Daily Archives: August 22, 2021

World U-20 Athletics Championships: Race walker Amit Khatri sets sights on Asian Games, CWG...

Nairobi, Aug 21 (PTI): A silver medal-winning show at the World U-20 Championships has boosted confidence of race walker Amit Khatri, who now wants...

Polina Guryeva, Turkmenistan’s first-ever Olympic medallist, gifted car, apartment, cash for Tokyo 2020 silver

Ashgabat, Aug 21 (AFP): Turkmenistan's first-ever Olympic medallist, weightlifter Polina Guryeva, was gifted an apartment, a car and $50,000 in cash for her exploits...

Ending years of feud, AICF and Chess Association of India announce merger

Lucknow, Aug 21 (PTI): Putting an end to internal fighting, the All-India Chess Federation and the breakaway Chess Association of India on Saturday announced...

Serie A: Alessandro Florenzi joins AC Milan on season-long loan from Roma

Milan, Aug 21 (AFP): Alessandro Florenzi has completed his move to AC Milan on a season-long loan from Roma, the seven-time European champions announced...

ISL 2021-22: Chennaiyin FC sign Polish striker Lukasz Gikiewicz

Chennai, Aug 21 (PTI): Two-time Indian Super League (ISL) champions Chennaiyin FC (CFC) have signed Polish striker Lukasz Gikiewicz on a one-year deal ahead...

Henri becomes a hurricane as it moves toward the Northeast

San Francisco, Aug 21 (AP) Preparations for a storm grew more urgent Saturday as the newly upgraded Hurricane Henri closed in on the Northeast. Landfall...

China condemns suicide attack on its nationals in Gwadar, asks Pakistan to take effective...

Islamabad, Aug 21 (PTI) China on Saturday asked Pakistan to take "practical and effective" measures and overhaul the security mechanism to forestall attacks on...

Pakistan raises attack on Afia Siddiqui with US authorities

Islamabad, Aug 21 (PTI) Pakistan on Saturday said it had formally complained with the US authorities over an attack on terror-convict Dr Afia Siddiqui...

Taliban bans co-education in Afghanistan’s Herat province: Report

Kabul, Aug 21 (PTI) Days after vowing to respect women's rights in Afghanistan, Taliban officials in the restive Herat province have banned co-education in...

China’s Mars rover soldiers on after completing programme

Beijing, Aug 21 (AP) China's Zhurong Mars rover is soldiering on after completing its initial programme to explore the red planet and search for...

UN food agency: Hunger spreading in Afghanistan

Rome, Aug 20 (AP) The UN food agency says it has been able to negotiate access with the Taliban to distribute aid in one...