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Mohamed Salah named as Football Writers’ Association (FWA) Footballer of Year for 2017-18
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah from Egypt has been named the Football Writers’ Association (FWA) Footballer of the Year for 2017/18. With this, Salah became the first African to be given the accolade after edging out Manchester City midfielder Kevin De ..
Elavenil Valarivan clinches gold in 2018 junior ISSF World Cup in Sydney
Indian shooter Elavenil Valarivan (18) shattered the world record and claimed the gold medal in 10m women’s air rifle event of the season’s first junior ISSF World Cup in Sydney on March 22, 2018. She shot 249.8 in the women’s ..
England wins 2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup
England has won their first-ever FIFA Under-17 World Cup by defeating European Champions Spain in the final by 5-2 at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on October 28, 2017. England’s goal-machine Rhian Brewster won the ‘Golden Boot’ with 8 ..
Davinder Singh Kang become first Indian athlete to qualify for javelin throw final at IAAF World Athletics Championships (WAC)
Davinder Singh Kang from Punjab has become the first Indian to qualify for the final round of the javelin throw at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in London. He was under pressure to touch the 83 m in his final ..
Dhanraj Pillay honored with East Bengal football club’s highest honour “Bharat Gaurav”
Former Indian hockey captain Dhanraj Pillay has been honored with the East Bengal football club’s highest honour “Bharat Gaurav” on its foundation day on August 1, 2017. Pillay has played a huge role in reviving the Indian team and performed ..
FIFA bans Myanmar for the 2018 World Cup Football
Myanmar banned from participating in qualifying matches for the 2018 World Cup and fined $ 28,000 by FIFA. FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) banned Myanmar due to the trouble caused by the crowd in 2014 FIFA World Cup Asian ..