Sports
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FIFA 23 introduces Morocco’s Nouhaila Benzina wearing hijab
Moroccan footballer Nouhaila Benzina has become the first player to wear a headscarf in a FIFA 23 video game. In the latest major update for FIFA 23, called Game Update 16, EA…
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Asian Champions Trophy: Stalin announces cash prize for Indian hockey team
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Sunday announced a cash prize of Rs 1.10 crore to the Indian hockey team members who defeated the Malaysian team 4-3 in the final…
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Virat Kohli refutes reports of his earnings from social media
Star batter Virat Kohli on Saturday refuted reports that floated in social media, claiming that he earned a mindboggling Rs 11.4 crore per single sponsored post through Instagram. A report by Instagram scheduling tool Hopper…
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Aysu Turkoglu becomes first Turkish woman to swim across North Channel
Ankara: Aysu Turkoglu became the first Turkish woman to swim across the North Channel on Wednesday, August 9. At just 22 years of age, the endurance swimmer is also the youngest Turkish…
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The curious case of Govindraj; Did regional politics keep him out of Test cricket?
Hyderabad cricket has produced several good spin bowlers who have done yeoman service for the Indian team. The names of Ghulam Ahmed, Shivlal Yadav, Arshad Ayub, Venkatapathi Raju and Pragyan Ojha come…
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Harmanpreet scores brace as India beat Pakistan 4-0 in ACT hockey
Chennai: Skipper Harmanpreet Singh struck twice from penalty corners as a dominant India thrashed arch-rivals Pakistan 4-0 to maintain their unbeaten run in the Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament here on Wednesday.…
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World Cup: India to play Pakistan on Oct 14, 9 games rescheduled
New Delhi: The marquee World Cup match between arch-rivals India and Pakistan will now be played on October 14, one day before the original slot, the ICC confirmed on Wednesday as the…
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Watch: Footballer Karim Benzema performs Umrah, shares experience
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Al Ittihad player, the Frenchman of Algerian origin, Karim Benzema, on Monday, August 7, performed Umrah in Makkah and described it as the ‘best experience’ of his life. Taking…
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Daniel Vettori replaces Brian Lara as SunRisers Hyderabad head coach
Hyderabad: In what is a change of reins in quick succession, SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Monday announced former New Zealand cricketer Daniel Vettori as their new head coach. Vettori replaces Brian Lara,…
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Watch: Sadio Mane performs Umrah after making Al Nassr debut
Riyadh: Al-Nassr’s newly signed Senegalese footballer Sadio Mane performed Umrah in the city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday, August 3. The thirty-one-year-old performed the rituals of Umrah with his fellow Muslim…
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Rohit banks on home support to win ODI World Cup after 12 years
New Delhi: Skipper Rohit Sharma will be banking on the “massive” home support his team will get to win the ODI World Cup in India. India’s last ODI World Cup title came…
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Heba Saadieh becomes first Palestinian referee at World Cup
Heba Saadieh became the first-ever Palestinian to officiate a match during the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup. The 34-year-old referee take part in the ninth edition of the Women’s World Cup co-hosted…
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Dubai set to host Para-Powerlifting World Championships
Abu Dhabi: With the Paris Paralympic Games just over a year away, the crème de la creme of Para-Powerlifting including many Paralympic champions will gather here, in a fortnight’s time, when the…
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Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik’s divorce rumors return amid to Instagram bio change
Mumbai: Sania Mirza’s marriage to Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik has been rumoured since last year, when cryptic posts by Sania fueled rumours of a possible split. The recent change in Shoaib Malik’s…
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Abu Dhabi police win 19 gold medals at Canada games
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Police teams have harvested 49 coloureful medals since the launch of the 2023 World Police and Fire Games (WPFG 2023) on 28th July in the Canadian Province of…
