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Sportspersons respond to PM's appeal as they clap to express gratitude to
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 22 (ANI): Responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal, sportspersons on Sunday came out to their balconies and clapped to express their gratitude to the medical professionals combating the coronavirus outbreak.
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Avoid handshakes, Rijiju advises sportspersons as coronavirus surges
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 5 (ANI): Amid coronavirus outbreak, Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday advised sportspersons and countrymen to avoid shaking hands and follow India's traditional ways of greeting.
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Haryana to give cash prizes, employment to sportspersons
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], Feb 16 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday said that in order to promote sports in the state and encourage youths to excel in sports, the State government has made provision of cash prizes and employment in the Sports Policy.
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Kiren Rijiju announces lifelong monthly pension for athletes under 'Pensio
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 10 (ANI): Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday announced lifelong monthly pension for athletes under the 'Pension to Meritorious Sportspersons' scheme.
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SAI set up internal complaint committee to curb sexual harassment
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 17 (ANI): Sports Authority of India (SAI) has set up an internal complaint committee to ensure the safety of sportspersons, especially the girls, to prevent them from sexual harassment or any exploitation.
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Dravid has always been a 'guiding light', says Ajinkya Rahane
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 11 (ANI): India middle-order batsman Ajinkya Rahane on Friday wished Rahul Dravid a happy birthday and called him a 'guiding light'.
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BCCI relives Dravid's knock of 153 against New Zealand
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 11 (ANI): As former India batsman Rahul Dravid celebrates his 47th birthday today, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) relived the batsman's 153-run knock against New Zealand in an ODI match.
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2019 proved sport is not always about winning, but about maintaining calm
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 29 (ANI): While it is a fun activity for the amateurs, seasoned sportsperson spend umpteen hours of practice and give their sweat and blood, to experience the feeling of winning.
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Jwala Gutta urges Indian sportspersons to 'come out and condemn violence'
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 23 (ANI): Amid violent protests across the country against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Indian badminton player Jwala Gutta on Monday requested all the Indian sportspersons to 'come out and condemn violence'.
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Arms Amendment Bill 2019 will not affect shooters, says Amit Shah
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday assured that the Arms (Amendment) Bill, 2019 will not affect the sportspersons mainly shooters.
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Why coffee intake is good for sportspersons
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 1 (ANI): A recent research has found that intake of coffee helps in improving the speed of cycling in both men and women.
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Shubman Gill picks his favourite footballer and non-Indian cricketer
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], Nov 16 (ANI): India batsman Shubman Gill picked Brazil's Neymar and South Africa's AB de Villiers as his favourite sportsperson outside cricket and best non-Indian cricketer respectively.
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