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UEFA Awards: Karim Benzema, Alexia Putellas win UEFA best player awards

Karim Benzema and Alexia Putellas were rewarded for outstanding seasons by winning the UEFA men’s and women’s player of the year prizes at a ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey. Benzema had been the heavy favorite for the men’s award after scoring 15 Champions League goals to lead Real Madrid to a record-extending 14th European title. Putellas won a second straight […]

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FIFA lifted ban with immediate effect on All India Football Federation

World football governing body FIFA has lifted the ban on All India Football Federation (AIFF). The decision was taken after FIFA received confirmation that mandate of the committee of administrators set up to assume the powers of AIFF Executive Committee had been terminated, FIFA said. FIFA added Under-17 Women’s World Cup 2022 can now be

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VVS Laxman appointed as the interim head coach of India for Asia Cup 2022

The chief of the National Cricket Academy (NCA), VVS Laxman has been named interim head coach of Team India in Dubai for the 2022 Asia Cup. This decision was confirmed by BCCI, as Rahul Dravid, India’s head coach, did not travel with the team after testing positive for COVID-19. Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul will lead the team as captain and vice-captain respectively for

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Indian men’s volleyball team wins bronze in 14th Asian U-18 Championship

Indian men’s volleyball team won bronze medal after defeating South Korea by 3-2 in the 14th Asian U-18 Championship in Tehran. In the preliminary league round, India defeated Korea but lost to Iran in the semifinal. The Indian U-18 team has been qualified along with Japan, Iran, and South Korea for the FIVB World U-19 Men’s Volleyball Championship. Japan

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Manisha Kalyan becomes 1st Indian to play in UEFA Women’s Champions League

Young striker Manisha Kalyan has become the 1st Indian footballer to play at the UEFA Women’s Champions League. She made her debut for Apollon Ladies FC in the European Club competition in Engomi, Cyprus. She replaced Cyprus’ Marilena Georgiou in the 60th minute at the Makareio Stadium. She was recently awarded the AIFF Women’s Footballer of the Year for the 2021-22

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India’s star Olympic football captain Samar ‘Badru’ Banerjee’ passes away

Former India football team captain Samar ‘Badru’ Banerjee, passed away. He led the country to a historic 4-place finish in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Fondly known as ‘Badru Da’, he was suffering from Alzheimer’s, Azotemia and high-blood pressure-related ailments. Besides guiding Mohun Bagan to several trophies including their 1st ever Durand Cup (1953), Rovers Cup (1955), Banerjee has also won the Santosh Trophy twice

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Delhi High Court appoints 3-member committee to manage IOA affairs

The Delhi High Court has passed an order to constitute a 3-member Committee of Administrators (CoA) to run daily affairs of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). Agenda: To prepare the new constitution of IOA as per the Sports Code and the court rulings, and prepare the electoral roll in order to hold fresh elections. The CoA will be assisted by three sportspersons — Abhinav

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FIBA U-18 women Asian Basketball championship to be held in Bengaluru

Dr. Narayanagowda (Karnataka Sports and Youth Empowerment minister) has announced that Bengaluru will host FIBA U-18 women Asian Basketball championship from September 5th to 11th. The international event will be organised in the Sree Kanteerava Indoor stadium and Koramangala Indoor stadiums. Division A team will compete with Division B team in the championship to qualify for the FIBA World Championship to be

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Meghalaya Sports Department set to host 2nd edition of North East Olympics

Meghalaya is all set to host the upcoming 2nd edition of the North East Olympics from October the 30th to November the 6th in Shillong. A joint meeting of the North East Organising Committee, Meghalaya Department of Sports and Youth Affairs, and the North East Olympic Association was held last evening to finalize the list

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Ireland’s Kevin O’Brien announces retirement from International Cricket

Ireland all-rounder Kevin O’Brien on Tuesday announced his retirement from international cricket after falling out of contention for this year’s T20 World Cup in Australia. O’Brien played three Tests, 153 one-day internationals and 110 T20 internationals during a 16-year international career and had spells with a number of English county clubs and T20 franchise sides around the world. The 38-year-old famously blasted

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