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Jun 06, 2020

India to Host 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup

The Asian Football Confederation has awarded the hosting rights of the 2022 Women's Asian Cup to India for the first time since 1979.
The decision was taken at the AFC Women's Football Committee meeting. In February, the AFC Women's Football Committee had recommended India to be hosts.
The tournament will likely be held in the second half of the year. In the 1979 edition, India had finished as runners-up.
The tournament will feature 12 teams, expanded from the previous slot of 8 teams.
India qualifies directly as hosts. The event will also serve as the final qualification tournament for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Cristiano Ronaldo Becomes Football's First Billion-dollar Man

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi - the rivalry between the two footballing legends define an entire generation. Be it the number of goals, the number of trophies or the number of awards, Messi and Ronaldo continue to compete with each other in every aspect. Sometimes, Messi would pip Ronaldo in some areas, and sometimes, Ronaldo would surpass Messi in others.
According to a report in Forbes, the Portugal star forward Ronaldo has beaten Lionel Messi to become the first footballer to earn $1 billion during his playing career.
The 35-year-old, who had earned $105 million before taxes and fees in the past year, is the third athlete to reach the mark during his career, only after golfer Tiger Woods and boxer Floyd Mayweather.
Ronaldo is also the first player to reach the earnings milestone of $1 billion in a team sport.

Jun 05, 2020

Japan Will Explore Simplified Version of Olympic Games

Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike said that it may be necessary to a stage a "simplified" Olympics next year due to the impact of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic and that organisers were already discussing possible changes.
John Coates, the head of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) inspectorate for Tokyo, said that organisers had to plan for what could be a "very different" Olympics if Covid-19 isn't completely eradicated by next year.

Chelsea to Sign Germany Forward Timo Werner

As per reports, Chelsea agreed a deal in principle to sign Germany striker Timo Werner from Bundesliga club RB Leipzig.
The report added that Werner has a 55 million euro release clause which expires on June 15 and that Premier League club Chelsea had offered the 24-year-old a contract worth 200,000 pounds per week.
Werner is second-top scorer in the Bundesliga this season with 25 goals, four behind Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski. He has made 29 appearances for Germany, scoring 11 times.

Jun 02, 2020

SAI to Launch Khelo India e-Pathshala

The Sports Authority of India (SAI) is all set to launch Khelo India e-Pathshala in association with National Sports Federations (NSF) from June 1, 2020 with an aim to provide first-ever national-level open online coaching and education programme for grassroot-level athletes.
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju and Union Minister of Tribal Affairs and Archery Association of India president Arjun Munda inaugrated the programme through a webinar.
The programme will cover 21 sporting disciplines, including, athletics, archery, boxing, cycling, fencing, football, gymnastics, hockey, judo, kayaking & canoeing, kabaddi, para games, rowing, shooting, taekwondo, table tennis, Volleyball, weightlifting, wrestling and wushu.
The e-learning programme will feature eminent athletes demonstrating technical skills and interacting with young athletes about techniques to improve their overall game.

Jun 01, 2020

Rohit Sharma 'Honoured and Humbled' for Khel Ratna Nomination

Named the ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year for 2019, Rohit became the first player in history to score five ODI centuries in a single edition of the World Cup.
He surpassed MS Dhoni to hit the maximum number of sixes in international matches on Indian soil. Later in the year, being assigned the responsibility of opening the batting in Tests, Rohit became the only player to have twin centuries in his maiden appearance as a Test opener.
India batsman Rohit Sharma, was nominated for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, expressed his gratitude for being shortlisted for the honour by the BCCI.

May 31, 2020

Virat Kohli Only Cricketer in Forbes' Top 100 Highest-Paid Athletes of 2020

India captain Virat Kohli remained the only cricketer to be included in the list of top 100 highest-paid athletes of 2020 put forward by Forbes magazine.
The right-handed batsman is also the only Indian athlete to be featured in the list.
According to Forbes, Kohli had an estimated total earnings of $26 million ($24m from endorsements and $2m from salary/winnings). He made a jump of over 30 places from 2019, as he was positioned at the 66th spot in this year's list.
Meanwhile, Swiss tennis great Roger Federer has become the first from his sport to top Forbes' list of highest paid athletes. With an estimated $106.3 million earned over the past 12 months, Federer edged out Portuguese football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo from the top spot.
The three athletes immediately below Federer are all football players with Ronaldo on second with estimated earnings of $105 million. His arch rival and Argentine great Lionel Messi is third with an estimated $104 million while Brazil's Neymar comes fourth with $95.5 million.

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