The 2005 Hindi movie Iqbal, directed by Nagesh Kukunoor, starts with the routine disclaimer, “All characters in this film are fictitious and bear no resemblance to any community or person……”. But was the story really that fictional? The makers of the film was perhaps not aware that there was a …
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It was a sweet revenge. P V Sindhu avenged her loss to Nozomi Okuhara in World Championships final in Glasgow by defeating her in the final of Korea Open Superseries. She became the first Indian to lift the title in Korea after her 22-20 11-21 21-18 win in Seoul. The …
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Young double-trap shooter Shapath Bharadwaj has qualified for the ISSF World Cup Finals to be held in New Delhi from 23rd-30th October 2017. 15-year old Shapath is the youngest member in the list of players issued by International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) who will take part in the event. The …
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Newly-appointed sports minister Rajyavardhan Rathore announced that top athletes preparing for Tokyo Olympics, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games will be provided a monthly stipend of Rs 50,000 as their pocket expenses. The stipend will be paid with effect from 1st September, 2017. “MYAS @IndiaSports announces Rs 50k/month pocket allowance for …
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PREMIER FUTSAL LEAGUE-2nd SEASON Date: 15th September 2017-1st October 2017 Venue: Mumbai, Bengaluru, Dubai Description: After the huge success of the inaugural season that took place in July 2016, the Premier Futsal 2017 is back in India. With 6 teams and marque players like Ronaldinho, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Hernan …
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Paris and Los Angeles have been named as hosts of the 2024 and 2028 summer Games respectively by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Paris and Los Angeles had been the only two candidates for the 2024 Games after Hamburg, Rome and Budapest withdrew from the race. But Los Angeles agreed …
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5 years…it is the age when a girl generally pesters her parents for dolls; she wants to have fun with toys; loves to dance and sing; sometimes annoys her parents too, yet gets lots of hugs and kisses in return. Shivani Cherukuri is also a girl of 5. But she …
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With a little under a month to go for the inauguration of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, India’s iconic Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan (better known as the Salt Lake Stadium) was handed over to FIFA’s Local Organising Committee (LOC). From now onwards till the end of the tournament, the stadium …
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The unceremonious sacking of national men’s hockey team coach Roelant Oltmans by Hockey India (HI) created controversy. The issue was handled unprofessionally by the officials exactly in the same manner when some previous foreign coaches like Ric Charelsworth, Jose Brasa, Michael Nobbs, Terry Walsh and Paul Van Ass were shown …
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A month from now, 24 of the best U-17 football teams across the globe will feature in the World Cup to be held in India. The country will host a tournament of this stature for the first time that will kick off on October 6, 2017. India have been clubbed …
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