Tokyo, Jan 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The exhibition of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics torches across the greater Tokyo area has been postponed due to the worsening situation of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced…
New Delhi, Jan 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) A lot of expectations ride on the shoulders of India’s shooters going into the Tokyo Olympics, said Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju. Rijiju on Thursday while inaugurating a residential hostel at…
Tokyo, Jan 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sumo grand champion Yokozuna Hakuho has become the latest Japanese star sportsman to test positive for coronavirus, the Japanese Sumo Association (JSA) has said. The JSA said that the 35-year-old sumo…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Jay Kowli, secretary general of the Boxing Federation of India (BFI), has stated that he will not contest for the post of general secretary or any other elected post after…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian men’s 65 kg freestyle wrestler Bajrang Punia, who is currently training at the Cliff Kean Wrestling Club in Michigan, US, is planning his comeback at the Rome ranking series…
Chennai, Jan 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bharat Singh Chauhan, who has retained his secretary post in All India Chess Federation (AICF), has stated that a lot of good things are in the offing for the Indian chess,…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, Jan 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Bharat Singh Chauhan team won the All India Chess Federation (AICF) polls convincingly on Monday humbling the faction led by former president P.R. Venketrama Raja. As per…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, Jan 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Online voting for electing the new office bearers for the All India Chess Federation (AICF) was progressing smoothly with voters getting the confirmation as to whom they have…
Tokyo, Jan 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Monday that he is determined to host the Tokyo Olympic Games although the Covid-19 pandemic situation is worsening in his country. Suga told a…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, Jan 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) A day before Monday’s elections for All India Chess Federation (AICF) officer-bearers, the chess body’s Secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan and his supporters have raised serious concerns about the…
New Delhi, Jan 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Basketball icon Paul Westphal has died at the age of 70, National Basketball Association (NBA) has informed. Westphal enjoyed a 12-year career with the Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns, Seattle SuperSonics…
Sydney, Jan 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Melbourne Park will host the ATP Cup, two WTA 500 events, and two ATP 250 tournaments in a blockbuster summer of tennis that culminates the Australian Open 2021, said Tennis Australia…
Beijing, Jan 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach reaffirmed in his New Year’s message that the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games are the priority for 2021….
New Delhi, Jan 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Archery Association of India (AAI) on Friday launched an ‘Online Affiliation Portal’, thus fulfilling one of the conditions that World Archery had put down while lifting the AAI’s suspension….
New Delhi, Jan 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Leon Mendonca on Thursday became India’s 67th Grandmaster (GM), achieving his third GM in three months. Mendonca, 14, was stranded in Europe with his father in March due to the…
Berlin, Dec 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Walther Troger, an honorary International Olympic Committee (IOC), has died at the age of 91. The German’s contributions to the Olympic Movement include being mayor of the Olympic Village at Munich…
Beijing, Dec 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Beijing 2022 organising committee BOCOG on Thursday released on a New Year’s Eve gala 30 pictograms for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, which are inspired by Chinese calligraphy and…
Beijing, Dec 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The construction of four venues for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in the Yanqing competition zone has been completed in Yanqing District, Beijing. The four venues include two competition venues — the…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) India will be sending a strong contingent of male boxers to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, and they are capable of performing well there, says boxer Vikas Krishan. Krishan is one…
Beijing, Dec 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Eight competition venues for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games have been completed, the Beijing Major Projects Construction Headquarters Office said on Tuesday, Xinhua news reports. The eight venues are the…