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Feb 0216

Sep 06, 2019

India Lose To Oman Despite Taking Lead In Opening FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifier

Captain Sunil Chhetri's early strike went in vain as India surrendered a one-goal advantage to lose 1-2 to Oman in their opening fixture of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier.
The 87-ranked Oman rallied to score twice through Rabia Alawi Al Mandhar in the last eight minutes of regulation time.
India Lose to Oman Despite Taking Lead in Opening FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifier
Sunil Chhetri's opener was beaten by two goals from Rabia Alawi Al Mandhar as Oman defeated India 2-1 in Guwahati.
The 35-year-old Chhetri, international football's second-highest scorer among active players, pushed India ahead in the 24th minute with his 72nd strike.

Rahmat Shah Becomes First Cricketer From Afghanistan To Score Test Century

All-rounder Rahmat Shah became the first cricketer from Afghanistan to score a Test century.
Shah achieved the feat during Afghanistan's one-off Test match against Bangladesh. The right-handed batsman smashed 102 runs in 187 balls before returning to the pavilion.
Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat first in Chittagong.
Rahmat came into the middle in the 13th over after the dismissal of opener Ihsanullah. He went on to put on a 120-run stand with former skipper Asghar Afghan. At the end of the first session, Rahmat was on 97.
He finally crossed the coveted mark with a four off Nayeem Hassan.

Eric Cantona Felicitated With UEFA President's Award 2019

Former Manchester United and France legend Eric Cantona, aged 53, was honoured with Union of European Football Association's (UEFA) President's Award 2019 at the Champions League draw in Monaco.
He has won 5 English championships with Leeds and Manchester United in the 1990s and 2 French titles with Marseille.
He became the third Manchester United player to receive the award after Bobby Charlton (2008) and David Beckham (2018).
The previous recipients of the award include Johann Cruyff, Alfredo Di Stefano and Eusebio. He played 45 times for France between 1983 – 1998. He was best known for his role in Ken Loach's quirky 2009 comedy drama Looking for Eric.
He was also nominated for a Palme d'Or.The President's Award recognises outstanding achievements, professional excellence and exemplary personal qualities.

Prakash Padukone Academy Partners with Infosys Foundation

The Infosys Foundation and the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy signed a memorandum of understanding to groom young players in tier-2 and tier-3 cities from across the country.
The agreement was signed by Prakash Padukone, who heads the sports academy and Sudha Murthy, who leads the philanthropic wing of Infosys at the Foundation office in the city.
According to the agreement, the Infosys Foundation will provide a fund of Rs 16 crore, which will be spent for the next five years.

Rashid Khan Becomes Youngest Ever Test Captain

Ace leg-spinner Rashid Khan, who is captaining Afghanistan in the one-off Test against Bangladesh which got underway, has become the youngest player ever to lead a Test side.
Rashid, who turned 20 years and 350 days, surpassed the record of Tatenda Taibu who led Zimbabwe against Sri Lanka at Harare in 2004 at the age of 20 years and 358 days.
Third in the list is Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, who was 21 years and 77 days old when he led India against the West Indies in Bridgetown in 1962.
Afghanistan is not a part of the ICC World Test Championship as only the top nine full member nations are competing in a total of 71 Tests across 27 bilateral series over two years.

Sep 05, 2019

Srihari Nataraj , Shivani Kataria Named Best Swimmers

Srihari Nataraj walked away with four individual golds, three meet records and the best male swimmer award at the 73rd Glenmark National senior aquatic championships at the Prakash Tarun Pushkar pool.
The 18-year-old from Bengaluru had eight golds in all, including four in the relay, and topped the final day with a meet record in the 100m backstroke, an event where he looks to qualify for 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Olympian Sajan Prakash, won three individual events in the five-day meet, including two in the butterfly.

Bianca Becomes 1st Teen US Open Semi-Finalist

Canadian teen Bianca Andreescu became the first teen US Open semi-finalist in a decade defeating Belgium's Elise Mertens to set up a battle with Belinda Bencic for a spot in the final.
The 15th-seeded 19-year-old from suburban Toronto rallied past 25th seed Mertens 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 to reach a clash against fellow Slam semi-final debutante Bencic. Andreescu, a winner in 2019 at Indian Wells and Toronto, is the first teen in the US Open's last four since Caroline Wozniacki in 2009.
She could become the first teen to win a Grand Slam title since Maria Sharapova captured the 2006 US Open and she would be the youngest US Open champion since Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova in 2004.
Serena Williams, seeking her 24th Grand Slam singles title to match Margaret Court's all-time record, faces Ukraine's fifth-seeded Elina Svitolina in the other semi-final.

Indian Boys Settle for Silver at Asian Junior Championships

In Table Tennis, the Indian boys team has settled for a silver medal after losing the final 0-3 to top seed China at the Asian Junior and Cadet Championships held at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
However, the second-place helped Indian boys qualify for the World Junior Championships to be held at Korat, Thailand in November, 2019.

Sep 04, 2019

Virat Kohli Becomes Most Successful Test Captain Overseas

Virat Kohli has become India's most successful test captain after the Indian team won the match against West Indies by 257 runs in Jamaica. It was India's 28th win in 48 Tests, led by Virat Kohli. He has surpassed Mahendra Singh Dhoni, led by India in 27 of 60 Test matches.

Virat Kohli as most successful test captain:

• India has lost only 10 Test matches under the captaincy of Virat Kohli. However, the Indian team had to face defeat in 18 matches under the captaincy of MS Dhoni.

• Sourav Ganguly is third on the list and Mohammad Azharuddin is fourth.

• India played 49 Test matches under the captaincy of Sourav Ganguly, and won 21 of them.

• At the same time, under the captaincy of Mohammad Azharuddin, India won just 14 of the 47 Test matches.

• MS Dhoni announced his retirement from the longest format of the game during the tour of Australia in 2014 and Kohli took over the charge.

• Since then, Virat Kohli is leading India to victories over England, Australia and New Zealand at home and 4-1 and 2-1 losses in England and South Africa respectively.

• Virat Kohli is just 32 behind with 68 hundreds from Sachin Tendulkar's all-time record of 100 hundreds. Meanwhile, Kohli, the top-ranked batsman in ODIs and Tests, became the first batsman to score 20,000 runs in a decade.

Manu Bhaker-Saurabh Chaudhary Win Gold

Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary staged a remarkable comeback to claim the mixed 10m air pistol gold, ending India's campaign on a rousing note in the World Cup in Rio de Janeiro.
Representing the other Indian team in the same event, Yashaswini Deswal and Abhishek Verma won the silver as India picked up the maximum possible medals on the final day of the tournament.
World number one in women's 10m air rifle, Apurvi Chandela, had earlier partnered Deepak Kumar to win India their fourth gold on the concluding day of the event. The pair won the top medal in the mixed air rifle event.
The results ensured an unprecedented top finish for the country across all four ISSF World Cup stages in 2019 including the lone junior world cup.

Sep 03, 2019

ISSF World Cup Shooting Championship: India finish at Top With 5 Gold

India finished at the top of the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol Championship in Rio De Janeiro with 5 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals. Indian pair of Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Choudhary of India defeated their compatriot rivals Yashaswini Deswai and Abhishek Verma in the summit clash of 10-Metre Air Pistol mixed team event.
India has now finished as the leading nation in the ISSF Senior World Cup events in 2019 with 16 gold, 4 silver and 2 Bronze medals. Earlier, World number one Apurvi Chandela, partnered with Deepak Kumar to win India their fourth gold medal in 10-Metre mixed team air rifle event.
The result ensured an unprecedented top finish for the country across all four ISSF World Cup stages this year including the lone ISSF junior world cup.

Charles Leclerc Dedicates First Formula One Win To F2 Driver Who Died At Track

Charles Leclerc just held off Lewis Hamilton to win the Belgian Grand Prix from pole position, securing the first victory of his Formula One career and ending Ferrari's long wait for a win.
Hamilton was within one second of Leclerc on the final lap, but the 21-year-old from Monaco held his nerve.
He dedicated it to French driver Anthoine Hubert, who died following a heavy crash during an F2 race held on the same track.

Best Fifa Football Awards 2019

Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk has been named as a finalist in the Best Fifa Football Awards along with Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, as has England and Lyon defender Lucy Bronze.
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp and Tottenham's Mauricio Pochettino are the final three for the men's coach award.
Lionesses boss Phil Neville is in the running for the women's coach award.
The winners will be announced in a ceremony in Milan on 23 September, 2019.

Jinson Betters Own 1500m National Record By Winning Silver In Berlin, Qualifies For World Champio...

Asian Games gold medallist Jinson Johnson bettered his own 1500m national record while clinching a silver in the ISTAF Berlin event in Berlin.
Johnson clocked 3 minute 35.24 seconds to finish second behind Joshua Thompson of United States at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin.
The earlier national record in the name of the 28-year-old Kerala runner was 3:37.62 which he had clocked at Nijmegen in the Netherlands in June. He also holds the 800m national record (1:45.65).

Rishabh Pant Is Fastest Indian Keeper To 50 Dismissals, Surpasses Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Young Rishabh Pant became the fastest Indian wicket-keeper to claim 50 dismissals in Test cricket, surpassing former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The 21-year-old wicket-keeper batsman on Sunday claimed his 50th victim in his 11th Test while Dhoni had taken 15 Tests to touch the milestone.
Pant took an easy catch to dismiss West Indies' Kraigg Brathwaite off an Ishant Sharma delivery in the second innings of the hosts in the second Test.
In December 2018, Pant had equalled the world record for most catches in a Test by a wicket-keeper when he snared 11 Australian batsmen at Adelaide Oval.

Jasprit Bumrah Becomes 3rd Indian Bowler To Pick Up a Test Hat-Trick

Jasprit Bumrah became only the third Indian bowler after Harbhajan and Irfan Pathan to get a hat-trick in Test cricket when he achieved the feat on Day 2 of the ongoing 2nd Test against West Indies at Sabina Park, Kingston.
Legendary spinner Harbhajan Singh, who became India's first-ever to pick up a hat-trick in Test cricket, heaped rich praise on Jasprit Bumrah after the pacer joined an elite list of Indian bowlers in Jamaica.
Bumrah came up with a fiery spell of fast bowling and sent back Darren Bravo, Shamarh Brooks and Roston Chase in three successive deliveries to pick up his maiden Test hat-trick.
The India pacer finished with figures of 6/16 as West Indies were reeling at 87/7 at stumps, trailing India's 1st innings score by 329 runs.

Sep 02, 2019

Yashaswini Deswal Wins Gold At ISSF World Cup

Young shooter Yashaswini Singh Deswal won gold in the women's 10meter Air Pistol event at the ISSF World Cup at in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. With the win, she has also secured an Olympic quota for India.
This is India's ninth quota in shooting for 2020 Tokyo Games. World no.1 Olena Kostevych of Ukraine claimed the silver, while Serbia's Jasmina Milavonovic bagged the bronze.

Romania Record Biggest T20I Win After Indian-Origin Sivakumar Periyalwar's Blistering Century

Romania have broken the record for the biggest win (by run-margin) in Twenty20 Internationals when they crushed Turkey by a massive 173 runs at the ongoing Romania Cup 2019.
Romania posted a mammoth 226/6 thanks to Sivakumar Periyalwar who blasted an unbeaten 105 off 40 deliveries. Periyalwar was born in Tamil Nadu and is an engineer by profession. He moved to Romania where he now works in a software company.

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