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Oct 02, 2021

Archery World Cup Final: Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das Return Home Empty Handed

Star archery couple Atanu Das and Deepika Kumari lost their respective bronze medal matches as India returned empty-handed from the World Cup Final in Yankton, US. In the absence of an Indian recurve coach, the couple struggled under cold and overcast conditions.
Das lost a one-sided bronze playoff to reigning Olympic champion Mete Gazoz of Turkey 6-0 (27-29, 26-27, 28-30). He doubled up as Deepika's coach when the world number two lost in the shoot-off to Olympic team bronze-medallist Michelle Kroppen. Making her eighth WCF appearance, world number two Deepika mis-fired a six to lose 5-6 (6-9) in the shoot-off.

IPL: CSK First Team to Enter Playoffs

Chennai Super Kings produced a convincing performance against Sunrisers Hyderabad to maintain their remarkable consistency this season and sail into the Indian Premier League playoffs. Josh Hazlewood (3/24) and Dwayne Bravo (2/17) helped CSK restrict SRH to 134/7.
The Dhoni-led team made a remarkable turnaround this year as it became the first team to qualify for the knockout stage after beating SRH by six wickets.

Oct 01, 2021

Rohit Sharma First to Score 1,000 runs against One Team in IPL (1)

Rohit Sharma became the first batter in the Indian Premier League (IPL) history to score 1000 runs against a single team during Mumbai Indians' (MI) contest against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. He achieved the feat in the fourth over of MI's innings. Rohit now has 1015 runs against KKR at an average of 46.13 and a strike rate of 132.16, including six fifties and one hundred.

World Chess Championship: India Beats France

India defeated France 3-1 in the fifth and final round, riding on wins from Bhakti Kulkarni and Mary Ann Gomes, to finish second in Pool A and qualify for the quarter-finals of the FIDE World Women's Team Chess Championship.
India will take on Kazakhstan in the quarter-finals.

Sep 30, 2021

ICC Launches T20 World Cup Anthem

The International Cricket Council (ICC) launched the T20 World Cup anthem along with a film featuring 'avatars' of India captain Virat Kohli and West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard among others.
The tournament will begin on October 17 in Oman and UAE, with the final to be played in Dubai on November 14.
Composed by Bollywood music director Amit Trivedi, an animated film features young fans from all over the world engaged in T20I cricket and includes some of the sport's biggest superstars.

Lewis Hamilton Becomes First Driver to Seal 100 F1 Wins

Lewis Hamilton scripted history in Sochi as he became the first Formula 1 driver to win 100 Grands Prix. The Brit reigned supreme at the Russian Grand Prix which saw a dramatic finish in a rain-affected race.
With the historic victory, Lewis Hamilton also moved back to the top of the driver's championship, leading Red Bull's Max Verstappen by two points. With only 7 races to go, the battle for the driver's championship is heating up between Verstappen and the Mercedes great.

Sep 28, 2021

Moeen Ali Announces Retirement from Test Cricket

England men's all-rounder Moeen Ali decided to call time on his Test match career.
Ali made his Test debut back in 2014 and went on to represent England in 64 Test matches. He took 195 Test wickets including 5 five-wicket hauls and scored five Test match centuries during his career.

Sydney Sixers Sign Shafali Verma and Radha Yadav

Sydney Sixers confirmed the signing of Shafali Verma and Radha Yadav for the upcoming Women's Big Bash League (WBBL).
Verma, who in 2019 became India's youngest ever women's T20 international, is widely considered the best batting talent in the world and currently sits atop the ICC Women's T20I Player Rankings.
Verma is expected to form a lethal combination with Alyssa Healy, Ellyse Perry and Ash Gardner at the top of the order for the Sixers, giving the team the most exciting top four in WBBL history.

Sep 27, 2021

Jyothi Wins Silver at World Archery Championship

Jyothi Surekha Vennam bagged a silver medal in the women's compound event at the ongoing World Archery Championship in Yankton.
World number three Sara Lopez of Colombia defeated Jyothi 146-144 in the summit clash.
The Indian archer had defeated Andrea Becerra of Mexico 148-146 to enter her third finals of the tournament.
Earlier, the Indian women's and mixed compound teams managed to win silver medals at the ongoing Archery World Championships in Yankton.
India women's team comprising Jyothi, Muskan Kirar and Priya Gurjar suffered a defeat at the hands of Colombia's Sara Lopez, Alejandra Usquiano and Nora Valdez. Colombia defeated India 229-224.

Sania Wins in Women's Double of Ostrava Open

Indian tennis player Sania Mirza won her first title of the season as she and her Chinese partner Shuai Zhang beat the pair of Kaitlyn Christian and Erin Routliffe in the women's doubles final of the Ostrava Open.
The second seeded Indo-Chinese duo defeated the third seeded pair of American Christian and New Zealander Routliffe 6-3 6-2 in the summit clash.

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