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Pakistan’s Babar Azam Wins ICC Players of the Month for April 2021 May 11, 2021
Alexander Zverev beats Matteo Berrettini to win his 2nd Madrid title May 10, 2021
Aryna Sabalenka wins her Maiden Madrid Open Women’s singles title May 10, 2021
Lewis Hamilton clinches his fifth successive Spanish Grand Prix May 10, 2021
AICF launches Checkmate Covid Initiative May 6, 2021
Nuwan Zoysa banned for 6 years for breaching ICC’s anti-corruption code May 5, 2021
Mark Selby becomes World Snooker Champion May 5, 2021
Sindhu, Michelle Li appointed ambassadors for IOC’s ‘Believe in Sport’ campaign May 4, 2021
Sri Lankan all-rounder Thisara Perera Announces Retirement May 4, 2021
Lewis Hamilton wins Portuguese Grand Prix May 3, 2021
Rafael Nadal clinches 12th Barcelona Open title April 27, 2021
Manchester City won League Cup football tournament April 27, 2021
Tamil Nadu’s Arjun Kalyan becomes 68th Indian Grandmaster April 22, 2021
Stefanos Tsitsipas Wins Monte Carlo 2021 Title April 20, 2021
India’s Mirabai Chanu creates a new Clean and Jerk world record in Tashkent April 19, 2021
Max Verstappen Wins Emilia Romagna F1 Grand Prix 2021 April 19, 2021
India Clinches 14 medal at 2021 Senior Asian Wrestling Championship April 19, 2021
Bhuvneshwar Kumar wins ICC Players of the Month award April 14, 2021
Kiren Rijiju inaugurates Khelo India State Centre of Excellence in Srinagar April 12, 2021
FIFA suspends Pakistan and Chad football federations April 8, 2021
Hurkacz beats Sinner to win Miami Open April 6, 2021
Tashkent to host 2023 AIBA Men’s World Boxing Championships April 6, 2021
Aniyan Midhun wins gold at south Asian Wushu tourney April 3, 2021
Lewis Hamilton won bahrain Grand Prix 2021 April 1, 2021
India tops the medals tally with 15 gold at Delhi ISSF Shooting World Cup March 31, 2021
‘Girl Gang’ Announced Official Song Of ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 March 27, 2021
Rahi Sarnobat, Chinky Yadav and Manu Bhaker clinch Gold at ISSF Shooting World Cup March 27, 2021
Yogasana Included in Khelo India Youth Games 2021 March 26, 2021
Khelo India Scheme extended till 2025-26 March 26, 2021
ISSF World Cup: India’s Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar Wins Gold March 25, 2021
Shreyas Iyer Signs Up With Lancashire For Royal London Cup 2021 March 24, 2021
India’s Singhraj wins gold in Para Shooting World Cup 2021 March 24, 2021
India Legends wins 2020-21 Road Safety World Series T-20 March 23, 2021
Nozomi Okuhara bags women’s singles titles at All England Open March 23, 2021
ISSF WC: Yashaswini wins first gold for India March 22, 2021
Athlete Avinash Sable Sets New National Record In Men’s 3000m Steeplechase March 20, 2021
Hashmatullah Shahidi becomes 1st afghan player to score Test double century March 19, 2021
Dhanalakshmi beats Dutee Chand to win Federation Cup gold March 18, 2021
Virat Kohli becomes first player to score 3000 runs in men’s T20I March 17, 2021
UAE’s Mohammad Naveed, Shaiman Anwar banned for 8 years from all cricket March 17, 2021
Bhavani Devi becomes first ever Indian fencer to qualify for Olympics March 16, 2021
Mumbai City FC beat ATK Mohun Bagan to win their maiden ISL title March 16, 2021
Ultimate Battle Founder- An Online eSports Platform March 15, 2021
Mithali Raj becomes 1st Indian woman cricketer to score 10K Int’l runs March 13, 2021
India-New Zealand World Test Championship final in Southampton March 10, 2021
Ashwin, Beaumont Win ICC Player of Month Awards for February March 10, 2021
PV Sindhu wins silver in BWF Swiss Open Super 300 March 10, 2021
India qualify for ICC World Test Championship Final March 9, 2021
Bajrang Punia bags gold in Matteo Pellicon World ranking series March 9, 2021
J&K tops medals tally at Khelo India Winter National Games March 5, 2021
Kieron Pollard becomes 3rd Man to Hit 6 Sixes in an over March 5, 2021
Mumbai City FC win ISL League Football Winners Shield March 3, 2021
Indian shuttlers Varun, Malvika win Uganda International titles March 3, 2021
Vinesh Phogat wins gold in Ukraine wrestling event March 2, 2021
Indian Women’s League 2020-21 to be hosted in Odisha March 1, 2021
R. Vinay Kumar announces retirement from all forms of cricket February 27, 2021
Yusuf Pathan announces retirement from all forms of cricket February 27, 2021
Karnataka to Host 2nd Khelo India University Games 2021 February 24, 2021
World’s biggest cricket stadium set for first match February 24, 2021
Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka wins Australian Open 2021 February 22, 2021
Sri Lanka pacer Dhammika Prasad quits international cricket February 20, 2021
Manika Batra Wins Singles Title at 82nd National Table Tennis Championship February 20, 2021
Chris Morris becomes IPL’s most expensive player February 19, 2021
South Africa’s Faf du Plessis retires from Test cricket February 19, 2021
Kings XI Punjab renamed as Punjab Kings ahead of IPL auction February 19, 2021
Assam government appoints Hima Das as DSP February 17, 2021
Naman Ojha announces retirement from all forms of cricket February 17, 2021
Ishant Sharma becomes third Indian pacer to take 300 Test wickets February 10, 2021
Rishabh Pant wins inaugural ICC Player of the Month January 2021 February 9, 2021
Joe Root becomes first batsman to score 200 in 100th Test February 8, 2021
Ashok Dinda announces retirement from all forms of cricket February 4, 2021
Former pacer Merv Hughes inducted into Australian Cricket Hall of Fame February 3, 2021
Tamil Nadu Beat Baroda to claim Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy February 2, 2021
India top medals tally at first Asian Online Shooting Championship February 2, 2021
BCCI Secretary Jay Shah takes over as President of ACC February 1, 2021
BCCI cancels Ranji Trophy 2020-21 for first time February 1, 2021
ITBP wins IHAI National Ice Hockey Championship January 23, 2021
Carolina Marin wins Yonex Thailand Open badminton tournament 2021 January 19, 2021
Khelo India Zanskar Winter Sport & Youth festival 2021 begins January 19, 2021
Dhaka Marathon 2021: Jigmet Dolma from Ladakh wins 4th position January 12, 2021
Jay Shah named BCCI’s Official Representative on ICC Board January 12, 2021
Claire Polosak set to become first female match official in men’s Test match January 7, 2021
Khelo India Ice Hockey Tournament begins in Chiktan, Kargil January 7, 2021
Leon Mendonca becomes India’s 67th Grandmaster January 4, 2021
BWF bans Russian badminton player Nikita Khakimov for 5 years December 29, 2020
Anshu Malik wins silver at Individual Wrestling World Cup in Serbia December 29, 2020
MS Dhoni named captain of ICC Men’s ODI and T20I Teams of the Decade December 29, 2020
ICC honours Virat Kohli by declaring him ‘ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of Decade’ December 28, 2020
MS Dhoni bags the ‘ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade’ December 28, 2020
FIFA cancels next year’s U-20, U-17 World Cups December 26, 2020
Lewis Hamilton wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2020 December 22, 2020
Sports Ministry permits 4 indigenous sports in Khelo India Youth Games 2021 December 22, 2020
Indian Boxers bag 3 Gold at Cologne Boxing World Cup December 22, 2020
Mauritian badminton player Foo Kune banned for two years by CAS December 19, 2020
Mohammad Amir announced his retirement from international cricket December 19, 2020
Qatar to host 2030 Asian Games, 2034 edition in Saudi Arabia December 17, 2020
Indian Tennis player Ankita Raina wins ITF doubles title in Dubai December 14, 2020
Max Verstappen wins 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix December 14, 2020
IOC gives Olympic status to Breakdancing December 11, 2020
Madagascar replaces Maldives as host of 2023 Indian Ocean Island Games December 10, 2020
Parthiv Patel announces retirement from all forms of cricket December 9, 2020
Yulimar Rojas and Mondo Duplantis crowned 2020 World Athletes of the Year December 9, 2020
Kiren Rijiju launches 2nd edition of Fit India Cyclothon December 9, 2020
Sergio Perez wins Sakhir Grand Prix 2020 December 8, 2020
Sri Lanka to host Asia Cup in 2021 December 8, 2020
Jehan Daruvala becomes first Indian to win F2 race December 8, 2020
New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson retires from all forms of Cricket December 7, 2020
England’s Dawid Malan achieves highest-ever rating points in T20I December 4, 2020
Virat Kohli fastest to 12000 runs in ODI cricket December 3, 2020
Lewis Hamilton wins Bahrain Grand Prix 2020 December 1, 2020
Virat Kohli becomes fastest to reach 22,000 international runs November 30, 2020
Sports Minister launches 2nd edition of Fit India School Week November 27, 2020
Daniil Medvedev beat Dominic Thiem to win ATP Tour 2020 November 24, 2020
BCCI announces MPL Sports as Official Kit Sponsor November 19, 2020
Sudeep Tyagi announces retirement from all forms of cricket November 19, 2020
Novak Djokovic lifts ATP Year-end No. 1 Trophy for 6th time November 18, 2020
Lewis Hamilton wins F1 Turkish Grand Prix 2020 November 16, 2020
China’s Chen Meng claims ITTF Women’s World Cup title November 12, 2020
Mumbai Indians wins IPL 2020 trophy November 11, 2020
Russian Daniil Medvedev wins Paris Master 2020 November 9, 2020
West Indies batsman M. Samuels retires from all forms of cricket November 4, 2020
Shane Watson retires from all forms of cricket November 3, 2020
Lewis Hamilton wins F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2020 November 3, 2020
Indian boxers Amit Panghal wins gold at the Alexis Vastine International November 2, 2020
Jio named title sponsor for BCCI’s Women T20 Challenge 2020 November 2, 2020
Under-19 World Cup-winner Tanmay Srivastava retires from cricket October 27, 2020
Lewis Hamilton wins Portuguese Grand Prix 2020 October 26, 2020
India’s Elavenil Valarivan wins gold in International Air Rifle Championship October 21, 2020
Nozomi Okuhara and Anders Antonsen wins Denmark Open 2020 October 20, 2020
Pakistan’s fast Bowler Umar Gul announces retirement October 19, 2020
Constantina Dita named ambassador for Half Marathon C’ships Gdynia 2020 October 16, 2020
Los Angeles Lakers wins 17th NBA Championship October 13, 2020
Chetan Anand named brand ambassador for Indian brand ‘Transform’ October 12, 2020
Lewis Hamilton wins 2020 Eifel Grand Prix October 12, 2020
Rafael Nadal wins French Open 2020 October 12, 2020
Visnu Shivaraj Pandian wins International Online Shooting Championship October 5, 2020
Alyssa Healy breaks MS Dhoni’s wicketkeeping record in T20Is October 1, 2020
Valtteri Bottas wins Russian Grand Prix 2020 September 28, 2020
Colonel Dr Girija Mungali named in AFC task-force September 23, 2020
Former cricketer Ash Barty wins Golf Club Championship September 23, 2020
Novak Djokovic wins 2020 Italian Open title September 22, 2020
Thomas and Uber Cup Finals postponed to 2021 by BWF September 16, 2020
Lewis Hamilton wins F1 Tuscan Grand Prix 2020 September 14, 2020
Dominic Thiem wins US Open Men’s Tennis Tournament 2020 September 14, 2020
Japan’s Naomi Osaka wins US Open Tennis Tournament September 14, 2020
Police Officer Poonam Khatri crowned Wushu World Champion September 11, 2020
England cricketer Ian Bell announces retirement September 7, 2020
Pierre Gasly wins F1 Italian Grand Prix 2020 September 7, 2020
India’s P Iniyan wins World Open Online Chess Tournament September 4, 2020
Lewis Hamilton wins F1 Belgian Grand Prix 2020 September 1, 2020
India & Russia jointly wins FIDE Online Chess Olympiad August 31, 2020
GoI enhances prize money in National Sports Awards August 29, 2020
Dwayne Bravo becomes 1st bowler to scalp 500 wickets in T20 cricket August 29, 2020
Sri Lankan cricketer Tharanga Paranavitana retires August 29, 2020
India plans to host BRICS Games in 2021 August 28, 2020
Bryan brothers announces retirement from the sport August 27, 2020
James Anderson becomes 1st fast bowler to take 600 Test wickets August 27, 2020
Indian Table Tennis star Poulomi Ghatak announced retirement August 26, 2020
German Golfer Sophia Popov wins Women’s British Open 2020 August 25, 2020
Bayern Munich wins UEFA Champions League 2019-20 August 25, 2020
Australia all-rounder Cameron White announces retirement August 24, 2020
Jacques Kallis, Zaheer Abbas & Lisa Sthalekar inducted into ICC Hall of Fame August 24, 2020
Ronnie O’Sullivan wins World Snooker Championship 2020 August 22, 2020
INOX Group becomes sponsor of Indian team for Tokyo Olympics August 21, 2020
England World Cup winner Laura Marsh retires August 19, 2020
Dream 11 wins title sponsorship rights of IPL 2020 August 18, 2020
AIFF partners SAI to launch “E-Pathshala” August 18, 2020
Kiren Rijiju launches initiative “Fit India Youth Clubs” August 17, 2020
Lewis Hamilton wins F1 Spanish Grand Prix 2020 August 17, 2020
Suresh Raina announces retirement from International Cricket August 17, 2020
World Cup Winning Indian Captain MS Dhoni retires from International Cricket August 17, 2020
Sports Ministry to organise “Fit India Freedom Run” August 14, 2020
Max Verstappen wins 70th Anniversary Grand Prix August 11, 2020
India’s KN Ananthapadmanabhan promoted to ICC’s panel of umpires August 11, 2020
India to host ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in 2021 August 8, 2020
Former Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas retires from football August 5, 2020
World Cup winner Benedikt Howedes retires from soccer August 4, 2020
Govt of India gave nod to IPL 2020 in UAE August 4, 2020
India withdraws from women’s world team Squash championship August 4, 2020
Lewis Hamilton wins British Grand Prix 2020 August 3, 2020
Harikrishna finishes 2nd at Biel Chess Festival July 31, 2020
Domestic allrounder Rajat Bhatia announces retirement July 31, 2020
Stuart Broad becomes 7th bowler to take 500 Test wickets July 29, 2020
Jamie Vardy wins Premier League’s Golden Boot award July 29, 2020
Bangladeshi pacer Kazi Anik Islam gets 2-year ban for doping July 29, 2020
Indian team’s 2018 Asian Games silver medal upgraded to gold July 27, 2020
Haryana to host 2021 Khelo India Youth Games July 27, 2020
Sripali Weerakkody retires from International Cricket July 25, 2020
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup postponed to 2022 July 21, 2020
Lewis Hamilton wins 2020 Hungarian Grand Prix July 20, 2020
Germany forward & World Cup winner Andre Schurrle retires July 20, 2020
Real Madrid clinch record 34th La Liga title July 18, 2020
IOC postpones 2022 Dakar Youth Olympics to 2026 July 17, 2020
Former Socceroos captain Mile Jedinak retires from sport July 15, 2020
Asia Cup cricket tournament postponed till June 2021 July 13, 2020
Mercedes’s Lewis Hamilton won Styrian Grand Prix 2020 July 13, 2020
Egyptian squash player Raneem El Welily announces retirement July 10, 2020
G Akash becomes India’s 66th Chess Grandmaster July 7, 2020
Valtteri Bottas wins F1 Austrian Grand Prix July 7, 2020
Quinton de Kock adjudged South Africa Men’s Cricketer of the Year July 6, 2020
Two-time Olympic badminton champion Lin Dan retires July 4, 2020
Ravindra Jadeja named India’s ‘most valuable player’ by Wisden July 2, 2020
Kiren Rijiju launches “NADA App” for athletes June 30, 2020
Former Germany footballer Mario Gomez retires from sport June 30, 2020
Indian umpire Nitin Menon inducted in ICC Elite Panel June 29, 2020
Rahul Dravid beats Sachin Tendulkar in Wisden India’s poll June 27, 2020
Australia and New Zealand named as hosts of FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 June 27, 2020
Liverpool wins English Premier League 2019-20 title June 26, 2020
Rachel Priest retires from International Cricket June 26, 2020
Niki Poonacha elected as player member to ITF Men’s player panels June 22, 2020
Bahrain to host 4th Asian Youth Para Games 2021 June 18, 2020
Mamedyarov wins Sharjah Online International Chess Championship June 17, 2020
Sports Ministry to set up “Khelo India State Centres of Excellence” June 17, 2020
FIFA’s latest ranking: India retains 108th slot June 13, 2020
Ukranian boxer Oleksandr Gvozdyk retires from sport June 12, 2020
IWF cleared K Sanjita Chanu from anti-doping violation June 11, 2020
Alexander Shustov of Russia gets 4-year ban for doping June 11, 2020
Gomathi Marimuthu gets four-year doping ban by AIU June 10, 2020
2022 Women’s Asian Cup will held in India June 6, 2020
Kiren Rijiju inaugurates “Khelo India e-Pathshala” programme June 2, 2020
SAI’s extends Sandip Pradhan tenure as DG for 2 year May 30, 2020
WADA hands 4 year bans to Kiranjeet Kaur for doping May 30, 2020
36th National Games postponed indefinitely due to COVID-19 May 29, 2020
Sri Lanka’s Shehan Madushanka suspended after heroin arrest May 28, 2020
American tennis star Jamie Hampton announces retirement May 26, 2020
Spanish football player Aritz Aduriz announces retirement May 25, 2020
NADA provisionally suspends powerlifters Savita Kumari & Ankit Shishodia May 21, 2020
Bundesliga becomes 1st major sports event to resume post COVID-19 lockdown May 19, 2020
ICC cricket committee set to ban the use of saliva to shine ball May 19, 2020
French cyclist Remy Di Gregorio banned by UCI for 4 years May 13, 2020
China team wins FIDE chess.com Online Nations Cup May 13, 2020
FIFA postpones U-17 Women’s World Cup India to 2021 May 13, 2020
Para-athlete Deepa Malik announces retirement May 12, 2020
FIH extends Narinder Batra term as President till 2021 May 11, 2020
Badminton World Championships 2020 postponed to November 2021 May 6, 2020
Egypt’s tennis player Youssef Hossam gets life time ban from TIU May 5, 2020
FINA postpones 2021 world championships to May 2022 May 5, 2020
Sandeep Kumari banned for 4 years for failing dope test May 5, 2020
New Zealand Cricket announces ANZ Cricket Awards May 4, 2020
Former World Snooker champion Peter Ebdon announces retirement May 4, 2020
Australia restrict use of saliva to shine ball under COVID-19 guidelines May 4, 2020
FIFA launches #WeWillWin campaign to pay tribute to health workers May 1, 2020
Deepak Agarwal banned by ICC from all cricket for 2 years April 30, 2020
India loses hosting rights of men’s World Boxing Championships 2021 April 29, 2020
Jhuma Khatun banned for 4 years for failing dope test April 28, 2020
PCB bans Umar Akmal over corruption charges April 28, 2020
Former Pakistan skipper Sana Mir announces retirement April 27, 2020
Iran’s Alireza Firouzja beats Magnus Carlsen in Banter Blitz Cup final April 24, 2020
World Games unveil new logo for 2022 edition April 24, 2020
BWF selects Sindhu as ambassador for ‘i am badminton’ campaign April 23, 2020
Charles Leclerc wins Chinese Virtual Grand Prix April 21, 2020
“Feifei” to be the mascot for Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games April 17, 2020
BCCI suspends IPL 2020 indefinitely due to Covid-19 April 16, 2020
Tour de France postponed due to Coronavirus Pandemic April 15, 2020
India will host Asian Boxing Championship in November April 15, 2020
FIFA’s latest ranking: India retains 108th slot April 11, 2020
Ben Stokes named Wisden’s Leading Cricketer in the World 2020 April 9, 2020
FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup postponed due to Covid-19 April 7, 2020
Thailand & Malaysia weightlifters banned from Tokyo Olympics 2020 April 7, 2020
Kobe Bryant inducted into Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame April 6, 2020
“The Smart Triplets” to be the mascot 19th Asian Games April 4, 2020
World Athletics championship shifted to 2022 April 2, 2020
Wimbledon 2020 cancelled due to coronavirus April 2, 2020
Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 rescheduled to year 2021 March 31, 2020
Indian shot putter Navin Chikara banned for four years by IAAF March 30, 2020
Shilpa Shetty partners with “Fit India Movement” March 27, 2020
Tokyo Olympics officially postponed until 2021 March 25, 2020
Two Indians named in International Panel of ICC Development Umpires March 20, 2020
French Open delayed due to coronavirus pandemic March 18, 2020
ATK FC wins record 3rd Indian Super League title March 18, 2020
Viktor Axelsen & Tai Tzu Ying wins All England Championship March 16, 2020
Achanta Sharath Kamal wins men’s singles title in Oman Open March 16, 2020
Saurashtra lift their 1st-ever Ranji Trophy title March 14, 2020
World Golf Hall of Fame to induct Tiger Woods in Class of 2021 March 13, 2020
PV Sindhu wins BBC Indian Sportswoman of Year Award March 11, 2020
Wasim Jaffer announces retirement from all forms of cricket March 11, 2020
Defending champion Australia wins Women’s T20 World Cup title March 8, 2020
West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard becomes 1st player to play 500 T20s March 8, 2020
SAI announces 1st edition of Khelo India Women’s Hockey League March 6, 2020
Philippines will host the Badminton Asia Championships March 6, 2020
Tasnim & Mansi wins bronze at BWF Yonex Dutch Junior International March 4, 2020
All India Police Athletic Championship commenced in Haryana March 4, 2020
Azlan Shah Cup postponed due to Coronavirus threat March 4, 2020
1st Khelo India University Games concludes in Bhubaneswar March 3, 2020
Rafael Nadal wins Mexican Open title 2020 March 2, 2020
India will host Commonwealth Shooting and Archery Championships 2022 February 25, 2020
ICC bans Omani player Yousuf Abdulrahim Al Balushi from cricket for 7 years February 25, 2020
India’s Grandmaster D Gukesh wins 34th Cannes Open in France February 24, 2020
Russia to host new edition of AIBA World Cup 2020 February 24, 2020
PM Narendra Modi launched 1st Khelo India University Games February 24, 2020
FC Goa becomes 1st club from India to qualify for AFC Champions League February 24, 2020
Ross Taylor becomes world’s first cricketer to play 100 matches in all 3 formats February 22, 2020
Pragyan Ojha announces retirement from all forms of cricket February 21, 2020
IPL 2020: Schedules, Venues & Teams of IPL February 21, 2020
ESPN India Awards 2019 announced February 21, 2020
India will host AFC Women’s Asian Cup in 2022 February 20, 2020
FIFA U-17 Women’s Football World Cup will be held in 5 Indian cities February 19, 2020
AIFF gets AFC “Grassroots Charter Bronze Level” membership February 19, 2020
India will host junior men’s Hockey World Cup 2021 February 19, 2020
Koneru Humpy wins Cairns Cup chess tournament February 18, 2020