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Sports Ministry approaches UK Govt for allowing Sania Mirza's son on tour
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on Wednesday approached the UK Government, through the Ministry of External Affairs of Government of India, to grant a visa to the two-year-old son of tennis player Sania Mirza, so that she can take the toddler with he
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China expresses strong dissatisfaction to Pelosi 'lies' over Beijing Olymp
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 19 (ANI): China on Wednesday expressed strong dissatisfaction after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for a "diplomatic boycott" of next year's Beijing Winter Olympics on human rights grounds.
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Nancy Pelosi calls for 'Diplomatic Boycott' of 2022 Winter Olympics in Bei
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 19 (ANI): US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called for a "diplomatic boycott" of the Winter Olympics that are scheduled to take place in Beijing next year, over the human rights violations of Uyghurs in China.
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Results from recent tour reflect we are on right path for Olympics: Hockey
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru [India], May 19 (ANI): Indian men's hockey team midfielder Sumit, who is currently training with the men's senior core group at the Sports Authority of India (SAI), Centre in Bengaluru, states that the team has been closely watching the ongoing FIH Pro League matches.
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Must concentrate on delivery of safe and secure Games as opening ceremony
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 19 (ANI): With the Tokyo Olympics just over two months away, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has said the IOC is willing to send medical staff to Tokyo Olympics to deal with the COVID-19 situation.
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Chhatrasal Stadium brawl: Delhi court dismisses anticipatory bail plea of
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): A Delhi Court on Tuesday dismissed an anticipatory bail application filed by Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar in connection with the Chhatrasal Stadium brawl.
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Special Olympics Bharat launches 'Family Cafe', celebrates World Family Da
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Special Olympics Bharat celebrated World Family Day by lauding the families of athletes with intellectual disabilities and launching 'Family Cafe' -- a self-run, support platform enabling families to connect and help each other in an engaging and meaningful w
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Chhatrasal Stadium brawl: Delhi court reserves order on wrestler Sushil Ku
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): A Delhi court on Tuesday reserved an order on the anticipatory bail application filed by Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar in connection with the Chhatrasal Stadium brawl.
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Good coordination on field a key factor behind our recent success, says de
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 18 (ANI): The Indian men's hockey team defender Gurinder Singh, who has played 58 matches for the national side, has said that good coordination among the players helped the team achieve good results in its recent tours of Germany, Belgium, and Argentina.
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Over 80 pc of Japanese oppose hosting Tokyo Olympics: Survey
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 17 (ANI): A new survey has shown that more than 80 per cent of Japanese people oppose hosting the Olympics this year, for which about 10 weeks are left. The Tokyo Games were postponed last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Japan enforces tougher measures against Covid from today amid surge in cas
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 16 (ANI): Japan enforced tougher measures against the coronavirus in six prefectures from Sunday amid a surge in infections ahead of the Summer Olympics, imposing an expanded state of emergency in three of them and a quasi-emergency in three others.
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Tokyo Olympics: Japan's entry ban will not affect Indian athletes, assures
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): With Japan restricting entry of people from India, Pakistan and Nepal due to the rise in COVID-19 cases, questions have been raised on whether the Indian athletes will also face issues in entering the country for the Tokyo Olympics. But Indian Olympic Associa
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