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Abhinav Bindra honored with Olympic Order award by IOC
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Abhinav Bindra honored with Olympic Order award by IOC

Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra was honored with the Olympic Order by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Monday. He was awarded the highest honor for "outstanding services to the Olympic Movement". He will be given the honor at a ceremony at the 142nd IOC Session, which will take place in Paris on August 10."Bindra is the first Indian to win a gold medal in an individual event at the Olympic Games". He achieved this feat by winning the gold medal in the men's 10 meter air rifle event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. After retiring from sports after Rio 2016, Bindra has actively promoted sports through his foundation – "Abhinav Bindra Foundation". The Foundation primarily focuses on applying sports science and developing the Indian sports ecosystem. what is the olympic order...
Recently India score 200 or more runs in a women’s T20I for the first time in history
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Recently India score 200 or more runs in a women’s T20I for the first time in history

On Sunday India put up a total of 201/5 against UAE in their Women’s Asia Cup 2024 match. In fact it is the first time ever that India has scored 200 or more runs in a women’s T20I. Actually captain Harmanpreet Kaur top-scored with 66(47), while Richa Ghosh scored an unbeaten 64 off 29 deliveries.  This is actually very good news as India is playing good cricket and making India proud in it as today both women and men Indian cricket team is playing good. As we know that today cricket has become very popular sport and all country actually take interest in it. For this reason Indian people take cricket very seriously and also Indian cricket team is considered as the best cricket team in the world. In fact it is very good that today Indian women cricket team is playing very well cric...
Recently India record their biggest win vs Pak in T20I cricket in terms of balls remaining
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Recently India record their biggest win vs Pak in T20I cricket in terms of balls remaining

On Friday India defeated Pakistan by seven wickets in their Women’s Asia Cup 2024 opener in Dambulla. Actually India chased down 109-run target in 14.1 overs, recording their biggest win against Pakistan in terms of balls remaining (35) in a full men’s or women’s T20I match. In fact Smriti Mandhana scored 45(31), while Shafali Verma scored 40(29) in the match. This is actually good news as today India is playing well in T20 format and becoming very strong in cricket.  As we know today cricket has become very successful sport and in every corner of the world it is played and watched. In fact for the popularity of cricket India huge contribution as Indian people take cricket very seriously. Actually today women’s are taking huge interest in cricket and for this reason they are playi...
India’s women’s cricket team started the Asia Cup with a win
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India’s women’s cricket team started the Asia Cup with a win

India defeated Pakistan by 7 wickets in the first match of the Women's Asia Cup. Batting first, Nida Dar's team scored 108 runs in 19.2 overs. In reply, Harmanpreet Kaur scored 109 runs, losing three wickets in 14.1 overs. The Indians lost several wickets while rushing for no reason at the end. Like Babar Azam, Nidader looked helpless against India. India picked up an easy win in the spirit of playing a practice match. The Indian team went into bat with a target of 109 runs to win. The first wicket partnership of Smriti Mandhana and Shefali Verma put on 85 runs in 9.3 overs. The victory of the Indian team was confirmed by that. Smriti scored 45 runs on 31 balls. Nine fours came from his bat. Shefali made 40 off 29 balls. Hit six fours and one six. Dayalan Hemlata played a 14-run inning...
Assam Cricketer Riyan Parag gets selected for Srilanka ODIs squad
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Assam Cricketer Riyan Parag gets selected for Srilanka ODIs squad

For the upcoming Srilanka ODIs, BCCI has released the names of team India squad. Highlight of the news is, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli is back to the team where the Rohit will lead the team as Captain. However, Shreyas Iyer who lost contract with BCCI few months back, has backed to the team again. Hardik Pandey will not be seen due to his break from 50-over format. Assam cricketer Riyan Parag who recently made his debut in Zimbabwe T20Is under the leadership of Shubman Gill has also received a spot in the team. Notably, the other members are Shubnam Gill, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar, Khaleel Ahmed, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav and Shivam Dube will be team India squad for Srilanka ODIs.
‘Virat’ trip on the streets of London with son in his lap, along with his wife Anushka, video goes viral
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‘Virat’ trip on the streets of London with son in his lap, along with his wife Anushka, video goes viral

Virat Kohli is walking with his son on the streets of London. After winning the T20 World Cup, he is spending a holiday in London. Their wife, Anushka Sharma, and their children are also there. Virat has a daughter and a son. Daughter Bhamika is older. Son Akay was born in London. Virat's youngest child was born on February 15 of this year. Virat was by Anushka's side during Akaya's birth. They were in London. Akay was seen in public five months after her birth. Virat went to a flower shop in London with his son in his arms. His wife, Anushka, was next to him. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9jxkG0SKu5/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== The Indian team returned home after winning the World Cup in Barbados. Virat was also back. I met Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
Kapil Dev on Virat and Rohit sharma retiring from T20I
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Kapil Dev on Virat and Rohit sharma retiring from T20I

Former legendary cricketer Kapil Dev has shared his thoughts on Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Team India under the leadership of Rohit Sharma won T20 World Cup, along with it the cricketers has also announced their retirement from T20 series. Kapil Deysaid, "No one can take Virat and Rohit's place in the Indian team in any format. They have been a huge servant of Indian cricket and it was a happy farewell for them. The stature that Virat has made of himself in all formats, he will surely be missed in T20Is. Both are as same as Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni. They are irreplaceable."
Hardik returned home after winning the World Cup, Argentina’s Copa victory celebrations turn violent
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Hardik returned home after winning the World Cup, Argentina’s Copa victory celebrations turn violent

Hardik Pandya returned to Baroda on Monday, 16 days after winning the T20 World Cup. The vice captain of the world-winning team was welcomed by his city. On the other hand, Argentine soccer fans celebrated in Buenos Aires after Lionel Messi won the Copa America. But around that festival, there was turmoil. The Indian team returned home after winning the World Cup after about four and a half days. Hardik was in Mumbai for so long after that. Hardik returned home on Monday after attending Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant's wedding ceremony. The people of his town made special arrangements to welcome him. An open-hood bus is arranged for Hardik to go home from the airport. Many people thronged the streets of Baroda to see him. Some of them were holding the national flag. Someone else cam...
Meghalaya launches youth football league 2024 to foster local talent
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Meghalaya launches youth football league 2024 to foster local talent

Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma inaugurated the Meghalaya Youth League 2024 on July 12 at the State Convention Centre, marking a significant initiative to nurture football talent across the state. Organised by the Meghalaya Football Association (MFA), the league will kick off on July 20 and is structured around two age categories: Under-14 (Sub Junior) and Under-16 (Junior). It adopts an inter-district format involving all 20 affiliated district associations of the MFA. Teams are grouped into four zones: East Zone, West Khasi Hills Zone, Jaintia Hills Zone, and Garo Hills Zone, ensuring comprehensive participation from districts across Meghalaya. Chief Minister Sangma underscored the league's role in scouting young talent and its potential to bolster football development at local, regio...
Recently Former West Indies captain Brian Lara has named four cricketers who can break his record for scoring the highest individual score in Test cricket
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Recently Former West Indies captain Brian Lara has named four cricketers who can break his record for scoring the highest individual score in Test cricket

Recently Former West Indies captain Brian Lara has named four cricketers who can break his record for scoring the highest individual score in Test cricket. Actually Lara had set the record by scoring 400*(582) against England in 2004. In fact Lara has stated that his record can be broken by India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill, and England’s Zak Crawley and Harry Brook. Today cricket has become very difficult sport and to perform well all players need to work very hard. In cricket history Brian Lara is very important player and he has made many amazing records in this sport. As we know today cricket has become very popular sport and all over the world it is highly followed. Due to this reason Indian people take cricket very seriously and India play very good cricket. Actually if y...