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RIJIJU FELICITATES GIRLS PURSUING MOTORSPORTS

March 10, 2021

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju promised full government support to young girls who wanted to take up motorsports, while felicitating India’s top women in the sport on Monday to mark the International Women’s Day. Rijiju had special word praise for Aashi Hanspal, Kart Racer from Mumbai, who was one of the...

WE DESERVED TO WIN, SAYS HAVERTZ ON CHELSEA’S 2-0 WIN OVER EVERTON

March 10, 2021

Chelsea’s Kai Havertz expressed delight over his team’s “deserved win” against “strong” Everton and urged players to keep working hard. Ben Godfrey’s own goal and a second-half penalty by Jorginho maintained Chelsea’s unbeaten run under head coach Thomas Tuchel with a 2-0 win against Everton in the Premier League. “We...

PRITHVI SHAW BREAKS DHONI AND KOHLI’S RECORD

March 10, 2021

NEW DELHI: Mumbai captain Prithvi Shaw on Tuesday broke former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli’s records of the highest individual score by an Indian batsman in a List A chase. Prithvi achieved the feat when he hammered an unbeaten 185 off 123 balls against Saurashtra in the...

THREE INDIAN RECURVE ARCHERS TO HEADLINE IN TOKYO OLYMPICS

March 10, 2021

NEW DELHI: Ace Archers Tarundeeep Rai and Atanu Das among men and Deepika Kumari in the women’s section will participate in the Indian recurve archery contingent during this year’s Tokyo Olympics. After the final selection trials (Trial 3) at the Army Insitute of Sports in Pune, a six-strong squad which...

Japan to stage Tokyo Olympics without foreign spectators: Report

March 10, 2021

The upcoming Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will be staged without overseas spectators as precautionary measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus, Kyodo News reported on Tuesday citing officials with knowledge of the matter. Japan’s government has decided to prohibit foreign spectators from attending the mega event later this year....

WOMEN’S T20 CHAMPIONS CUP TO BE PLAYED IN 2027 AND 2031: ICC

March 9, 2021

DUBAI: On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday announced the expansion of women’s cricket events post the 2023 cycle. More teams will compete in both the Women’s World Cup and the Women’s T20 World Cup from 2026 onwards as part of the ICC’s...

HOPE AXAR, ASHWIN HAVE LEFT SOME WICKETS FOR IPL : PONTING

March 9, 2021

MUMBAI: Former Australian skipper and Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting on Monday teased all-rounder Axar Patel and spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who starred for India in the recent Test series against England. Axar and Ashwin together picked 59 wickets against England in the four-match Test series which India won 3-1....

Manchester City win shows what a great team we are: Victor Lindelof

March 9, 2021

NEW DELHI: Manchester United’s Victor Lindelof said the victory over Manchester City shows “what a great team we are” and wants his side to keep working hard. Goals from Bruno Fernandes and Luke Shaw gave Manchester United a 2-0 victory against Manchester City on Sunday which ended the leaders’ 15-match...

Djokovic breaks Federer’s ATP record

March 9, 2021

LONDON: Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic has broken Roger Federer’s record of being at the top of the ATP Rankings for the maximum number of weeks. With the start of this week, Djokovic has extended his stay at the top spot for 311 weeks and as a result, the record...

STRENGTH OF SOCIETY IS THE STRENGTH OF WOMEN: KOHLI

March 9, 2021

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, India skipper Virat Kohli on Monday said the strength of a society is the strength of women. Taking to Twitter, Kohli wrote, “Happy Women’s Day to all the amazing women of the world. The strength of a society is the strength of women.”...

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