Sneha Singh dominates eighth leg of Hero WPGT
Gurugram, Sep 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amateur Sneha Singh played error-free golf for a 3-under 69, the best round of the week, to cruise to a massive five-shot win in the 8th leg of the Hero Women’s…
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PM Modi meets India’s Paralympics stars
New Delhi, Sep 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met India’s Tokyo Paralympics stars, at a function here following their record show in the 2020 Games. The Indian para-athletes registered their best-ever performance…
India off to good start in Online Chess Olympiad
Mumbai, Sep 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) India got off to a flying start in their defence of the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad, winning two matches and drawing one in Pool B on the opening day of Top…
IOC bans North Korea for missing Tokyo Olympics, helps over 100 escape from Afghanistan
Mumbai, Sep 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has suspended North Korea for unilaterally withdrawing from the recently-concluded Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and has helped nearly 100 members of the Olympic community from Afghanistan…
Vinesh undergoes elbow surgery; WFI clueless about how she got injured
New Delhi, Sep 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Olympian wrestler Vinesh Phogat has undergone successful elbow surgery, days after deciding to pull out midway during her World Championship trials match here. On August 31, the 27-year-old Haryana grappler…
Esports to award eight titles, 24 medals, in 2022 Asian Games
Mumbai, Sep 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Eight medal events and two demonstration games will be conducted at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China in September 2022 as Esports makes its debut in the Continental Games. The…
Jeev Milkha Singh becomes first golfer to be granted Dubai Golden Visa
By Joy Chakravarty Dubai, Sep 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Jeev Milkha Singh has several firsts to his name for Indian and Asian golf. He now has a first in world golf too. Singh, the torchbearer of Indian…
Jhajharia, Venkatesh Prasad in panel to decide National Sports Awards
New Delhi, Sep 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Three-time Paralympic medallist Devendra Jhajharia is among sportspersons who have been included in the selection panel for this year’s National Sports Awards. Retired Supreme Court judge, Justice Mukundakum Sharma, has…
Russell to join Mercedes for 2022 F1 season
London, Sep 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Mercedes Formula One team on Tuesday announced that George Russell will join them from Williams to partner Lewis Hamilton for the 2022 season. The 23-year-old Briton has signed a multi-year deal…
Coal India gives Rs 75 crore NSDF for building sports hostels
New Delhi, Sep 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Coal India Limited has contributed Rs 75 crore towards the National Sports Development Fund (NSDF), which will be utilised for the construction of three hostels at Sports Authority of…
Hope my bronze medal will inspire youngster, says para archer Harvinder
Mumbai, Sep 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Harvinder Singh on Monday hoped that the bronze medal he won in the Tokyo Paralympic Games inspires the next generation of para-archers to win international medals for the nation. Singh, who…
Punjab varsity honours Olympian Punia, Paralympian Nishad
Jalandhar, Sep 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) After awarding its gold winning Olympian student Neeraj Chopra and other medallists at the Tokyo Games, the Lovely Professional University (LPU) on Tuesday honoured its silver medal-winning Paralympian student Nishad Kumar…
Consider MMA fighters also for national sports awards, urges Ritu Phogat
By Chetan Sharma New Delhi, Sep 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Wrestler-turned-Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Ritu Phogat, daughter of famous wrestling coach Mahavir Singh Phogat, on Tuesday urged the Indian government to help in promoting MMA in…
Online Chess Olympiad: India hope to defend title against class field
Mumbai, Sep 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) A star-studded Indian team led by captain Viswanathan Anand, a five-time World Champion, will aim to defend its Online Chess Olympiad crown when it starts its campaign in the top division…
Time for PCI to build up on the historic Tokyo 2020 haul
By B Shrikant Mumbai, Sep 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s para sportspersons have always punched above their weight and it is proved by the fact that it was a para-swimmer who bagged the country’s first individual gold…
Tokyo bids adieu to Paralympics with message of change
Tokyo, Sep 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) With a message of change, of inclusivity, of ability and super ability, of humanity and togetherness amidst music and dance, conducted by disabled artists, Tokyo bid farewell to para-sportspersons from all…
Hoping that more stakeholders will come forward and hold our hand: Deepa Malik
New Delhi, Sep 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) president Deepa Malik said on Sunday that she hopes the 19 medals bagged at the Tokyo Paralympics will help bring more stakeholders in teaming…
Deepa Malik compares India’s 19 medals to a youngster emerging from teens
New Delhi, Sep 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) president Deepa Malik has drawn an interesting comparison between the Indian para contingents 19-medal haul and a youngster coming out of his teens. On Sunday,…
Odisha scripting golden history in the field of sports
By Biswa Bhusan Mohapatra Bhubaneswar, Sep 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Today, if someone talks about sports especially hockey in India, perhaps he/she will not forget to mention Odisha because the eastern state of the country has been…
Paralympics: China takes medal haul to 200, leads table
Tokyo, Sep 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) China claimed seven more gold medals on Saturday to remain a runaway leader on the Paralympic standings — with 200 medals including 93 gold. On the penultimate day of the track…