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Jan 17, 2021

England Great Wayne Rooney Retires

England's record goal-scorer Wayne Rooney has retired to become full-time manager at English second-tier team Derby County.
The 35-year-old former Manchester United captain, who took temporary charge of Derby in November, is now focusing on his coaching career.
Rooney scored a record 253 goals for United after moving from Everton as an 18-year-old in 2004, winning the Premier League title five times, the FA Cup once, the League Cup three times, the Champions League once and the Europa League in his last season there.
Rooney earned 120 caps for England and scored 53 goals. He also became Manchester United`s all-time highest goal scorer, a record that was also held by Charlton, when he scored his 250th goal on January 21, 2017.
Rooney retired from international football in August 2017 but returned on November 4, 2018 to play one final game for England.

Jan 16, 2021

Tokyo Olympics: Japan to Ban Entry of Foreign Athletes in COVID-19 Emergency

Japan will temporarily suspend exemptions allowing foreign athletes to train in the country ahead of the Summer Olympics, as it closes its borders to contain a surge in COVID-19 cases just six months before the Games.
The suspension will last until February 7, the scheduled end of the coronavirus state of emergency in the capital.
Japan is grappling with record surges in coronavirus infections, prompting the government to tighten border controls and expand its state of emergency to cover more than half of the country's population.

Jan 15, 2021

Sophie Devine Scores the fastest-ever Century in the History of Women's T20 Cricket

New Zealand's Sophie Devine returned scored the fastest-ever century in the history of women's T20 cricket for Wellington Blaze as they beat the Otago Sparks in the Super Smash. The White Ferns captain only left managed isolation after a 14-day stay upon returning from Australia, but showed no signs of rust as she powered her side to a 10-wicket win at University of Otago Oval.
Devine brought up her century off just 36 balls, beating West Indies batter Deandra Dottin's previous record of 38 balls, set in an international against South Africa in 2010. She hit nine fours and nine sixes during her innings, and one of her shots that cleared the boundary grazed a girl watching on from the bank.

Jan 14, 2021

Punit Bisht Creates New Indian Record for Maximum Sixes

A blistering 51-ball 146 by captain Punit Bisht, which included six fours and 17 sixes, powered Meghalaya to a massive 130-run win over Mizoram in a Plate group match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament. In the process, the former Delhi wicketkeeper batsman created a new record for most sixes hit by an Indian in T20 cricket.
West Indian Chris Gayle holds the record for most sixes in a T20 -- in the Bangladesh Premier League T20 for the Rangpur Riders -- but Bisht almost matched that record hitting 17 sixes. His 146 not out was also the second-highest score in the history of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy after Shreyas Iyer's 147.

Jan 13, 2021

Jay Shah Named BCCI's Official Representative on ICC Board

Jay Shah has been named as the official representative of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Board meetings.
Shah is the Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). He will replace BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, who was currently representing India at the ICC Board, but he suffered a heart condition and had to be admitted to hospital where he underwent primary angioplasty.

Dhaka Marathon 2021

Jigmet Dolma from India secured the fourth position in the Dhaka Marathon 2021. Jigmet Dolma is an SPO of Ladakh police. In the marathon, Hicham Lakohi of Morocco came first in the elite competition of the marathon in men's category while Angela Jim Asunde from Kenya won the women's category in the same event. In the full marathon, among the SAARC and local runners, Bahadur Singh of India became the champion in the men's category and Pushpa Bhandari of Nepal became the champion in the women's category.
The marathon was organized to commemorate the return of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from Pakistan jail to Bangladesh in 1972. The full marathon covered 42.19 kilometres while the half-marathon covered 21.09 kilometres. Athletes from all over the world including India, Morocco, Kenya, France, Nepal, Ethiopia among others participated in various categories of the event. Home Minister of Bangladesh Asaduzzaman Khan inaugurated the event at Dhaka Army Stadium.

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