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Commonwealth Games: compulsory sports split in two – athletics and swimming – to give…
Surfing is a sport that could be included in future Commonwealth GamesThe number of mandatory sports Commonwealth Games hosts will need to host in the future is expected to drop from 16 to just two.As part of a new “strategic roadmap”…
The stars of yesteryear honored
ISLAMABAD: A rare gesture of honoring the sports superstars of yesteryear was recently on display when former national and international athletes were welcomed to the Sports Directorate of Pakistan Armaments Factories (POF).Among those…
Bromsgrove para-athlete greeted during House of Lords celebrations
Bromsgrove table tennis star para Craig Allen reveled in hanging out with three British sports heroes after being chosen to attend a special parliamentary reception hosted by Baroness Tanni Gray-Thompson in the House of Lords.…
Immigrants continue to win Nobel Prizes
Ardem Patapoutian poses for a portrait in his laboratory at the Dorris Neuroscience Center, October 4, 2021, ... in San Diego. Dr Patapoutian, an immigrant from Lebanon, and David Julius, won the 2021 Nobel Prize in…
Amazing teenage girl who took Africa by storm
Winner the bronze medal at the 2021 ITTF Africa Championships in Yaoundé, Cameroon is certainly the best moment for 17-year-old Samuel Boboye, who made his international debut at the event.
Although a rookie, Boboye has taken the entire…
Indian paratroopers excluded from Asian competition due to late entries
Instead of returning home on her return from the Tokyo Paralympics last month, India's top para-shuttle Palak Kohli came to Lucknow to train. She was keen to prepare for the 4th Asian Youth Paralympic Games, scheduled for Bahrain from…
CATS opens new arts campus in China
The new campus of the Cambridge School of Visual & Performing Arts in the Baoshan District of Shanghai will accommodate up to 800 students and provide a pathway to art and design, drama and music programs.
"We have seen an increasing…
Al-Mohannadi elected president of Asian Table Tennis Union
The president of the Qatari Table Tennis Association (QTTA), Khalil al-Mohannadi, was elected president of the Asian Table Tennis Union (ATTU) without opposition during the meeting of the General Assembly of the continental body in Doha on…
The PSC Batang Pinoy will empower the LGUs on international technical sports rules
MANILA - The Philippine Sports Commission through its Batang Pinoy (BP) and the Philippine National Games (PNG) continues its mandate of developing grassroots athletes despite the pandemic.The two programs are expected to conduct Part 4 of…
Memorable moments in Nigerian sport since independence
Nigeria has enjoyed a handful of glorious days in various sporting events since becoming independent in 1960. Year after year, sporting events have remained a uniting factor in Africa's most populous nation, breaking down borders ethnic and…