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

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

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

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

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

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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Egypt’s Seif Ahmed appointed as acting president of FIH

Egypt’s Seif Ahmed appointed as acting president of FIH

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has appointed Seif Ahmed (Egypt) as its acting president after the resignation of Indian administrator Narinder Batra from the post. Batra has resigned as FIH president and also quit as chief of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). He also gave up his International Olympic Committee (IOC) membership which was directly linked with his IOA position. Batra became

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