Category: Other Sports

Wout van Aert overcomes appendicitis to win Stage 11

Malaucene, July 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Belgium's Wout van Aert won Stage 11 as Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogacar managed to stick to…

3 years ago

World champ Xu to lead China’s Olympic swimming squad

Beijing, July 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) World champion Xu Jiayu will spearhead China's swimming team at the Tokyo Olympic Games, the Chinese…

3 years ago

Tour de France: Cavendish wins 33rd stage, nears Merckx’s all-time record

Valence, July 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) British cyclist Mark Cavendish on Tuesday won his 33rd career stage at Tour de France to…

3 years ago

Help sought for vaccination of 7 athletes based overseas

New Delhi, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Seven Indian sportspersons, including javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who are training abroad are awaiting COVID-19…

3 years ago

Anand to play first on-board game in Croatia Grand Chess Tour

Mumbai, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) After a hiatus of nearly 15 months, Indian Grandmaster (GM) Viswanathan Anand will play his first…

3 years ago

Haryana women wrestlers dominate junior selection trials

New Delhi, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Haryana dominated the womens freestyle event during the one-day national selection trials to select the…

3 years ago

This is amazing, I am speechless: Manpreet after being named flag bearer

Bengaluru, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh said on Monday that it was a huge honour…

3 years ago

Mary Kom, Manpreet picked flag bearers for Tokyo Olympics

Mumbai, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Multiple-times world champion boxer and London Olympics bronze medallist MC Mary Kom and men's hockey team…

3 years ago

Australia names 472-strong contingent for Tokyo Olympics

Sydney, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) on Monday declared the list of 472 athletes who will represent…

3 years ago

Olympics’ Covid discount: Expanded squads for hockey, 4 other sports

Lausanne, July 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Recognising the unique situation for the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games in view the COVID-19 pandemic, the…

3 years ago

Judoka Sushila shows dexterity — on the mat, in the kitchen

By Navneet Singh New Delhi, July 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) While French judo coach Rodrigue Chenet has been fine tuning Sushila Devi's…

3 years ago

Olympics: Swimmer Sajan Prakash sets sights on reaching semis

Mumbai, July 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Having sealed an automatic berth in the Tokyo Olympics with an 'A' qualification -- the first…

3 years ago

Olympics’ Covid rebate: Hockey, football, rugby get expanded squads

Lausanne, July 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Recognising the unique situation for the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games in view the COVID-19 pandemic, the…

3 years ago

Shushila Devi to attend final Olympic camp in New Delhi

New Delhi, July 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Judoka Shushila Devi, who will represent India in the 48kg category at the Olympics, will…

3 years ago

Serbian athlete tests positive for Covid-19 in Tokyo

Tokyo, July 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) A member of Serbia's rowing team for the Olympics has tested positive for the Covid-19 virus…

3 years ago

Tour de France: Teuns wins Stage 8, Pogacar wrests yellow jersey

Le Grand Bornand (France), July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Belgium's Dylan Teuns won Stage 8 of the Tour de France but it…

3 years ago

India’s Harika finishes runner-up in Women’s Speed Chess C’ship

Mumbai, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) An untimely and unfortunate internet outage halted a brilliant run by India's Dronavalli Harika as she…

3 years ago

Anand to shooters: I’ve been hearing fantastic things about you

Zagreb, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) It was a moment to cherish for world champion pistol shooter Saurabh Chaudhary when he met…

3 years ago

International swimming body to review ‘soul cap’ usage

Lausanne, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The international swimming federation (FINA) will launch a review into the use of 'soul caps' and…

3 years ago

Tokyo Olympics: IOC to allow limited protests but the threat of disqualification stays

Mumbai, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Participants at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics will have more opportunities for expressing themselves and protesting but…

3 years ago



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