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By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, Aug 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) A 7/7 in the Chess Olympiad for any Grandmaster (GM) is not a small feat and if that was achieved by a 16-year-old GM, then it is even…

By B Shrikant Birmingham, Aug 5 (ANS) “I know him from the minute I took him from Dr. Suma Natarajan at 1.20 am in Kuppuswamy Naidu hospital in Coimbatore. They were telling him that he…

By B Shrikant Birmingham, Aug 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Winning the silver medal in the long jump at the 2022 Commonwealth Games not only redeemed Indian star Murali Sreeshankar after his Tokyo Olympic debacle, but it also…

By B Shrikant Birmingham, Aug 5 (INAS) Wrestling competitions for the Commonwealth Games at the Victoria Park Arena in Coventry were halted on Friday morning because of safety concerns. The Organising Committee of the Birmingham…

Trenton (New Jersey), Aug 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Teenaged Indian basketball player Amaan Sandhu made history by becoming the first male Indian basketball player to commit to a NCAA Division 1 college. Sandhu, an alumnus to NBA…

Moscow, Aug 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) A Russian court on Thursday sentenced US basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison on drug charges. The 31-year-old Griner admitted possessing cannabis oil but told the court she…

New Delhi, Aug 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Madhya Pradesh registered a unique double at the Shotgun national T5 selection trials, winning both the men’s and women’s Trap competitions through Aakash Khushwaha and Neeru respectively, in Jaipur. According…

Chennai, Aug 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) While Chennai is already experiencing the chess fever, Chennaiyin FC supported the International Chess Federation (FIDE)-organised friendly football matches at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Thursday which was facilitated by the…

Mamallapuram, Aug 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Country’s two teams, India A and India C, will lock horns in a crucial seventh-round match in the open section at the 44th Chess Olympiad here on Friday. Though the dice…

New Delhi, Aug 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) of Sports Ministry on Thursday approved a revised proposal from the Fencing Association of India (FAI) and sanctioned financial assistance under the Target Olympic Podium…

Birmingham, Aug 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian boxers Amit Panghal, Jaismine Lamboria and Sagar Ahlawat advanced to the semi-final at 2022 Commonwealth Games after winning their respective quarterfinal bouts, assuring three more medals for the country, here…

Mumbai, Aug 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Mumbai Khiladis, who are set to compete in the inaugural Ultimate Kho Kho season starting from August 14, launched their home and away jerseys for the season at a glitzy event…

Kovalam, Aug 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The eighth edition of Covelong Surf is all set and will hit the beaches of Covelong from Friday here. The three-day event will decide the National Champions in Surfing where over…

By B Shrikant Birmingham, Aug 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian athletes were off to a good start on the seventh day of competitions at the 2002 Commonwealth Games here with two-time Olympic medallist P.V Sindhu and former…

London, Aug 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) England’s former world champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson defended her title in heptathlon at the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday. Katarina, who has been struggling with injuries in the past three years, triumphed in…

By B Shrikant Birmingham, Aug 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) India suffered twin setbacks in the Commonwealth Games boxing rings here after Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain crashed out in the quarterfinals of the light middleweight category,…

By B Shrikant Birmingham, Aug 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) India ended its campaign in the weightlifting competitions in the 2022 Commonwealth Games with super heavyweight lifter Gurdeep Singh bagging a bronze medal in Men’s 109+ kg final….

By B Shrikant Birmingham, Aug 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Till about a few days back, high jumper Tejaswin Shankar was not sure whether he would be able to participate in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. On…