All India Football Federation (AIFF): FIFA has suspended AIFF due to undue legal and political interference in the federation. In May this year, India’s Supreme Court disbanded the AIFF (due to issues of mismanagement) and appointed a three-member committee to govern the sport. However, Fifa’s rules say its member federations must be free from legal […]
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Serena Williams : Winner Of 23 Grand Slam Titles
Serena Williams : Winner Of 23 Grand Slam Titles American tennis legend Serena Williams, the winner of 23 Grand Slam titles, has announced that she will retire from professional tennis. She has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most by any player in the Open Era, and the second-most of all time (behind Margaret […]
Longboarding
Longboarding: The death of Anas Hajas, a 31-year-old skating enthusiast from Kerala, while ‘longboarding’ has raised serious concerns about adventurous solo trips undertaken using the skateboard. Basically, a longboard is similar to a skateboard, which is a long plank or board made of wood, plastic, or even heavier materials, balanced on top of small wheels. […]
Lawn Bowls Sport
Lawn Bowls Sport: In Commonwealth Games 2022, Indian women’s team scripted history by winning the country’s first-ever Gold Medal in “Women’s Four Lawn Bowls” Sport. Lawn bowls is often considered a mix of “Ten-pin Bowling” and the winter sport of “Curling”. While in ten-pin bowling, the goal is to take down all the pins at […]
Tejaswin Shankar’s Bronze In High Jump : Commonwealth Games
Tejaswin Shankar’s Bronze In High Jump : Commonwealth Games Tejaswin clinched bronze after he cleared 2.22m in his first try. Tejaswin Shankar’s Bronze in High Jump is also India’s first in Track and Field at Commonwealth Games, 2022. Commonwealth Games is a member-based organization that receives no funding from the government and exists to administer, […]
4th Oil And Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Para Games
4th Oil And Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Para Games: The Government of India inaugurated the 4th Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Para Games in New Delhi. ONGC Para Games is a special Human Resource Initiative to provide Equal Opportunities to Persons with Disabilities PwDs in all walks of corporate life. The intent is to […]
FIFA Under 17 Women’s World Cup 2022 In India
FIFA Under 17 Women’s World Cup 2022 In India: The Union Cabinet has approved the Signing of Guarantees for hosting Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Under 17 Women’s World Cup 2022 in India. FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022 is scheduled to be held in India between 11th and 30th October 2022. The seventh […]
First Indian To Enter Men’s Long Jump
First Indian To Enter Men’s Long Jump: Murali Sreeshankar becomes first Indian to enter men’s long jump final at World Athletics Championships In the World Athletics Championships, Murali Sreeshankar has become the first Indian to enter the men’s long jump final at Oregon, USA. He leapt 8 meter in the qualification round. The 23-year-old from […]
Wimbledon 2022
Wimbledon 2022: In Tennis, Serbian star Novak Djokovic won Wimbledon 2022 after beating Australia’s Nick Kyrgios 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 in London. Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan clinched the Women’s Singles title. Novak Djokovic became the fourth player in the open era after Roger Federer, Pete Sampras, and Bjorn Borg to win four Wimbledon titles in […]
44th Chess Olympiad : New Delhi
44th Chess Olympiad : New Delhi The Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the historic torch relay for the 44th Chess Olympiad at Indira Gandhi Stadium, New Delhi. This torch will be taken to 75 cities in a span of 40 days before the final culmination at Mahabalipuram near Chennai. It will then head over to […]
