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Jan 22, 2020

De Kock Named South Africa One-day Captain

Quinton de Kock has been named as the new South Africa captain in ODIs ahead of the series against England, with Test skipper Faf du Plessis not included in the squad.
South Africa will play England in three matches over the space of six days from February 4 and will be led by wicketkeeper-batsman De Kock.

U-19 WC: India Thumps Japan

Facing defending champions and the most successful team in the tournament with 4 titles to their name, India, Japan were bowled out for joint second-lowest score in the history of the U19 World Cup at Bloemfontein.
After being put in to bat, Indian bowlers ran through Japan's batting order and dismissed them for 41 in 22.5 overs--the joint second-lowest score after Scotland's 22-all out against Australia in 2004. Canada and Bangladesh were the other teams to get bowled out for 41 in 2002 and 2008 editions of the tournament respectively.

Jan 20, 2020

India Begin U-19 Cup Campaign with Win

India began their U-19 World Cup campaign with a 90-run win over Sri Lanka.
A whirlwind 44 off 27 balls from Siddhesh Veer along with three half-century knocks from opener Yashasvi Jaiswal (59 off 74b) and skipper Priyam Garg (56 off 72b) and vice-captain Dhruv Jurel (52 off 48b) propelled India to 297/4 in 50 overs. In reply, Sri Lanka were all out for 207 in 45.2 overs.

Wrestling: India Bags 7 Medals In Rome Ranking Series

In wrestling, India has returned with seven medals from the Rome Ranking Series. Bajrang Punia and Ravi Kumar Dahiya claimed gold medals in the tournament last night. The 25-year-old Bajrang staged a comeback to secure a 4-3 win against USA's Jordan Michael Oliver in the summit showdown of the 65kg freestyle category. The 23-year-old Ravi bagged the gold after defeating Kazakhstan's Nurbolat Abdualiyev 12-2 in his final 61 kg category bout.
Earlier, Vinesh Phogat won a gold and Anshu Malik a silver in the women's competition. In Greco-roman, Gurpreet Singh won a gold in 82 kg category. Sunil Kumar settled for a silver in 97kg category while Sajan Bhanwal got a bronze in the 77 kg category.

Bajrang and Ravi Win Gold in Rome Ranking Series

Bajrang Punia was far from his fluent best but still claimed gold while Ravi Kumar Dahiya showed sparkling form in his gold-winning effort at the Rome Ranking Series.
Bajrang staged a comeback to secure a 4-3 win against USA's Jordan Michael Oliver of the 65 kg freestyle category.
Ravi, who competed in 61 kg category instead of his regular 57 kg, bagged the gold after getting the better of Kazakhstan's Nurbolat Abdualiyev 12-2 in his final bout.

Jan 19, 2020

Bhubaneswar to Host 1st Edition of Khelo India University Games

The first edition of Khelo India University Games is scheduled to be held at the KIIT University in Bhubaneswar from February 22 to March 1. The launching ceremony of the event was held at Bhubaneswar. Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik unveiled the logo and jersey of Khelo India University Games.

Sania Mirza Marks Return with Doubles Title at Hobart International

Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Ukrainian opponent Nadiia Kichenok produced yet another terrific performance as they swept aside the Chinese pair of Peng Shuai and Zhang Shuai in straight sets to clinch the women's doubles title at Hobart International.
With the win, Mirza has successfully made a winning return to the professional tennis circuit after childbirth. It is the Indian tennis star's first victory in two years and 42nd doubles career title.

M. S. Dhoni Not in BCCI's Contract Players List

As per reports, former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was not given a central contract by the Indian cricket board, suggesting that his time as an international cricketer may be over.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) awarded annual contracts to 27 Indian cricketers for the upcoming season, and Dhoni -- he had a Grade A contract (Rs. 5 crore) in 2019 – was not on the list for the first time since the system was introduced.

Jan 18, 2020

ICC U19 World Cup

Afghanistan's Shafiqullah Ghafari ran through hosts South Africa's batting line-up in the opening match of the ICC U19 World Cup 2020 at Kimberley.
Shafiqullah Ghafari returned with stunning figures of 6 for 15 as South Africa were bowled out for a paltry 129 after opting to bat first in the tournament opener.

Sania-Kichenok Pair Enters Hobart International final

Sania Mirza extended her dream run on her return into the professional circuit after two years, as she made the doubles final in partnership with Nadiia Kichenok of Ukraine, beating Marie Bouzkova and Tamara Zidansek 7-6(3), 6-2 in the $275,000 WTA women's tennis tournament in Hobart, Australia.
In the final, Sania and Nadiia will play the second seeded Chinese pair of Shuai Peng and Shuai Zhang.

Rohit Sharma Breaks Hashim Amla World Record

Rohit Sharma became fastest to reach 7000 ODI runs as an opener in the 2nd ODI against Australia at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot. Rohit, who was dismissed for 42 off 44 balls, went past South African's Hashim. Rohit took 137 innings to reach the milestone while Amla had taken 147 innings.
Rohit also became the fourth Indian opener ever to complete 7000 runs in ODIs. The three other openers to reach this milestone were Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Virender Sehwag.

Jan 17, 2020

Mohun Bagan and ATK Announce Merger

Mohun Bagan announced its merger with two-time Indian Super League (ISL) champion ATK. The RPSG Group, which owns and runs ATK FC, will acquire majority shares in Mohun Bagan Football Club (India) Private Limited.
The merged club will come into existence from June 1, 2020 and will compete in the 2020-21 Indian Super League season and the other competitions organised by the All India Football Federation.
The new football club will have brand names of ATK and Mohun Bagan. RPSG Group will own 80 per cent of the shares, while Mohun Bagan Football Club (India) Private Limited will own the remaining 20 per cent.

Sania Enters Women's Doubles Semi-finals of Hobart International

Sania alongside partner Nadiia Kichenok of Ukraine defeated the American duo of Vania King and Christina McHale in the quarterfinals.
They will next meet the Slovenian-Czech pair of Tamara Zidansek and Marie Bouzkova in the last four.

Sindhu Loses in Quarter-finals of Indonesia Masters

World champion shuttler P. V. Sindhu suffered a quarter-final defeat at the hands of Sayaka Takahashi of Japan in a closely-fought women's singles contest to bring curtains on the Indian challenge in the Indonesia Masters. Sindhu frittered away a one-game lead to lose 21-16 ,16-21, 19-21.
With Sindhu's defeat, India's campaign in the BWF Super 500 tournament came to an end. World Championships bronze medallist B. Sai Praneeth, Kidambi Srikanth and Sourabh Verma had crashed out in the second round.

Abhijeet Regains Title

Raising the bar, Abhijeet Gupta pulled off a clinical win over Aleksej Aleksandrov to regain the title in the Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess tournament.
Winner in 2008 and 2014, Abhijeet tallied 8.5 points from 10 rounds to end the drought of an Indian champion since his last triumph in the richest prize-money event in the country. He ensured Rs. 6.50 lakh and a trophy for his efforts.
Abhijeet scripted a dream comeback by scoring 6.5 points from the last seven rounds, following his third-round loss to Karthik Venkataraman. Interestingly, Aleksandrov who won the title in 2013 led at the start of every round but eventually finished second. Abhijeet never led until his fourth successive victory decided the title.

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