Category: Sports News
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India will face New Zealand for the first time
(Pooja Dubey, Intern Journalist) The Indian men’s hockey team, which has been waiting for a medal for four decades, will begin its campaign at the Tokyo Olympics against New Zealand on July 24. The women’s team will play the first match of the Netherlands on the same day. The eight-time champion Indian team is placed…
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Odisha government’s efforts in the development of Indian football commendable: AIFF
(Pooja Dubey, Intern Journalist) Kushal Das, General Secretary of All India Football Federation (AIFF) and the players registered from this apex body of the country appreciated the Government of Odisha for their support in the development of Indian football. The AIFF signed a memorandum of understanding with the Odisha government in 2018 and many teams…
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American runner Stevens banned for 18 months
(Pooja Dubey, Intern Journalist) Olympic finalist Deajah Stevens was banned for 18 months on Thursday for not giving a dope test and will no longer play the Tokyo Olympics. The Athletics Indigency Unit said,” Stevens had not reached all three dope tests in Oregon and West Hollywood in 2019. There is a ban on not…
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Koneru was defeated in the final four of women’s speed chess
(Pooja Dubey, Intern journalist) India’s top player Humpy Koneru made it to the semi-finals of the fourth and final leg of the Women’s Speed Chess Championship by defeating Valentina Gunina on Thursday but D Harika was eliminated from the tournament after losing in the quarter-finals. World Rapid Chess champion Humpy defeated the Russian player 6-5.…