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Odisha govt recommends Dutee Chand for Khel Ratna, Anuradha Biswal for Dhy
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 29 (ANI): Sports and Youth Services Department (DSYS), Government of Odisha, has recommended ace sprinter Dutee Chand for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and international hockey player Birendra Lakra for the Arjuna Award, for the year 2021.
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Spain name six players from Euro squad for Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], June 29 (ANI): Six Spanish players participating in the ongoing Euro 2020 have been selected to represent their country at the Olympic Games in Tokyo starting from July 23.
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BAI ready to kick-start domestic season with strict COVID-19 guidelines
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): The Badminton Association of India (BAI) in a recent communication has informed the state associations to get their players and officials vaccinated at the earliest as it has decided to roll out the remainder of the domestic season 2021-22 soon with strict C
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Women's ODI rankings: Mithali enters top five for first time since Oct 201
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], June 29 (ANI): India captain Mithali Raj on Tuesday returned to the top five of the ICC Women's ODI Player Rankings after top-scoring for India with 72 in the opening ODI against England in Bristol.
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Tokyo Olympics: Maybe I'll be holding that Gold medal, says Bianca
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], June 29 (ANI): Canadian tennis player Bianca Andreescu is super pumped for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics as the 21-year-old is hopeful of bagging that elusive Gold in the showpiece event starting from July 23.
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Simona Halep withdraws from upcoming Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bucharest [Romania], June 29 (ANI): Romania tennis player Simona Halep has confirmed she would not be participating in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
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Tourism players welcome Finance Minister's loan package for travel agencie
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 29 (ANI): People associated with the tourism industry have welcomed finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman's loan package for travel agencies and tourist guides which is likely to revive the industry.
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Wimbledon: Frances Tiafoe stuns third seed Tsitsipas in first round
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], June 28 (ANI): American tennis player Frances Tiafoe stunned No.3 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 in the first round of the ongoing Wimbledon tournament on Monday.
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Safety of players, other stakeholders of paramount importance: Ganguly on
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 28 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly on Monday said "safety of players and other stakeholders" is of "paramount importance" and keeping that in mind it was decided to shift the ICC T20 World Cup to the United A
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BCCI will leave no stone unturned to make T20 WC an unprecedented success:
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 28 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah on Monday said "safety of players and other stakeholders" was the prime reason behind shifting the ICC T20 World Cup to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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Tokyo Olympics: Flexibility, heat and humidity were factors behind selecti
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 26 (ANI): India men's hockey team coach Graham Reid threw some light on the selection of players for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 as 10 of the 16-member squad would be making their Olympic debuts.
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Hockey India recommends Sreejesh and Deepika's name for Khel Ratna Award
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): Hockey India on Saturday announced the nomination of Indian men's hockey team goalkeeper PR Sreejesh and former India women's hockey team player Deepika for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award while Harmanpreet Singh, Vandana Katariya and Navjot Ka
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