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Getting hosting rights for AFC Asian Cup 2027 will be best gift for fans: Sunil Chhetri
2022 will see the country host two major international tournaments -- FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and the AFC Women's Asian Cup, and according to goalkeeper custodian Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, hosting the AFC Asian Cup in 2027 will be a 'massive' help for the sport in India.
Adelaide Test, Day 2: Bumrah scalps two after India get all out for 244
At the end of first session, Australia were 35/2 and trailed by 209 runs in reply to India's 244. The hosts could have been three down had Bumrah hung on to the catch of Marnus Labuschagne at the fine-leg boundary.
ISL: Silva, Chhetri score as Bengaluru condemn Odisha to 5th defeat
Odisha had their moments in the game with Onwu and Jerry Mawihmingthanga creating problems for the Bengaluru defence but failed to test their goalkeeper. They failed to record a single shot on target in the first half
Lewandowski beats Ronaldo, Messi to win FIFA Best Men's Player award
Both players are winning the award for the first time in their careers. While Bronze is the fifth player to win the award that has been won by a different player each year in the women's category since it was conferred to USA's Carli Lloyd, Lewandowski is the third to win the award after Ronaldo, Messi and Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric.
Gaurav Gill wins round 1 of National Rally Championship
Gill took a total of 56:55.200 minutes to complete eight special stages and record a victory by a margin of an impressive 4:25.700 minutes over Karna Kadur. Dean Mascarenhas finished third overall with a time of 1:02:30.500 minutes. Gill was at his best and even a flat tyre in the final stage could not stop him from underlining his supremacy in the opening round.
India contributes $1 million World Anti-Doping Agency to support Clean Sport
India's contribution of $1 million is the highest among contributions made by other world governments, including China, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. The total contribution of all member nations will be matched by an equal sum by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to create a corpus of $10 million.
World Anti-Doping Agency bans Russia in 2021Tokyo Olympics, 2022 Winter Games
Athletes from the country will hence be participating in the Tokyo Olympics, which was postponed to July-August next year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, under a neutral flag. They have additionally been barred from featuring the country's name or emblem "or other national symbol of the Russian Federation" on their clothes, equipment "or other personal items or in a publicly visible manner at any official venues or other areas".
Central government formally recognises yoga as competitive sport
The announcement was made at a joint press conference held here by the Union Minister of State for AYUSH Shripad Naik and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju. While addressing, Naik traced the origins of yogasana competitions to the Indian Yoga tradition.
Adelaide Test: Australia take Day 1 honours as India reduced to 233/6
The Aussies were fortunate to get a run-out with Kohli caught out of crease at the non-striker's end after Rahane pulled back an erroneous call for a run. Josh Hazlewood swooped on the ball at cover and sent it back to off-spinner Nathan Lyon who whipped the bails off to send Kohli back.
We should dream of qualifying for 2026 Fifa WC: Patel
The Fifa World Cup will be expanded to 48 teams from the current 32 from the 2026 tournament. The number of teams that can qualify from Asia has been increased to eight from four. Patel said that he expects a tough competition for India in their effort to successfully bid to host the 2027 Asian Cup. India will be up against Asian champions Qatar who are hosting the upcoming 2022 World Cup, apart from Saudi Arabia, Iran and Uzbekistan.
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