Chennai, July 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The controversy over the selection of Indian chess team to play in the upcoming FIDE Online Chess Olympiad has resulted in the resignation of chief of the Selection Committee of All…
New Delhi, July 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) With an eye on the Tokyo Olympics, Sports Authority of India (SAI) in its endeavour to support Indian athletes for their Olympic preparation is opening Dr Karni Singh shooting range…
Mumbai, July 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) About 12 years ago, a young boxer from Haryana wrote his name in the history books of Indian sport after winning the country’s maiden Olympic medal in boxing. Vijender Singh’s bronze…
Beijing, July 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) For the first time, East Asia will have its very own club-to-club regional basketball competition. The East Asia Super League (EASL), scheduled for October 2021, will feature club teams from China,…
Kolkata, July 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Spanish Chanos beat Israel Maabarot 10-6 in the first match of Group B at the Online Shooting League on Monday. The Spanish shooters took an early lead 5-0, teams tied after…
Singapore, July 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) World Table Tennis (WTT) on Monday announced that Khalil Al-Mohannadi, Deputy President of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) and the Qatar Table Tennis Association (QTTA) President, will join the newly…
By Rohit Mundayur New Delhi, July 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) A full training camp for boxers is likely to start on August 1 at the National Institute of Sport (NIS) in Patiala, according to men’s boxing High…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, July 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Putting to rest the controversy of a different set of players suggested by the two factions in the All India Chess Federation (AICF), the player Selection Committee has…
New Delhi, July 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Sports Minister Kiren Riiju has said the government is set to remove the salary cap of Rs 2 lakhs for Indian coaches training elite athletes. “Several Indian coaches are…
New Delhi, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Boxers have been allowed to resume training at the National Institute of Sport (NIS) in Patiala. The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) said that the top boxers in the country…
New Delhi, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Boxing great Dingko Singh has tested negative for coronavirus and has returned to his home in Imphal. The Asian Games gold medal winner, who is also suffering from liver cancer,…
Panama City, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Panamanian boxing legend Roberto Duran has been released from medical care after being cured of coronavirus. The 69-year-old checked into a private hospital in Panama City on June 25 with…
London, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Khabib Nurmagomedov’s father and trainer, Abdulmanap, passed away due to coronavirus complications on Friday at a Moscow hospital aged 57. According to a report in RT Sport, Abdulmanap suffered a heart…
New York, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Knox County in the US state of Tennessee has voted to make wearing a mask mandatory for anyone inside certain buildings amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Board of Health…
B00y Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The power struggle in the All India Chess Federation (AICF) between two factions has now started impacting the players as well as the nation’s interests. It has also…
New York, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) A total of 25 players have so far tested positive for novel coronavirus in the first eight days of testing, the NBA has announced. “In tests conducted of 344 NBA…
Nairobi, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kenya is searching for a rugby sevens team coach to take over from New Zealand’s Paul Feeney, who stepped down in June. Only three local coaches have expressed interest in the…
By Debayan Mukherjee Kolkata, July 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Online Shooting League starting from Saturday will have Indian participation in the form of paralympic shooters who will form a three-member team called the ‘Indian Tigers’ with…
Moscow, July 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The World Chess Championship will “almost certainly be postponed to the next year,” International Chess Federation (FIDE) President Arkady Dvorkovich has confirmed. The championship was scheduled to take place in Dubai…
July 2, New Delhi (SocialNews.XYZ) The government of Indias flagship program Fit India on Thursday announced that it is launching a series of interactive sessions with some of the top sportspersons of our country intended…