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Mar 04, 2019

Rahul Bharadwaj Wins Kenya Open

Rahul Bharadwaj clinched the Kenya Open Future Series badminton tournament, beating compatriot Aman Farogh Sanjay in Nairobi.
He had won the Uganda International title.

Bajrang and Pooja Win Gold

India's star wrestler Bajrang Punia won the gold at the Dan Kolov-Nikola Petrov tournament in Ruse, Bulgaria.
Punia, a World Championship silver medallist, overpowered Jordan Oliver of the U.S. 12-3 in the 65 kg freestyle final to begin the season on a resounding note. The Indian also secured the maximum ranking points from the tournament.
This was Punia's 10th medal in as many international tournaments since failing to finish on the podium in the 2017 World Championships in Paris.
Earlier, Pooja Dhanda claimed the gold in 59 kg beating compatriot Sarita Mor, while Sakshi Malik won silver in the 65 kg freestyle. Sandeep Tomar had to be content with silver in the 61 kg freestyle event.

Mar 03, 2019

Kumble Retained Head of Cricket Committee

India's security concerns in the upcoming World Cup were taken note of and Anil Kumble was re-appointed chairman of the Cricket Committee at the end of ICC's latest round of quarterly meetings.
BCCI's concern was placed at the ICC Chief Executives Meeting where CEO Rahul Johri was assured by ECB counterpart Tom Harrison that all measures were being taken.

Federer Win the 100th Title

Roger Federer wrote history as he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas at the Dubai Championships to win the 100th title of his career.
The 20-time Grand Slam winner claimed a record eighth trophy at the Aviation Club.
Federer joins Jimmy Connors (109) as the only other man to have won 100 titles.

Tan Kim Her Resigns

Malaysia's Tan Kim Her has stepped down from his post as India's doubles badminton coach.
He put down his papers, one-and-a-half years before. His contract with the Badminton Association of India (BAI) was to end after the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Tan Kim Her has earlier coached England, South Korea and Malaysia.

Mar 01, 2019

Roger Federer Two Wins from 100th Title

Roger Federer moved to within two wins of a 100th career title after coming through a tough test in difficult conditions against Marton Fucsovics to reach the Dubai Championships semi-finals.
The 20-time Grand Slam winner will face either Croatian sixth seed Borna Coric or Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia in the last four.

ICC T20I Rankings

According to the latest ICC T20I Players Rankings, K L Rahul was the lone Indian to feature in the top 10 batting list, even as Afghanistan's Hazratullah Zazai jumped 31 spots to be placed at career-best seventh position.
Rahul jumped four rungs to the sixth position with 726 rating points.
Formerly top-ranked Virat Kohli (up two places to 17th) and former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (up seven places to 56th) have also gained among Indian batsmen.
Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah (up 12 places to 15th) and left-arm spinner Krunal Pandya (up 18 places to a career-best 43rd) have also advanced.
Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav has dropped two places to occupy the fourth spot.

James DeGale Hangs up His Gloves

Former two-time super middleweight world champion James DeGale announced his retirement days after he took a pummelling from fellow Briton Chris Eubank Junior.
He had won the middleweight Olympic gold in Beijing in 2008.
De Gale was the first British pugilist to progress from the Olympics to a world title after turning professional.
He won the IBF world title belt in the United States in 2015 against Andre Dirrell before defending it three times across the Atlantic.

Feb 28, 2019

First Indian to Hit 350 Sixes in International Cricket

MS Dhoni was in top form in the second T20I against Australia.
The wicket-keeper batsman became the first Indian to notch 350 sixes across all format of international cricket.
India struck 13 sixes in total, which is the highest number of maximums in T20Is played in Bengaluru.

Khelo India App Launched

The government launched the Khelo India mobile app, developed by the Sports Authority of India as part of the Khelo India scheme.
Developed both in Hindi and English, it has three features, making it convenient for youngsters to take up sport and identify potential champions.
The three sections include 'How To Play', 'Where To Play' and 'Get Fit'.

Saurav Ghosal Enters Quarterfinals

India's Saurav Ghosal made his way into the quarterfinal with a hard fought win over Wales player Joel Makin in the PSA World Squash Championship.
This is the second time that Saurav has reached the last eight, the last being in 2013.
Saurav next faces the third seed German Simon Rosner.

Feb 27, 2019

Manu and Heena Fail to Make 10m Air Pistol Final

Indian star shooters Manu Bhaker and Heena Sidhu failed to qualify for the final of the women's 10m air pistol event of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup at Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range.
Manu posted a score of 573 to make a 14th-place finish, while Heena finished at the lowly 25th spot after posting 571 points.

Makran Cup Boxing in Iran

Commonwealth Games silver-winning duo of Manish Kaushik (60 kg) and Satish Kumar (+91 kg) led the charge as six Indian boxers advanced to the finals of the Makran Cup in Chabahar, Iran.
The other boxers who made the finals were Deepak Singh (49 kg), P. Lalitha Prasad (52 kg), Sanjeet ((91 kg), and Manjeet Singh Panghal (75 kg).

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