President Paul Kagame announced Rwanda would bid to host a Formula One race in the capital Kigali. The Great Lakes nation has been actively pursuing plans to host an F1 Grand Prix, aiming to return the sport to Africa for the first time since 1993.
Critics, including Kagame’s opponents, have accused his administration of sportswashing -- using high-profile international events to enhance its global reputation, while masking serious human rights abuses, muzzling free speech and curtailing political freedoms.
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#F1 | #Motorsport
Mumbai and Madhya Pradesh reached the final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024 with comfortable wins over Baroda and Delhi, respectively at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Friday.
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A big reward for D Gukesh announced by the Tamil Nadu Government and Chief Minister MK Stalin
#DingGukesh #Chess
As the profile of doubles specialists in Indian #badminton continues to grow, Nihit Sachdeva catches up with Tanisha Crasto, who has displayed her pedigree during this period.
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The #BorderGavaskarTrophy series is at its tipping point. With a 1-1 backdrop, the third Test, the middle one in a long-drawn battle of five contests, should offer a fascinating insight into how India and Australia will shape up for the rest of the series.
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The president of the Chess Federation of Russia, Andrei Filatov, has accused China’s Ding Liren of losing the World Chess Championship 2024 on purpose against India’s D. Gukesh.
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🚨 Treesa-Gayatri pair crashes out!
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand exited the #BWFWorldTourFinals2024 after losing in straight games against Japanese duo Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida in their Group A tie.
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In the vast Complex in the Odisha capital, there are centres dedicated to numerous sports in every direction. Now, badminton has got one of its own inside - Shuttle by Dalmia Bharat.
✍️ Rajdeep Saha
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#MotoGP will return to Brazil in 2026 after agreeing a five-year deal with Goiania’s Ayrton Senna circuit, the series announced.
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The Premier League extended its support to Kyle Walker and #ManCity in dealing with online hate and said: “... racism has no place in our game or anywhere in society.”
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Champions are defined more by their graciousness towards their competitors than the magnitude of their triumph.
What a gem we have in D Gukesh ⭐
#DingGukesh #WorldChessChampionship2024
D. Gukesh revealed the team which helped him become the youngest-ever World Chess Champion. 🏆
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D. Gukesh 🇮🇳 7⃣.5⃣ - 6⃣.5⃣ Ding Liren 🇨🇳
The game was set for a draw before reigning champion Ding blundered in the 55th move, effectively gifting the game to his rival.
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D. GUKESH IS THE NEW WORLD CHESS CHAMPION!
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#DingGukesh
Max Verstappen has assured Formula E he will be watching their races after the electric series donated $250,000 to charity following a bet on the Red Bull driver’s fourth successive Formula One title.
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India finally reveals its squad for the West Indies limited overs series:
❌ No Shafali in ODIs, dropped from T20Is too
❌No Arundhati
⏫ New names elevated from domestic scene
🏥 Yastika, Shreyanka, Priya Punia injured
#INDvWI | #WomensCricket | 🔗 https://bit.ly/3OWhZX4
Just 18 years old. Already a legend!
Can't wait to see what else gets added to D Gukesh's list of achievements
#DingGukesh | #WorldChessChampionship2024
Shubman Gill admitted that Australia was a tough place to tour but was also sceptical about the host's short-ball tactics.
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Ajinkya Rahane falls agonizingly short of his 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ in the #SyedMushtaqAliTrophy but Mumbai sails into the final with a six-wicket win!
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Pakistan has appointed former fast bowler Aqib Javed as its interim Test coach after Jason Gillespie resigned.
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Josh Hazlewood replaces Scott Boland in Australia's Playing XI for the third #BorderGavaskarTrophy Test!
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INTO THE SEMIS! 🚨
India dominated on all fronts and defeated Thailand 9-0 in its fourth pool match at the Women’s Junior Asia Cup in Muscat.
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Sri Lankan wicketkeeper-batter Niroshan Dickwella has been cleared to play all forms of cricket after successfully appealing a three-year ban for doping.
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#NeerajChopra, who won India’s first Olympic title in athletics when he got javelin gold at the Tokyo Games, has donated the competition T-shirt he wore in #Paris2024.
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👑 EXCLUSIVE | A heartfelt note on D Gukesh by Viswanathan Anand
"Today I watched a boy — and yes, I can call him that because he was not even born when I first won the world title in 2000 — win the World Championship..."
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#DingGukesh
A man of his word, D Gukesh👑
As a young boy, he spoke of becoming the youngest world chess champion. Some dreams DO come true!
✍ Satish Acharya
#DingGukesh
1⃣1⃣ years back, when Viswanathan Anand, the first Indian to win the World Chess Championship, lost to Magnus Carlsen, a kid in the crowd wanted to bring the title back to India.
Today, Gukesh made his decade-long dream a reality, defeating reigning champion Ding Liren of China in the final game of the 14-game series to clinch the title.
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1⃣8⃣-year-old Gukesh is the 1⃣8⃣th World Champion!
He becomes the youngest world champion! 🏆
#DingGukesh
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Baroda’s Pandya brothers will face Mumbai, which boasts of pure batting match-winners in a heavyweight #SyedMushtaqAliTrophy semifinal clash on Friday.
✍️ Ashwin Achal
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ICC president Jay Shah met with top officials of the 2032 Brisbane Olympics organising committee to discuss cricket's potential inclusion in the Summer Games.
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