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India assured of four more medals at Asian Boxing Championships
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India assured of four more medals at Asian Boxing Championships

Dubai, May 26: Four Indian boxers, including three women, advanced to the semifinals with impressive victories as India's assured medal tally swelled to 12 in the Asian Championships here. Sanjeet (91kg), Sakshi (54kg), Jaismine (57kg) and the Olympic-bound Simranjit Kaur (60kg) joined Shiva...
Assam boxer Shiva Thapa secures 5th successive medal at Asian Boxing Championships, enters semis
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Assam boxer Shiva Thapa secures 5th successive medal at Asian Boxing...

New Delhi, May 25: Assam boxer Shiva Thapa put up a scintillating performance to outpunch Nader Odah in the men's 64kg quarter-finals at the 2021 ASBC Asian Boxing Championships in Dubai on Tuesday.With a comprehensive 5-0 victory against Kuwait's Odah, Guwahati boxer Thapa progressed into the...
2021 Asian Boxing Championships: Hussmuddin loses in quarter-finals; Panghal, Vikas and Ashish to play in last-8 on Day 3
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2021 Asian Boxing Championships: Hussmuddin loses in quarter-finals; Panghal,...

New Delhi, May 25: India's Mohammad Hussamuddin went down fighting against the reigning world champion and top-seed Mirazizbek Mirzahalilov in the men's 56kg quarter-finals at the 2021 ASBC Asian Boxing Championships in Dubai on Tuesday.In the men's 56kg last-8 bout, the defending champion...
Railway orders suspension of wrestler Sushil Kumar after his arrest in murder case
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Railway orders suspension of wrestler Sushil Kumar after his arrest in murder...

New Delhi, May 25: The Northern Railway issued an order on Tuesday suspending wrestler Sushil Kumar following his arrest by the Delhi Police in a murder case. Olympic medallist Kumar was arrested, along with his associate and co-accused Ajay, from outer Delhi's Mundka area on May 23 for his...
Govt. to open 143 Khelo India centres across 7 states
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Govt. to open 143 Khelo India centres across 7 states

New Delhi, May 25: The Sports Ministry has decided to set up 143 Khelo India centres across seven states with a total budget of Rs 14.30 crore in its bid to nurture talent at the grassroot level. These centres will be set up in Maharashtra, Mizoram, Goa, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal...
BCCI says it will donate 2000 oxygen concentrators
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BCCI says it will donate 2000 oxygen concentrators

New Delhi, May 24: The Indian cricket board on Monday said it would donate oxygen concentrators to help fight the raging second wave of Covid-19 -- months after the pandemic crippled the country.The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said in a statement that it would distribute...
Railways set to suspend wrestler Sushil Kumar after arrest
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Railways set to suspend wrestler Sushil Kumar after arrest

New Delhi, May 24: The Northern Railway is set to suspend wrestler Sushil Kumar after he was arrested by the Delhi Police in a murder case, a spokesperson said on Monday. A senior commercial manager with the Northern Railway, Olympic medallist Kumar was posted by the Delhi government as an...
Crickets inclusion in 2028 Olympics: ICC bets on Indian subcontinent fans
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Cricket's inclusion in 2028 Olympics: ICC bets on Indian subcontinent fans

New Delhi, May 23 The International Cricket Council (ICC) has cited the Indian subcontinent's enormous cricket reach, 92 per cent of the one billion global cricket audience, in its push for the sport's inclusion in the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles (LA28).The ICC has underlined that if...
Wrestler Sushil Kumar arrested by Delhi police in a murder case
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Wrestler Sushil Kumar arrested by Delhi police in a murder case

New Delhi, May 23: Two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar and another person were arrested on Sunday in connection with the Chhatrasal Stadium brawl case that led to the death of a wrestler here, officials said on Sunday.Kumar (38) and his associate Ajay, alias Sunil, (48) were arrested from...
WTC final against NZ will be Indias first at neutral venue
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WTC final against NZ will be India's first at neutral venue

New Delhi, May 22: India's World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand in Southampton will be their first Test at a neutral venue in their 89-year history of Test cricket.Among nations with Test status, India and Bangladesh are the only sides who haven't played Test cricket at a...
Hockey India wins Etienne Glichitch Award
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Hockey India wins Etienne Glichitch Award

Lausanne, May 21: Hockey India on Friday won the prestigious Etienne Glichitch Award in recognition of its contribution to the growth and development of the sport in the country.The awards were announced by the game's governing body FIH during the HockeyInvites virtual conference as part of...
FIFA under-17 womens WC to be held in India in October 2022
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FIFA under-17 women's WC to be held in India in October 2022

New Delhi, May 21: The 2022 FIFA under-17 Women's World Cup will be held in India from October 11 to 30, 2022, football's global governing body said. India was set to host the 2021 u-17 Women's World Cup before it was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.The World Cup was originally to be...
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