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08 Aug

‘Ek achha seekh milna chahiye’ Hema Malini on Vinesh Phogat

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Vinesh Phogat who recently won women's wrestling 50kg at Paris 2024 Olympics by beating Cuba. The victory led her to finals which garnered widespread applauds from the nation as she became the first woman to reach an Olympic Wrestling final. Breaking millions of heart the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) updated by said, “It is with regret that the Indian contingent shares news of the disqualification of Vinesh Phogat from the Women’s Wrestling 50kg class. Despite the best efforts by the team through the night, she weighed in a few grams over 50kg this morning. No further comments will be made…

07 Aug

Kangana Ranaut reacts to Vinesh Phogat’s historic win at Olympics, 2024

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Vinesh Phogat has become the first Indian woman to reach an Olympic Wrestling final by winning in the women’s wrestling 50kg category at the Paris 2024 Olympics which has garnered widespread applauds from the nation. To sources, Phogat’s dominant 5-0 win over Cuba’s Yusneylis Guzman Lopez and secured her spot in the final. Actress-Politician Kangana Ranaut reacting on her victory lauded the athletes by saying, "Fingers crossed for India’s first Gold Medal… Vinesh Phogat at one point took part in protests where she raised the slogans of ‘Modi teri Kabr khudegi.’ Yet she was given the opportunity to represent the…

03 Aug

Recently the first India-Sri Lanka ODI ended in tie and a Super Over wasn’t used

Ashish MajumderSports

Recently the first India-Sri Lanka ODI ended in tie and a Super Over wasn’t used. According to the ICC rules, every T20I must have a Super Over in case of tie, however, there’s no such rule for ODIs. In fact playing regulations for every ODI series are different. Actually in ODIs, provision for Super Over has been largely kept only for knockouts of multi-nation events. Today cricket has become very fast game and all players need to play very hard to perform well in it. Actually today cricket comes among the top sports in the world and in every corner…

01 Aug

The fight is over, former cricketer Anshuman Gaekwad died at the age of 71

Banasree SarkarSportsAnshuman Gaekwad

A superstar has fallen from Indian cricket. Former cricketer Anshuman Gaekwad passed away. He was 71 years old. He was suffering from cancer for a long time. The Indian board stood by for his treatment. But the last defense did not happen. This famous cricketer and former coach of the Indian team passed away after suffering from illness on Wednesday night. He went to London for treatment. He returned to his hometown, Baroda. It was there that night that his life was extinguished. Gaekwad's side at the end were his former teammates. Everyone from Kapil Dev to Dilip Vengsarkar was…

30 Jul

Manu Bhaker created history by winning a pair of medals, companion Sarabjot

Banasree SarkarSportsOlympics

Manu Bhaker made history. This time she brought the first medal for the country in the Olympics. She won bronze that day. She won bronze again on Tuesday. This time in a mixed 10-meter air pistol. India defeated South Korea. The result of the game is 16-10. Sarabjot Singh was Manu Bhaker's partner in mixed 10 m air pistol. India's dominance was seen from the very beginning of the bronze match. Never thought this match would slip out of Manu and Sarabjot's hands. By winning the medal on this day, she proved what can be done if you have the…

25 Jul

Messi is angry after seeing Argentina’s loss

Banasree SarkarSportsArgentina

There is still a day to go before the main stage of the Paris Olympics. Before that, the Olympic games started on Wednesday with a football match. The first match pitted Morocco against newly crowned Copa Argentina. However, this match has written the name as the 'strange football match' in the world. Messi's team had to lose the match after a draw. Argentina was behind 0-2 goals until about 70 minutes of the match. However, Giuliano Simeone scored a goal for them at that time. Morocco were expected to make history by winning the match 2-1, but the game ended…

24 Jul

Why did the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics create problems?

Banasree SarkarSportsParis Olympics

300 dancers are still on strike. They were supposed to participate in the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. But given the situation, there is little chance of them going on strike before the event. As a result, problems arose around the opening ceremony. The organizers of the Olympics said that 3000 dancers will participate in the opening ceremony. Among them, 300 dancers from the SFA-CGT organization have started a strike. They have raised the demand for inequality in salaries. They claim that 1 lakh 72 thousand rupees are being given as salaries to the policemen and firemen in charge…

23 Jul

International hockey player Sreejesh is retiring

Banasree SarkarSportsOlympics

The Paris Olympics will start on July 26. The first match of the Indian hockey team is against New Zealand on July 27. Just five days before that, the Indian hockey team's experienced goalkeeper, PR Sreejesh, announced his retirement. Sreejesh will not be seen in international hockey. No more standing under the goal post to defend the Indian team's fort. However, Harmanpreet Singhera will not face any problems at the Paris Olympics after announcing his retirement. Sreejesh will pick up the hockey stick after playing in his fourth Olympics. He announced his retirement on social media on Monday. Sreejesh wrote,…

16 Jul

Why ICC’s loss is crores of rupees?

Banasree SarkarSportsICC

The T20 World Cup was organized in the interests of the spread of cricket in America. America also reached the Super Eight. But the ICC now realizes that the financial gain of hosting the World Cup in the US is not that way. Because it is seen, more than the budget has been spent there. The ICC will look into the whole matter. The issue will be discussed at the ICC annual meeting in Colombo on July 19. However, the final calculation of income and expenditure for the World Cup is not yet done. For the time being, the account…

13 Jul

“India needs Shami”, said the former coach

Banasree SarkarSportsMohammed Shami

Before taking charge of the Indian team, Gautam Gambhir gave the message that the cricketers of the national team should be ready to play all types of cricket. It is not right to impose decisions on senior cricketers. Like a former coach of the national team. Taking the example of Mohammed Shami, he said, coach Gambhir should sit down with him and discuss the future. Shami has been sidelined since last year's one-day World Cup with an ankle injury. The Bengal cricketer is yet to return to competitive cricket after the surgery. Too much cricket can throw a cricketer like…