By B Shrikant Birmingham, July 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Manchester is around 140 kilometres from Birmingham and the venue of one of the biggest triumphs for the Indian women’s hockey team — final of the 2002 Commonwealth…
By B Shrikant Birmingham, July 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two days before the Indian women’s T20 cricket team meets archrivals Pakistan in a preliminary league match in the cricket competition in the Commonwealth Games, the two countries…
Birmingham, July 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) All the Indian sportspersons that have reached Birmingham for the Commonwealth Games starting here on Thursday and have been accommodated in the different villages spread across the West Midlands area have…
Chennai, July 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Star India chess player Dronavalli Harika is raring to go all out and give her best shot to win a medal at the 44th Chess Olympiad, starting on Thursday in Mamallapurm,…
Birmingham, July 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two-time Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu described it as “a great honour” after the Indian Olympic Association decided to name her as India’s flag-bearer at the opening ceremony of the 22nd Commonwealth…
Birmingham, July 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s teenage squash sensation Anahat Singh is raring to go at some of the top players at the Commonwealth Games, hoping to test her reputation as a world-beating junior on squash’s…
Mumbai, July 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) today announced a long-term partnership that aims to elevate the performances of Indian athletes, support the national sports federations and build the…
By B Shrikant Birmingham, July 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) With split athletes village, relaxed atmosphere and limited and reduced Covid-19 restrictions, the 22nd Commonwealth Games here are a unique experience for sportspersons. Indian table tennis star Achanta…
Birmingham, July 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Wednesday announced that shuttler PV Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, will be the flagbearer of Team India at the opening ceremony of the Birmingham 2022…
Birmingham, July 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian men’s hockey team captain Manpreet Singh and chief coach Graham Reid on Wednesday said that they are not burdened by the expectations of the fans as they prepare for their…
By B SHRIKANT Birmingham, July 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) In all 6,500 sportspersons and team officials from a record-equalling 72 nations and territories will gather here in Birmingham and West Midlands region of England for the 22nd…
Mumbai, July 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former number one India men’s tennis player Somdev Devvarman is hopeful that the country will surpass the 66-medal tally registered during the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast when the upcoming…
By B Shrikant Birmingham, July 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) In all 6,500 sportspersons and team officials from a record-equalling 72 nations and territories will gather here in Birmingham and West Midlands region of England for the 22nd…
Birmingham, July 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) to collaborate on a range of anti-doping program development activities. The signing…
New Delhi, July 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) In what opens up huge opportunities for Indian coaches, the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) began their National Coaches Course with a batch of 48 Indian coaches at the Dr…
Birmingham, July 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian Olympic Association acting president Anil Khanna and treasurer Anandeshwar Panday have requested Commonwealth Games Federation chief Dame Louise Martin to include wrestling and shooting in the final sports programme of…
Chennai, July 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen believes that the Indian teams have a strong chance of winning medals at the upcoming 44th Chess Olympiad, to be held in Mamallapurm from July 28…
New Delhi, July 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Tuesday urged the national athletes, participating in the 2022 Commonwealth Games, to not spend much time in public places in Birmingham because of the…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, July 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Braving the threats of chess officialdom, Sanskrit teacher Chandra Ramani has been organising the Solar Chess Club chess tournament continuously for the past 28 years without any interruption….
New Delhi, July 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain’s personal coach Sandhya Gurung on Tuesday received her accreditation for the Commonwealth Games 2022. Lovlina on Monday took to social media to share her…