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Indian chess legend Anand becomes FIDE deputy president
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Indian chess legend Anand becomes FIDE deputy president

Chennai, Aug 7: Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand was on Sunday elected deputy president of FIDE, the sport's world governing body, while incumbent president Arkady Dvorkovich was re-elected for a second term. Five-time world champion Anand was part of Dvorkovich's team. Dvorkovich received...
FIH apologises for shootout gaffe during India-Australia women
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FIH apologises for shootout gaffe during India-Australia women's hockey...

Birmingham, Aug 6: The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has issued an apology over the gaffe committed during the shoot-out between Commonwealth Games women's hockey semifinal match between India and Australia, which resulted in the Hockeyroos re-taking a shot that was saved by Indian...
Priyanka Goswami clinches silver in womens 10,000m race walk
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Priyanka Goswami clinches silver in women's 10,000m race walk

Birmingham, Aug 6: Priyanka Goswami on Saturday scripted history as she became the first Indian woman to win a medal in race walk with a silver in 10,000m event at the Commonwealth Games here. Goswami clocked a personal best time of 43:38.83s to finish second behind Jemima Montag (42:34.30) of...
India Women win toss, opt to bat against England in CWG semifinal
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India Women win toss, opt to bat against England in CWG semifinal

Birmingham, Aug 6: Indian women's team captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and opted to bat against England in the cricket semi-final match of the Commonwealth Games here on Saturday. Both sides fielded an unchanged playing XI from their last match. India: Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), Smriti...
Chris Hemsworth calls CWG gold medallist Mirabai Chanu legend
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Chris Hemsworth calls CWG gold medallist Mirabai Chanu 'legend'

New Delhi, Aug 6: Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth, who plays Thor, the god of Thunder, has said that CWG gold medallist Mirabai Chanu is worthy of Thor's hammer and even called her a legend. Chris's praise comes after Chanu won gold at the ongoing Common Wealth Games 2022 in Birmingham. She was...
India beat Bangladesh 5-2 to emerge SAFF U20 Champions
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India beat Bangladesh 5-2 to emerge SAFF U20 Champions

Bhubaneswar, Aug 6: Striker Gurkirat Singh scored four goals including a hat-trick, while Himanshu Jangra scored the another as India U20 routed Bangladesh U20 5-2 in the final to emerge champions in the SAFF U20 Championship after extra time at the Kalinga Stadium, here on Friday. Both teams...
Pranab Kumar Nath bags gold in yoga
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Pranab Kumar Nath bags gold in yoga

Dibrugarh, Aug 5: Pranab Kumar Nath bagged first position (gold) in the senior category of the 'Maha Yogi and Yogini 2022', an international level yoga asana competition organised by Art of Learning Institute virtually.Pranab Kumar Nath is the Assistant Director of Akashvani and Doordarshan Kendra...
Amaan Sandhu becomes first male Indian basketball player to commit to NCAA Division 1 college
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Amaan Sandhu becomes first male Indian basketball player to commit to NCAA...

Trenton (New Jersey), Aug 5: Teenage Indian basketball player Amaan Sandhu made history by becoming the first male Indian basketball player to commit to a NCAA Division 1 college. Sandhu, an alumnus of NBA Academy India, has committed to Monmouth University in West Long Beach, New Jersey ahead...
4th T20I: Iyer, Hooda to fight for Asia Cup berth as India look for series win
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4th T20I: Iyer, Hooda to fight for Asia Cup berth as India look for series win

Fort Lauderhill (Florida), Aug 5: Shreyas Iyer's performance will be under intense scrutiny as India gear up for the back-to-back T20I games against West Indies, starting here on Saturday, with the twin objective of winning the series and also firming up squad for T20 World Cup. India are...
Para-powerlifter Sudhir sets Games record on way to gold in mens heavyweight
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Para-powerlifter Sudhir sets Games record on way to gold in men's heavyweight

Birmingham, Aug 5: Indian para-powerlifter Sudhir Singh came up with a brilliant effort to claim the gold medal in the men's heavyweight division at the Commonwealth Games here, claiming the country's first medal in powerlifting in Birmingham 2022. Sudhir, who is ranked third in the world in...
CWG 2022: Sreeshankar wins silver for India in mens long jump at Birmingham
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CWG 2022: Sreeshankar wins silver for India in men's long jump at Birmingham

Birmingham, Aug 5: India's Murali Sreeshankar won silver medal in the men's long jump competition at the Commonwealth Games at the Alexander Stadium here on Thursday. This is India's second medal in athletics at Birmingham 2022 after Tejaswin Shankar won bronze in the high jump on Wednesday. This...
CWG 2022, Hockey: Harmanpreet hat-trick helps India beat Wales 4-1, clinch semis spot
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CWG 2022, Hockey: Harmanpreet hat-trick helps India beat Wales 4-1, clinch semis...

Birmingham, Aug 5: The Indian men's hockey team defeated Wales 4-1 in its final preliminary league match here on Thursday, making it to the semifinals and maintaining their chances of topping the group on goal difference. Drag flicker Harmanpreet Singh struck a hat-trick -- two goals off penalty...
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