June 2021

Rugby was created in the UK. It is difficult to establish the exact year. However, we do know that it was in the early 1800s. Most of us accept the year assigned by the Football Association of 1862 as the first organized…

Winner or not, 43-year-old New Zealander Laurel Hubbard will make her country's and world history by becoming the first transgender athlete to compete in the Olympic Games set to begin in Tokyo next month. The decisions that paved…

Manika Batra has clearly defined her plans. The Indian paddler wants to win a gold medal at the Olympics and help table tennis gain popularity by paving the way for more young people to take up the sport.Manika Batra started playing the…

"It is an absolute honor and privilege to be selected for the New Zealand Olympic team. It has been a dream for many, many years and is now becoming a reality. It is a satisfying feeling!" Wilde commented. Wilde and his teammates…

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Japan is reversing a forecast of how many gold medals it will win at the Tokyo Olympics delayed by the pandemic which is expected to open next month. Predicting performance in Tokyo could be a problem for many countries, not just…

June 28, 2021 Papua New Guinea international jumper Rellie Kaputin is delighted to have made her childhood dream come true. This follows the announcement made by World Athletics confirming his availability to participate…

Indian Amit Panghal received a boost of confidence ahead of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, as he was ranked world No. 1 by the Boxing Task Force (BTF) in the 52kg flyweight category.The 25-year-old has reserved his spot for the March 2020…

JOHN BISSET / StuffBalkrishna Uniyal, 18, before, was eagerly awaiting a cooked breakfast with other students when their 40-hour famine event at the Timaru Boys High School gymnasium ended on Sunday morning.A group of teenagers from three…

Reigning 40-year-old German men's singles champion Timo Boll, looking to build on his record-breaking seven titles, reached the final four at the European Table Tennis Championships in Warsaw. He took a 12-10, 15-17, 11-8, 11-8, 16-14…