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SPORTS - February 0216

Feb 0216

Nov 18, 2020

MPL Sports India's New Kit Sponsor

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named Mobile Premier League's sports merchandise brand MPL Sports as the Indian cricket team's official kit sponsor for a three-year period.
As part of a three-year deal, MPL Sports designed and manufactured jerseys will be worn by men's, women's and the Under-19 Indian cricket teams until 2023.
The agreement will run from this November to December 2023, replacing sportswear giant Nike whose five-year extension signed in 2016 ended this year.

Pakistan Super League

Babar Azam scored a brilliant half-century to help Karachi Kings defeat Lahore Qalandars by five wickets in the final of Pakistan Super League.
Azam's 63 not out off 49 balls guided Karachi to lift their maiden PSL title.
Azam performed superbly throughout the tournament to finish on top of the run-scorer chart with 473 runs.

Nov 17, 2020

Aryan Sabalenka Wins Linz Title

Aryna Sabalenka won the Linz Open. The 22-year old Belarusian traded places with Serena Williams who has dropped to 11th in ranking. Serena has not played since French Open due to her achilles injury.
Sabalenka has been ranked at number 9 in singles and number 2 in doubles by the Women Tennis Association. Sabalenka won her first Grand Slam at the 2019 US Open. In all she has won twelve Women Tennis Association (WTA) titles.
Linz Open is played in hardcourts. It is sponsored by Generali Gruppe. It is usually held in Linz, Austria. Since 2009, it is designated as WTA International Tournament.

Nov 16, 2020

Argentina Beat New Zealand for First Time

Argentina beat New Zealand for the first time in their history with a 25-15 win in the Rugby Championship.
The match was Argentina's first Test in 13 months, and their victory ensured the All Blacks suffered a second defeat in a row, after losing to Australia.
The Pumas led 16-3 at the break and kept New Zealand at bay to secure a famous and shock win in Sydney.

Nov 15, 2020

FIFA World Cup Qualifier

Argentina conceded a first-half penalty but recovered to secure a 1-1 draw against Paraguay in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in Buenos Aires.
Angel Romero scored his third goal in three internationals when he rolled home the penalty for Paraguay midway through the half after Lucas Martinez Quarta was adjudged to have brought down Miguel Almiron.
Nicolas Gonzalez equalised for Argentina four minutes before half-time when he bulleted a header home from a Giovani Lo Celso corner kick.

Nov 14, 2020

Cash Crunch Blocks Archery Resumption

The Archery Association of India (AAI) is feeling the pinch as it bids to resume competitions. The competition calendar has been decided and a few state associations are willing to host events, but financial issues and an expected rise in expenses due to Covid-19 protocols is posing a big challenge.
As a norm, AAI budgets around Rs. 30 lakh to host the Nationals. However, the Covid safety protocol, which entails testing, sanitisation, and separate rooms for participants, would see a rise in expenses, by up to Rs. 10 lakh. AAI, which is currently not recognised by the Sports Ministry, is struggling to cope with the costs.

Novak Djokovic Drawn with Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev at ATP Finals

World no.1 Novak Djokovic has been drawn in a group with Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev and Diego Schwartzman at the upcoming ATP Finals.
The men's tennis season finale is going to be held in London from November 15 to 22.
Djokovic, 33, will try to clinch the trophy for a record of six times while the Serbian needs to reach the semifinals first by qualifying from the Group Tokyo 1970 containing Russia's world number four Medvedev, German's world number seven Zverev and debutant Schwartzman from Argentina.
World number two Rafael Nadal leads Group London 2020 alongside Austrian Dominic Thiem, defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas from Greece and Russian Andrey Rublev, who reached the year-ending event with a career-high world ranking of eight.
This is the 50th anniversary of the ATP Finals, which was first held in 1970 in Tokyo and it is the tournament's 12th and final edition in London. Next year, it will move to Turin, Italy.

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