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Preeti Dahiya wins gold at 2021 ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships

Youth boxers win six gold, nine silver and five bronze while junior contingent sign off with 19 medals, including eight gold Preeti Dahiya and three other youth women boxers emerged champions on the final day as the Indian contingent concluded their successful campaign at the 2021 ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships with 39...
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Verstappen wins bizarre Belgian Grand Prix

Red Bull driver wins rain-affected Belgian Grand Prix. Max Verstappen was announced the winner of an abandoned Belgian Grand Prix as continuous downpour led to only two racing laps being completed behind the safety car. As per FIA regulations, since the cars completed two laps under the Safety Car and it was less than 75%...
Aditya Chaudhuri

Sergio Pérez to stay on with Red Bull for 2022

The Mexican driver extends his contract for another year with Red Bull. Red Bull announced on Thursday that they will continue with their current driver pairing of Sergio Pérez and Max Verstappen for the 2022 season, confirming their decision to stick with the Mexican for another season. Pérez, who joined Red Bull at the end...
Aditya Chaudhuri

Sporjo raises $2m in Pre Series A Funding

Leander Paes joins on board as Strategic Advisor and Ambassador Online sports education company, Sporjo, has raised US$2 million in a Pre Series A fundraiser. A group led by private investor Punit Balan, who is the chairman of the Punit Balan Group and Punit Balan Studio, along with other private investors saw the company raise...
Aditya Chaudhuri

Top 10 Formula One Mid-Season Driver Swaps of all time

Formula One is known to be a cut-throat sport with very little room for error. The sport has a knack of switching drivers mid-season, giving chances to rookies, which at times has gone on to shape the sport itself. These decisions have made or broken careers and some of them will go down in history...
Aditya Chaudhuri

Three-year Olympic cycle will be tricky: Abhinav Bindra

India’s first Individual Olympics gold medallist Abhinav Bindra lauded the country’s performance at the Tokyo Games, terming it a spirited one but said the road to Paris will be difficult given the shorter Olympic cycle. “It was a historic performance with the best-ever seven medals. There were moments of great triumph and heartbreaks, but that...
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Odisha govt pledges long-term sponsorship of national hockey teams

State Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announces 10 more years of sponsorship from the state for national hockey teams. Odisha’s chief minister stated on Tuesday the state’s intention to continue sponsoring the national hockey teams for 10 more years, beyond 2023. Speaking on the occasion of the felicitation of the men’s and women’s hockey teams in...
Aditya Chaudhuri

Premier Handball League announces Garvit Gujarat as the first franchise team of the league

With the aim to provide commercial viability and a complete makeover to Indian handball, the Premier Handball League (PHL), exclusively licensed by Bluesport Entertainment Pvt Ltd under the aegis of Handball Federation of India (HFI), announced Garvit Gujarat as the first franchise team for the much-awaited inaugural edition of the league. The Gujarat-based team will...
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Vandana Kataria is the new face of Uttarakhand’s Department of Women Empowerment and Child Development

On Sunday, India’s hockey star Vandana Katariya was appointed the brand ambassador of Uttarakhand’s women and child development department. Vandana will also serve as the brand ambassador of the Centre’s ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ initiative for the Haridwar district. Uttarakhand’s Chief Minister, Pushkar Singh Dhami, made the announcements on the same day Vandana received the...
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Valentino Rossi To Retire At The End Of The Season

Nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi announced that he would be bringing down the curtain on his decorated 25-year career at the end of the current season. The 42-year-old Italian, who has 115 victories to his name, is the only rider to have won the 125cc, 250cc, 500cc, and MotoGP world championships. Speaking at the pre-race press...
Aditya Chaudhuri
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