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Nov 04, 2020

Shane Watson Announces Retirement from Competitive Cricket

Top Australian all-rounder Shane Watson announced his retirement from competitive cricket following his team's Chennai Super Kings' exit from the Indian Premier League.
He retired from international cricket in 2016 and bid adieu to the Australian Big Bash league last year (2019).
Watson played 59 Tests, 190 ODIs and 58 T20Is at the international level.
A sought-after player in the T20 format, Watson has 3874 runs in 145 IPL games with four hundreds and 21 fifties.

Dinesh Karthik Becomes wicket-keeper with Most Catches in IPL History

Kolkata Knight Riders' wicket keeper Dinesh Karthik reached a personal milestone.
Karthik overtook MS Dhoni to become the new record holder for the most number of catches in IPL history.
He took his 110th catch against Rajasthan, leaving behind the legendary Dhoni, who was leading the race with 109 catches.
Parthiv Patel is next on the list with 66 catches followed by Naman Ojha, who has 65 to his name.

Nov 03, 2020

Karnataka Government Bestows Ekalavya Award on K. L. Rahul

Indian cricketer and Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) captain K. L. Rahul took to Twitter to thank the Karnataka Government for giving him the Ekalavya Award.
The Ekalavya Award is given by the Karnataka state government for outstanding performance in sports.
Kannur Lokesh Rahul (born 18 April 1992), commonly known as KL Rahul, is an Indian international cricketer who plays for Karnataka in domestic cricket.

Nov 02, 2020

Mercedes Clinch Seventh Consecutive Constructors' Title

Mercedes became the first team to win seven successive Formula One constructors` titles as Lewis Hamilton celebrated a record-extending 93rd career win at Imola to stand on the brink of a seventh drivers` crown.
Hamilton came back from third place at the end of the opening lap to lead Finnish team mate Valtteri Bottas in a Mercedes one-two at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at the Italian circuit.

Nov 01, 2020

Chris Gayle Becomes First Cricketer to Reach 1000 Sixes in T20's

In the IPL 2020 game between Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals, West Indian superstar Chris Gayle added another feather in his decorated hat when he became the first player in cricket history to reach an astonishing 1000 sixes in T20 cricket.
Gayle reached the mark during his thrilling knock of 99 (off 63 balls) which was studded with 6 fours and 8 sixes.
What is even more astounding is the fact that how ahead Gayle is from the rest of the field. Kieron Pollard is next on the list with 690 sixes while former Kiwi great Brendon Mccullum is at the third spot with 485.

Amit Panghal and Sanjeet Strike Gold at French Boxing Tournament

World silver-medallist Amit Panghal (52 kg) and Sanjeet (91 kg) struck gold in their first competition after a coronavirus-forced break, claiming the top honours at the Alexis Vastine International Boxing Tournament in Nantes, France.
Amit, also an Asian Games champion besides being Commonwealth Games silver-medallist, defeated American Rene Abraham 3-0 with a dominating performance.
Sanjeet, a former India Open gold-medallist, too, put up a clinical show to get past Frenchman Soheb Bouafia in his summit clash and secure a gold.
Asian silver-winner Ashish Kumar also claimed a gold after his opponent, American Joseph Gerome Hiks, gave him a walkover due to injury.
This was the first international competition that Indian boxers featured in since the Olympic qualifiers in Jordan in March.

Oct 31, 2020

Haroon Lorgat in Nine-member Interim Board to Run CSA

South Africa's Sports Minister Nathi Mthethwa announced a nine-member interim board that will run the Cricket South Africa (CSA) for the next three months after the entire board stepped down earlier this week.
Former CSA chief Haroon Lorgat and former South African batsman Omphile Ramela have been included in the interim board, which will be chaired by Judge Zak Yaqoob.
Besides them, the committee named by the South African government also include Andre Odendaal, Stavros Nikalo, Judith February, Andile Dawn Mbatha, Xolani Vonya and Nkeko Caroline Mampuru.

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