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File photo of Randhir Singh.© X/@Sanam83_ Veteran sports administrator Randhir Singh on Sunday became the first Indian to be elected as the president of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) during the 44th General Assembly of the continental body in New Delhi. A five-time Olympic shooter, Randhir was the lone eligible candidate for…

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The SFA Championships have consistently grown since its inception. Sports For All (SFA) announced the launch of the SFA Championships 2024-25 across 10 cities in India and will feature over 150,000 participants from more than 7000 of India’s best sporting schools. Students will compete in 31 sports across all the centres. The SFA…

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India is set to create sporting history as Round 2 of the Indian Racing Festival presented by Kingfisher Soda will witness formula cars roaring on the streets of Chennai in a groundbreaking spectacle across the iconic stretch of Island Grounds. The street night circuit will witness more than 40 drivers vying in action…

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Columbus Blue Jackets star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother were killed Thursday night while bicycling in the US state of New Jersey, police said Friday. Gaudreau, 31, and his brother Matthew, 29, died after being struck by a vehicle in Oldmans Township, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) from Trenton. The 43-year-old driver of…

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Andre Agassi will kick off the PWR DUPR Indian Tour & League in January 2025. Get ready, India! Pickleball, the thrilling sport that combines elements of tennis, ping-pong, and badminton, is arriving in the country! None other than tennis legend Andre Agassi will kick off the PWR DUPR Indian Tour & League in…

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Afghanistan’s Taliban government has banned mixed martial arts (MMA).© AFP Afghanistan’s Taliban government has banned mixed martial arts (MMA), believing it to be un-Islamic, its sports authority said in a statement on Wednesday. The order was passed down by Afghanistan’s morality police in the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention…

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USA’s Major League Baseball catcher, Danny Jansen, registered a never-seen-before feat in the sporting world, as he went on to play for two teams in the same match. It all started when Jansen was batting for the Toronto Blue Jays on 26 June against Boston Red Sox, but the game was soon suspended…

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S8UL Esports, India’s leading esports and gaming content organization, further solidified its position as a global leader in gaming content creation by winning the ‘Content Group of the Year’ award for the third consecutive year at the Esports Awards 2024 on Saturday night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This unprecedented achievement, which makes S8UL…

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India outperformed numerous strong contenders en route to secure the silver medal.© X (Twitter) New Delhi: India edged out Chinese Taipei and China to bag the silver medal at the Maruhaba Cup, a team event in the Asian Surfing Championships 2024 at the picturesque Thulusdhoo island in the Maldives on Sunday. The silver came…

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Image for representative use© AFP The Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Association has lodged a formal complaint with the sport’s world governing body and the organisers after their squad was denied visas by the Indian High Commission for the IBSF U-18 and U-21 World Championships, which began in Bengaluru on Saturday. A top official…

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