Category: Sports

Asia Cup 2022: India and Pakistan are set to face each other on Sunday, August 28 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Pakistan all-rounder Shadab Khan doesn’t want his teammates to clutter their minds with over-thinking prior to the Asia Cup 2022 match against Rohit Sharma’s India on Sunday, August 28 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Shadab, also the vice-captain of the Pakistan T20I team, reckoned that Sunday’s match is likely to set the tone for the Men in Green for the rest of the tournament. Shadab also said that…

Under the aegis of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, Ministry of Culture organized “Badhe Chalo”  since the 5th of August 2022.  After 7 days of Power-Packed performances across 70 cities of India, it will culminate with a Grand Finale tomorrow at the Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi at 6:30 p.m. Badhe Chalo is a youth centric activation conceived by Ministry of Culture to instill a deeper sense of love for the country amongst young hearts This Finale will be a spectacular star-studded event with performances by Indian Idols Pawandeep Rajan and Arunita…

Former India men’s cricket team captain Virat Kohli has congratulated the Indian contingent for their success at CWG 2022. Former India men’s cricket team captain Virat Kohli congratulated the Indian contingent after their successful outing in Birmingham during the Commonwealth Games 2022. India enjoyed a fruitful campaign at CWG, winning 61 medals in total. The athletes won 22 gold medals, 16 silver and 23 bronze medals in Birmingham. The most medals were achieved by the wrestling contingent, as all the 12 participants found themselves on the podium. Six of them…

President Smt. Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi congratulate players for their extraordinary performance Congratulating the players, Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur says it is fantastic performance by players in Commonwealth Games India won 4 medals on day 5 of Commonwealth Games 2022 at Birmingham. After historic gold of Lawn Bowls team in women’s fours the men’s table tennis team clinched the second gold medal of the day after beating Singapore 3-1 in the final. After that Weightlifter Vikas Thakur won a silver medal in the men’s 96kg final and…

A Supreme Court bench has on Monday stayed the arbitral proceedings initiated by former Indian skipper, MS Dhoni, against the Amrapali group of companies for which he was the brand ambassador. The bench comprised of justices U U Lalit and Bela M Trivedi. Forensic auditors appointed by the apex court had told the bench that the real estate firm had signed ‘sham agreements’ with Rhiti Sports Management Pvt Ltd (RSMPL) which represents Dhoni to ‘illegally divert’ the home buyers’ money and made payments to RSMPL amounting a huge sum of INR 42.22 crore between…

The National Round of the Fit India Quiz 2021 has begun. The State-level winners from 36 States/UTs are competing for the top honours and mega cash prize. 72 student contestants are now in Mumbai with their respective teachers to take part in the final leg of the Fit India Quiz Competition.  The National Rounds will be telecast on Star Sports and national television and Webcast on social media channels of Sports Authority of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.  From Maharashtra, Tanay Gautam Sheth and Aakash Viswanath from P. G.…

The 1st Khelo India Fencing Women’s League is scheduled to start on July 25 at the Talkatora Indoor Stadium, New Delhi. To be held over three phases, the first of its kind national fencing competition for women will take place until July 29. Over 300 women across 20 States have registered to participate in the event in the Cadet (U-17), Junior (U-20) and Senior (13 and above) categories. Tokyo Olympian and Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) athlete Bhavani Devi will be a participant in the league in the Senior category…

The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi interacted with the Indian contingent bound for the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 today via video conferencing. The interaction was attended by both athletes as well as their coaches. Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports and Information & Broadcasting Shri Anurag Singh Thakur and Secretary for Sports were also present. The Prime Minister wished the Indian contingent for Commonwealth Games on International Chess day. The Chess Olympiad is also taking place from 28 July in Tamil Nadu. He wished them for making India proud,…

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said on Friday that his government will promote chess at schools and colleges. The CM while handing the Chess Olympiad relay torch to Padmini Rout at a function in Loka Seva Bhavan said that it was a proud moment for India as it was hosting such an international event on the 75th year of its Independence. Kiran Manisha Mohanty brought the relay torch to the Loka Seva Bhavan and handed it to the chief patron of All Odisha Chess Association (AOCA), Achyuta Samant, who in…

It is always tricky to pick between Rohit and Kohli and present cricketers have mostly given moderate answers and preferred ducking the bouncer, but not this Pakistan batsman. Captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are the two single-biggest batting superstars of not just Indian cricket but in the world over. However, picking one over the other has never been easy for even the ardent of fans. Kohli has his separate fanbase, as does Rohit and often the two fan clubs are at loggerheads with each other. But each time one performs well, the entire…