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Sep 15, 2019

India Bags 34 Medals in 10th Asia Pacific Youth Games

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju congratulated Indian contingent for excellent performance in the 10th Asian Pacific Youth Games in Vladivostok.
India won total 16 gold, 13 silver and 5 bronze medals in seven different sports.
Indian Judokas gave strong performances as Mahesh Saini (66 kg), Vishal (81 kg) and Rohit (50 kg) won gold while Siddharth won silver.
Yoshiki won gold in the girl's singles while the girl's doubles team also won gold in Table Tennis.
The Indian swimming team finished as the overall winners in their sport.
Assam swimmer Astha Choudhury brought laurels to the State and country by winning five medals including two gold and three silver.
Astha bagged gold medals in 4×50 metre mixed freestyle and 4×50 mixed individual medley relay categories.
The gold medals, Astha won silver medals in 100 metre freestyle, 200 metre freestyle and 100 metre individual medley categories.

India Won 10 Gold at Track Asia Cup Cycling 2019

With Ronaldo Latonzam's fourth gold medal in the competition, India won three medals on the final day of the Track Asia Cup cycling competition and became the overall champion.
India topped the competition with 10 gold, 8 silver and 7 bronze medals at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Sports Complex. The host team won two gold and one silver medal on the final day.
Uzbekistan finished second with four gold and three silver medals, while Malaysia finished third with four gold and one silver medals. Ronaldo once again made headlines with a gold medal in the junior men's Karin event.

U-19 Asia Cup Final: India Beat Bangladesh By Five Runs To Lift Seventh Title

Left-arm spinner Atharva Ankolekar returned with a five-wicket haul to help India clinch the U-19 Asia Cup title with a thrilling five-run win over Bangladesh in a low-scoring final.
Defending a paltry total of 106, India dismissed Bangladesh for 101 in 33 overs, courtesy 18-year-old Ankolekar, who emerged as the star for the Indian team with figures of 5 for 28 from 8 overs.
While Ankolekar spun a web of spin to derail Bangladesh's chase, he was supported well by pacer Akash Singh, who accounted for three wickets. V Patil (1/25) and SS Mishra (1/27) also chipped in with one wicket each at the R Premadasa Stadium.

Sep 14, 2019

Basketball World Cup: Spain and Argentina to Battle For Title

Argentina will face Spain in the Basketball World Cup final in China after beating France 80-66 in the semi-finals.
France could not repeat their quarter-final heroics, when they knocked out the USA, as Argentina dominated.
Earlier Spain beat Australia 95-88 in double overtime to claim their place in Beijing final.
They were on the verge of going out but Australia missed a foul shot in the dying seconds with the game tied 71-71.
Spain took control in the second of two added periods to reach their first final since their 2006 win.
Their NBA champion Marc Gasol was his team's top scorer, the Toronto Raptors star hitting 33 points in the comeback victory, while point guard Ricky Rubio contributed 12 assists to go with his 19 points.
Patty Mills, the San Antonio Spurs point guard, was Australia's driving force, leading all scorers with 34 points.

2020 Women's U-17 World Cup

The FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, to be hosted by India, will be held from 2nd to 21st November, 2020.
The age group showpiece event of the FIFA will be held in four cities across the country. The Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar has been provisionally confirmed as a venue, pending FIFA approval.
Kolkata, Navi Mumbai, Panaji and Ahmedabad are in the running for the other three host cities.
India was announced as the host country in March, 2019.
Spain are the defending champions, having won the title of the biennial tournament in 2018.
As India has got an automatic qualification as hosts, it is not entering the Asian qualification campaign in the AFC U-16 Women's Championship which will be held in Thailand from 15th to 28th September, 2019.

Sep 13, 2019

Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium Renamed After Arun Jaitley

The Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) rechristened Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium as Arun Jaitley Stadium in a renaming ceremony which was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah was the chief guest for the function, where a new pavilion stand at the stadium was also dedicated to India skipper Virat Kohli, to recognise his outstanding achievements in the field of cricket.
Bishan Singh Bedi and Mohinder Amarnath are the two other Delhi players who have stands after their names but the honour came their way after their retirements.

Sep 12, 2019

India Holds Asian Champion Qatar To Goalless Draw - Match In Numbers

Igor Stimac's Indian football team put up a resolute defensive display to hold reigning Asian champion Qatar to a goalless draw during their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier at Doha's Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium.
Qatar had the better of chances, as many as 17 of them, but could not find the back of the net owing to some phenomenal goalkeeping from stand-in captain Gurpreet Singh Sandhu.
The Indian defence stood strong and the forwards even managed to work out a couple of chances, but neither side could break the deadlock and shared the spoils.

Sep 11, 2019

Ministry Of Youth Affairs And Sports Derecognises Paralympic Committee Of India

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports derecognised the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) for violating the National Sports Development Code of India, 2011.
The government has suspended PCI in accordance with provisions under clause I (ix) and (x) of Annexure-III of National Sports Development Code of India 2011.
In the letter addressed to J Chandrashekhar, the Secretary-General of Paralympic Committee of India, it has been mentioned that a complaint was received against the PCI from Rao Inderjit Singh regarding his removal from the post of President of PCI.

ICC Rankings: Steve Smith Extends His Lead Over Virat Kohli

Australian batsman Steve Smith has extended his lead over India skipper Virat Kohli at the number one spot in the ICC Test batsmen rankings.
Smith now has a lead of 34 points over Kohli as the rankings were revealed. The 30-year-old batsman scored 293 runs in the fourth Test and as a result, he has further consolidated his position.
With this, he is virtually assured of the top spot after the end of the five-match series between Australia and England.
Aussie pacer Pat Cummins also remains at the top spot in the bowlers' rankings. The bowler took seven wickets in the recently concluded match and as a result, he has 63-rating points ahead of the second-placed Proteas bowler Kagiso Rabada.

Kenya's Brigid Kosgei Sets New World Record In Half-Marathon

Kenyan athlete Brigid Kosgei shattered the world record for the fastest half-marathon by a woman, as she completed the Great North Run in one hour, four minutes and 28 seconds.
Her timing was 23 seconds faster than the previous record, set by fellow Kenyan Joyciline Jepkosgei in 2017.
Kosgei led a Kenyan sweep of the top four places, with Magdalyne Masai second (1:07.36) and Linet Masai third (1:07:44).
She had previously won the London Marathon earlier in 2019.

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