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Pakistan Beat Adversaries India in kabaddi World Cup
Pakistan became kabaddi title holders on Sunday after barely beating most despised adversaries India. Their rivals played the match despite the fact that they had allegedly cut sporting ties with the nation. A full investigation will...2020-02-17 2424 0 -
New cycling and walking plan for Sandwell
Sandwell Council has approved a new cycling and walking plan – to get more people active and healthier and help tackle pollution and reduce congestion on the roads. The Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan has been...2020-02-17 2107 0 -
Update on Birmingham 2022 preparations in three Cabinet reports
In a series of reports to Cabinet on February 11, Birmingham City Council members will be asked to note overall strong progress in preparing for and delivering the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Cabinet will also be...2020-02-12 2123 0 -
Bangladesh’s first Female body-Building Competition Sees Contestant Cover-Up
Bangladesh’s first all-women bodybuilding championship, held in the capital of Dhaka, was won by a teenage student. Nineteen-year-old Awhona Rhaman had most of her body covered up to prevent judgement in a majority Muslim-nation. Normally, barely there bikinis, dark spray tans and high...2020-02-11 3195 0 -
Books like these are abundantly Required in India: Gopichand on Dreams of a Billion
Within the run up to Tokyo Olympics 2020, praised sports history expert Boria Majumdar and writer Nalin Mehta’s new book Dreams of a Billion is hitting the stores, revealing insight into a few untold parts of the Olympic games to the...2020-02-10 2004 0 -
Books like these are abundantly Required in India: Gopichand on Dreams of a Billion
Within the run up to Tokyo Olympics 2020, praised sports history expert Boria Majumdar and writer Nalin Mehta’s new book Dreams of a Billion is hitting the stores, revealing insight into a few untold parts of the Olympic games to the...2020-02-05 2013 0 -
Bala Devi, the first Indian female to sign binding contract abroad 
In a noteworthy move for Indian football, Scottish club Rangers FC declared the marking of striker Bala Devi from Manipur Police Sports Club on an 18-month contract, following a successful preliminary that the player experienced in November a year ago.  ...2020-02-04 5825 0 -
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games plans take major step forward as Alexander Stadium revamp is approved
Proposals for the redevelopment of Alexander Stadium have been approved by Birmingham City Council’s Planning Committee – marking a major milestone in the preparations for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. At the heart of the wider effort to regenerate Perry...2020-02-03 2059 0 -
British Olympic and Paralympic sports prepare for launch of new digital and broadcast platform
A ground-breaking initiative to develop a digital and an Over-The-Top (OTT) broadcast platform for British Olympic and Paralympic sports has today been announced by a group of leading sports’ National Governing Bodies, UK Sport, the British...2020-01-29 1800 0 -
London to host biggest Olympic boxing event since London 2012
London will host the biggest Olympic boxing event to be held in England since the 2012 Olympic Games when the Boxing Road to Tokyo Olympic Qualifying event takes place at the Copper Box Arena on the...2020-01-28 1831 0