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Rafael Nadal wins 2018 Italian Open tennis tournament

In Tennis, Rafael Nadal has beaten defending champion Alexander Zverev by 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 to win Italian Open title for a record 8th time. With his victory in...

May 21, 2018

Deepak Joshi promoted to FIH Promising List (Outdoor Hockey) umpires

Deepak Joshi from India has been promoted to the FIH Promising List (Outdoor Hockey) umpires. It was announced by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) on May 19, 2018....

May 20, 2018

Himanta Biswa Sarma elected as Vice-President of Badminton Asia Confederation (BAC)

Himanta Biswa Sarma, the President of Badminton Association of India (BAI), has been elected as the Vice-President of Badminton Asia Confederation (BAC) during the Annual General Meeting (AGM)...

May 18, 2018

Shashank Manohar to become new independent chairman of ICC

Shashank Manohar, the former BCCI President, will serve a second two-year term as the independent chairman of the International Cricket Council after he was elected unopposed by the...

May 16, 2018

The 2018 World Athletics Day (WAD) observed on May 7

The World Athletics Day (WAD) is observed every year on May 7 to popularize sports among the youth, to promote athletics as the primary sport in schools and...

May 8, 2018

Ramit Tandon wins 2018 Abu Dhabi Open squash title

Ramit Tandon from India has won the Abu Dhabi Open squash title on May 6, 2018. In an exciting one-hour final in Abu Dhabi, Ramit toppled number one...

May 7, 2018

India ranked joint-sixth in list of doping violations

India has been ranked joint-sixth in the list of doping violations with 69 cases, same as that of Russia, according to World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) report for samples...

May 2, 2018

P P Lakshaman, former President of All India Football Federation

P P Lakshmanan (83), the former President of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and ex-member of the Appeals committee of FIFA, has passed away at Kannur in...

May 1, 2018

Tony Daniel, technical committee chairman of Athletics Federation of India passes away

Tony Daniel (66), the technical committee chairman of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) and the executive vice-president of Kerala State Athletics Association (KSAA), has passed away in...

April 26, 2018

Son of Dreams declared official mascot of FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019

The Chinese dragon ‘Son of Dreams’ has been declared the official mascot of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 in China. This is no ordinary Chinese dragon, but...

April 22, 2018

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