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Lyon, May 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Stefanos Tsitsipas teed himself up for the French Open in dominant fashion as he claimed his second title of 2021 with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Cameron Norrie at the Lyon…

Jakarta, May 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indonesia on Sunday said that despite Brisbane’s strong bid for hosting the 2032 Olympics, it would continue to push for the quadrennial games, as a final decision had not yet been…

New Delhi, May 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s Olympic-bound shooters, currently training in Zagreb, are set to compete in Minimum Qualifying Score (MQS) category of European Shooting Championships in Osijek, Croatia from Monday. “The team is in…

By Navneet Singh New Delhi, May 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Star wrestler Sushil Kumar’s application to Delhi government to extend his deputation by a year has been rejected and sent back to his parent department — Northern…

Monte Carlo, May 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Charles Leclerc of Ferrari crashed in the final minute of qualifying on Saturday but secured pole position for his Monaco home Grand Prix. The Monegasque clocked 1 minute 10.346 seconds…

New Delhi, May 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar, who was on the run for over a fortnight for alleged links with the murder of former international wrestler Sagar Dhankar, was arrested by…

Parma, May 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) American teenager Coco Gauff won her second career WTA singles title at the Emilia-Romagna Open, dispatching China’s Wang Qiang 6-1, 6-3 in Parma on Saturday. Coco, the world No. 30, needed…

New Delhi, May 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s teenage weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga has bright chances of a podium finish in men’s 67 kg group in the Junior World Championships which start on Sunday in Tashkent. As per…

New Delhi, May 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Wrestler Sushil Kumar, a two-time Olympic medallist, was on Saturday arrested in Punjab in connection with a brawl at Chhatrasal Stadium which had led to the death of a wrestler,…

New Delhi, May 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian boxing contingent, led by Asian Games gold medallist Amit Panghal and six-time world champion MC Mary Kom, landed in Dubai on Saturday to compete in the ASBC Asian…

New Delhi, May 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s four-member taekwondo squad missed an Asian Olympic qualifying tournament in Jordan due to lack of awareness of a 14-day quarantine rule. The two-day tournament concluded on Saturday in Amman….

Lausanne, May 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach indicated on Friday that the Tokyo Olympics has entered the ‘operational delivery mode’ when he said that athletes from around the world are “looking…

Kolkata, May 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Boxer Shakti Mazumdar, who was a member of the Indian contingent at the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games, passed away after suffering a heart-attack at his home in the Ballygunge area of…

New Delhi, May 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Om Prakash Bhardwaj, former national chief coach and first Dronacharya awardee in boxing, passed away after brief illness here on Thursday. He was 82 and is survived by two sons…

Tokyo, May 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Japan’s top coronavirus adviser on Friday called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and local organisers to decide whether to stage the Tokyo Olympics after studying how the Games could burden…

New Delhi, May 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) on Friday approved financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh for Tejaswini Bai, Asian Games champion in kabaddi, and an Arjuna Awardee. “Many…

New Delhi, May 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) of Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Thursday approved a grant of Rs 20.21 lakh for Olympic-bound woman wrestler Vinesh Phogat to train in Europe. Vinesh…

Tokyo, May 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach will arrive in Japan on July 12, 11 days before the start of the Tokyo Olympic Games. “The next steps on the organisational front…

New Delhi, May 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) has invited nominations and applications from eligible athletes, coaches and universities for the annual National Sports Awards for 2021. The nominations for…