cr in last 5 years, informs Anurag Tha
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): Anurag Thakur, Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports on Tuesday said that his ministry released an amount of Rs 6,801.30 crore under various sports development schemes in the last five years.
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GSW's Steve Kerr named head coach of USA men's basketball team through Par
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colorado [USA], December 21 (ANI): The coaching staff for the 2022-24 USA Basketball Men's National Team was announced on Monday when USA Basketball Men's National Team managing director Grant Hill officially named Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr to lead the USA Men's National Te
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Bajrang Punia to take PM Modi's 'Meet the Champions' campaign ahead; to vi
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): Taking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's unique school visit campaign ahead, Indian wrestler and Tokyo Olympics Bronze medallist Bajrang Punia will visit Haryana's Aarohi Model School in Panipat on Thursday to meet the young students to talk about the im
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Sindhu, Srikanth and Lakshya Sen to headline India Open 2022
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 20 (ANI): Newly-crowned World champion Loh Kean Yew along with the silver and bronze medallists Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen and the two-time Olympics medallist PV Sindhu will be the top draw at India Open 2022 scheduled from January 11-16 in New Delhi.
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'Terrible': Donald Trump speaks against boycotting 2022 Winter Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 20 (ANI): Former US President Donald Trump has spoken against the idea of boycotting the 2022 Winter Olympics in China, saying such actions hurt the athletes.
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Indian junior women's team star Deepika says she wants to compete in Olymp
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 19 (ANI): The India Junior Women's hockey team has been making the most use of the ongoing Khelo India Women's Hockey League Under-21 here at the Major Dhyanchand Stadium in New Delhi as a much-needed warm-up ahead of the Junior Women's Hockey World Cup, schedu
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HC asks sports authorities to shift annual general body meeting from Guwah
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday asked sports authorities to shift the venue of the Indian Olympic Association's (IOA) annual general body meeting from Guwahati to the national capital.
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Harmanpreet's brace helps India beat Pakistan 3-1 in Asian Champions Trop
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 17 (ANI): India continued their domination against arch-rivals Pakistan in hockey as reigning Olympic bronze medallist registered a thumping 3-1 win in the Asian Champions Trophy 2021 match in Dhaka.
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Chinese envoy urges Japan to not join US-led diplomatic boycott of Beijing
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 17 (ANI): Chinese ambassador to Japan, Kong Xuanyou, on Thursday urged Japan not to join the US-led diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics over human rights issues.
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