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Nov 16, 2019

India Women Beat WI to Take Unbeatable Series Lead

Indian women beat West Indies women by seven wickets in the third T20I at the Providence Stadium in Guyana to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the ongoing five-match series between the two sides.
Batting first, West Indies were restricted to a measly total of 59/9 in their designated 20 overs. Jemimah Rodrigues was unbeaten on 40 as India chased down the total in 16.4 overs for the loss of three wickets.

Mayank Agarwal Surpasses Don Bradman

Mayank Agarwal hit his second double hundred in Test cricket as India continued to dominate Bangladesh in the first Test of the 2-match series in Indore.
With his second double ton in 12th innings, Mayank Agarwal surpassed the legendary Don Bradman (13 innings) in Test cricket to become the second-fastest batsman to take fewest innings to two 200s.
India's former batsman Vinod Kambli leads the list as he took only 5 innings for the first two double tons.
With this double ton, Agarwal became only the second India opener to hit two double tons in a season after Vinoo Mankand, who had achieved this feat in 1955/56.

Roger Federer Outclasses Novak Djokovic

Roger Federer produced a near-flawless performance as he avenged his Wimbledon defeat by Novak Djokovic and qualified for the last four of the ATP Finals.
Defeat for the second seed spells the end of his bid to overtake Rafael Nadal and finish as year-end number one.

Nov 15, 2019

Dutee Chand Features On 'Time 100' List Of Rising Stars

India sprinter Dutee Chand has been named in the TIME 100 Next, an expansion of the TIME 100 list of the most influential persons in the world.
The list, an initiative of TIME magazine, highlights 100 rising stars who are shaping the future of business, entertainment, sports, politics, health, science, activism etc.
Dutee had won two silver medals -- 100m, 200m -- at Jakarta Asian Games and had become the first Indian woman sprinter to win gold at the Universiade in Napoli, where she competed in 100m,
She was invited by the IAAF to compete at the women's 100m event at the Doha World Championships in September but could qualify for the semifinals, fading in the heats after clocking 11.48s.

Nov 14, 2019

Sumit Nagal Attains career-best Ranking

Indian tennis player Sumit Nagpal moved two places up in men's singles rankings and achieved his career-best 127th spot in the latest Association of Tennis Professional (ATP) rankings released in November 2019.
Nagpal currently has 433 points while Rafael Nadal retained the top rank with 9,585 points.
In doubles rankings, Rohan Bopanna, Divij Sharan and Purav Raja have all moved up the ladder and currently hold 38th, 46th, and 93rd rank respectively.
Javelin thrower Sundar Singh wins gold in World Para Athletics Championships
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Javelin thrower Sundar Singh Gurjar has won India's second gold defending his World Para Athletics Championships title in the men's F46 javelin throw event in Dubai.
With this, India has secured three Tokyo Paralympic Games quota, along with the bronze winner Ajeet Singh and Rinku.
Gurjar came up with his season's best effort of 61.22m to claim the top spot. Singh sent the spear to a distance of 59.46m to clinch the bronze while Rinku finished fourth.
While, Yogesh Kathuniya added a silver for India in men's discus throw F56 event with a best throw of 42.05m.
India now has two gold, two silver and a bronze in the Championships.

IOA to Meet CGF officials

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) will meet top officials of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) in New Delhi, to bring Shooting back on the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games roster.
The IOA brass, including President Narinder Batra and Secretary-General, Rajeev Mehta, along with Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju will meet CGF President Louise Martin and CEO David Grevemberg to protest Shooting's exclusion from the CWG.
The sport has been dropped owing to logistical issues cited by the local organising committee.
For the first time since 1974, Shooting has been excluded from the Games roster. In protest, the IOA had threatened to pull out of the Games if it was not reinstated.

Nov 13, 2019

IOCL Retain Beighton Cup

Indian Oil Corporation Limited blanked Punjab National Bank 2-0 to successfully defend their title at the All India Beighton Cup Hockey tournament at SAI Complex.
Both the goals came in the third quarter with Karajwinder Singh and Gurjinder Singh scoring in space of three minutes.
IOCL drew the first blood in the 41st minute while dragflicker Gurjinder scored through a penalty corner in the 44th minute.

Sindhu Advances in Hong Kong Open

World Champion P.V. Sindhu made a positive start to her campaign but Saina Nehwal and Sameer Verma were ousted from the Hong Kong Open after suffering contrasting defeats in the opening round of the USD 400,000 event.
Sixth seed Sindhu, who had faltered in the opening round in a couple of recent tournaments, took 36 minutes to see off world no 19 Kim Ga Eun of Korea 21-15 21-16 to progress to the second round.
The Olympic silver medallist will face Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan next.

Sri Lanka Becomes First South Asian Nation To Criminalise Offences Related To Match-Fixing

Sri Lanka has become the first South Asian nation to criminalise several offences related to match-fixing as its parliament passed all three readings of a bill labelled "Prevention of Offences Related to Sports".
If a person is found guilty of committing an offence related to corruption in sports, then he may find himself jailed for a term up to 10 years and he will also be required to pay various fines.
The newest legislation covers all sports and it is believed that the recent investigation by Anti Corruption Unit prompted this bill to be drafted.
Sri Lanka's Sports Minister Harin Fernando presented the bill in the parliament and former skipper Arjuna Ranatunga who is a now a cabinet minister supported the new legislation during parliamentary debates.

Nov 12, 2019

Saurabh Chaudhary Wins Silver Medal In Men's 10m Air Pistol Event At Asian Championship

Saurabh Chaudhary claimed the silver medal in men's 10m air pistol event to continue India's surge at the 14th Asian Championship in Doha.
World Cup and Asian Games gold-medallist shot 244.5 to finish second on the podium behind North Korea's Kim Song Guk, who won the top prize with a world record 246.5. Iran's Foroughi Javed bagged the bronze.

Aronian Wins Superbet Rapid & Blitz In Playoff

Levon Aronian defeated Sergey Karjakin in a playoff to win the Superbet Rapid & Blitz Grand Chess Tour in Bucharest. With his victory, the Armenian grandmaster secured a spot in the London playoffs in December 2019.
Anton Korobov's Cinderella story was brutally disturbed. He started with five straight losses and would eventually collect just two points—the same amount Fabiano Caruana got on the last day.

Veteran Kenyan Komen wins Athens Marathon

John Kipkorir Komen of Kenya held on to narrowly win the 37th Athens Marathon.
The 42-year-old runner finished in a time of 2 hours, 16 minutes, 34 seconds, beating Rwanda's Felicien Muhitira, 17 years his junior, by nine seconds.
Greek runner Costas Gelaouzos finished third in 2-19-02.
Greece's Eleftheria Petroulaki won the women's race in 2-39-00.
In the men's race, Kenyan runners have won the Athens Marathon, run over a hilly and demanding course, 16 times since 2001.
A record 20,041 runners lined up at the start in the village of Marathon, near the battlefield where Athenians and their allies beat a far larger Persian army in 490 BC. Legend has it that a messenger who ran the distance to Athens to announce the victory died upon arrival.

Javelin Thrower Sundar Singh Wins Gold In World Para Athletics Championships

Javelin thrower Sundar Singh Gurjar has won India's second gold, defending his World Para Athletics Championships title in the men's F46 javelin throw event in Dubai.
With this, India has secured three Tokyo Paralympic Games quota, along with the bronze winner Ajeet Singh and Rinku.
Gurjar came up with his season's best effort of 61.22m to claim the top spot. Singh sent the spear to a distance of 59.46m to clinch the bronze while Rinku finished fourth.
Yogesh Kathuniya added a silver for India in men's discus throw F56 event with a best throw of 42.05m.
India now has two gold, two silver and a bronze in the Championships.

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