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Aug 14, 2021

Indian Team for Tokyo Paralympics Accorded Warm Send-off

A 54-member Indian team for the upcoming Tokyo Paralympics was accorded a warm send-off by Sports Minister Anurag Thakur and the national governing body, with high hopes that the country will return with its best ever performance.
The team has some of the brightest medal prospects like Devendra Jhajharia, seeking his third Paralympics gold (after 2004 and 2016) in F-46 javelin throw, Mariyappan Thangavelu (T-63 high jump) and world champion Sandeep Choudhary (F-64 javelin throw).
India will compete in nine sports.
Badminton will be played for the first time in the Paralympics 2021.

Aug 13, 2021

Durand Cup to be Held in Kolkata

World's third oldest and Asia's oldest football tournament called Durand Cup, is all set to be held in Kolkata from September 5 to October 21, 2021.
Durand Cup will be held after a year due to Covid-19 pandemic.
Tournament will be organised with the support of All India Football Federation (AIFF), IFA (West Bengal) and Government of West Bengal.
Year 2021 will mark the 130th Edition of Durand Cup.
The Durand Cup is the prestigious football tournament. It was first held in 1888, at Dagshai in Himachal Pradesh. This tournament has been named after Mortimer Durand.

Aug 12, 2021

Lionel Messi to Join Paris Saint-Germain

Lionel Messi is set to sign for Paris Saint-Germain.
The Argentina star has agreed a two-year deal with the option for a further season.
Messi is set to earn around 35 million euros (41 million USD) net annually.
Funded for a decade by Qatari sovereign wealth, PSG is one of the few clubs in the world that could finance the signing that links Messi up with Brazil forward Neymar and France World Cup winner Kylian Mbappe.

Aug 11, 2021

WFI Suspends Wrestler Vinesh Phogat

The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has handed a temporary suspension to grappler Vinesh Phogat over her behaviour at the Tokyo Olympics and also issued notice to young Sonam Malik for misconduct.
The grappler had travelled to Tokyo from Hungary where she was training with coach Woller Akos. Upon arriving, she refused to stay at the Games Village and train with the other Indian team members. She also did not wear the name of the official sponsors of the Indian contingent, Shiv Naresh, and chose to wear a Nike singlet during her bouts.

ICC Announces its Big Push for Cricket's Inclusion in 2028 Olympics

The International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed its intention to bid for cricket's inclusion in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
The ICC has been making the case for cricket's inclusion for a while and the bid will also have the backing from the world's richest board BCCI as made clear by secretary Jay Shah.
Fearing loss of its autonomy and interference from the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), the BCCI was not very enthusiastic about cricket's inclusion in the Summer Games earlier but now Shah has assured India's participation at the world's biggest sporting extravaganza if the ICC manages to secure its entry.
The ICC has also formed an Olympic Working Group which will work on making the game part of the Olympics starting from 2028.

Aug 10, 2021

Indian Football Team's Camp to return to Kolkata

The national football team's camp will be held in Kolkata after 15 years when initial 23 probables assemble at the 'City of Joy' to prepare for next month's international friendlies.
The training sessions will start from August 16.
This will be the first time Blue Tigers' camp will be held in Kolkata as they assembled for training way back in 2006 ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Saudi Arabia.
National team head coach Igor Stimac has named an initial list of 23 probables, leaving out players from ATK Mohun Bagan and Bengaluru FC owing to the two club's commitments in the AFC Cup in the Maldives.

Lionel Messi Confirms He is Leaving Barcelona

A tearful Lionel Messi confirmed he was leaving FC Barcelona after the club said that it could no longer afford paying the Argentine's high wages, adding he was in negotiations with French club Paris St Germain over a possible move.
Messi, who has been at the club for 21 years, becoming its all-time goal scorer with 682, broke down in tears before giving a speech.

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