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Wrestling Selection Trials For Olympic Qualifiers, Asian Championships On March 10-11

The selection trials for picking the Indian wrestling team for the upcoming Olympic Qualifiers and Asian Championships will be held on March 10-11 in Patiala and Sonipat respectively, the ad-hoc committee managing the sport said on Friday. The trials were initially planned for February 27-29 but got postponed after a delay in hosting the senior national championships due to "unavoidable circumstances". The trials for women wrestlers will be held at NSNIS Patiala, while the trials for greco roman and freestyle grapplers will be held at SAI Sonipat.

Jessie Fleming, Kadeisha Buchanan front Canada roster for CONCACAF women's Gold Cup

Midfielder Jessie Fleming, recently acquired by the Portland Thorns, and former Chelsea teammates Kadeisha Buchanan and Ashley Lawrence are among 23 players called up by Canada coach Bev Priestman for the CONCACAF W Gold Cup.

Paris Olympic, Paralympic medals embedded with pieces of the Eiffel Tower

An Olympic medal inlaid with a piece of the Eiffel Tower. How's that for a monumental prize?

Elmore, Levins 1st Canadians nominated for early selection to Olympic marathon team

Malindi Elmore and Cam Levins are heading to Paris this summer.

Paris Olympics Will Be Challenging, Need To Be Smarter: PV Sindhu

Set to return after an injury-induced break, two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu is aware the road to Paris will be "challenging" and she needs to be "smarter" in her pursuit of coveted gold medal in the French capital. Former world champion Sindhu has been enduring a lean patch. She has suffered injury setbacks and a dip in form in the last 18 months. She suffered stress fracture on her left ankle during the successful 2022 CWG campaign and later sustained another injury on left knee during the French Open in October last year, forcing her out for three months.

"Challenging": India Hockey Coach Craig Fulton On Rape Allegations vs Varun Kumar

The rape allegation against defender Varun Kumar is a distraction for the men's hockey team and his absence from the FIH Pro League will be treated as an injury setback, India chief coach Craig Fulton said on Friday. Varun, an Arjuna award recipient, withdrew himself from the tournament after being accused of rape. He is exploring legal options to tackle the allegation, which he described as a "calculated attempt to extort money" from him. India are scheduled to take on Spain in the tournament-opener on Saturday.

Canada downs host Hungary to open Olympic women's basketball qualifier

Kayla Alexander led the way with 15 points and 13 rebounds as Canada defeated host Hungary 67-55 Thursday to open a FIBA Olympic Qualifying tournament.

What to know for the World Aquatics Championships

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Wrestling Selection Trials For Olympic Qualifiers, Asian Championships On March 10-11

Jessie Fleming, Kadeisha Buchanan front Canada roster for CONCACAF women's Gold Cup

Paris Olympic, Paralympic medals embedded with pieces of the Eiffel Tower

Elmore, Levins 1st Canadians nominated for early selection to Olympic marathon team

Paris Olympics Will Be Challenging, Need To Be Smarter: PV Sindhu

"Challenging": India Hockey Coach Craig Fulton On Rape Allegations vs Varun Kumar

Canada downs host Hungary to open Olympic women's basketball qualifier

What to know for the World Aquatics Championships