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Wrestlers' Protest: Bajrang, Sakshee and Vinesh to immerse medals in Ganga, sit on fast unto death
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Wrestlers' Protest: Bajrang, Sakshee and Vinesh to immerse medals in Ganga, sit on fast unto death

Wrestlers who are protesting against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh have said they will immerse their medals in river Ganga in Haridwar at 6 PM om Tuesday.

Inaugural Global Chess League will fill gap in current ecosystem: Koneru Humpy
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Inaugural Global Chess League will fill gap in current ecosystem: Koneru Humpy

A joint venture between Tech Mahindra and the international chess federation (FIDE), GCL will witness six teams competing in a minimum of 10 matches each in a double round-robin, rapid format from 21 June - 2 July in Dubai.

Neeraj Chopra pulls out of FBK Games after suffering muscle strain
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Neeraj Chopra pulls out of FBK Games after suffering muscle strain

The 25-year-old, who enjoyed a perfect start to the season by winning the Doha Diamond League on May 5 with a throw of 88.67m, is likely to be back in action at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland, on 13 June

Wrestlers' protest: 'Haunted by horrifying images', Abhinav Bindra reacts to grapplers being detained by Delhi Police
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Wrestlers' protest: 'Haunted by horrifying images', Abhinav Bindra reacts to grapplers being detained by Delhi Police

On Sunday, India’s most prominent wrestlers including Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik were all detained by Delhi Police.

IOA achieves major breakthrough in resolving Handball Association of India impasse
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IOA achieves major breakthrough in resolving Handball Association of India impasse

The HAI today wrote to IOA chief PT Usha and informed her about the election of Mr Digvijay Chautala as its President, Mr Jagan Mohan Rao as Secretary General and Mr Tejraj Singh as Treasurer.

Lizzo calls out ‘unfriendly’ Napa neighbour wanting to 'silence' and 'choke' people like her during the music festival
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Lizzo calls out ‘unfriendly’ Napa neighbour wanting to 'silence' and 'choke' people like her during the music festival

While she refrained to speak about the unfriendly signs, The Chronicle confirmed that one house near the gates had a sign displaying “Choke the Woke,” along with other derogatory words.

Watch: Football star Kylian Mbappe’s Pakistani lookalike stuns internet
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Watch: Football star Kylian Mbappe’s Pakistani lookalike stuns internet

The man’s resembling features to Kylian Mbappe at a public event in Pakistan has attracted millions of views and hilarious comments

FA Cup: Pep Guardiola has injury fears ahead of Manchester City's final clash
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FA Cup: Pep Guardiola has injury fears ahead of Manchester City's final clash

Pep Guardiola has revealed Kevin De Bruyne, Jack Grealish and Ruben Dias face a fight to be fit for treble-chasing Manchester City's FA Cup final clash with Manchester United on Saturday.

Wrestlers' protest: Delhi Police registers FIR against protesting wrestlers on charges of ‘rioting’
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Wrestlers' protest: Delhi Police registers FIR against protesting wrestlers on charges of ‘rioting’

An FIR has been registered against wrestlers Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat for organising a protest outside the new Parliament building.

Monaco GP: Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes 'moved forwards' with car upgrades package
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Monaco GP: Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes 'moved forwards' with car upgrades package

Lewis Hamilton said he was 'really happy' with the Mercedes upgrades package that improved his car and helped him finish fourth ahead of team-mate George Russell in Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix.

Wrestlers' Protest: Neeraj Chopra calls for 'better way' to deal with protesting grapplers
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Wrestlers' Protest: Neeraj Chopra calls for 'better way' to deal with protesting grapplers

Jantar Mantar saw scenes of total chaos as police tried to get hold of wrestlers and they resisted very strongly, trying to make their way to the women's 'Mahapanchayat' scheduled at the new Parliament

Formula 1: Max Verstappen leads from start to finish to win Monaco Grand Prix
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Formula 1: Max Verstappen leads from start to finish to win Monaco Grand Prix

Despite brushes with the track walls, the Dutch Red Bull driver finished comfortably ahead of Spanish veteran Fernando Alonso in an Aston Martin with Frenchman Esteban Ocon third for Alpine

I didn't expect this would happen but Gopi sir kept pushing me: HS Prannoy on winning Malaysia Masters
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I didn't expect this would happen but Gopi sir kept pushing me: HS Prannoy on winning Malaysia Masters

On Sunday, Prannoy ended the title drought with a three-game win over China's Weng Hong Yang in a pulsating men's singles finals at the Malaysia Masters Super 500 tournament

Watch: Wrestlers violently detained by security, protest site at Jantar Mantar cleared
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Watch: Wrestlers violently detained by security, protest site at Jantar Mantar cleared

Protesting wrestlers who had camped at Jantar Mantar for over a month were detained by the police as they made their way towards the new Parliament.

Wrestlers' protest: Mahila Samman Mahapanchayat supporters stopped, arrested
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Wrestlers' protest: Mahila Samman Mahapanchayat supporters stopped, arrested

Protesting wrestlers and supporters were barred from marching towards the new Parliament as part of the 'Mahila Samman Mahapanchayat'.

Ryan Crouser world record, Richardson no-show at LA meet
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Ryan Crouser world record, Richardson no-show at LA meet

Crouser heaved a mammoth 23.56m throw at Drake Stadium to smash his previous world mark of 23.37m set at the US Olympic trials in Eugene in 2021.

Monaco GP: Ferrari's Charles Leclerc demoted three grid places for blocking Lando Norris
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Monaco GP: Ferrari's Charles Leclerc demoted three grid places for blocking Lando Norris

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc was demoted three places on the grid for Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix after the race stewards ruled he had impeded another driver at the end of qualifying.

Wrestlers' Protest: Grapplers to go ahead with 'peaceful' march to new Parliament building
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Wrestlers' Protest: Grapplers to go ahead with 'peaceful' march to new Parliament building

The likes of Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Asian Games gold winner Vinesh Phogat said that any amount of force will not deter them from going ahead with the peaceful march.

Formula 1: Max Verstappen grabs maiden Monaco Grand Prix pole position with spectacular final lap
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Formula 1: Max Verstappen grabs maiden Monaco Grand Prix pole position with spectacular final lap

Max Verstappen clawed back three-tenths of a second in the final sector to beat Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso and Charles Leclerc of Ferrari.

Monaco Grand Prix: Max Verstappen tops final practice as Lewis Hamilton crashes
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Monaco Grand Prix: Max Verstappen tops final practice as Lewis Hamilton crashes

Defending double world champion and series leader Verstappen clocked the fastest lap in one minute 12.776 seconds to outpace Perez by 0.073s before the session was halted four minutes prematurely when seven-time champion Hamilton crashed his revamped Mercedes