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‘Spearheading’ a victory: Neeraj Chopra wins Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025 with throw of 86.18m

India’s most decorated javelin thrower, Neeraj Chopra, enthralled the home crowd with yet another scintillating performance to win the inaugural Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025, India’s first ever World Athletics-sanctioned Gold-level meet, with a best throw of 86.18m at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here on Saturday.

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Move over seed funding, ‘Speed Funding’ is the new mantra, as actor ‘Kichcha’ Sudeepa shows

: The Indian Racing Festival (IRF), India’s premier city-based motorsport league, has entered an interesting chapter as Kannada actor “Kichcha” Sudeepa has officially acquired the Bengaluru franchise and has launched his racing team: Kichcha’s Kings Bengaluru (KKB).

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TCS World 10K Philanthropy Awards: Governor advocates nurturing of sports culture to build a strong India

Thaawarchand Gehlot, Governor of Karnataka, recently called upon society to work together to build a strong India by adopting sportsmanship in everyday life.

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Superwoman on Wheels makes heads spin

India’s motorsport queen is unstoppable — Aishwarya Pissay — three-time FIM World Champion, continued her undefeated run at the MRF MoGrip K-1000, Rally, winning Round 3 of the Indian National Rally Championship 2025 (2W).

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Radisson Group, JSW Sports join hands to spearhead Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025

Radisson Hotel Group has announced its strategic collaboration with JSW Sports as the official hospitality partner for the Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025, further strengthening its position as the preferred hospitality brand for India’s evolving sports landscape.

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Padukone School of Badminton hits 75 centres in just a year, targets 250 in next three

The Padukone School of Badminton (PSB), founded and funded by Deepika Padukone and mentored by her father Prakash Padukone, has achieved a significant milestone by establishing over 75 grassroots coaching centres across 18 Indian cities — including Bengaluru, NCR, Mumbai, Chennai, Jaipur, Pune, Nashik, Mysuru, Panipat, Dehradun, Udaipur, Coimbatore, Sangli, and Surat — within its first year of operations.

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Pedal on a pedestal: SWR affirms commitment to culture of cycling

South Western Railway Sports Association (SWRSA) successfully conducted a special “Sundays on Cycle” cyclothon on 8 June 2025 at Golf Link Colony, Hubballi, as part of the Khelo India Scheme’s Fit India initiative.

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Boost for ‘Boccia’ as big names attend awareness event in city

The Karnataka Para Boccia Association, in collaboration with Boccia India, hosted a Boccia Awareness Event and a live Boccia demonstration match at ITC Windsor on Sunday. The event aimed to promote Boccia, a paralympic sport designed for athletes with severe physical disabilities.

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Iconic woman cricketer ties up with UAE academy to nurture young talent

Indian cricket icon, Smriti Mandhana, has joined hands with a renowned UK-based cricket academy founded by former first-class cricketer Don Bhagawati to launch a cricket academy.

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A ‘ten out of ten’ for this tennis venture…

Marking a historic milestone for para-sports in India, the Deuce Tennis Centre (DTC) — the nation’s first-ever Centre of Excellence for Wheelchair Tennis, was inaugurated at Sidhalghatta, Chikkaballapura, about 50 km from here on Saturday.