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Sep 04, 2023

Mohun Bagan Wins Durand Cup Title for First Time after 23 Years

A moment of sheer brilliance from Dimitri Petratos proved decisive as 10-man Mohun Bagan beat arch-rivals East Bengal 1-0 in a fiercely contested final to clinch Durand Cup title for the first time after 23 years.
Mohun Bagan were one-man down after Anirudh Thapa was sent off in the 62nd minute, but they still scored the decisive goal through a brilliant solo effort from Petratos in the 71st minute.
This was Mohun Bagan's 17th Durand Cup title. They last won the title in 2000 when they beat Mahindra United via a golden goal.

Bhubaneswar, Guwahati to Host India's First Two FIFA World Cup Qualifiers

Bhubaneswar and Guwahati will host India's opening two home matches in the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2, the All India Football Federation announced.
India has been drawn in Group A of the Asian qualifiers, alongside Qatar, Kuwait, and the winners of the Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 1 fixture between Afghanistan and Mongolia.
The Blue Tigers will open their campaign against with an away fixture in Kuwait on November 16 before hosting reigning AFC Asian Cup champions Qatar at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, on November 21.
The following year, India will play back-to-back matches against Afghanistan or Mongolia, starting with the away fixture on March 21 and then return home to the Indira Gandhi Stadium in Guwahati, where they will play the second leg of the fixture on March 26.

Heath Streak, Former Zimbabwe Cricket Team Captain, Dies

Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak passed away passed away. He was 49.
Streak was the captain of Zimbabwe between 2000 and 2004. In 68 ODIs as captain, he led Zimbabwe to win in 18 and lost 47 while three finished without any result. In 21 Tests, Streak captained Zimbabwe to wins in four while they lost 11 and drew six.
Heath Streak was the first Zimbabwe cricketer to claim 100 wickets in Tests and ODIs. He is also the only cricketer from Zimbabwe to achieving the elusive feat of taking 100 Test wickets and scoring 1000 Test runs. Streak was also the only cricketer from his country to score 2000 runs and bag 200 wickets in the ODIs.

Sep 03, 2023

Neeraj Chopra Finishes Second in Zurich Diamond League

Olympic and world champion Neeraj Chopra finished second while long jumper M. Sreeshankar bagged fifth place at the Diamond League meeting in Zurich.
Neeraj, who became the first-ever Indian athlete to win a gold medal at World Athletics Championships in Budapest, finished behind Czech Republic's Jakub Vadlejch in the men's javelin throw event. Vadlejch had won a bronze in the World Championships.

Govt. to Set up 1,000 Khelo India Centres in Country within a Year

Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur announced that one thousand Khelo India Centres will be established within a year in the country.
Launching key initiatives on Indian Sports in New Delhi, the Minister said that it will not only provide employment opportunities to former athletes but also give budding sportspersons a chance to take guidance from the veterans. Thakur also informed that the each player will receive five lakh rupees to procure equipments for their centres and per year another five lakh rupees for operational expenses.

Sep 02, 2023

Akashdeep Misses Out as HI Announces Asiad Teams

Veteran striker Akashdeep Singh was not included in the 18-member Indian men's hockey team selected for the upcoming Asian Games.
Akashdeep had finished as India's second-best scorer behind drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh at the Asian Champions Trophy held in Chennai. Harmanpreet and Hardik Singh will be the captain and vice-captain, respectively.
Meanwhile, goalkeeper Savita Punia will lead the 18-member women's team even as veteran midfielder Navjot Kaur, who captained India at the Hockey 5s World Cup qualifiers recently, missed out.

Sep 01, 2023

Viacom 18 Bags India's Home Series Broadcast Rights

Viacom 18 created a near monopoly in Indian cricket broadcasting sphere by bagging both TV and digital rights of the national team's home series for the next five years with a cumulative bid of approximately Rs. 6000 crore, beating Star India and Sony in a three-way battle.
The BCCI had invited separate e-bids for both linear (TV) and digital for best price discovery.

Aug 31, 2023

FIFA Suspends Spain Soccer Federation President Luis Rubiales

FIFA suspended Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales from office while its disciplinary committee investigates his conduct at the Women's World Cup final, which included kissing a player on the lips without her consent.
The ruling comes six days after Rubiales was accused of becoming a national embarrassment in front of a global audience at the final in Sydney, Australia — overshadowing the enormous accomplishment of Spain women's first World Cup title.

Zhang Zhizhen Becomes First Chinese Man to Beat a Player in the Top Five of the ATP Rankings

Zhang Zhizhen became the first Chinese man to beat a player ranked in the world's top five since the introduction of the ATP rankings in 1973 by stunning last year's (2022) runner-up Casper Ruud 6-4 5-7 6-2 0-6 6-2 in the U.S. Open second round.

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