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Jul 26, 2020

Haryana to Host 2021 Khelo India Youth Games

Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju announced that Haryana will host the fourth edition of the Khelo India Youth Games after the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. The Games will be held in Panchkula.
Haryana has done well in all three editions of KIYG. While they came second in both 2019 and 2020 editions (200 medals in 2020 and 159 medals in 2019) in 2018 Haryana got 102 podium finishes (38 gold, 26 silver, 38 bronze).
Khelo India Youth Games, formerly Khelo India School Games, means Play India Youth Games, held annually in January or February, are the national level multidisciplinary grassroot games in India held for two categories, namely under-17 years school students and under-21 college students.
On 31 January 2018, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, inaugurated Khelo India School Games at the opening ceremony based on Guru–shishya tradition held at Indira Gandhi Arena. From the 2019 events, Khelo India School Games were renamed to Khelo India Youth Games.

Jul 25, 2020

VIVO IPL 2020 Schedule

VIVO IPL 2020, which was scheduled between 29 March 2020 and 24 May 2020, was postponed due to Covid-19. New IPL 2020 schedule date is between 19 September 2020 and 8 November 2020. IPL 2020 is now set to be played in UAE (United Arab Emirates). Opening match will be played between the Mumbai Indians (MI) Vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on 19 September 2020. The IPL 2020 Final will be played on 8 November 2020.
The BCCI is waiting for the approval from Indian Government to move IPL 2020 to UAE.

Jul 24, 2020

ISL Becomes First League from South Asia to be Inducted in World Leagues Forum

The Indian Super League (ISL) was inducted into the World Leagues Forum (WLF), becoming the first league from South Asia and seventh in Asia to join the association of professional football leagues which includes the likes of the Premier League, La Liga and Bundesliga, amongst others.
Currently, WLF has members from five continents representing close to 1200 clubs worldwide and works closely with global body FIFA on the development of professional football, providing bespoke support for national football bodies to share best practices and improve standards and structures in professional football.
It is an honour for ISL to get a seat at the World Leagues Forum table. This recognition from WLF is a testimony to Indian football's rise on the global stage, and the role that ISL is playing in it.

Sri Lanka's Sripali Weerakkody Retires from International Cricket

Sri Lanka woman cricketer Sripali Weerakkody announced to retire from the international cricket with immediate effect.
Weerakkody fast bowling all-rounder represented the international side in 89 ODIs and 58 T20 internationals.
Weerakkody, who debuted in 2006, last played an international game in 2018 and has been out of the team since.
She was part of the Sri Lankan side in the World Cup in 2013 and 2017, and the 2018 T20 World Cup. She was also the part of Sri Lankan team that won bronze at the 2014 Asian Games.
Last month, she became the first woman cricketer from Sri Lanka to qualify as a fitness trainer from the Australian Institute of Fitness.

Jul 23, 2020

Jolt to India's Olympic Preparations as WADA Extends NDTL Suspension by Six Months

In a massive jolt to India's Olympic preparations, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) extended the suspension of the country's National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) by another six months citing non-conformation to international standards. The WADA first suspended NDTL in August last year for a period of six months. A fresh round of inspection by the world body, much to the embarrassment of country's sporting establishment, showed that non-conformities still existed. So, the World Anti-Doping Agency has suspended the accreditation of the National Dope Testing Laboratory in New Delhi, India, for a second period of up to six months.
The suspension prohibits the NDTL from carrying out any anti-doping activities, including all analyses of urine and blood samples.
The laboratory's non-conformities pertain to the International Standard for Laboratories (ISL) identified during a WADA site visit, including the laboratory's isotope ratio mass spectrometry -- the analytical technique of choice for confirmation of prohibited substances.

Jul 22, 2020

G. M. Harikrishna Wins Chess960 Event at Biel Festival

Harikrishna won the Chess960 event of the 53rd Biel International Chess Festival in Switzerland. It is the first major chess tournament taking place over the board since the coronavirus outbreak.
The World No. 26 from Guntur, who is now living in Prague, scored 5.5 points from seven rounds to top the field of 8 players.
Chess960 is one of the three events of the main section of the Biel festival, the others being rapid and classical. In Chess960, a format invented by the late World champion Bobby Fischer, the game is played with the pieces randomly shuffled on the back rank of either player, because of which the advantage of opening theory is minimised.

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