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Kidambi Srikanth wins Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson Of Year award for 2017

Kidambi Srikanth , who is the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games gold-medal winning shuttler, has been adjudged as the Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson Of The Year award for 2017...

June 22, 2018

Sri Lanka hosts 2018 Asia and Oceania Region Inter-Governmental Ministerial meeting on anti-doping

On June 18, the annual Asia and Oceania Region Inter-Governmental Ministerial meeting on anti-doping has started in Colombo, Sri Lanka with representatives from 29 countries including India. The...

June 18, 2018

US, Canada and Mexico to host 23rd FIFA World Cup 2026

The 23rd FIFA World Cup 2026 will be hosted by USA, Canada and Mexico. To host the tournament, the two official bids were submitted to FIFA: a joint...

June 13, 2018

Rafael Nadal wins men’s singles French Open tennis tournament 2018

Rafael Nadal, a Spanish professional tennis player, claimed his 11th French Open title on June 10, 2018. In the Men’s singles final in Paris, he defeated Austrian Dominic...

June 12, 2018

Bangladesh women cricket team clinched Asia Cup Twenty-20 tournament 2018

In Women’s Cricket, Bangladesh team has won the Asia Cup Twenty-20 tournament by defeating India in the final by 7 wickets at Kuala Lumpur on June 10, 2018....

June 12, 2018

Maria Bueno, legendary Brazilian tennis player passes away

Maria Bueno (78) , the legendary Brazilian tennis player, has passed away in Sao Paulo on June 9, 2018. She won three Wimbledon and four US championship singles...

June 11, 2018

India’s Sunil Chhetri becomes joint second highest international goal scorer

India’s talismanic football team captain Sunil Chhetri (33) became joint second highest international goal scorer among active players along with Argentine superstar footballer Lionel Messi. He achieved this...

June 11, 2018

Timothy Pereira, former international footballer passes away

Timothy Pereira (75), the former international footballer who represented Tata FC, has passed away in Mumbai on June 1, 2018. He played for the country in 1967-68. Pereira...

June 5, 2018

BCCI and UN Environment sign agreement to promote Green Cricket in India

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has signed Letter of Intent (LoI) with UN Environment to promote green’ cricket in India. The partnership aims to...

May 28, 2018

India’s first National Sports University in Manipur: Union Cabinet approves ordinance

The Union Cabinet has approved an ordinance to set up the country’s first national sports university in in Imphal (west), Manipur. The ordinance is on the lines of...

May 24, 2018

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