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Mar 04, 2021

Kieron Pollard Hits 6 Sixes in an Over

West Indies cricketer Kieron Pollard has become the third batsman in international cricket to hit 6 sixes in an over. Pollard achieved the feat when he hit Sri Lanka's Akila Dananjaya out of the park 6 times in the 6th over of West Indies' successful chase in the first T20I at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua.
KIeron Pollard joins World Cup-winning former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh as the only other batsman to hit 6 sixes in an over in T20I cricket. At the international level, it was former South Africa opener Herschelle Gibbs who achieved the feat first -- in the World Cup 2007 match against the Netherlands.

Manish Kaushik Enters Quarters of Spanish Boxing Tournament

Olympic-bound Indian boxer Manish Kaushik (63 kg) advanced to the quarter-finals of the Boxam International Tournament with a facile opening round win in Castellano, Spain.
The world championship bronze-medallist defeated Spaniard Ammari Raddouane 5-0 to make the last eight, where he will be up against Kazakhstan's Sufiullin Zakir, a two-time Asian silver-winner.
Kaushik, also a Commonwealth Games silver-medallist, is returning to the ring a year after qualifying for the Olympics in the Asian Qualifiers in Jordan.
A 14-member Indian contingent (eight men and six women), including nine Olympic qualified and other top boxers, is taking part at the 35th edition of the tournament. All 14 of these boxers have made the quarter-finals already.

Mar 03, 2021

Indian shuttlers Win Uganda International Titles

Indian shuttlers Varun Kapur and Malvika Bansod registered hard-fought wins to clinch the men's and women's singles titles respectively at the 2021 Uganda International in Kampala.
Varun beat seventh seeded Sankar Muthusamy in the men's singles final, while second seed Malvika notched up a come-from-behind victory over compatriot Anupama Upadhyaya in the women's singles summit clash.

Mar 02, 2021

Djokovic Equals Federer's Record of most Weeks as No. 1

Novak Djokovic equalled Roger Federer's all-time record for most weeks as ATP world No. 1, holding the top spot for the 310th week.
Djokovic's ninth Australian Open title last month guaranteed that he would surpass Federer's record on March 8.
Having reached another milestone in his illustrious career, Djokovic said that he would look to adjust his calendar and make overhauling Federer and Rafael Nadal's joint-record of 20 Grand Slam titles his top priority.

Mar 01, 2021

Sri Lanka Appoints Tom Moody as Director of Cricket

Former Australia all-rounder Tom Moody has been appointed as the director of cricket of Sri Lanka.
Moody was appointed to the post on the recommendations by the Technical Advisory Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket after the recent poor showings against South Africa and England.
Moody has been handed a three-year contract and as per the agreement, the 55-year-old is expected to carry out 300 days of 'Mandatory Assignment'.
His job profile entails the Analysis of the Future Tour Program, focusing on the Domestic Tournament Structure, Player Welfare, Education and Skill Development, Coaching and Support Staff Structure and High Performance and Data Analytics.
Moody was Sri Lanka's head coach between 2005 and 2007 when the island nation made it to the final of the World Cup in the Caribbean.

ISSF World Cup in Korea Postponed

The ISSF World Cup in Changwon, Korea, scheduled to be staged from April 16 to 27, has been postponed owing to restrictions imposed to stem the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Last week, the Indian contingent pulled out of the tournament because of South Korea's mandatory two-week quarantine rules, which would come in the way of the shooters' training.
The tournament in Korea was a combined World Cup with shooters from rifle, pistol and shotgun competing for top honours.

Vinesh Phogat Wins Gold in Ukraine Wrestling Event

India's star wrestler Vinesh Phogat defeated 2017 world champion V. Kaladzinskay to win the gold medal at the Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial tournament.
Up against the world number seven Belarusian, it was not an easy bout for the world number three Indian as the two grapplers kept testing each other with consistent attacks in the sea-saw battle in which Vinesh prevailed.
Vinesh opened up a 4-0 lead in the 53 kg final with a throw which she initiated with a left-leg attack but Kaladzinskay made it 4-4 with her brilliant move.
Vinesh took the break leading 6-4, adding to her score with a takedown, 10 seconds before the break.

Feb 28, 2021

Hima Das wins 200m Gold in Her First Race after More than a Year

- Star Indian sprinter Hima Das ran her first competitive race in more than a year and won a gold in the women's 200 m in the Indian Grand Prix II at the Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports campus in Patiala. The 21-year-old Hima, the 2018 world junior champion in 400 m, won the race in 23.31 seconds.
- Hima, who is yet to qualify for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, had run her last competitive race in August 2019.
- Sprinter Dutee Chand blazed the track to win the women's 100 m in 11.44 seconds, an improvement on the 11.51 seconds she had clocked last week in the first GP. She is hoping to qualify for the Olympic Games by meeting the 11.15 seconds standard.

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