Other Sports

Beijing, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The 2021 World University Games, which were to commence on August 18 this year in the Chinese city of Chengdu, have been moved to 2022 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The…

By Navneet Singh New Delhi, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) International freestyle swimmer Kushagra Rawat aims to crack the Tokyo Olympic Games ‘A’ qualification time in the 800 metres event at next week’s Mission Nadadores competition in…

Tashkent, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Uzbekistan capital Tashkent will host the 2023 men’s boxing World Championships, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) said on Friday. “I am happy to announce Uzbekistan, the country which has strong boxers…

Dubai, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Reigning world champions Pramod Bhagat and Manasi Joshi were among Indian stars who made it to the knockout stage of the 3rd Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Dubai Para Badminton…

Beijing, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chinese women’s basketball legend Zheng Haixia became the first Chinese player to be inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame as world basketball’s governing body FIBA announced the Class of 2021…

London, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Legendary British boxer Amir Khan knows a trick or two about how to groom talent, having become Britain’s youngest pugilist to win a silver medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics when…

Seoul, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Despite no perceptible thaw in their relations, Seoul said on Thursday it has submitted a joint bid with the North Korean capital of Pyongyang to co-host the 2032 Summer Olympics and…

Tokyo, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Osaka city mayor Ichiro Matsui and Osaka prefecture governor Hirofumi Yoshimura on Thursday made a strong pitch for the Olympic Torch relay in their city to be cancelled owing to a…

By Navneet Singh New Delhi, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) When an Indian judo team competes in the Asia Oceania Judo Championships, an Olympic qualifier event starting on April 6 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, the spotlight will be…

New Delhi, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) is looking at Incheon in South Korea as the final training-cum-acclimatisation hub for its shooters before they board the flight to Tokyo for…

Berlin, March 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Germany’s Olympics canoeing medallist Steffi Kriegerstein will miss the Tokyo Olympic Games after testing positive for Covid-19. Kriegerstein said she contracted the coronavirus in December and then fell ill with Covid-19,…

Hamburg, March 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kenya’s Olympics medal favourite Eliud Kipchoge must wait at least a week more to return to action as the Hamburg Marathon was postponed from April 11 due to coronavirus restrictions in…

Frankfurt, March 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) A level playing field may not be provided at the Tokyo Olympics because quarantine after a coronavirus infection offers the best alibi to cheat, says former shot put world champion David…

New Delhi, March 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a major reshuffle, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) has shifted the Bengaluru’s regional head Captain (Retd) Ajay Kumar Bahl to SAI headquarters in New Delhi. Bahl will take…

By Navneet Singh New Delhi, March 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Vijay Yadav, India’s No.1 judoka in men’s 60kg and Asian medallist, seems to have lost a good opportunity to improve his global ranking and a chance to…

New Delhi, March 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Twenty-six athletes of the National Centre of Excellence in Patiala have tested positive for Covid-19, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) said on Wednesday. “Of the 313 tests conducted in…

New Delhi, March 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) World Cup gold-medallist shooter Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar overcame a growth spurt during lockdown which forced him to change his jacket and adjust his rifle. Tomar edged past world No….

Athens, March 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) A new lighting system installed at Athens’ Panathenaic stadium has been unveiled. The marble main venue of the first modern Olympic Games of 1896 is now illuminated with thousands of LED…