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Mar 04, 2024

De Minaur Beats Rudd to Defend Title

Alex De Minaur beat Casper Ruud 6-4, 6-4 and became the first player to win back-to-back titles in the Mexican Open since 2012. The third-seeded De Minaur won his eighth ATP title and became the fourth player to repeat as champion in Mexico, the first since David Ferrer in 2010-12.
The Mexican Open is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, and usually held annually in late February and early March at the Arena GNP Seguros since 2022 and previously at the Fairmont Acapulco Princess, both in Acapulco, Mexico. It was played on outdoor red clay courts until 2013. The change to hard courts was introduced in 2014. The Mexican Open is part of the ATP Tour 500 series on the ATP Tour, and until 2020 was one of the WTA International tournaments on the WTA Tour.

Mar 03, 2024

Saudi Arabia Ready to Host 2034 FIFA World Cup

Saudi Arabia could soon become the fourth Asian country to host the FIFA World Cup after the nation officially launched its bid. Saudi Arabia is now the front-runner to secure the rights to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup after FIFA had earlier announced them as the only candidate. The bid was made officially under the campaign slogan 'Growing. Together' as Saudi Arabia intends to replicate its gulf neighbour Qatar, which hosted the FIFA World Cup in 2022.

Puneri Paltan Clinch Maiden Pro Kabaddi Title

Puneri Paltan defeated a young and resilient Haryana Steelers and lifted their first-ever Pro Kabaddi League trophy, becoming the sixth team ever to win the world's biggest kabaddi league.

Mar 02, 2024

Lucknow Super Giants Hire Lance Klusener as Assistant Coach

Lucknow Super Giants signed former South African all-rounder Lance Klusener as their assistant coach for the 2024 Indian Premier League.
He teamed up with head coach Justin Langer and fellow assistant coach S. Sriram.
LSG reached the IPL playoffs in both the seasons they have featured in since their inception in 2022. However, on both occasions, they were ousted in the eliminator.
Klusener is also the head coach of LSG's South African franchise, the Durban's Super Giants.
Klusener has coached various teams across the world, including being the consultant coach for the Delhi and Tripura domestic sides.

Mar 01, 2024

Spain Wins Women's Nations League

Spain defeated France 2-0 and won the inaugural edition of the Women's Nations League.
Ballon d'Or winner Aitana Bonmati and Mariona Caldentey scored a goal each for Spain in front of 32,657 fans at La Cartuja Stadium in southern Spain.
Spain also holds the men's Nations League title, having beaten Croatia in the final in 2023.

Feb 29, 2024

Neil Wagner Announces Retirement from International Cricket

Veteran fast bowler Neil Wagner called time on his international cricketing career, bringing an end to a distinguished 12-year Test match journey with the Black Caps.
Wagner represented New Zealand in 64 Tests, claiming a total of 260 wickets, placing him fifth on the nation's all-time wicket-takers list. He was renowned for his relentless bowling, often operating long and impactful spells, particularly on unresponsive surfaces. His signature short-ball deliveries proved effective, famously unsettling even the likes of Steve Smith, widely regarded as one of the best Test batsmen of the current era.
Wagner was an integral part of the New Zealand team that clinched the inaugural World Test Championship in 2021.

BCCI Central Contracts

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) unveiled its centrally-contracted players for this year (2024).
Skipper Rohit Sharma and star batter Virat Kohli retained their place in the top bracket but the out-of-favour duo of Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer were excluded after ignoring the directive to play Ranji Trophy.
Rohit, Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja figured in the A plus category, the highest bracket of the BCCI's central contracts list.
The BCCI had recommended that all athletes give precedence to participating in domestic cricket during periods when they are not representing the national team.
Six cricketers feature in the A category, including R. Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill and Hardik Pandya.
Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel and Yashasvi Jaiswal got B category contracts.
As many as 15 were handed C category contracts including Rinku Singh, Tilak Verma, Ruturaj Gaekwad, Shardul Thakur, Shivam Dube, Ravi Bishnoi, Jitesh Sharma, Washington Sundar, Mukesh Kumar, Sanju Samson, Arshdeep Singh, K. S. Bharat, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan and Rajat Patidar.

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