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Converting even half chances will be the key to success: women hockey striker Lalremsiami

Harpal Singh Bedi / New Delhi Women’s Hockey striker Lalremsiami, has a mantra for team’s success and that is to convert even the half chances into goals. She feels that Indian team’s focus while preparing for the Tokyo Olympics is on creating more goal scoring opportunities . Talking to Hockey India in Bengaluru the 21-year … Continue reading Converting even half chances will be the key to success: women hockey striker Lalremsiami →

Alexander Zverev beat Matteo Berrettini to clinch his 2nd Madrid Open title

WEB DESK In tennis, World number six Alexander Zverev beat Matteo Berrettini to clinch his second Madrid Open title. After beating top-seeded Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals and fourth-ranked Dominic Thiem in the semifinals, Zverev rallied to defeat Italian world number 10 Berrettini 6-7 (8), 6-4, 6-3 in the final. In the men’s doubles final, … Continue reading Alexander Zverev beat Matteo Berrettini to clinch his 2nd Madrid Open title →

Fate of Olympics hangs in balance as Japan extends state of COVID-19 emergency in Tokyo

AMN / WEB DESK The fate of Olympics hangs in balance as the Covid shadow looms large over Japan. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said that he has never put the Olympics first, as the Island Country extended a state of emergency in Tokyo until the end of May and is struggling to contain a … Continue reading Fate of Olympics hangs in balance as Japan extends state of COVID-19 emergency in Tokyo →

Indian hockey team captains promise better showing at the Tokyo Olympics

Harpal Singh Bedi / New Delhi Hockey Captains Manpreet Singh and Rani Rampaul have exuded confidence that their teams will perform well at the Tokyo Olympics. Though the Indian Team Captains expressed their disappointment over not being able to travel for tours in the coming weeks due to the travel restrictions, they insisted that the … Continue reading Indian hockey team captains promise better showing at the Tokyo Olympics →

Hockey India mourns the deaths of Kaushik and Ravinder Pal Singh

Harpal Singh Bedi / New Delhi Saturday turned out to be a black day for Indian Hockey as the sport lost two veterans- M K Kaushik and Ravinder Pal Singh who were part of the Gold Medal winning team at the 1980 Moscow Olympics – due to covid . A verstile right half Kaushik (66), … Continue reading Hockey India mourns the deaths of Kaushik and Ravinder Pal Singh →

Indian wrestler Seema Bisla qualifies for Tokyo Olympics

AMN Indian wrestler Seema Bisla has secured a Tokyo Olympics berth in women’s 50kg after reaching the finals of the World Olympic Qualifier at Sofia in Bulgaria yesterday. Seema becomes the fourth woman and eighth overall wrestler to qualify for the quadrennial event. With this, India equals its previous best qualification of eight wrestlers from … Continue reading Indian wrestler Seema Bisla qualifies for Tokyo Olympics →

Online campaign “Stop Tokyo Olympics” gathers almost 200,000 signatures in past two days

AMN/ WEB DESK As public concerns mount over holding the Tokyo Olympics Games amidst COVID-19 pandemic, an online campaign called “Stop Tokyo Olympics” has gathered almost 200,000 signatures in past two days. The Games which are due to open on July 23 have already been postponed for a year due to the coronavirus. Kenji Utsunomiya, … Continue reading Online campaign “Stop Tokyo Olympics” gathers almost 200,000 signatures in past two days →

World’s oldest person pulls out of torch relay for Tokyo Olympics

AMN/ WEB DESK The world’s oldest person, a 118-year-old Japanese woman, has decided not to take part in the torch relay for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics over pandemic fears. An official at her nursing home said yesterday. The official said that, Kane Tanaka, who was awarded a Guinness World Record, was slated to be one … Continue reading World’s oldest person pulls out of torch relay for Tokyo Olympics →

BCCI suspends IPL 2021 indefinitely after four players test positive for COVID-19

WEB DESK The current season of Indian Premier League has been suspended due to emergence of multiple cases of Covid-19 in the players. The Indian Premier League Governing Council and Board of Control for Cricket in India in an emergency meeting has unanimously decided to postpone IPL 2021 season with immediate effect. In a statement, … Continue reading BCCI suspends IPL 2021 indefinitely after four players test positive for COVID-19 →

IPL: Match between KKR and RCB rescheduled after 2 players tested positive for COVID-19

AMN The IPL Cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore slated for today has been rescheduled after 2 KKR players tested positive. Delhi Capitals defeated Punjab Kings by 7 wickets at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad last night. Shikhar Dhawan played a knock of 69 off 47 balls along with Prithvi … Continue reading IPL: Match between KKR and RCB rescheduled after 2 players tested positive for COVID-19 →