Also bestowed with the honor was Amritraj, who reached the men's singles quarterfinals at the Wimbledon and US Open twice each besides guiding India to the Davis Cup finals twice - in 1974 and 1987.
Borgohain looks in top form heading into the Olympics, hoping to snag her second medal in the world athletics’ grandest stage but the road ahead will not be easy for her due to top quality opposition.
On Wednesday, after the sports ministry cleared the full list, the Indian Olympic Association said 117 athletes will represent India at the Games, which begin in 8 days, on July 26.
India haven't toured Pakistan since 2005/06 and the two teams haven't played a bilateral series since 2012/13 owing to the political strains between the two nations.
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Marking competitors will be based on five criterion: Technique, Variety (or vocabulary), Execution (or performativity), Musicality and Originality (or creativity).
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Global Chess League will be back for another season in October this year. In the first edition, the GCL managed a coup of sorts by getting some of the biggest names in the sport to sign up
In less than a year, Shubman Gill has been appointed as captain of Gujarat Titans, led India's second-string team to a convincing 4-1 win over Zimbabwe and now has been elevated as vice-captain in both the T20Is and in the ODIs by the selectors.
A key factor in Marquez’s appointment as India's next head coach was the AIFF and FC Goa agreeing that the 55-year-old would be coaching the Goan ISL team during the club season.
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"packed cricket calendar in the period from August 2024 to March 2025, which includes nine ICC World Test Championship matches and next year’s ICC Champions Trophy 2025" the PCB statement said.
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The beds at the Paris Olympics Athlete Village, it was reported, would be small in size and made from materials that would deter athletes from having sex during competition.
In the last couple of years, that veneer of invincibility that the American basketball team wore since the heady days of the Dream Team at the Barcelona Olympics has started to fade.
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