Tag: Asia
Pakistan Threatens Boycotting T20 World Cup If India Don't Come For Asia Cup
PCB chief executive Wasim Khan has dismissed reports that Pakistan has given up its hosting rights of the T20 Asia Cup. In fact he has bartered that if the Men in Blue would not turn up for the Asia Cup, then Pakistan would also boycott the 2021 T20 World Cup slated to be played in India.....
AirAsia Flight Makes Emergency Landing In Kolkata
An AirAsia flight to Bagdogra with 171 passengers including West Bengal minister Aroop Biswas on board encountered a hailstorm soon after takeoff and was forced to make an emergency landing in the airport here after the pilot suspected damage to the windshield, the airlines said in a statement on Wednesday.....
Stocks Trim Early Gains Tracking Weakness In Asian Market
Indian equity indices pared initial gains to trade on a flat note, tracking weakness in the Asian markets. ....
Gomathi Banned For Four Years, Stripped Of Asian Championship Gold
Gomathi Marimuthu has been banned for four years and stripped off her 2019 Asian Championships gold medal, the Athletics Integrity Unity (AIU) announced on Friday. ....
Asia Cup Has Been Cancelled: BCCI President Ganguly
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday confirmed that this year's Asia Cup has been cancelled in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. ....
Sitharaman Suggests AIIB Establish Its Regional Presence
India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday suggested the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) establish its regional presence for effective project management and implementation. ....
Sunil Chhetri Voted AFC Asian Cup 2019's 'favourite Player' In Fan Poll
Indian captain Sunil Chhetri was voted as the favourite player of the AFC Asian Cup 2019, the Asian Football Confederation said on Saturday. Chhetri edged out Eldor Shomurodov of Uzbekistan in the final by a 51-49 percent of votes in a fan poll conducted by the AFC. ....
Big B, Akshay, Alia Among Celebs In Forbes Asia 100 Digital Stars List
Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt and Hrithik Roshan feature in the Forbes list of Most Influential Celebrities on Social Media in the Asia-Pacific region. The list also mentions Katrina Kaif, Anushka Sharma, Jacqueline Fernandez, Shahid Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, besides singers Shreya Ghoshal and Neha Kakkar. ....
Olympics Games: 74 Indians Qualify, Number Could Go Up To 158
So far, 74 Indian sportspersons, including 15 shooters, have qualified for this year's Olympic Games in Tokyo, and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) expects the number to go up to 158. ....
Australia, Qatar Withdraw From Copa America
Australia and Qatar have withdrawn from this year's Copa America due to a clash with 2022 Asian World Cup qualifiers, an official of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) said. ....
