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I too was a victim of racism, says Chris Gayle

11:55 pm June 1, 2020

New Delhi: Star West Indies batsman Chris Gayle on Monday said he has faced racist remarks several times in his career because of the colour of his skin, claiming that the gentleman’s game was not free of racism. Gayle did not elaborate what he was told but hinted he faced racism when he plied his […]

Amit, Vikas nominated for Khel Ratna by BFI; 3 names for Arjuna

8:33 pm June 1, 2020

New Delhi: World silver-medallist Amit Panghal and the seasoned Vikas Krishan were on Monday nominated for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award by the Boxing Federation of India, which picked only Olympic-bound names as its nominees for the annual honours. The BFI has nominated world bronze-winning trio of Lovlina Borgohain (69kg), Simranjit Kaur (64kg) and […]

AIFF to reopen office with 50 percent work force

11:24 pm May 31, 2020

New Delhi: With 50 percent work force and other guidelines in place, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) is set to reopen its office after a break of more than two months owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. The AIFF on Sunday issued the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to be followed by the employees. As per […]

Extremely honoured to be nominated for Khel Ratna: Rohit

11:10 pm May 31, 2020

New Delhi: India’s white ball vice-captain Rohit Sharma has expressed his gratitude towards on and all after BCCI nominated him for the country’s highest sporting honour — Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award — for his brilliant show during past few years. “Extremely honoured and humbled to be nominated by the BCCI for the Rajiv Gandhi […]

FIDE Online Chess Olympiad to start on July 25

Tripura man’s online chess tournament goes global

7:35 pm May 29, 2020

Agartala: The Lockdown online International Chess Tournament, which was launched by a chess enthusiast from Tripura, has gained popularity worldwide with 29 foreign countries participating in the contest. The tournament which completed its 87th contest with participation of 2000 players from 29 countries will end on June 9 after completing the 100-mark, the organiser, Nirmal […]