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Nadal’s 21st Grand Slam title makes Tennis history

With his dramatic victory, Nadal claimed sole ownership of the record for the most men’s singles Grand Slam titles, moving past Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic who are both on 20 major

January 30, 2022

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Setback hasn’t deterred Ritu from chasing her dreams

She eventually reached the ONE Women’s Atomweight World Grand Prix Championship Final Opposite Stamp Fairtex, but ultimately fell short of victory…reports Asian Lite News Wrestler-turned-MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fighter Ritu Phogat is

January 29, 2022

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Greg Chappell lauds Dhoni, calls him ‘sharpest cricket brain’

The 73-year-old signed off by saying that England need to reset their thinking on how they develop batting techniques, especially after a 4-0 thrashing in the Ashes…reports Asian Lite News Former India

January 27, 2022

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Santosh Trophy postponed due to pandemic

The tournament was scheduled to be held at Malappuram in Kerala from February 20 to March 6…reports Asian Lite News The National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy was postponed on Wednesday

January 27, 2022

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Ace drag-flicker Gurjit Kaur completes 100 int’l caps

The 26-year-old from Punjab was instrumental in India’s fourth-place finish at the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020…reports Asian Lite News Indian women’s hockey team’s ace drag-flicker Gurjit Kaur completed 100 international caps at

January 26, 2022

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ICC T20 rankings for women: Shafali regains top spot

Athapaththu is also up one place to seventh among all-rounders in the list led by New Zealand’s Sophie Devine…reports Asian Lite News India’s opening batter Shafali Verma is back on top in

January 25, 2022

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Pramod Bhagat conferred with Padma

Reacting to the same, the World No. 1 in the SL3 category said, “It’s a truly humbling experience to be honoured with the Padma Shri award and will serve to inspire me

January 25, 2022

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Lucknow IPL team to be called Lucknow Super Giants

The new IPL teams from Lucknow and Ahmedabad had already announced their coaching staff, captains and the three new signings. However, Ahmedabad are yet to unveil their name…reports Asian Lite News The

January 25, 2022

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‘India needs to look out for ‘wicket-taking’ spinners’

There’s been a lot of talk about whether Venkatesh Iyer should play or not. I feel that if you want to play him, get him to open the innings because he’s an

January 25, 2022

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Olympian Mirabai Chanu takes charge as Manipur’s ASP

The Manipur government had earlier appointed her as ASP (Sports) after her performance at the Olympics…reports Asian Lite News Ace athlete Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, who won the silver medal at the Tokyo

January 22, 2022

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