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Union Minister Mandaviya felicitates winning teams of Kho Kho World Cup 2025

Union Minister Mandaviya felicitates winning teams of Kho Kho World Cup 2025

New Delhi, Jan 22 (UNI) Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports and Labour & Employment,
Mansukh Mandaviya felicitated the World Cup-winning Kho Kho teams here on Wednesday.
The Indian men and women teams scripted history after clinching the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup titles at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium on January 19. Both teams defeated Nepal in their respective finals.

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BCB issues show-cause notice to director amid BPL boycott

15 Jan 2026 | 4:58 PM

Dhaka, Jan 15 (UNI) The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday issued a show cause notice to director M Najmul Islam over derogatory remarks amid Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) boycott threat, according to a report by The Daily Star.

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India open badminton: Pranoy loses to Singapore's Loh Kean Yew in round of 16

15 Jan 2026 | 4:46 PM

New Delhi, Jan 15 (UNI): India's HS Pranoy bowed out of the India Open after losing to Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew in the men’s singles Round of 16 on Thursday at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium.

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NBA India confident of Indian player breaking into NBA or WNBA

15 Jan 2026 | 4:44 PM

By BD Narayankar
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