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06 Sep

Former France, PSG defender Jean-Pierre Adams dies 40 years after falling into a coma

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The former France defender Jean-Pierre Adams has died at the age of 73, almost 40 years after falling into a coma as a result of a medical error, his former clubs, Paris St-Germain and Nîmes, said on Monday. In 1982, Adams was administered a near fatal dose of anaesthetic before a routine knee operation, which caused brain damage. The Dakar-born Adams won 22 caps for Les Bleus in the 1970s, forming with Marius Tresor what was known as ‘the Black Guard’. He played for Nîmes from 1970-73 and for PSG from 1977-79 after joining from Nice. Since the accident, Adams…

01 Sep

ONGC announce to build a personal gymnasium for Lovlina Borgohain

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ONGC has announced to build a personal gymnasium for the Olympic medallist India's Boxing Star Lovlina Borgohain as a token of recognition for her unflinching commitment.ONGC is committed towards promoting sports and sponsors various kinds of Sports events. Building of infrastructure, training players in the country, to the young and upcoming talented sports persons are an integral part of ONGC's sports credo. Expressing great pride and happiness, Ms Sushma Rawat, Executive Director, Assam & Assam Arakan Basin, Jorhat, ONGC said, “As a token of appreciation, we are happy to fulfil her wish by building a personal gymnasium and associated infrastructure…

30 Aug

2020 Tokyo Paralympics: Shooter Avani Lekhara becomes first Indian woman to win gold

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Indian paralympic shooter Avani Lekhara created history at the Tokyo Paralympics on Monday (August 30) when she became the first woman from the country to bag a paralympic gold medal. Avani won the women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 title defeating China's Zhang Cuiping (silver) and Ukraine's Iryna Shchetnik (bronze). The 19-year-old from Jaipur, who sustained spinal cord injuries in a car accident in 2012, finished with a world record equalling total of 249.6, which is also a new Paralympic record. Following Avani's unprecedented triumph, PM Narendra Modi took to Twitter to praise the young shooter saying it is a…

09 Aug

Biopic can wait, want to focus on the game for now: Neeraj Chopra

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Neeraj Chopra, who made history on Saturday by winning India’s first-ever gold medal in athletics at the Olympics, is now setting sight on next year’s Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, and the World Championships. Excerpts from an interview with the star Indian athlete: Q: What does it feel like to be India’s first-ever track & field medallist?Ans: Feeling great to win the first medal in track and field for India, that too gold. It has been a very fantastic start. Can’t express it in words. It was a very proud moment when our country’s national anthem was playing and I was…

05 Aug

PM Modi hails Indian hockey team’s medal win as historic

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Hailing Indian men’s hockey team’s bronze medal win in the Tokyo Olympics as historic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that this day will be etched in the memory of every Indian.With this feat, they have captured the imagination of the entire nation, especially the youth, Modi said, adding that India is proud of its hockey team.The Indian men’s hockey team rewrote history as it claimed an Olympic medal after 41 years, beating a plucky Germany 5-4 to claim the bronze in an edge-of-the-seat play-off match of the ongoing Games here on Thursday.Modi tweeted, “Historic! A day that will…

03 Aug

Modi to invite India’s Olympic contingent at Red Fort on August 15

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will invite the entire Indian Olympics contingent to the Red Fort as special guests on Independence Day, August 15. He will also personally meet and interact with all of them around that time. Prime Minister Modi will invite all Olympics participants to his residence for the interaction, in addition to the programme at the Red Fort. India has been represented by a 228-strong contingent, including over 120 athletes, at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. Modi has been regularly offering words of encouragement to the team and has also spoken to many of them. Earlier in the day,…

01 Aug

Yuvraj Singh shares Friendship Day post, Sania Mirza is quite offended of it

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Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has shared a wonderful post on his Instagram on Friendship Day that features several sports personalities. The delightful clip features Singh’s team mates Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Mohammad Kaif and several others. The clip has already accumulated several likes and views but one reply has caught the eye of netizens- it is by tennis star Sania Mirza. Singh shared the post with the caption, “To a lifetime of friendship #HappyFriendshipDay”. Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag and even Chris Gayle were spotted in the clip. Shared some two hours ago, the clip has already garnered…

31 Jul

Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu loses to Tai Tzu in semifinals, to fight for bronze now

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Reigning world champion P V Sindhu’s hopes of securing India’s first-ever Olympic gold in badminton came crashing down as she slumped to a straight-game defeat against world no.1 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei in the women’s singles semifinals here on Saturday. However, the 26-year-old silver-medallist from the Rio Games remained in the hunt for bronze and will be competing against China’s He Bing Jiao in the third-place play-off at Musashino Forest Plaza on Sunday. Our ace shuttler @Pvsindhu1 will be in action in some time. Let's wish her all the best with our encouraging messages. Stay tuned for more…

30 Jul

Why was I asked to change ring dress minutes before the bout? Questions Mary Kom after elimination

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Indian veteran boxer MC Mary Kom's loss in the Tokyo Olympics 2020 pre-quarterfinal has stirred controversy for more than one reason. The boxing legend expressed her disbelief publically on Thursday after judges revealed that she lost 3-2 to Colombia's Ingrit Valencia. This was followed by strong support from several netizens and Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju (former Minister for Sports & Youth Affairs), who expressed their difference of opinion with the judgment, given that Mary Kom had completely dominated round 2. It was one tight bout between two mothers. And the split decision (3:2) goes in the favour of Valencia.“Surprising..can…

30 Jul

Olympics: PV Sindhu storms into the semis in badminton women’s singles

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Rio Olympics silver medallist and reigning world Champion PV Sindhu reached the semifinals of the women’s singles badminton competition-beating Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi 21-13, 22-20 in 56 minutes at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday. Sindhu, looking to add a gold medal to the silver she won in Rio, dominated her Japanese rival at the net, created points with her disguised shots, and completed straight game wins. The 26-year-old Indian shuttler from Hyderabad was in total control of the first game and then quelled a strong fightback by Akane to reach the semifinals for the second successive Olympics. Yamaguchi played with great…