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Dec 16, 2019

Lakshya Wins Badminton Tourney in Bangladesh

Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen notched up his fifth title of the season, claiming the men's singles crown at the Bangladesh International Challenger with a 22-20, 21-18 win over Malaysia's Leong Jun Hao in the final.
Meanwhile, the women's doubles pair of K. Maneesha and Rutaparna Panda lost 22-20, 21-19 to top-seeded Malaysian pair of Tan Pearly Koong Le and Thinaah Muralitharan to end runners-up.

Chen Yufei Becomes Year-End World No. 1

Home star Chen Yufei defeated current world No. 1 Tai Tzu Ying from Chinese Taipei to win the women's singles championship at the BWF World Tour Finals 2019.
Chen replaced Tai to become year-end world No. 1 for the first time in her career. For the Chinese badminton team, a singles top place has been missing for a long time in the women's game. It was London Olympics champion Li Xuerui who ranked No. 1 in 2015 and now, after four years, Chen regained the top position for the Chinese team.

India vs West Indies 1st ODI

Shimron Hetmyer hit a career-best 139 as West Indies beat India by eight wickets in the first one-day international in Chennai. Hetmyer put on a key 218-run second-wicket stand with opener Shai Hope, who made 102 not out, as West Indies chased down their target of 288 in 47.5 overs to lead the three-match series 1-0.

South Africa Name Ex-Test Wicketkeeper as Head Coach

Former Test wicketkeeper Mark Boucher was named as South Africa's new head coach on a four-year deal.
The 43-year-old replaces Enoch Nkwe, who was interim team director after head coach Ottis Gibson was released in August 2019 and is now the assistant coach.
The appointment comes three days after former Test captain Graeme Smith was named acting director of cricket.
Boucher's tenure begins with a four-match Test series against England, which starts on 26 December, 2019 in Centurion.
Faf du Plessis was also confirmed as the Proteas' Test captain.
Cricket South Africa is going through a difficult period, with chief executive Thabang Moroe currently suspended after allegations of misconduct.
Smith will take charge until the Indian Premier League starts in March while Boucher's contract runs until the end of the next World Cup in 2023.

Pakistan's Abid Ali Becomes First Man to Score Tons on ODI and Test Debuts

Pakistan opener Abid Ali became the first batsman to score hundreds on both Test and one-day international debuts when he struck a ton against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi.
On 95, the 32-year-old hit paceman Vishwa Fernando for a boundary and then drove him through cover for two to complete his hundred, raising his hands in jubilation before bowing down on the ground.
His feat came on the fifth and final day at Rawalpindi stadium and follows his 112 against Australia in Dubai on his one-day international debut in March 2019.

Dec 15, 2019

Tokyo Inaugurates National Stadium Ahead of 2020 Olympics

The new National Stadium in Tokyo was inaugurated six months ahead of the Olympic Games and it will be used for the first time during the Emperor`s Cup final next month.
With its 68,000-seat capacity and design details that highlight Japan`s taste for nature, the stadium was inaugurated by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe three months after construction started.
It cost around $1.44 billion to build, slightly under budget.
It was built on the ground where the old Olympic stadium stood that was used for the 1964 Games. The National Stadium will host the opening and closing ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as well as athletics competitions.

Dec 14, 2019

Bravo Comes Out of T20I Retirement

Dwayne Bravo announced his availability for T20Is, two days before the West Indies start the three-match ODI series against India at the city's MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk. Bravo, a Chennai Super Kings player since 2011 who returned to the team once its suspension was lifted in the Indian Premier League in 2018, said that he is making himself available only for the shortest format, 5 days and 10 months before the T20 World Cup in Australia.
Bravo had quit international cricket in October 2018.

Dec 13, 2019

La Liga Appoints Rohit as its Indian Brand Ambassador

Indian opener Rohit Sharma was appointed as the first-ever Indian brand ambassador of Spain's top division football league--La Liga.
As a result, Rohit became the first non-footballer personality in the history of La Liga to have joined hands with the league. The development came in the wake of a series of initiatives taken by La Liga in India since 2017.

Dec 12, 2019

Aleem Dar Set to Break Steve Bucknor's Record

Pakistan's Aleem Dar will surpass Steve Bucknors record for officiating in most Test matches as an umpire when the first Test match between Australia and New Zealand in Perth.
The 51-year-old, who took up umpiring after a decade of playing first-class cricket in Pakistan, stands in his 129th Test match as on-field umpire since his debut in Dhaka in 2003 during England's tour of Bangladesh.

CSA Appoints Smith as Acting Director of Cricket

Former captain Graeme Smith accepted the role of Cricket South Africa's (CSA) acting director of cricket.
The CSA's acting CEO Jacques Faul said that Smith will remain on the post until the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2020.
According to Faul, Graeme is statistically the most successful Test captain in the history of the game.

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