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May 08, 2019

Gayle Named Vice-Captain

Chris Gayle has been named vice captain of West Indies for the upcoming ODI World Cup slated to be held in England and Wales from May 30.
Gayle, a former captain who last led West Indies in ODIs in June 2010, will be deputy to Jason Holder in what is set to be his final ODI tournament.
Gayle is not a part of the West Indies team currently playing tri-nation series in Ireland. He, however, has been firing for Kings XI Punjab in IPL , with 490 runs from 13 matches.
Gayle is set to retire from ODIs after the World Cup. The left-hander has 10,151 runs in 289 ODIs with career-best of 215, against Zimbabwe during the 2015 edition.
West Indies will open this year's campaign against Pakistan at Trent Bridge on May 31.

SA Pick Morris to Replace Injured Nortje

South Africa have called up all-rounder Chris Morris for their cricket World Cup squad after a hand injury ruled fast bowler Anrich Nortje out of the tournament, in the latest setback for the injury-plagued side.
Nortje fractured his right thumb while practising in the nets and will need six to eight weeks to make a full recovery.
Morris has not played an ODI since February 2018, but is a regular in the T20 set-up and is well-regarded for his swing and 'death bowling'.
He can also be a powerful lower-order batsman, able to easily clear the boundary ropes.
Morris is currently playing in IPL for Delhi Capitals.

MI Enter Their Fifth IPL Final

Mumbai Indians upstaged Chennai Super Kings at their den for the second time this season to seal a spot in the final of the Indian Premier League.
Throughout this IPL season, the slow, treacherous pitch at the MA Chidambaram Stadium with uneven bounce and sharp turn has dented the reputation of a few big names.
The Qualifier 1 played out to a similar plot as CSK lost to Mumbai Indians by six wickets.

Godin Announces Departure from Atletico Madrid

Atletico Madrid captain Diego Godin announced that he will leave the club at the end of the season.
Godin has been one of the best central defenders in the world under Atletico coach Diego Simeone, who attended an emotional press conference at the Wanda Metropolitano, along with several players and president Enrique Cerezo.
The 33-year-old would not confirm his next club but indicated regret at not being able to agree a new contract.
Godin has made 381 appearances for Atletico and remains a key figure in the team, but the Uruguayan has rejected offers to extend his contract, which expires on June 30.
He is unlikely to be the last high-profile player to leave Atletico this summer.

May 07, 2019

Anmol Jain and Esha Singh Win Team Bronze

Anmol Jain and Esha Singh won the mixed air pistol team bronze medal in the Grand Prix of Liberation international shooting competition.
The India-A team, which topped qualification with 776 out of 800, lost the race for better medals by 2.5 points to the Austrian and Italian teams.
The other Indian team of Deepak Sharma and Annu Raj Singh also made the final, shot in the old format with the top five teams, but ended up fifth.

Vaidehi Chaudhari Defeats Soha Sadiq

The final of $3000 FinIQ–ATT Asian Ranking Women's tennis championship turned out to be a one-sided affair as wild card Vaidehi Chaudhari of Ahmedabad easily defeated Soha Sadiq from Bengaluru at Metrocity Sports Club, Kothrud.
Chaudhari trains at Altevol tennis academy in Ahmedabad under coach Jignesh Rawal.
The winner Chaudhari got Rs. 31,500 and 40 points, while the runner up Soha Sadiq received Rs. 21,000 and 25 points.

May 06, 2019

Solanki and Kaushik Bag Gold

Gaurav Solanki and Manish Kaushik bagged a gold each as Indian boxers finished with six medals at the 36th Feliks Stamm International Boxing Tournament in Warsaw.
Besides the two golds, Indians clinched a silver and three bronze to wrap off their campaign.
Solanki (52 kg) outpunched England's William Cawley and Kaushik (60 kg), winner of the India Open gold and Commonwealth Games silver, defeated Morocco's Mohamed Hamout.

Ghosal and Joshna Script History

Saurav Ghosal and Joshna Chinappa emerged champions in the Asian Squash Championship.
This is the first time two Indians have finished on top in the same tournament.
An unprecedented feat that eluded the Indians in Chennai in 2017, became a reality in Malaysia when Joshna, the second seed, successfully defended her title shocking the top seed Annie Au of Hong Kong.
Ghosal, the top seed and finalist in 2018, downed the fourth seed Leo Au Chun Ming of Hong Kong.

May 05, 2019

First Win for Semenya since CAS Ruling

Caster Semenya won the 800 m at the Doha Diamond League meeting in her first race since losing her appeal in the Court of Arbitration for Sport over a controversial gender ruling, claiming "actions speak louder than words".
The South African, a two-time Olympic champion, timed 1min 54.98 seconds to defeat Burundi's Francine Niyonsaba and Ajee Wilson of the United States.
Semenya's victory could be her last over 800 m with new IAAF rules governing testosterone levels coming into operation on May 8.

Lee and Roca in Shortlist

The All India Football Federation's (AIFF) technical committee has short-listed four candidates, including two-time South Korean World Cupper Lee Min-sung and the familiar Albert Roca, for the job of the chief coach of the men's national team.
Besides Lee Min-sung and Roca, who tasted immense success at Bengaluru FC, the other two are ex-Croatia manager Igor Stimac and former Sweden coach Hakan Ericson.
The technical committee, headed by Shyam Thapa, will hold another round of discussion with the short-listed candidates.

May 04, 2019

Serb to Coach Men's V'ball Team

According to Volleyball Federation of India, Serbia's Dragan Mihailovic will take over as head coach of the Indian men's team.
Pryemyslaw Gaszyoski (Poland) and Valadimir Radosevic (Serbia) will be the physio and physiotherapist, respectively.
The three, who will also work with the U-23 men's and other junior India teams, have been appointed for five months and will guide the team for the Asian Championships scheduled to be held in Iran in September.
Prasidh and Mukhtar to train in Australia
Seamers Prasidh Krishna from Karnataka, and Mukhtar Hussain of Assam have been selected by the MRF Pace Foundation to undergo a two-week training programme in Australia.
MRF head coach M. Senthilnathan, said that the boys will practise in the National Cricket Academy in Brisbane. Prasidh Krishn and Mukhtar Hussain will be guided by acclaimed coach Troy Cooley.

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