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PV Sindhu- Winner of Swiss Open 2022

March 28, 2022

P V Sindhu won the Swiss Open 2022 defeating Busanan Ongbamrungphan of Thailand in the finals of the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament held in Basel, Switzerland. Overview: This is her second title this season as she had earlier ..

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World Para Athletics Grand Prix

March 22, 2022

The World Para Athletics Grand Prix began on 21st March and will continue till 24th March 2022. This event is being held in Dubai. Overview: 450 athletes from 43 different countries will be taking part in this event. This event ..

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ISSF World Cup 2022- Highlights

March 10, 2022

The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup 2022 was held in Cairo, Egypt from 26th February to 8th March 2022. Overview: With a total of seven medals, the Indian team took first place in the medals tally, with four ..

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Legendary Australian Spinner Shane Warne

March 6, 2022

Shane Warne was a cricketer from Australia. He was a right-arm leg spinner who is widely regarded as one of the finest bowlers in cricket history, and he was named as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century ..

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Cairo ISSF World Cup

March 2, 2022

In 1986 the International Shooting Sport Federation introduced the ISSF World Cup. The latest edition of the ISSF World Cup is being held in Cairo. Old Format of the World Cup Shooters had to compete in a qualification stage until ..

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Wushu Player Sadia Tariq

March 1, 2022

Indian wushu player, Sadia Tariq, recently won the gold medal at a junior tournament which was held in Moscow. Key Points Sadia Tariq is 15-year-old wushu player from Srinagar. She participated in “Moscow Wushu Stars championship”, amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. ..

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National Chess Championship

February 25, 2022

In the 58th Senior National Chess Championship, that started on February 25, 2022, Grandmaster B Adhiban heads a star-studded field. It includes 23 GMs and 30 International Masters. Highlights Former champion Adhiban of Petroleum Sports Promotion Board was given the ..

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Chess: Victory of Praggnanandhaa over Magnus Carlsen

February 23, 2022

India’s Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa has defeated the reigning world champion Norway’s Magnus Carlsen. He did so using black pieces and took 39 moves to checkmate Carlsen. This win came in the eighth round of Airthings Masters chess tournament’s preliminary stage being ..

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