The Hundred takes England cricket by storm
New Delhi, July 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Hundred ball format cricket, which finally came to life this week after four years of ideation, turned out to be a super-hit in the first two matches as it…
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England winger Sancho signs up with Manchester United
London, July 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Premier League club Manchester United have completed the transfer of England winger Jadon Sancho. The transfer done for ?73m moves Sancho from Borussia Dortmund to United till June 2026, with an…
Tibetan bodies resent awarding Winter Olympics to Beijing
New Delhi, July 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Four Tibetan organisations based in Switzerland have filed a complaint against the International Olympic Committee (IOC) with the Swiss National Contact Point in Bern for alleged violation of OECD guidelines…
Shooters all set to launch India’s gold quest at Olympics
New Delhi, July 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s 10m air rifle women’s duo of Apurvi Chandela and Elavenil Valarivan and the men’s 10m air pistol pair of Saurabh Chaudhary and Abhishek Verma will kick off India’s medal…
Olympics: Jadhav to pair up with Deepika in archery mixed team event
Tokyo, July 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pravin Jadhav’s better performance compared to Atanu Das in the ranking round has prompted him to be paired with Deepika Kumari for the archery mixed team event. The event, making its…
Much improved, women’s hockey team aims to impress
Mumbai, July 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) India was one of the six teams invited to participate when women’s hockey made its Olympics debut in 1980 at Moscow. India finished fourth behind Zimbabwe, Czechoslovakia and Soviet Union. They…
Men’s hockey preview: Pressure on India to make a strong start
Tokyo, July 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Eight-time champions India open their Tokyo Olympic Games men’s hockey campaign against New Zealand at Oi Hockey Stadium here on Saturday. On paper, it should be an easy assignment for Graham…
Hosts in the way of 4th straight Chinese clean sweep in table tennis
Tokyo, July 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Table tennis powerhouse China will seek their fourth straight clean sweep of table tennis titles at the Olympics while host Japan may provide the strongest challenge, as the Tokyo 2020 competitions…
India field 5 ODI debutants for first time in over 40 years
Colombo, July 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) India on Friday fielded five debutants in a One-day International (ODI) for the first time in over 40 years. Sanju Samson, Nitish Rana, Chetan Sakariya, Krishnappa Gowtham and Rahul Chahar got…
Son Heung-min signs fresh four-year deal with Tottenham
London, July 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur have announced that South Korea’s Son Heung-min has signed a four-year contract with the club till 2025. The 29-year-old South Korea captain has scored 107 goals…
Bavuma reprimanded for breaching ICC Code of Conduct
Dubai, July 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) South African captain Temba Bavuma was on Friday reprimanded for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the first T20I against Ireland in Malahide, Dublin on July 19….
Sreeshankar and Irfan given go-ahead for Olympics
New Delhi, July 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Friday decided against withdrawing the entries of long jumper Murali Sreeshankar and 20km race walker KT Irfan from the Tokyo Olympics. The AFI’s…
Give Indian coaches opportunities too: IM Vijayan
By Jagannath Chatterjee New Delhi, July 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former Indian football team striker and Bhaichung Bhutia’s long-time partner upfront, I M Vijayan feels home-bred coaches should be given more opportunities to showcase their skills, as…
India win toss, field five debutants in 3rd ODI vs Sri Lanka
Colombo, July 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) India, who are fielding five debutants in the third and final ODI against Sri Lanka, have won the toss and elected to bat here at the R Premadasa Stadium on Friday….
Manpreet Singh-led India to make a cautious start in Tokyo
Tokyo, July 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ahead of the Indian men’s hockey team’s opener against New Zealand in Pool A on July 24, captain Manpreet Singh said that his boys would look to make a cautious start…
How successful is Indian cricket?
By Yajurvindra Singh The phenomenal rise in the quality and quantity of Indian cricketers is being appreciated by one and all. The young brigade of Indian cricketers who normally would have warmed the bench as…
Was racially stereotyped by South African teammates: Paul Adams
Johannesburg, July 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former South African spinner Paul Adams has told Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) Social Justice and Nation-Building hearings that racial stereotyping was rampant during his playing days and that he was called…
Vinesh Phogat’s angry outburst for physio not getting accreditation
Budapest, July 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Asian Games gold medallist wrestler Vinesh Phogat made an angry outburst through her Twitter handle late on Thursday night, expressing her disappointment at her physiotherapist Poornima Ngomdir not being given accreditation…
Match practice crucial before I-League qualifiers: Bengaluru United coach
Bengaluru, 22 July (SocialNews.XYZ) Adapting training tactics to factor in a long period of inactivity will be integral to his team’s preparation for the I-League qualifiers, says Bengaluru United coach Richard Hood. Hood said the…
Dismal show by men’s archers in ranking round
Tokyo, July 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian archers — Atanu Das, Pravin Jadhav and Tarundeep Rai — finished with rankings outside the top-30 in the individual mens ranking round on the opening day of the Tokyo Olympics,…