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Feb 11, 2020

England skipper Eoin Morgan named captain of the year by ESPNcricinfo

Eoin Morgan was Monday named captain of the year by the ESPNcricinfo Awards jury for leading England to their maiden ODI World Cup triumph.
After losing to Sri Lanka and Australia in the tournament, England needed to win four straight games to lift the trophy – which they did, winning the title after a tied thriller against New Zealand.
The ODI batting performance of the year award went to Ben Stokes for his nerveless performance in the World Cup final. He made an unbeaten 84 in the regulation 50 overs and a further seven in the Super Over.
Stokes' epic rearguard in the Headingley Ashes Test lost out narrowly in the Test batting category to Kusal Perera who made a landmark 153 not out against South Africa in Durban to take the title.

Premier Badminton League

Bengaluru Raptors became the first team in the Premier Badminton League championship to win back-to-back titles when it scored a 4-2 win over first-time finalist North-Eastern Warriors in the fifth edition at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium.

Aditya Mehta wins National Snooker Championship

Ace cuiest Aditya Mehta defeated multiple-time world champion Pankaj Advani 6-2 to win the National Snooker Championship.
Mehta, who represented the Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) in the clash on Sunday night, started off with a bang after wining the first frame with a break of 103 while the score remained 103-17.
He lost the next two frames with a close margin of 50 -58, 47-48 and it looked like Advani was staging a comeback.
But, Mehta held his nerves and claimed all the following four frames to win the title with a 6-2 score line in the best of 11 frames.
In the women's snooker finals, Karnataka's Vidya Pillai edged out Amee Kamani of Madhya Pradesh 3-2 (41-68, 57 -35, 37-61, 69-50, 87-05) to defend her senior ladies snooker title.

Feb 10, 2020

Naseem Youngest Player to Take Test Hat-trick

Pakistan's 16-year-old paceman Naseem Shah became the youngest player to take a hat-trick in Test cricket. Naseem dismissed the Bangladesh trio of Najmul Hossain, Taijul Islam and Mahmudullah in the first Test at Rawalpindi.
In December 2019, Naseem bowled Pakistan to victory against Sri Lanka, sealing his country's first home Test series win since 2006 and becoming the second youngest player to take five wickets in a Test innings.

Duplantis Soars to World Record

World silver medallist Mondo Duplantis who soared to a pole vault world record 6.17 metres can reach even higher heights, said Frenchman Renaud Lavillenie, whose mark the Swede shattered by a centimetre.
European champion Duplantis, the 20-year-old from Sweden, realised his lifetime dream with his record topping clearance at a meet in Torun, Poland.

ICC U19 WC 2020

Bangladesh cricket team clinched its maiden ICC Under-19 World Cup title after beating favourites India by three wickets in the summit clash at JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom. Set a revised target of 170 after a brief rain interruption, Bangladesh won the match with 23 balls to spare. Sent in to bat, India's batting wilted under pressure as a superb Bangladesh bowling attack shot the defending champions out for a paltry 177 in 47.2 overs. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 400 runs in the Under-19 World Cup 2020 including a valiant 88 in the final. Even as India lost to Bangladesh in a close Under-19 World Cup final, Yashasvi Jaiswal stood out once again and was adjudged the man of the tournament.

Feb 09, 2020

First-ever Woman to Start Olympic Torch Relay

Greek Olympic shooting champion Anna Korakaki will be the first-ever woman to start the Olympic torch relay, the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) announced.
The committee unanimously decided that Korakaki will be the first torchbearer during the Olympic Flame Lighting ceremony for the Tokyo Olympic Games on March 12 at the ancient Olympia, in western Greece.

Feb 08, 2020

Bangladesh to Meet India in final

Bangladesh stormed into its maiden ICC under-19 World Cup final with a comprehensive six-wicket win over New Zealand, setting up a title clash with record four-time champion India on 9th February.

SAI and Hockey India Launch 7 High Performance Hockey Centres

Sports Authority of India (SAI) and Hockey India announced the establishment of the High Performance Centers in 7 places across the country, for the young hockey players (14 to 24 years of age) to participate in 2024 and 2028 Olympic games.
The 7 High Performance Hockey centres will be set up under the Khelo India scheme and will have expert professional training, utilisation of sports science & education for the youngsters.

Feb 07, 2020

Avishek Becomes Youngest CAB President

Former BCCI president late Jagmohan Dalmiya's son Avishek became the youngest president of the Cricket Association Bengal at the age of 38 after being elected unopposed.
Snehasish Ganguly, a former Bengal left-hander, is the new joint secretary, a post that has been vacated by Dalmiya junior before his elevation.
The CAB president's post was lying vacant after former India captain Sourav Ganguly took over the reins of BCCI.
Avishek thus became the 18th president of CAB with his father holding the office for two terms.

Shooting: Olympic Selection Trials from Feb. 20

The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) announced Olympics selection trials in rifle, pistol and shotgun for those shooters who do not have the required number of scores to rate them as per the selection policy.
The trials will be held at the Dr. Karni Singh Range in Tughlakabad, Delhi from February 20 to 25, 2020. Tejaswini Sawant and Yashaswini Singh Deswal are the only two shooters who have won an Olympic quota but will still be subject to these trials, which are basically meant for shooters on the periphery.

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