Mumbai, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian cricket fans always remember the iconic moment 19 years ago when the then Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly took his shirt off at the Lord’s balcony after India chased a target…
London, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Off-spinner R Ashwin got into groove ahead of India’s five-match Test series against England next month as he took 6/27 to help Surrey dismiss Somerset for a paltry 69 in the…
Beijing, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) China will send 431 athletes, including 24 Olympic champions, to the upcoming Tokyo Games as the Chinese delegation was unveiled here on Wednesday. The delegation, including 298 female and 133 male…
London, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Anyone convicted of racist abuse online should be banned from attending football matches, Britain’s main opposition Labour Party’s Shadow Culture Secretary Jo Stevens said Wednesday. As three young black players in…
New Delhi, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Even as other cricketing nations are learning to gel as a team ahead of the T20 World Cup in October-November by playing multiple limited-overs games, especially T20 Internationals, the Indians…
Gateshead, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Germany’s Johannes Vetter was extremely critical of the competition organisers of the Diamond League meeting at the Gateshead International Stadium on Tuesday. The German, who is the favourite for Tokyo Olympics…
Sydney, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) With amendments to the athlete replacement rules and team changes, the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has added 16 athletes to its contingent, making it Australia’s largest ever team for an Olympic…
New Delhi, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sports Minister, Anurag Thakur, launched the official cheer song for the Tokyo-bound Indian contingent in a virtual event on Wednesday. The song, titled ‘Hindustani Way’, has been sung by young…
By B Shrikant Mumbai, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) During an interaction with India’s Tokyo-bound contingent on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inquired with javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra about the injury he suffered in 2019, which kept…
By B Shrikant Mumbai, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) A total of 26 athletes will represent India in the track and field competition at the Olympics but the medal hopes rest on star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra…
Wellington, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) has confirmed the largest ever delegation of 211 athletes to the Tokyo Olympics. New Zealand is set to compete in 22 sports, including the new…
Chennai, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2021 will be held between August 13 to September 15, the International Chess Federation (FIDE) announced. Each national federation intending to take part in the Online…
Tokyo, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach will visit Hiroshima on Friday to mark the start of the Olympic Truce, organisers said here on Wednesday. Bach, who arrived in Tokyo on…
Doha, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Wednesday that an official from the IOC Refugee Olympic team had tested positive for COVID-19 before the departure to Tokyo. In the last few…
London, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Manchester United and England striker Marcos Rashford has received an injury setback and it means he will miss the first two months of next season. The 23-year-old, who was one of…
Melbourne, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The 11th edition of the Big Bash League (BBL) will be played from December 5 to January 28, Cricket Australia announced. The schedule includes ‘eight days’, up from six last year,…
Lausanne, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has updated the Olympic Oath at Tokyo 2020 and also increased the number of oath-takers from three to six — two athletes, two coaches and two…
Colombo, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Though team coach Rahul Dravid has said that India’s limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka may not throw up many new options for the T20 World Cup, scheduled to be held in…
London, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Eoin Morgan, England’s white ball skipper, is among the nine first-choice players included in the squad for the T20I series against Pakistan starting July 16 at Trent Bridge. The nine players,…
Mumbai, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former Indian hockey player Dhanraj Pillay is optimistic that the Manpreet Singh-led squad will be able to break the 41-year jinx at the Olympics. “I am very confident they will do…