From baton relay to leap frog: Good Shepherd Chennai invites past pupils for its alumni sports meet

[ad_1] Sports Day at Good Shepherd Convent It is time to don your house colours again with the first-ever Good Shepherd School Alumni Sports Meet 2023. The event invites all past students to indulge in a bit of nostalgia and participate in sports activities that they used to do during school days. This includes march […]

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A new sports hub in Visakhapatnam with a training academy for over 15 sports

[ad_1] Teams from different States participating in the National Inter-District Junior Athletics Meet held in 2017 at Port stadium in Visakhapatnam. | Photo Credit: KR Deepak A go-karting track, mini golf course, renovated basketball and badminton courts, flood lights on the ground, bowling alley, snow world and professional training academies for about 15 sports: this […]

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Data Point | On the rise: Indian women cricketers are closing the gap with men in T20 cricket

[ad_1] The opening: Delhi Capitals’ captain Meg Lanning (L), Mumbai Indians’ captain Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Smriti Mandhana (2R), Gujarat Giants’ captain Beth Mooney (2L) and UP Warriorz captain Alyssa Healy (R) pose with the trophy during the opening ceremony of 2023 Women’s Premier League (WPL) at the DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai. […]

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Data | Women’s Premier League is no stroke of luck but a hard-fought win

[ad_1] WPL begins: Delhi Capitals’ captain Meg Lanning (L), Mumbai Indians’ captain Harmanpreet Kaur (2L), Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Smriti Mandhana (C), Gujarat Giants’ captain Beth Mooney (2R) and UP Warriorz captain Alyssa Healy (R) gesture during the opening ceremony of 2023 Women’s Premier League (WPL) at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on […]

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Vinesh Phogat says member of oversight committee leaked sensitive information in MeToo investigation

[ad_1] Wrestler Vinesh Phogat previously accused WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan of sexual harassment. | Photo Credit: ANI Vinesh Phogat has alleged that a member of the oversight committee, tasked with investigating the sexual harassment accusations against coach Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, is leaking sensitive information to the media. This “reckless” behaviour not only undermines […]

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Meet Visakhapatnam’s breakdancers who are nurturing the Olympic dream

[ad_1] Participants in a breaking class at Destiny Breakers Dance School in Visakhapatnam. | Photo Credit: KR Deepak In a narrow lane winding into a residential colony in Visakhapatnam, a room throbs to the beats of hip-hop music. Here, a small team of dancers in the age group of eight to 20 flip, freeze and […]

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Visakhapatnam gymnasts win medals at the 66th School Games Federation State Meet

[ad_1] The gymnasts who won at the 66th School Games Federation State Meet and coaches in Visakhapatnam. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT An upbeat mood prevails as Visakhapatnam teams shine at the recently concluded 66th School Games Federation State Meet in Kakinada. As many as 23 girls and boys from the district won medals at […]

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Review of Luciano Wernicke’s The Most Incredible World Cup Stories: Football snapshots

[ad_1] Right from the inaugural 1930 edition that host Uruguay won to the previous 2018 championship in Russia, the author highlights the anecdotes that nourish the Beautiful Game’s veins. The tango between racing feet and a ball is the most elemental of sport. There is a lightness like riding a bike on highways and equally […]

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11 iconic books on football’s history and magic 

[ad_1] The poet laureate of football, Uruguay’s Eduardo Galeano, put up this sign on his door every four years: ‘Closed for Soccer’. He then spent a month watching the World Cup and writing about it. His SOCCER IN SUN AND SHADOW is the greatest book on football. Only Mexican writer Juan Villoro’s GOD IS ROUND […]

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Guides to FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar stadiums in Doha

[ad_1] Eight stadiums in Doha will host 64 matches at the World Cup and the unique nature of the tournament, which is being held in one location, allows fans to attend more than one game a day, with the venues a maximum of one hour’s drive from each other. LUSAIL STADIUM Capacity: 80,000 Location: 15km […]

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