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Dec 21, 2019

Arsenal Appoints Former Captain Mikel Arteta as Head Coach

Arsenal appointed Mikel Arteta as the new head coach on a three-and-a-half-year deal.
Arteta leaves his role as Manchester City assistant manager and replaces Freddie Ljungberg, who took over as interim head coach following Unai Emery's sacking at the end of November, 2019.
Arteta had been working as a coach under Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, joining the club in 2016 after retiring as a player.

Dec 20, 2019

K. L. Rahul Named KXIP Captain for IPL 2020

India opener K. L. Rahul was named the captain of the Kings XI Punjab franchise for the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League.
KXIP had bought Rahul for Rs. 11 crore ahead of the 2018 season.
Rahul's ascendancy to captaincy was expected after Ravichandran Ashwin was traded to Delhi Capitals last month.

IPL 2020 Auction: Pat Cummins Became the most Expensive Overseas Player

Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins emerged as the most expensive overseas player in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 auction history. The pacer was sold to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for Rs. 15.50 crore at the 13th edition of IPL.
He had a base price of Rs. 2 crore. Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore had engaged in an intense bidding war for Cummins before KKR outbid both the franchises.
Cummins surpassed the previous record of Ben Stokes who was the most expensive player in 2017 IPL auction season. Stokes was bought by Rising Pune Supergiant for Rs. 14.5 crore.

IPL Franchises Showed Interest in Youngsters Ahead of U19 WC

Less than one month before the under-19 World Cup, IPL franchises showed they were willing to invest in the young ones with five of them being picked at the auction.
Left-hand batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal, fast bowler Kartik Tyagi and left-arm fast bowler Akash Singh were bagged by Rajasthan Royals (RR).
Batsman and under-19 World Cup skipper Priyam Garg went to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi was picked by Kings XI Punjab (KXIP).

Zeena Won Her Maiden Gold

Himachal Pradesh's Zeena Khitta upset a world-class field to win her maiden gold in the senior category in women's air rifle at the National Championships in Bhopal.
The first-year college student from Rohru was competing in a field that had the likes of world No 1 Elavenil Valarivan, Apurvi Chandela, Anjum Moudgil and Mehuli Ghosh.
She qualified in fourth place with a score of 627.1 and then showed nerves of steel in the finals. She shot 252.2 in the eight-woman final, leaving behind Ghosh (250.5) and world No 3 Chandela (227.6) at second and third spots, respectively.

Dec 19, 2019

First Indian to Take Two Hat-tricks in International Cricket

India's left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav scripted history by becoming the first cricketer from the country to grab two hat-tricks in the international cricket.
He achieved the landmark during the second One-Day International (ODI) of the three-match series between India and West Indies at the Y. S. Rajashekara Reddy ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam.
It was in the 33rd over of West Indies' innings when Kuldeep removed Shai Hope (78), Jason Holder (11) and Alzarri Joseph (0) in the last three balls to take his hat-trick.

Olympic Manifesto Breaks Record

The original Olympic manifesto outlining the foundation of the modern Games shattered the world record for the most expensive piece of sports memorabilia sold at auction, fetching $8.8 million.
The Olympic manifesto, penned by International Olympic Committee founder Pierre de Coubertin in 1892, advocated the resurrection of the ancient Greek Games and was the precursor to the competition`s debut four years later in Athens.
A New York Yankees jersey worn by Babe Ruth was previously the most expensive item of sports memorabilia, selling for $5.64 million.

Dec 18, 2019

Ellyse Perry Bags ICC Awards for Best Women's Cricketer and ODI Player

Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry won the Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award for the ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year and was also named as the ICC Women's ODI Player of the Year.
Perry had a stellar year across formats, with three hundreds, including one in the Women's Ashes Test. She averages 73.50 from 12 ODIs this year, where she has also taken 21 wickets, including a national record 7/22. She became the first player to complete 1,000 runs and 100 wickets in T20I cricket.
Named as T20I Cricketer of the Year for the second year running, Alyssa Healy entered the record books in October, scoring a world record 148* off 61 balls against Sri Lanka – the highest score by a woman in T20Is. The wicket-keeper batter reached her half-century off 25 balls and her maiden hundred off just 46, for the fastest century ever by an Australian man or woman.

2020 Tokyo Olympic Games: India's Hockey Programme

Indian men will take on New Zealand in their opening hockey match at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics while the women's team will play Rio Games silver medallist the Netherlands on July 25 as the draw for the quadrennial extravaganza was announced in Tokyo.
Indian men, clubbed with defending champion Argentina, world No. 1 Australia, Spain, New Zealand and host Japan in Pool A.
Indian women are in Pool A along with the Netherlands, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland and South Africa.

Dec 17, 2019

DDCA Forms 3-member CAC

The Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) appointed a three-member Cricket Advisory Committee for the 2019-20 domestic season.
The committee comprises of former players Robin Singh Jr, Parwinder Awana and Sumit Narwal.
As per the terms, the panel will be responsible for picking up various selection committees as well as the coaching staff of teams representing DDCA in domestic cricket.

Momota Trumps Badminton Greats with Record-smashing Year

Kento Momota was banned from badminton for gambling in 2016. Fast forward to 2019 and the Japanese enjoyed one of the most successful years in the sport's history.
Momota cleaned up in men's badminton over the past 12 months, winning a record 11 titles including the World Championships, Asia Championships and All England Open.
No men's badminton player, not even Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei or Chinese great Lin Dan, has won as many tournaments in a season.
Malaysia's Lee won 10 titles in 2010.

Tamil Nadu to Host First-ever Women's State League

Tamil Nadu will host its first-ever women's state league with seven teams – Sethu FC, Sethu FA, Minerva FC, Thamizhachi FC, Football +, Wow Women and Tamil Nadu Police – participating in the tournament. The winner will qualify for the Indian Women's League (IWL) – the top-flight of women's football – next year.
IWL champion Sethu fielded two teams – senior side Sethu FC and its academy squad Sethu FA. Initial matches will be held between December 19 and December 31, with the League resuming later in January after the All India Inter-University tournament (Odisha) and Khelo India Games (Guwahati).
The league's inaugural matches will be held at the SDNB Vaishnav Women's College in the city, whereas the rest of the tournament will be played at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium's B Ground.

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