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Radiant beats Challengers to win Pro Tennis League 2021

Team Radiant won the Pro Tennis League 2021 beating Bangalore Challengers in the final of the Centena Pro Tennis League. Davis Cupper Saketh Myneni led the Team Radiant. Saketh outclassed reigning National champion Niki Poonacha 5-0 in the third rubber to gain a four-point lead for the team which proved decisive in the eventual analysis. Four-time National champion Prerna Bhambri was equally responsible in Radiant shining as she won […]

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Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh announced retirement from cricket

Veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, who became the first Indian bowler to grab a Test hat-trick in a memorable international career, announced retirement from all forms of cricket, saying that he is finally communicating what has been on his mind for the past few years. He took 417 wickets in 103 Tests and is the 4th highest wicket-taker

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Aanchal Thakur won a bronze medal at FIS Alpine Skiing Competition 2021

Indian skier Anchal Thakur won her second international medal in alpine skiing at the FIS Alpine Ski Competition in Kolasin in Montenegro. She finished 3rd with an overall timing of 1:54:30. With this, Aanchal has become the first Indian Ski athlete to win two medals at the international level. Aanchal had earlier scripted history by

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Anahat Singh becomes first Indian girl to win Jr Squash Open in US

Indian teenager Anahat Singh has scripted history by winning the U-15 girls category of the prestigious Junior US Open Squash tournament in Philadelphia. According to information received here, Anahat won the title in the Under-15 category, beating Jayda Marei from Egypt 11-9, 11-5, 8-11, 11-5. Earlier, in the semifinals, she had beaten US national champion Dixon Hill 11-8, 11-9, 11-5.

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SAFF U 19 Women’s Championship: Bangladesh defeat India

The Indian team went down to hosts Bangladesh by a solitary goal in the final of the SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bangladesh women team has won the SAFF U 19 Women’s Championship by defeating India in the finals. Shaheda Akter Ripa of Bangladesh scored the maximum number of goals in the tournament. She was given the ‘most

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PV Sindhu among 6 appointed members of BWF Athletes Commission till 2025

PV Sindhu among 6 appointed members of Badminton World Federation Athletes’ Commission till 2025 – PV Sindhu, the Former Badminton world champion, has been elected as a member of the Badminton World Federation’s (BWF) Athletes’ Commission. The Chair and Deputy Chair will be decided among the six members. The Chair of the BWF Athletes’ Commission, following

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Emma Raducanu wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2021

Tennis star Emma Raducanu has been crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2021. The 19-year-old enjoyed an astonishing breakout year in tennis as she won the US Open and became the first British woman to win a Grand Slam singles title since Virginia Wade in 1977. She beat Tom Daley(diver) and Adam Peaty (swimmer) into second and third place, while England’s men’s

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Kdambi Srikanth bags silver in BWF World Championships, Spain

Kidambi Srikanth won the silver medal in the BWF World Badminton Championships, Spain. A former world no. 1, Srikanth lost Loh Kean Yew of Singapore. He becomes the first Indian men Badminton player to won a silver in BWF World Championships. The maiden silver placed Srikanth alongside P V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal, who had finished runner-up in the past. Akane Yamaguchi of Japan clinched

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Haryana launched ‘Khel Nursery scheme 2022-23’ to promote sports

Haryana’s Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs, Sandeep Singh launched ‘Khel Nursery Scheme 2022-23’ to promote sports in the state. Under which sports nurseries would be started in government, private educational institutions and private sports institutions. The players of Haryana have given a new identity to the state at the international level with their sports talent. The

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Sports Minister Anurag Thakur inaugurates Khelo India Women’s Hockey League

Union Sports minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday inaugurated the first-ever national-level Khelo India Women’s Hockey League (Under 21) at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi. The winner of the Khelo India Women’s Hockey League will get a cash prize of 30 lakhs. In the first phase, total of 14 teams are competing in the first phase

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