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Virat Kohli becomes first Indian captain to score double century outside India

July 23, 2016

Indian test team captain Virat Kohli became the first Indian captain to score a double century outside India. He achieved feat after scoring 200 runs against West Indies on second day of the first Test at the Sir Vivian Richards ..

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Noted Indian hockey player Mohammed Shahid passes away

July 20, 2016

Noted Indian hockey player Mohammed Shahid passed away due to multiple organ failure in Gurugram, Haryana. He was 56. Mohammed Shahid was a member of the V Baskaran-led Indian team that won a Gold medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. ..

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SC accepts Lodha committee’s recommendations on structural reforms in BCCI

July 19, 2016

The Supreme Court has accepted major recommendations of Lodha Committee on reforms in BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India), the world’s richest cricketing body. The committee had submitted its recommendations to Supreme Court in January 2016. The committee ..

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Dipika Pallikal Karthik, Saurav Ghosal win 73rd Senior National Squash Championship

July 18, 2016

Dipika Pallikal Karthik and Saurav Ghosal have won the 73rd Senior National Squash Championship in men’s and women’s single categories respectively. The 73rd Senior National Squash Championship was held in Mumbai, Maharashtra from 12 July to 17 July 2016. Men’s ..

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Harika Dronavalli wins Fide Women’s Grand Prix trophy of Chess

July 15, 2016

India’s Chess Grand Master Harika Dronavalli has won the Fide Women’s Grand Prix trophy in Chendu, China. It was her maiden career GP title. She won this title by defeating Russia’s Olga Girya. She finished on 7 points in the ..

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Portugal wins 2016 UEFA European football championship

July 11, 2016

Portugal has won the 2016 UEFA European football championship (Euro Cup 2016) by defeating host France. It was Portugal’s first UEFA European Championship title. In the final match, played at Stade de France (Paris, France) Portugal defeated France by 1-0 ..

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Winners of 2016 Wimbledon Championships of Tennis

July 11, 2016

The 2016 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament held from 27 June to 10 July 2016. It was the 130th edition of the championships and the 49th edition in the Open Era. The tournament had taken place at the All ..

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Lewis Hamilton wins 2016 British Grand Prix of F1

July 11, 2016

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton from Great Britain has won the 2016 British Grand Prix title of Formula One. It his overall fourth British Grand Prix title after winning it in 2008, 2014 and 2015. It was also his fourth title ..

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India-Mozambique ink three agreements

July 8, 2016

India and Mozambique have signed three Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) in areas of drug trafficking, pulse trading and sports. These MoUs were signed between two countries at Maputo, Mozambique in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Filipe Nyusi, ..

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Para swimmer Niranjan Mukundan wins eight medals in 2016 IWAS World Games

July 6, 2016

Para swimmer Niranjan Mukundan has won eight medals at the recently-concluded IWAS (International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports) U-23 World Games held in Prague, Czech Republic. Of the 8 medal’s Niranjan bagged three gold medals in 50m butterfly, 200m freestyle and ..

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