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UEFA has confirmed that the 2024 edition of the Euro cup will be held in Germany. The major tournament football will be heading back to Germany in six years’ time, fighting off a stiff challenge from Turkey. Germany are three-time European champions, having last triumphed at Euro ’96. Three months after FIFA members picked a North American bid over Morocco ...

Indian Badminton star Saina Nehwal is going to get married to fellow badminton player Parupalli Kashyap in December this year. According to the Times of India report, on December 16, 28-year-old Saina is going to marry P Kashyap. The report further states that, this marriage will include very close people. However, the information is that the wedding celebration will be ...

National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four year, Arjuna Award is given for consistency outstanding performance for four years, Dronacharya Award for coaches for producing medal ...

Uttarakhand team on Thursday made its debut in BCCI’s domestic seasonin the Vijay Hazare trophy. However, three guest members of the team, Rajat Bhatia, Vineet Saxena and Malolan Rangarajan could not perform anything special with the bat. In the Vijay Hazare Trophy, the team’s first match was with Bihar. Uttarakhand’s team was out on 160 runs Bihar won the toss ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU John Wooden once said “Sports do not build character. They reveal it”. On September 14, the final match of Bro Bernard Memorial Girls Basketball Tournament ( Under 14 Girls ) was played between St Joseph’s Academy Team B and St Mary School, Clement Town. Bro Bernard was the first Provincial of the Indian Province. He also served ...

World Cup-winning coach Vicente del Bosque has some advice for sprint king Usain Bolt’s new Australian club — play him in defence. The Jamaican superstar has been handed the chance to train with the Central Coast Mariners for an indefinite period in a bid to prove he has what it takes to earn a professional playing contract. The eight-time Olympic ...

The last match of the five-Test series between India and England was played at the Oval. India lost by 118 runs in this match. India were set a the target of 464 runs to win but despite the century of opener Lokesh Rahul and wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant, the Indian team was dismissed for 345 in the second innings. With the ...

India captain Virat Kohli was on Saturday rested from the Asia Cup with the selectors naming Rohit Sharma as captain of the 16-member squad for the tournament to be held in United Arab Emirates. Rajasthan left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed is the only new face in the team. Asia Cup is scheduled to start from September 15 in Dubai. India will ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Sarita Gaekwad, daughter of a farm labourer who was part of the women’s 4X400 relay team which won a gold at Asiad, once used to run barefoot. Gaekwad hails from a remote village in the tribal-dominated Dang district of Gujarat. After the Indian relay team’s feat at Asian Games in Indonesia yesterday, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani announced an ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The Indian women’s hockey team made its first Asian Games final in 20 years, outlasting three-time champions China 1-0 in a fiercely-contested battle here today. Gurjit Kaur’s strike from a penalty corner in the 52nd minute was the difference between the two sides, in a match that lacked the quality of a high-profile semifinal. Nonetheless, the erratic ...