Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj officially booked himself a Tokyo Olympics berth on Wednesday after the sport’s world governing body FINA approved his ‘A’ standard qualification time in the men’s 100m backstroke time trial at the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome. “…Srihari Nataraj Olympic qualification time of 53.77 (seconds) swam in the time trial at the…
New Delhi: Indian women’s cricket team Captain Mithali Raj has completed an inspiring feat of the span of her cricketing career which runs longer than 22 years. What is more admirable about the achievement is that no one comes close to her in terms of the duration of career. When compared to men’s cricket, only…
New Delhi: The T20 World Cup scheduled to be held in India is being shifted to the UAE owing to the health safety concerns posed by COVID-19, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly told yesterday, ending weeks of speculation surrounding the mega-event in October-November. “We have officially intimated the ICC that the T20 World Cup can be…
New Delhi: Anushka Sharma’s maternity wardrobe became an object of admiration and envy for many. And now, she is all set to venture into circular fashion by her maternity outfits on sale. For the actor and producer, it’s an important step towards sustainability as pre-loved clothing has positive ramifications on the environment. Talking about raising…
Ace Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj yesterday breached the ‘A’ standard time for the Tokyo Games by clocking 53.77s in the men’s 100m backstroke at the Sette Colli Trophy but his participation in the Olympics will be confirmed only if FINA (Fédération Internationale de Natation) approves the timing. Nataraj had come agonisingly close to the breaching…
Shafali Verma yesterday became the youngest Indian cricketer to make their debut across all three formats when India Women took on England Women in the first ODI in Bristol. While the explosive opener made her T20I debut in 2019 and played her first Test earlier this month against England Women. At 17 years and 150…
Urges people to extend support to Tokyo-bound Indian athletes Railway Minister deploys space at 6,000 Railway Stations across the country to set up Olympics Selfie Points Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday announced a ‘Cheer4India’ campaign for the Tokyo-bound Indian athletes and urged people to extend their support to the sports persons, who will be…
Becomes first-ever Indian swimmer to make Olympic ‘A’ cut Sajan Prakash on Saturday became the first-ever Indian swimmer to qualify for the Olympic Games by breaching the ‘A’ standard time, clocking 1:56:38 seconds in the men’s 200m butterfly event at the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome, Italy. The Games ‘A’ standard was set at 1:56.48…
No alcohol, no hugs, no cheers and no autographs: Tokyo Olympic organisers unveiled tough new rules for spectators at the pandemic Games yesterday, as they marked one month until the opening ceremony. Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto warned festivities “will have to be suppressed” to keep the Games safe, and conceded that organisers will need…
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The Indian Cricket Board (Board of Control for Cricket in India) on Sunday pledged a donation of Rs. 10 crore for the training and preparations of country’s Olympic- bound athletes. “BCCI has decided to extend support to the Indian Olympic Association and has pledged a monetary gesture of Rs. 10 crores,” the Cricket Board said…
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