Walter Wallberg wins Men’s Freestyle Moguls while Irene Schouten of the Netherlands wins Women’s 3000m gold in Speed Skating in Olympic record time in Beijing Winter Olympics. Cross-country skier Therese Johaug of Norway won the first gold medal of the Beijing Winter Games. Johaug fought wind and frigid temperatures to …
Read More »India unable to field team in AFC Women’s Asian Cup due to COVID outbreak in the team
With over a dozen player testing positive, India failed to adhere to the AFC guidelines of having a minimum of 13 players – 11 starters and two reserves; thus leaving with no other option than to pull out of the match against Chinese Taipei. The preparation for the AFC Women’s …
Read More »The rise of Lakshya Sen as the GenNext player of Indian Badminton
The rising star of Indian Badminton, Lakshya Sen, stunned world champion Loh Kean Yew in India Open to win his maiden Super-500 Badminton title. 20-year old Lakshya Sen claimed his maiden world championships medal with a bronze in Spain in December 2021. Just a month later, he claimed his first …
Read More »COVID disrupts sports yet again; Khelo India Youth Games is the latest to be postponed for the surge
Panchkula, Ambala, Chandigarh, Shahabad, and Delhi, were the 5 cities where The Khelo India Youth Games were to be held. Haryana, the hosts of this fourth edition of the Khelo India Youth Games, had actually been the winners of the first edition of the Youth Games, back in 2018. The …
Read More »At 14, Bharat Subramaniyam becomes India’s 73rd Chess Grandmaster
Bharat Subramaniyam secured his third and final GM norm and touched the requisite 2,500 (Elo) to become the latest Chess Grandmaster from India. He is just 14 years 2 months and 23 days. Chennai-based Chess player Bharat Subramaniyam scored 6.5 points from nine rounds alongside four others to finish the …
Read More »Olympic champion and Triple Jump great Viktor Saneyev dies
Viktor Saneyev was a champion in Triple Jump who won four Olympic medals; three golds and one silver. The World Athletics announced that Viktor Saneyev has passed away at the age of 76. Viktor Saneyev, who was born in Georgia, on the 3rd of October, 1945, completed his 3 gold …
Read More »Arif Khan becomes the first Indian to qualify for two events in a single edition of Winter Olympics
Hailing from Gulmarg in Kashmir, India’s Alpine Skier Arif Khan is now the first Indian athlete from the country to seal a berth for two separate events at a Winter Olympics- Slalom and Giant Slalom. A ‘teenager’ at heart, 31-year-old Arif Khan earned a spot in Slalom ForBeijing Winter Olympics …
Read More »After Habas fiasco, ATK Mohun Bagan appoint Juan Ferrando as their head coach
40-year-old Spanish coach Juan Ferrando will take charge as head coach of ATK Mohun Bagan with immediate effect. After a string of poor results in the ongoing ISL, ATK Mohun Bagan released Antonio Habas from the duty of the club’s head coach. The merged club formed by Mohun Bagan and …
Read More »Rosario pays homage to Messi; a 69m tall mural unveiled in his hometown
Local artists in Lionel Messi’s hometown, Rosario, paid tribute to the Argentine legend by designing and painting a 69m mural of the ‘little magician’. Marlene Zuriaga and Lisandro Urteaga are responsible for designing and painting the graffiti, titled “From Other Galaxy, From My City”. The painting portrays Messi as captain …
Read More »Antonio Habas- The longest-serving coach of ISL released by ATK Mohun Bagan
ATK Mohun Bagan released a statement in the media WhatsApp group stating “ATKMB has released Antonio Habas as coach for ATK Mohun Bagan.” 64-year-old Habas is the first coach that ATKMB have sacked since ATK and Mohun Bagan came to form the single club. ATKMB finished their first season in …
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