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Nikhat, Nitu clinch gold at Strandja Memorial Boxing
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Nikhat, Nitu clinch gold at Strandja Memorial Boxing

Guwahati, Feb 28: Indian boxers Nikhat Zareen and Nitu clinched gold medals at the 73rd Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria on February 27.Nikhat bagged her second gold medal at Europe's oldest international boxing tournament with a 4-1 win in the women's 52kg final. She had...
Ruturaj ruled out of Sri Lanka T20Is with wrist injury
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Ruturaj ruled out of Sri Lanka T20Is with wrist injury

Dharamsala, Feb 26: India opener Ruturaj Gaikwad was on Saturday ruled out of the remaining two T20 Internationals against Sri Lanka owing to a wrist injury. The BCCI has added Mayank Agarwal to India's squad for the remaining two T20Is. India lead the three-match series 1-0, with the...
Australian wicket-keeping legend Rodney Marsh suffers heart attack
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Australian wicket-keeping legend Rodney Marsh suffers heart attack

Melbourne, Feb 24: Australia wicket-keeping legend Rodney Marsh is in a critical condition at a Queensland hospital after suffering a heart attack on Thursday. The 74-year-old Marsh suffered the heart attack on the way to a charity event at Bundaberg in Queensland. He was rushed to the hospital...
Tendulkar says casino used his morphed images for promotion; to take legal action
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Tendulkar says casino used his morphed images for promotion; to take legal...

Mumbai, Feb 24: Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday said he would initiate legal action against a casino for using his morphed images to promote itself on social media.It is learnt that Tendulkar's images were used to promote 'Big Daddy' casino, which is located in Goa."While my legal team...
Pele to remain in hospital due to infection
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Pele to remain in hospital due to infection

Rio de Janeiro, Feb 22: Brazilian football legend Pele will remain in hospital beyond a scheduled stay because of a urinary infection, doctors treating him said on Tuesday (IST).The 81-year-old was admitted to Sao Paulo's Albert Einstein hospital on February 13 to continue chemotherapy after surgery...
India climb to top spot in ICC T20 rankings after series sweep over WI
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India climb to top spot in ICC T20 rankings after series sweep over WI

Dubai, Feb 21: India on Monday claimed the top spot in the ICC men's T20 International Team Rankings, riding on their 3-0 series sweep over the West Indies at home.India eased to a 17-run victory over the West Indies in the third and final T20 of the series on Sunday in Kolkata and in the process,...
Beijings Olympics close, ending safe but odd global moment
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Beijing's Olympics close, ending safe but odd global moment

Beijing, Feb 20: A pile of figure-skating rubble created by Russian misbehavior. A new Chinese champion from California. An ace American skier who faltered and went home empty-handed. The end of the Olympic line for the world's most renowned snowboarder. All inside an anti-COVID closed loop"...
Indian Pro boxer Chandni goes down to Shin Bo in WBO Asia Pacific title clash
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Indian Pro boxer Chandni goes down to Shin Bo in WBO Asia Pacific title clash

New Delhi, Feb 19: Indian professional boxer Chandni Mehra lost to local favourite Shin Bo Mi Re by a TKO (technical knockout) in the WBO Asia Pacific Title fight in Gangwan-do, Korea on Saturday. The 20-year-old Indian took the more fancied Shin Bo all the way until the eighth round before the...
India remain 5th in WTC standings
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India remain 5th in WTC standings

Dubai, Feb 19: India continued to remain in the fifth spot in the latest World Test Championship standings released by the ICC on Saturday.India, the runners up of the inaugural edition of the WTC, are currently placed fifth in the second cycle with a 49.07 percentage of points won (PCT), which is...
Volleyball Federation of India announces inauguration of IVL
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Volleyball Federation of India announces inauguration of IVL

Guwahati Feb 15: Volleyball Federation of India – the governing body for the Olympic sport in India, announced the inaugural season of the Indian Volleyball League (IVL) in partnership with Eurosport India – Discovery Network's premium sports brand.Volleyball, a fast-paced exciting sport enjoys...
Leave Virat alone: Rohit dismisses concerns around star batter
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Leave Virat alone: Rohit dismisses concerns around star batter's poor form

Kolkata, Feb 15: In no mood to talk about the prolonged lean patch that Virat Kohli is enduring, India captain Rohit Sharma on Tuesday said "everything will fall in place" if the chatter around him stops. Ahead of the T20 series against the West Indies starting Wednesday, media queries were once...
ICC Women
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ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 sees massive jump in prize money

Dubai, Feb 15: The winner of the 2022 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup, scheduled to be held across six venues in New Zealand from March 4 onwards, will be richer by USD 1.32 million -- double the amount that was awarded to the victors of the 2017 edition in England.The overall prize money has also...
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