By Navneet Singh New Delhi, June 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former international archer Dola Banerjee said on Wednesday that the Indian women’s recurve team failed to grab an Olympic team quota place last Sunday in Paris as…
Tokyo, June 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) With 30 days to go and the Covid-19 pandemic far from being contained in Japan and the world, the Tokyo 2020 organisers believe the Games will take place on the night…
Osijek (Croatia), June 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Cup here from Thursday will be the last chance for 15 Indian shooters to test their skills for the Jul 23-Aug 8 Olympic…
New Delhi, June 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) On the occasion of Olympic Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday extended his wishes to the Indian contingent taking part in Tokyo Olympics, beginning July 23. The Games were…
Lausanne, June 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chinese swimmer Sun Yang’s eight-year ban has been cut to four years and three months, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has announced. The new panel found that Sun Yang…
Paris, June 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) France has accepted the team quota reallocation from North Korea to play in the women’s team event at the Tokyo Olympic Games, the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) announced on Tuesday….
New Delhi, June 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has selected probables for World Cadet Wrestling Championships scheduled to be held in Budapest from July 19 to 25. The selection trials were held…
Tokyo, June 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Tokyo Olympic Games organising committee on Monday confirmed that up to 10,000 domestic fans would be allowed to attend events when the fortnight-long quadrennial showpiece commences on July 23. Spectators…
Paris, June 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Mexico, the USA, and Italy have won the last three archery recurve women’s team quota places for the Tokyo Olympic Games while the Indian team failed to progress at the final…
Paris, June 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian women’s recurve archery team lost 0-6 to Colombia in the first match and crashed out of an Olympic qualification tournament here on Sunday. It was the last opportunity for…
Belgrade, June 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s Sajan Prakash won gold in the men’s 200 meters butterfly event in the Belgrade Open Swimming competition, but narrowly missed qualifying for the Tokyo Olympic Games. Prakash, 27, clocked one…
Tokyo, June 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Tokyo Olympics organising committee could allow 20,000 people to attend the opening ceremony at the National Stadium on July 23, but that would include both the ticket holders and Games…
Belgrade, June 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s Sajan Prakash on Sunday won gold medal in the men’s 200 meters butterfly event in the Belgrade Open Swimming competition late Saturday evening, but narrowly missed qualifying for the Tokyo…
By Qaiser Mohammad Ali New Delhi, June 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) When I called up Milkha Singh, who was much more than an athletics legend, on the landline phone of his Chandigarh home in the first week…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, June 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The All India Chess Federation (AICF) is in discussions with a couple of parties for launching its Professional Chess League, said a senior official. Breaking away from the…
Paris, June 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) All eyes are on the Indian women recurve team as it lines up on Sunday with the goal of earning an Olympic team quota place at an Olympic qualification tournament. “There…
Chandigarh, June 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chandigarh on Saturday bid a tearful farewell to ‘Flying Sikh’ Milkha Singh (91), who passed away at the PGI Hospital here after a prolonged battle with Covid-19 late on Friday night….
Tokyo, June 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Tokyo 2020 organisers could further reduce the number of foreign delegates attending the Olympic and Paralympic Games by as much as 25,000 to reduce the risk of spreading Covid-19 during…
Washington, June 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Olympic champion Ryan Crouser broke the 31-year-old men’s shot put world record as he topped the US Olympic trials event in Eugene, Oregon. The 29-year-old Crouser, who won gold at the…
New Delhi, June 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Olympic Games bound women boxer MC Marykom will skip a short training stint in Assisi, Italy, that starts on Monday, and will instead continue to train in Pune, said a…