Istanbul to host 2020 ucl final
ukraine: The Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul will host the Champions league final for a second time in 2020. Istanbul was chosen over lisbon by the UEFA executive committee, which will also decide in September whether Turkey or Germany should host the 2024 European Championship. The 2005 Champions league final in Istanbul produced one of the competition's most memorable matches. The 2020 Europa league final will be played in Gdansk, Poland, while the Super Cup between the Champions league and Europa league winners will be at Estadio do Dragao in Portugal.
Kohli tags PM in online fitness challenge
new delhi: India captain Virat Kohli has challenged PM Modi in an online fitness dare, which he accepted and promised to post a video of his workout regimen. The initiative, called the 'Hum Fit Toh India Fit' challenge, was started by Sports Minister Rajavardhan Singh Rathore, who posted a short video doing push-ups. He tagged Kohli, shuttler Saina Nehwal and actor Hrithik Roshan in the video, challenging them to post their own exercise videos. Kohli posted a video of his gym training and tagged his actor wife Anushka Sharma, former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Modi in."Challenge accepted, Virat! I will be sharing my own #FitnessChallenge video soon," Modi tweeted.
422 PlAYERS TO BE PART OF PKl SEASON VI
MUMBAI: VIVO Pro Kabaddi player auctions are to be held in Mumbai on May 30th and 31st. 21 players will be picked by 9 franchises as Elite Retained Players, 87 young players from the Future Kabaddi Heroes (FKH) programme are to be drafted into the auction pool. 58 Overseas Players across 14 other countries will be a part of the auction pool. Riding on the back of 5 phenomenal seasons, the league has worked consistently to set new benchmarks and with the expansion in format and franchises in its previous season, is now India's biggest domestic sporting league.
135 shooters to train at GNSP
pune: Gagan Narang Sports Promotion Foundation's backed Project leap trained shooters are already making strong impression at the international arena. The Project in its second year has initiated its annual trial for all talented young shooters from across the country. This will be the first time that this highly cognitive trial has been made open for all shooters of the country falling under the age group of U-21 and the final selected best shooters will be trained by immensely experienced Slovakian rifle coach Anton Belak & South Korean pistol coach Kim Seonia and mentored by the ace Olympic medallist shooter, Gagan Narang himself.
IRFAN, lEE & SAMMY TURN to KABADDI
mumbai: With the excitement around the event is on the rise, three legends from the world of cricket, Brett lee, Irfan Pathan and Darren Sammy took up the kabaddi challenge. The three players built their teams with junior kabaddi stars and were pitted against each other. Darren Sammy who was playing kabaddi for the first time said, "I have watched Kabaddi on television and wondered why they kept saying Kabaddi Kabaddi and today I finally know.”
Mithali selected for karate youth cup
gurugram: 13-year-old Mithali Raj Karate student at Sanshinkan India, Gurugram has been selected by World Karate Federation to represent India at the 7th World Karate Federation Youth Cup in Umag, Croatia starting from 30th June to 6th July.