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• 18, Feb 2021

In Cricket, off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has become the first player in the 143-year history of Test cricket to take 200 wickets against left-handed batsmen. He achieved the feat during the second day of India’s second Test against England at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chenn

• 17, Feb 2021

Faf du Plessis has announced his retirement from Test cricket. Announcing his decision to quit the longest format of the game on Wednesday, Du Plessis said he wants to focus on the shortest format for the next two years.“My heart is clear and the time is right to walk into a n

• 16, Feb 2021

World No.2, Spain's Rafael Nadal today entered the quarterfinals of Australian Open Tennis tournament, beating the world No.17  Fabio Fognini of Italy 6-3 6-4 6-2. Nadal will now face the winner of tonight’s match between Tsitsipas and Berrettini. Nadal didn&rsqu

• 13, Feb 2021

The head of the Tokyo Olympics 2020, Yoshiro Mori resigned today over sexist comments against women he made earlier this month.Mori, a former Prime Minister, had initially apologized but refused to step down.This drew criticism from sponsors, and led to an online petition that drew

• 11, Feb 2021

Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have granted conditional exemption to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the deployment of drones for live aerial cinematography of the India Cricket Season in 2021. The Ministr

• 10, Feb 2021

Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju today felicitated the participants of ‘Fit India Mission 200 Kilometers’ walkathon in New Delhi. Participants were awarded with special walkathon medals and certificates. The walkathon which was first of its kind, was o

• 09, Feb 2021

Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have granted conditional exemption to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the deployment of drones for live aerial cinematography of the India Cricket Season in 2021. The Ministr

• 08, Feb 2021

In Kargil Ladakh, Drass Red has won the 13th CEC Cup Ice Hockey Championship beating Hockey Club Chiktan team in the Final match.The 1st Women CEC Ice Hockey Cup 2021 was lifted by Shakar Chiktan Team defeating Wakha Mulbekh Team.32 Men teams and 5 Women Teams participated in the

• 06, Feb 2021

Ajay Singh has been re-elected as President of the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) after defeating former Maharashtra sports minister Ashish Shelar in the polls. Singh received 37 votes while Shelar, who has held many top positions in sport, including the role of President of Maharas

• 06, Feb 2021

In Cricket, England will resume their first innings at the overnight score of 263 for three against India on the second day of the first Test match at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai today. The match will begin at 9:30 AM. On the opening day yesterday, England Skipper Joe Root score