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Kohli’s Bangalore seek return to winning ways against Dhoni’s CSK

Kohli’s Bangalore seek return to winning ways against Dhoni’s CSK

Royal Challengers Bangalore would look forward and get their mojo back when they take on Mahendra Singh Dhoni's resilient Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the 2021 Indian Premier League match, on Friday. While RCB will look to start up fresh while CSK got a confidence-boosting 20-run win against defending Mumbai Indians on Sunday night. It is imperative for RCB to improve upon their batting as they seek to keep their place in the top half of the points table. Openers - Devdutt Padikkal (217 runs) and skipper Virat Kohli (203 runs) is expected to  provide a solid start. But the opening…
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MI vs KKR Head to Head IPL 2021 with full squads, new signings, player replacement, stats and records

MI vs KKR Head to Head IPL 2021 with full squads, new signings, player replacement, stats and records

When the Mumbai Indians face an energetic Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League 2021 encounter on Thursday, they will look for inspiration from skipper Rohit Sharma, who is supposed to return to action after missing the first match against Chennai Super Kings. In their 20-run loss to CSK on the last match, Mumbai were without Rohit and the ace all-rounder Hardik Pandya, as they were both rested as precautionary measures due to niggles. On the other hand, KKR won by nine wickets over Royal Challengers Bangalore in their first match of the second leg of the league. The defending champions,…
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লভলীনাকে জিমন্যাসিয়াম গড়ে দিল ওএনজিসি

লভলীনাকে জিমন্যাসিয়াম গড়ে দিল ওএনজিসি

টোকিও অলিম্পিকে দুর্দান্ত সাফল্যের জন্য ভারতের বক্সিং স্টার লভলীনা বরগোহাঁইকে সংবর্ধনা জানালো অয়েল অ্যান্ড ন্যাচারাল গ্যাস কর্পোরেশন লিমিটেড (ওএনজিসি)। অলিম্পিকের ব্রোঞ্জ মেডালিস্ট লভলীনার ইচ্ছাপূরণের জন্য ওএনজিসি তাকে একটি ‘পার্সোনাল জিমন্যাসিয়াম’ তৈরি করে দেবে তার জয়ের স্বীকৃতি হিসেবে। লভলীনা ভারতের তৃতীয় বক্সার যিনি অলিম্পিকসে মেডেল জিতেছেন। তার নাম ইতিহাসে স্থান পাবে ভারতের সর্বকালের অন্যতম অলিম্পিয়ান ও বক্সার হিসেবে। ওএনজিসি’র এক্সিকিউটিভ ডিরেক্টর (আসাম অ্যান্ড আসাম আরাকান বেসিন, জোরহাট) সুষমা রাওয়াত জানান, তারা লভলীনার সাফল্যে গর্বিত। তার জয় সকলকে লক্ষ্য অর্জনের প্রেরণা জোগাবে। স্বীকৃতির স্মারক হিসেবে তার ইচ্ছানুসারে তাকে একটি ব্যক্তিগত জিমন্যাসিয়াম তৈরি করে দেবে ওএনজিসি, যাতে তিনি বাড়িতে থেকেই ভালভাবে অনুশীলন করতে…
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Ex-India skipper Sourav Ganguly enjoys Lord’s Test

Ex-India skipper Sourav Ganguly enjoys Lord’s Test

On Thursday, BCCI president and former India skipper Sourav Ganguly attended the Lord's Test between England and India. One of the most influential captains of the sport, he described cricket as "majestic" as he recalled his debut at the home of cricket. He took to instagram, wrote, "Came here as player first in 1996 ..and then as captain..enjoyed the game at lord's today as an administrator...India was and is in a good position all the times ..this game of cricket is majestic." Ganguly was spotted enjoying the action with BCCI secretary Jay Shah, vice-president Rajiv Shukla, England and Wales Cricket…
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Formation of India committee announced World Boxing Council

Formation of India committee announced World Boxing Council

The World Boxing Council (WBC) has announced the formation of its India committee in collaboration with the Indian Boxing Council. The committee aims to offer a "pathway for domestic championship success for aspiring professional boxers throughout the region and afford Indian fighters more significant global opportunities, using the WBC India as a platform for development, progression, and inclusion". WBC will also put emphasis on boxer safety and implement a ranking system for both male and female boxers. WBC president Mauricio in a statement said, "I am immensely proud to bear witness to new horizons for boxing in India. The WBC…
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Neeraj Chopra jumps to 2nd spot in World Javelin Rankings after winning Olympic gold medal

Neeraj Chopra jumps to 2nd spot in World Javelin Rankings after winning Olympic gold medal

Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra made a 14-place jump to become no.2 in the World Athletics Men's Rankings. He was 16th when he arrived at the Tokyo Olympics, and made the impressive jump following the gold medal win in the event. Neeraj Chopra's gold was also India's first in athletics history at the Games. He hit a 87.58m long throw in his second attempt in the final, which secured a top podium finish. Johannes Vetter, from Germany, who quite surprisingly finished ninth in the final event in Tokyo, remains at the top spot with 1397 ranking points. Neeraj Chopra has…
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Neeraj Chopra wins gold at Tokyo Olympics: Bollywood hails his historic win

Neeraj Chopra wins gold at Tokyo Olympics: Bollywood hails his historic win

Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Saturday became only the second Indian to win an individual gold in the Olympics. He has made the country proud as he won a gold medal in Men’s Javelin Throw, winning India its first gold medal at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. The 23-year-old farmer's son from Khandra village near Panipat in Haryana produced a second-round throw of 87.58m in the finals to stun the athletics world and end India's 100-year wait for a track and field medal in the Olympics. Bollywood celebrities stuck to their screens to watch the historic moment and soon after…
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Heartbroken Shah Rukh Khan consoles women’s hockey team after loss at Tokyo Olympics, lauds them for inspiring nation

Heartbroken Shah Rukh Khan consoles women’s hockey team after loss at Tokyo Olympics, lauds them for inspiring nation

While the Indian women's hockey team had already created history by entering the semifinals of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 for the first time, they failed to make history after losing to Great Britain in a hard-fought bronze play-off match on Friday. Nonetheless, every Indian is proud of their efforts and can't stop praising them for reaching the semifinals. Leading the brigade is Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan who took to social media to express how proud he is of the women's hockey team who inspired millions of others. Shah Rukh Khan tweeted, "Heartbreak!!! But all reasons to hold our heads…
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ড্রিম স্পোর্টস ফাউন্ডেশনের উদ্যোগ

ড্রিম স্পোর্টস ফাউন্ডেশনের উদ্যোগ

বাইচুং ভুটিয়া ফুটবল স্কুলস (বিবিএফএস) রেসিডেন্সিয়াল অ্যাকাডেমির সঙ্গে হাতমিলিয়ে ড্রিম স্পোর্টস ফাউন্ডেশন (ডিএসএফ) ‘ডেয়ার টু ড্রিম’ ইনিশিয়েটিভ লঞ্চ্‌ করল। এর উদ্দেশ্য, ৬ জন প্রতিভাসম্পন্ন তরুণ ফুটবলারকে সাহায্য করা। বিবিএফএস-এর সহযোগী সংস্থা ইন্ডিয়ান ফুটবল ফাউন্ডেশনের নেতৃত্ত্বে ১২ থেকে ১৭ বছর বয়সী এই ফুটবলাররা এসেছেন মণিপুর, মেঘালয় ও উত্তরাখন্ড থেকে। ডিএসএফ তাদের প্রশিক্ষণ ছাড়াও আগামী একবছর ধরে শিক্ষা, পরিচর্যা ও প্রতিযোগিতামূলক মানসিকতা গড়ে তুলতে সহায়তা জুগিয়ে যাবে। শিক্ষার্থীদের পেশাদার ফুটবল খেলোয়াড় হয়ে গড়ে উঠতে সাহায্য করার জন্য বিবিএফএস রেসিডেন্সিয়াল অ্যাকাডেমির চারটি ক্যাম্পাস রয়েছে কর্ণাটক, মহারাষ্ট্র, দিল্লি এনসিআর ও কেরালায়। সম্প্রতি, ইম্ফলের ছয় জন সম্ভাবনাযুক্ত মহিলা বক্সারকে প্রশিক্ষণ, শিক্ষা ও আর্থিক সহায়তা জোগাতে…
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India-New Zealand final most watched across all series in World Test Championship

India-New Zealand final most watched across all series in World Test Championship

The India-New Zealand final in Southampton last month was the most watched across all series that were part of the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC), with a total global audience of 177 million, the ICC said on Wednesday. The live viewership of the Test played between June 18 and 23 had touched 130.6 million across 89 territories. India contributed most of the audience with Star Sports and national broadcaster Doordarshan accounting for  94.6 per cent consumption of the intensely contested match that saw New Zealand complete an eight-wicket win on the reserve day. Star had produced local language feeds in…
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