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MC Mary Kom to retire from boxing after Rio Olympics Games 2016

March 3, 2015

MC Mary Kom has announced that she will retire from boxing after the Rio Olympic Games 2016. She made this announcement citing the reason that her body will not be able to cope the rigours of boxing in future. About ..

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BCCI announces India's squad for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015

January 7, 2015

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced Indian squad for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. It was announced by the BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel, after the meeting of the selection committee of BCCI. Indian squad for ..

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Andy Murray: First British man to win a Grand Slam title after 76 years

September 13, 2012

Andy Murray defeated Novak Djokovic in the US Open men’s singles to become first British man to clinch the championship after 76 years. Before this, Fred Perry was the British player to capture a grand slam in US Championship in ..

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Klitschko defeats Charr, retains WBC heavy weight title

September 13, 2012

Vitali Klitschko of Ukraine defeated Manuel Charr of Germany to retain his WBC heavyweight title.  The medical team and the referee stopped the bout 56 seconds before the end of the fourth round after witnessing a cut mark on the ..

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London Olympics 2012 Highlights

August 20, 2012

It was the 30th Summer Olympics (London Olympics 2012) that concluded in London on 12 August 2012. In the 17-day event, nearly 10500 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees participated in as many as 26 sports events. Results: · US ..

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Usain Bolt bags Olympic gold in 100m

August 8, 2012

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt clinched his second straight Olympic gold medal in the men’s 100m.

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A multi-year broadcast deal inked b/w Hockey India & ESPN STAR

August 2, 2012

ESPN STAR Sports inked a multi-year broadcast deal Hockey India. The channel will now have the exclusive right to broadcast all international hockey test matches under Hockey India to be played in India for the next 5 years. As per ..

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Departments will now have the right to give out of turn promotions to 3 sportspersons, 2 for coaches

July 27, 2012

The Govt allowed departments to give 3 out of turn promotions to sportspersons who do perform extraordinarily in big events and 2 for coaches. Objective: Encouraging sportsperson for excellence in sporting events. According to Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), ..

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Person in News: Pinki Pramanik

July 21, 2012

Pinki Pramanik is an Indian athlete specialized in 400m and 800m. She grabbed the limelight after winning gold at 2006 Asian Games, gold at 2005 Asian Indoor Games and silver at 2006 commonwealth games. She also won three gold medals ..

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India declines to 5th spot in ICC Test rankings

July 16, 2012

India slipped a position to the 5th spot in the ICC Test Championship rankings. The Indian team swapped positions with Pakistan. India was at no.1 position in 2011. The ICC test team ranking is as follows: England Australia South Africa ..

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