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Chandigarh, Aug 22 : The Haryana government on Saturday announced the launch of a scheme wherein a financial incentive of Rs 5 lakh in advance would be given to players who qualify for the Olympics and Paralympic Games.On the request of the Minister …

New Delhi, Aug 17 : Indian boxer Sarita Devi and her husband Thoiba Singh have tested positive for coronavirus.In an interview with IANS, Sarita’s husband Thoiba said, “Sarita and me were tested Covid positive today.We will go to the COVID centre now…

Chandigarh, Aug 9 : The Punjab Cricket Association has decided to name its upcoming stadium near here after the last ruler of erstwhile Patiala state, late Maharaja Yadavindra Singh, who had played a Test match for India in 1934.A decision in this re…

Chandigarh, July 17 : A day after a trial court in Punjab sent the prime suspect in the fake Sri Lankan cricket league to judicial custody along with two others for recently hosting a fake Sri Lankan T20 league near Chandigarh, it on Friday granted s…

Kolkata, July 16 : BCCI President Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday was forced to go into home quarantine after his elder brother and Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) Joint Secretary Snehasish Ganguly tested positive for Covid-19.Snehasish has been admi…

Chandigarh, July 5 : Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on Sunday inaugurated the state’s first multi-storeyed sports complex in Sirsa.Chautala said the sports complex — built at a cost of of Rs 3 crore — would provide the best sports …

Chennai, June 25 : Chennai Police has seized former Test cricketer Robin Singh’s car for defying Covid-induced lockdown curbs.Speaking to IANS, a police official said that Singh was coming from the East Coast Road (ECR) on Saturday morning.On checkin…

New Delhi, June 21 : Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and a number of other sports stars on Sunday extended their heartfelt wishes on the occasion of Father’s Day.The ‘Master Blaster’ wrote on social media that he always remembers his father Ramesh Te…

Thiruvananthapuram, June 20 : Two pro-Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh organisations — the Swadeshi Jagaran Manch (SJM), Kerala and the Centre for Policy and Development Studies (CPDS) on Saturday expressed their displeasure against the statement by BCCI…

Ranchi, June 15 : A day after Bollywood star Sushant Singh Rajputs untimely demise in Mumbai, two city cricketers and a former coach of Indian cricketer MS Dhoni on Monday recalled their meetings with the deceased actor who had played the lead in the…