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New Delhi, Dec 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s Saurav Ghosal on Friday tweeted that he will be pulling out of next week’s Black Ball Squash Open in Cairo due to injury. World No.13 Ghosal, 34, said that…

Beirut (Lebanon), Dec 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Four venues for the upcoming February 2021 window of the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers have been confirmed by the FIBA Regional Office Asia. Clark (the Philippines), Tokyo (Japan), Manama…

By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, Dec 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) The suspense on the final electoral college to elect the new office-bearers of the All India Chess Federation (AICF) is expected to end soon, said chess officials. “The…

New York, Dec 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Riyanshu Negi, an NBA Academy India graduate, has signed with the DME Sports Academy, a prep school in Daytona Beach, Florida, becoming the fourth male student-athlete from NBA Academy India…

By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, Dec 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) A strong Indian chess cadet contingent is gearing up to take on other Asian rivals from Dec 11 onwards in the first leg of the FIDE Online World…

Bengaluru, Dec 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former World Champion Viswanathan Anand and WestBridge Capital, under the umbrella of its public charitable trust, WestBridge Charitable Foundation, is set to launch a chess fellowship program by establishing the WestBridge-Anand…

New York, Dec 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Life has come a full circle for Kevin Durant. The last time he played in the NBA was in Game 5 of the 2018-19 NBA Finals as a member of…

New Delhi, Dec 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Para-athletics coach Gajender has tested positive for novel coronavirus, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) informed on Tuesday. Gajendra, who is the husband of para-athlete Simran currently training at the…

Zurich, Dec 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has decided to temporarily ban Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, also head of Belarus’ National Olympic Committee (NOC), from the Olympic Games. The IOC Executive Board on…

Paris, Dec 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has decided the event program and the athlete quotas for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games as breaking — a competitive form of breakdancing, skateboarding, sport climbing…

New Delhi, Dec 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) : Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju promised Witold Banka, the president of World Anti Doping Agency (WADA), that India would support all the efforts to ensure…

Bengaluru, Dec 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Esports Club, a Bengaluru-based esports platform, has concluded its fourth series of the five-month plan for Valorant tournaments under their IP, The Esports Club Challenger Series. The fourth edition of…

New Delhi, Dec 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The second edition of Fit India Cyclothon, a nationwide cycling event, started Monday and will run until December 31. The event will be held across the country in each district…

New Delhi, Dec 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The inaugural edition of the Premier Handball League (PHL) will be held from December 24 to January 10, the Handball Federation of India (HFI) said on Sunday. The matches will…

New Delhi, Dec 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) and the National Sports University, Manipur will organise a webinar around the theme of ‘Anti-Doping Nutritional and Therapeutic Needs in Sports’. The event will be…

Singapore, Dec 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s Ritu Phogat extended her unbeaten Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) streak to 4-0 when she beat Philippines’ Jomary Torres in the opening bout of the ‘ONE: Big Bang’ event at the…

By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, Dec 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Retired Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court, R. Kannan, the returning officer for the elections to the All India Chess Federation (AICF), is expected to finalise the…

Chennai, Dec 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said he was upset at the news of Indian chess team members having to pay customs duty to…

Tokyo, Dec 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Despite the postponement of the Tokyo Olympic Games costing the Japanese economy an additional 294 billion yen ($2.8 billion or over Rs 20,000 crore), Japan’s prime minister Yoshihide Suga has reiterated…