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Tokyo Olympics 2020 to be held from July 23 to August 8 after 1-year delay due to coronavirus pandemic

31st March 2020

The International Olympic Committee and the Japanese organisers have decided to hold the Olympics from July 23 to August 8 in Tokyo next year. The Games were postponed by a year earlier this month due to the coronavirus pandemic that has caused all major sporting events to be cancelled or delayed. The new dates were […]

Hima Das donates one month’s salary | Covid2019

28th March 2020

NEW DELHI, March 27: Star Indian sprinter Hima Das has donated her one month’s salary to the Assam government to help the State combat the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic. Das, an Asian Games gold-medallist besides being an under-20 world champion in 400m, is employed with PSU major Indian Oil as an HR officer in Guwahati. “Friends […]

Sachin Tendulkar Donates Rs 50 Lakh To Help Fight Coronavirus Pandemic

28th March 2020

Sachin Tendulkar reportedly donated Rs 25 lakh each to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund and Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for the fight against COVID-19. Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar on Friday donated Rs 50 lakh to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, which has so far claimed 17 Indian lives and wreaked havoc globally. Tendulkar’s donation is so […]

Biponshi Borah wins Miss Assam Fitness Model 2020 title

17th March 2020

GUWAHATI, 16 MARCH: Biponshi Borah clinched the title of Miss Assam Fitness Model 2020 at an event held at Jagiroad. The event was organised by Indian Amateur Bodybuilding federation. Earlier, Biponshi bagged Champion of “Miss Assam Women’s Model” title at 3rd All Assam Jr. Sr. & Masters Body Building and Fitness Model (Men & Women) […]

Asian Qualifiers: Vikas Krishan Pulls Out Of Final Due To Injury, Ends Campaign With Silver

11th March 2020

Olympic-bound Commonwealth Games champion Vikas Krishan (69kg) signed off with a silver medal at the Asia/Oceania Qualifiers after an eye injury forced him to pull out of the final on Wednesday. Krishan, a world and Asian medallist, was to take on Jordan’s Zeyad Eashash in the summit clash. “He will not compete because of the cut. He has […]

Assam’s Dhruba Tamuly wins Mr. World 2020

10th March 2020

Assam’s Dhruba Tamuly won Mr. World 2020 organised by the World Fitness Federation (WFF)-World Body Building Federation (WBBF) Amber Prix championships held in Delhi on March 4, 2020. Dhruba Tamuly is a resident of Dergaon in Golaghat district. He participated in the 80 kg and won gold medal. More than 250 participants from 8 different […]

Roll ball players’ auction held

4th March 2020

The auction process for the Roll Ball Super League, which will be held here in April, has been completed on 2nd March at Hotel Atithi, Paltan Bazar, Guwahati. The auction took place for around 100 players which included several players from outside the State. Franchise owners and coaches took part in the auction where Rian […]

Greater Guwahati Baby League Season 2 concludes

2nd March 2020

The second season of Assam’s first ever Golden Baby Football League ‘Greater Guwahati Baby League’ (GGBL) concluded today after 4 months of action with more than 500 kids from more than 50 teams playing every Sunday for 4 titles at Nehru Stadium, Guwahati. Exhibition matches and prize distribution ceremony were held on this occasion. The […]

Rajasthan Royals launches embracing strategy to include Northeast India

28th February 2020

The Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Rajasthan Royals is very motivated to announce that the team is ready to expand its fan base by including Guwahati, Northeast India. The IPL Governing Council has extended support to the team’s aspiration to play and expand footprints of cricket in the region and gave the go-ahead to play […]

Guwahati becomes newest IPL venue, to host two Rajasthan Royals’ home games