By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, March 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Madras High Court-appointed Returning Officer for the All India Chess Federation (AICF) election has ordered the chess body to deposit Rs 58.50 lakh towards remuneration for himself,…
London, March 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) England’s Six Nations rugby matches against Italy on March 14 and 15 have been pushed back due to the coronavirus outbreak. The men’s, women’s and under-20s ties will be played at…
Amman (Jordan), March 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Asian Championships silver medallist Ashish Kumar (75kg) knocked out the fourth seed Bekzhigit Uulu Omurbek of Kyrgyzstan 5-0 in a brilliant performance to move into the quarter-finals of the Asian/Oceanian…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, March 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Madras High Court-appointed All India Chess Federation (AICF) election Returning Officer has ordered the chess body to deposit Rs 58.50 lakh towards remuneration-himself, two Assistant Returning Officers,…
Kolkata, March 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Archery Association of India (AAI) on Thursday said it will not send their team for the upcoming Asia Cup world ranking tournament in Bangkok due to the coronavirus threat there….
Geneva, March 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has allowed to have two flagbearers — a male and a female — for each team at the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony. The IOC also announced…
Srinagar, March 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The first-ever Winter Games under ‘Khelo India’, a national programme for development of sports, will commence at J&K’s Gulmarg from March 7 to 11. In the mega national event, 830 players…
Amman (Jordan), March 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Simranjit Kaur (60kg) and Sakshi Chaudhary (57kg) won their respective bouts on the second day of the Asian boxing Olympic qualifiers here on Wednesday. Nineteen-year-old Sakshi pulled off an upset…
Lausanne (Switzerland), March 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Wednesday that its Executive Board decided to hold the 2023 IOC session in Mumbai. IOC President Thomas Bach said in a press conference…
Budapest, March 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The International Boxing Association (AIBA) announced on Wednesday that its annual congress in Budapest, Hungary, that was scheduled to be held in March, has been postponed in light of the outbreak…
Tokyo, March 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee president Yoshiro Mori on Wednesday dismissed speculation that the Games might be cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak. “I am totally not considering this,” Mori told…
New Delhi, March 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) on Wednesday said that no ranking points will be available at the upcoming New Delhi Shooting World Cup. “Due to local restrictions relating to…
New Delhi, March 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) In light of the global crisis caused by the outbreak of the highly contagious coronavirus, the Sports Ministry has asked the National Sports Federations (NSFs) to adhere to the World…
Amman (Jordan), March 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) 19-year-old Sakshi Chaudhary (57kg) pulled off an upset over fourth seed and Asian Championship silver medallist Nilawan Techasuep of Thailand to come within one win of sealing qualification to Tokyo…
Mumbai, March 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) IMPACT Wrestling on Wednesday announced a new television distribution deal with Discovery India, expanding its audience reach in this part of the world. As part of the agreement, Discovery will broadcast…
Mumbai, March 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The 67th Senior National Kabaddi Championship has got underway in Jaipur as the nation’s finest men’s and women’s kabaddi players suited up for their respective state sides, aiming to win the…
Kuwait City, March 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Kuwait Olympic Committee has postponed the Gulf Olympic Games, which was scheduled to take place between April 3 and 14, to next December because of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)…
Lausanne (Switzerland), March 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive board on Tuesday expressed its full commitment to the success of the Olympic Games in Tokyo to be held between July 24 to August…
New Delhi, March 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) India got off to a flying start with reigning Commonwealth Games champion Gaurav Solanki (57kg) and Asian Championships silver medallist Ashish Kumar (75kg) registering commanding victories in their first round…
Jaipur, March 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Basketball Association (NBA) had announced the launch of the leagues first Dribble-a-thon in India, a basketball challenge event featuring participants aged six and above dribbling a basketball across a…