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Rijiju meets IPU President, proposes World Youth Parliament meet to promote fitness activities

16 Mar 2021 18:03 PM IST

New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, on Tuesday met the President of Inter-Parliamentary Union, (IPU) Geneva, Duarte Pacheco to discuss cooperation among the international parliamentarians, especially in the field of Youth Affairs and Sports.Speaking about their meeting Rijiju said: “We

Federation Cup: Murali Sreeshankar qualifies for Olympics, sets national record in long-jump

16 Mar 2021 17:34 PM IST

Patiala (Punjab) [India], March 16 (ANI): Murali Shreeshankar on Tuesday qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in the long-jump event after he set a national record in the ongoing Federation Cup.The 21-year-old Shreeshankar set a national record after making a jump of 8.26 metres in his final attempt at the Federation

After clinching ISL title, Mumbai City FC start tree plantation drive in Goa

16 Mar 2021 17:13 PM IST

Panaji (Goa) [India], March 16 (ANI): After clinching their maiden Indian Super League (ISL) title, double winners, Mumbai City FC kick-started their tree plantation drive in Panaji on Tuesday as a part of their ‘Thank You Goa’ campaign.In the esteemed presence of Sanjit Rodrigues, Commissioner, Corporation of the City of

Billie Jean King Cup: Sania, Ankita to lead India’s charge in World Group play-offs against Latvia

16 Mar 2021 17:09 PM IST

New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): Star player Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina will lead India’s charge in the Billie Jean King Cup World Group play-off tie against Latvia in April.India’s maiden Billie Jean King Cup play-off tie against Latvia will be held on April 16 and 17.Rutuja Bhosale, Zeel

Gurpreet Singh, Sunil Kumar among nine wrestlers selected for Asian Olympic qualifiers

16 Mar 2021 16:48 PM IST

New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): Gurpreet Singh (77 kg) and Sunil Kumar (87 kg) are among the nine wrestlers selected in the trials conducted at IG Stadium here in Delhi for the Asian Olympic qualifiers event and 2021 senior Asian Championship.The national selection trial was held in six weight

FIFA collaborates with United Nations to tackle menace of match-fixing

16 Mar 2021 16:26 PM IST

Zurich [Switzerland], March 16 (ANI): FIFA on Tuesday announced its collaboration with the United Nations on Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to launch the Global Integrity Programme — a comprehensive international programme aimed at providing all 211 member associations with enhanced knowledge and tools to fight and prevent match

Words of President Ram Nath Kovind brought me to India: Igor Stimac

16 Mar 2021 16:23 PM IST

New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): Indian football team head coach Igor Stimac has said that he has been “lucky enough to meet the new India.” Speaking in a Webinar titled ‘New India and its offerings to the World,’ Stimac informed that the words of Ram Nath Kovind, the President

Focus on ‘fitness and training’ is the mantra in Olympic year: Chirag Shetty

16 Mar 2021 16:21 PM IST

New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): As the much-awaited Tokyo Olympics is around the corner, the athletes are giving it their all to bring out the best version of themselves at the showpiece event. In an interaction with ANI, Indian shuttler Chirag Shetty, who plays with his partner Satwiksairaj Rankireddy

Hockey India women academy national championships to kick off on Wednesday

16 Mar 2021 16:14 PM IST

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 16 (ANI): A total of 14 teams will vie for top honours at the 1st Hockey India junior women academy national championship 2021, while 10 teams will compete in the 1st Hockey India sub-junior women academy national championship 2021 that gets underway from Wednesday in Bhubaneswar.With

ICC bans UAE players Naveed and Shaiman for eight years each

16 Mar 2021 16:11 PM IST

Dubai [UAE], March 16 (ANI): United Arab Emirates (UAE) players Mohammad Naveed and Shaiman Anwar Butt on Tuesday were banned from all cricket for eight years each after the ICC Anti-Corruption Tribunal found them guilty of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.The bans are backdated to 16 October 2019, when they

Blue Tigers looking forward to international friendlies against Oman and UAE

16 Mar 2021 15:39 PM IST

New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): The 27-member Indian senior national football squad which landed in Dubai on Sunday for the forthcoming back to back international friendlies against Oman (March 25) and UAE (March 29) have settled down, and are focussing on the priorities ahead.The entire squad had a meeting

All England Open 2021: All eyes on Sindhu, Srikanth

16 Mar 2021 15:35 PM IST

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 16 (ANI): The All England Open is the oldest badminton tournament in the world and also one of the most prestigious. It has been the venue for some of the most iconic moments in badminton including the victory run by India’s very own Prakash Padukone in