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‘Need joint effort to make India sporting powerhouse’
NEW DELHI, July 23: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday insisted that sports is a state subject but said if the centre and the respective states work hand in hand, the country can be a sporting powerhouse in the future.
Lauding the…
Tibetan bodies resent awarding Winter Olympics to Beijing
NEW DELHI, July 23: Four Tibetan organisations based in Switzerland have filed a complaint against the International Olympic Committee (IOC) with the Swiss National Contact Point in Bern for alleged violation of OECD guidelines over the…
India field 5 ODI debutants for first time in over 40 years
COLOMBO, July 23: India on Friday fielded five debutants in a One-day International (ODI) for the first time in over 40 years. Sanju Samson, Nitish Rana, Chetan Sakariya, Krishnappa Gowtham and Rahul Chahar got their ODI caps at the R…
India look for clean sweep of ODI series against SL
Colombo, July 22: After managing to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, the Indian limited-overs team is primed to sweep the ODI series 3-0 when it takes on Sri Lanka in the third and final ODI here at the R Premadasa Stadium on Friday.…
India’s warm-up match ends in draw
Chester-le-Street (Durham), July 22: India's three-day tie against County Select XI, their sole warm-up game in the lead-up to the five-match series against England, ended in a draw but added to their problems after pace bowler Avesh Khan,…
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Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony director steps down
Tokyo, July 22: Kentaro Kobayashi, the director of the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games, has been dismissed from his role after his past comments on the Holocaust resurfaced…
Spain held; France, Argentina shocked
TOKYO, July 22: Argentina suffered a shock defeat in their opening campaign of the Olympic men's soccer while France were handed a 4-1 defeat by Mexico. Brazil defeated Germany while hosts Japan also got off to a winning start with a 1-0…
Several Indian athletes opt out of opening ceremony
Tokyo, July 22: Indian athletes from seven sports, including shooting, badminton, archery and hockey, will skip the Olympics opening ceremony on Friday because of COVID-19 concerns and competitions lined up the next day, leaving just about…
TT: Kamal & Batra to meet Chinese duo
Kolkata, July 22: The Olympics draw for the table tennis events puts the Indian paddlers in a straitjacket as the mixed pair of A. Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra will faceoff third-seeded Lin Yun-Ju and Cheng I-Chin in the first-round…
Haryana, SSCB dominate Youth Boxing C’ships
Sonipat, July 22: As many as 12 women boxers from Haryana and nine men from Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) progressed to the final of the 4th Youth National Championships here on Thursday. SSCB's Vishwanath Suresh (48kg) defeated…