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Union Government constitutes All India Council of Sports as an advisory body

July 25, 2015

Union Government has constituted All India Council of Sports (AICS), as an advisory body to deliberate on matters relating to the development and promotion of sports in the country. Government will duly consider the advice rendered by this Council, but ..

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Delhi Court discharges all 36 accused in IPL 2013 spot fixing scandal

July 25, 2015

Patiala House Courts in New Delhi has acquitted all 36 accused persons in the Indian Premier League (IPL) season 6 spot fixing case including former cricketer S Sreesanth. Among the other players acquitted include two prominent IPL players Ajit Chandila ..

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Indian-American Amitoj Chhabra wins junior title at US Powerlifting Championships

July 24, 2015

20 year old Indian-American Amitoj Chhabra has won the Junior Title at the US Powerlifting Association National Championships 2015. He won this title after he lifted a total of 1,383 pounds in the junior title Championship which was held at ..

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French tennis legend Amelie Mauresmo inducted in International Tennis Hall of Fame

July 21, 2015

France`s tennis legend Amelie Mauresmo was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). She is a two-time Grand Slam winner viz. Australian Open (2006) and Wimbledon (2006). She is also former world ..

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Uruguay's soccer legend Alcides Ghiggia passes away

July 18, 2015

Uruguayan soccer legend Alcides Ghiggia has passed away due to heart attack in Montevideo, Uruguay. He was 88. He had scored the winning goal against Brazil in the final match of World Cup 1950 which had helped Uruguay to win ..

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Champions League T20 of Cricket scrapped with immediate effect

July 16, 2015

Champions League Twenty 20 (CLT20) of Cricket has been scrapped with immediate effect. Decision in this regard was taken unanimously by Governing Council of CLT20, comprising Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Cricket South Africa and Cricket Australia. ..

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CSK, Rajasthan Royals suspended for two years from IPL

July 15, 2015

Two major Indian Premier League teams Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals were suspended from the cricket league for two years. Decision in this regard was taken by a Supreme Court-appointed three-member committee headed by former Chief Justice of ..

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Winners of 2015 Wimbledon Championship Titles of Tennis

July 13, 2015

The 2015 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament held from 29 June to 12 July 2015. The tournament had taken place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. It was the 129th edition ..

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Serena Williams wins sixth Wimbledon Women's Single title

July 11, 2015

Serena Williams of United States has won Women’s Singles Wimbledon title at 2015. In the final match played at London she defeated Garbine Muguruza of Spain by 6-4, 6-4 score. It is her sixth Women’s Singles Wimbledon title and overall ..

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Lord Kamlesh Patel becomes first British-Asian appointee to ECB Director

July 9, 2015

Professor Lord Kamlesh Patel has become the first British Asian to be appointed as Director of England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). He succeeds Lord Morris of Handsworth, who had stepped down after 11 years as an ECB Director. Lord ..

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