At the upcoming Olympics, Fraser-Pryce, the 34-year-old mother from Jamaica, also could become the oldest person to win an individual Olympic sprint. And, she could become the first woman to win three 100-meter gold medals at the Games. Not bad for an athlete who feared her career was over four …
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Tokyo 2020 : Tokyo Olympics organisers on Sunday reported three new cases of Covid-19 infection among athletes, up from one new case a day earlier, as the population of the athlete’s village swells ahead of the start of the pandemic-hit Games next week. The competitors are the first athletes to …
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45 CAB cricketers have been withheld from further participation till resolving of disputes.© AFP. The Cricket Association of Bengal on Friday decided to introduce a unique biometric code after 65 players from the state were identified with disputed documents. Of the 65 players identified, 45 players have been withheld from …
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Riding on an unbeaten knock of 89 from opener Danni Wyatt, England defeated India by eight wickets in the final T20I in Chelmsford on Wednesday. Chasing 154 to win, Wyatt shared in a 112-run stand for the second wicket with Nat Sciver (42 off 36), and though Sciver fell 22 …
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A player of the Indian cricket team in England has tested positive for Covid -19 virus. The player who tested positive will not be travelling to Durham, where the Indian team is scheduled to assemble on Thursday afternoon and prepare for a three-day warm-up game against a County Championship XI …
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Tokyo Olympics : “The first contingent will leave for Tokyo on July 17. It will have 90 athletes and officials in total.” Newly-appointed Sports Minister Anurag Thakur also wished the Tokyo-bound athletes and also praised the Prime Minister’s leadership. “From 22 States, 119 athletes will represent 130-crore Indians in 18 …
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20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer has pulled out of the upcoming Tokyo Olympics due to a knee injury that he suffered during the grass-court season this year. Federer was last seen in action in the Wimbledon 2021 in which he exited in the quarterfinals after losing to Hubert Hurkacz …
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