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Indian Weightlifter Achinta Sheuli clinched gold medal in 2022 CWG

Indian weightlifter, Achinta Sheuli has bagged gold medal in Men’s 73 Kg category, with a total lift of 313 Kg (143kg in snatch and 170kg in clean & jerk). Erry Hidayat Mohammad (Malaysia) has clinched Silver medal with a total of 303 kg, while Darsigny (Canada) won Bronze with a total of 298 kg. Earlier, Mirabai Chanu and Jeremy Lalrinunnga have claimed gold […]

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England beat Germany to win the Women’s European Championship 2022

England defeated Germany by 2-1 in the final of the European Championship to win its first major women’s soccer title at Wembley Stadium. Chloe Kelly (England) gave 2-1 win over Germany in the Women’s European Championship final to claim their first-ever major title in front of a record crowd on home soil. Substitute Kelly reacted quickest to

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Commonwealth Games 2022: Weightlifter Achinta Sheuli clinch gold medal

Indian weightlifting contingent’s dream run at the the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham continued as India’s 73 Kg representative Achinta Sheuli bagged the gold medal in his event. The 20-year-old claimed the yellow metal with a combined effort of 313 Kilograms (143kg in snatch and 170kg in clean & jerk). India has been performing exceptionally

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Commonwealth Games 2022: Bindiyarani Devi wins silver medal

Weightlifter Bindyarani Devi won the silver medal in women’s 55 kg event at the Commonwealth Games on Saturday. The Indian lifter managed a total weight of 202 kg. Her best attempt in the snatch was 86kg while she managed a weight of 116 kg in clean & jerk. Bindyarani was sitting in the third place before her last clean

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Commonwealth Games 2022: Jeremy Lalrinnunga wins Gold in men’s 67 kg weightlifting

19-year-old Jeremy Lalrinnunga had a dream-come-true moment in Birmingham on Sunday, July 31 as he won a Gold medal in the men’s 67kg weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games 2022. In his first appearance in the Games, Jeremy set a new Commonwealth Games record of 300kg overall (140kg snatch and 160kg in clean and jerk). This

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Max Verstappen wins F1 Hungarian Grand Prix 2022

Max Verstappen (Red Bull – Netherlands) has won the Formula One (F1) 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix 2022. This is his overall 28th race win and the 10th win of the 2022 season. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Great Britain) stood second and George Russell (Mercedes – Britain) came third. 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix results: Position Driver Team Points 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 25 2

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PV Sindhu named India’s flag bearer at Commonwealth Games opening ceremony

Olympic medallist, PV Sindhu (badminton player) and Manpreet Singh (Indian men’s hockey team captain) were named as the India’s flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. The Indian men’s hockey team has bagged bronze medal under the leadership of Manpreet Singh at the Tokyo Olympics (2021). The Sports Authority of India has

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Cambodia, Uzbekistan, and Cote D’Ivoire receive ICC membership status

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has given the membership status to three countries, Cambodia and Uzbekistan (Asia), and Cote D’Ivoire (Africa), during the ICC Annual Conference in Birmingham. With this addition, the total number of ICC members take to 108 countries which includes 96 Associates. The total count of Asian countries reached to 25 while Cote D’Ivoire is the

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22nd Commonwealth Games kicks off at Birmingham, UK

The 22nd edition of the Commonwealth Games kicked off with a glitzy opening ceremony at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham last night. A total of 2,000 performers traced the story of Birmingham’s past and present. A Giant animatronic bull took center stage during the opening ceremony. A total of 72 teams took part in the

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India will host ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025

India will host the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup in 2025, as confirmed by the apex cricketing body on Tuesday. The announcement was made by the ICC Board on Tuesday in Birmingham, on the final day of the global cricket body’s annual conference. BCCI will leave no stone unturned to make it a memorable event for everyone

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