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Dec 14, 2019

Bravo Comes Out of T20I Retirement

Dwayne Bravo announced his availability for T20Is, two days before the West Indies start the three-match ODI series against India at the city's MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk. Bravo, a Chennai Super Kings player since 2011 who returned to the team once its suspension was lifted in the Indian Premier League in 2018, said that he is making himself available only for the shortest format, 5 days and 10 months before the T20 World Cup in Australia.
Bravo had quit international cricket in October 2018.

Dec 13, 2019

La Liga Appoints Rohit as its Indian Brand Ambassador

Indian opener Rohit Sharma was appointed as the first-ever Indian brand ambassador of Spain's top division football league--La Liga.
As a result, Rohit became the first non-footballer personality in the history of La Liga to have joined hands with the league. The development came in the wake of a series of initiatives taken by La Liga in India since 2017.

Dec 12, 2019

Aleem Dar Set to Break Steve Bucknor's Record

Pakistan's Aleem Dar will surpass Steve Bucknors record for officiating in most Test matches as an umpire when the first Test match between Australia and New Zealand in Perth.
The 51-year-old, who took up umpiring after a decade of playing first-class cricket in Pakistan, stands in his 129th Test match as on-field umpire since his debut in Dhaka in 2003 during England's tour of Bangladesh.

CSA Appoints Smith as Acting Director of Cricket

Former captain Graeme Smith accepted the role of Cricket South Africa's (CSA) acting director of cricket.
The CSA's acting CEO Jacques Faul said that Smith will remain on the post until the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2020.
According to Faul, Graeme is statistically the most successful Test captain in the history of the game.

Dec 11, 2019

India Signs Off with a Record Haul of Medals

India ended its South Asian Games campaign with a best-ever medal haul of 312 and finish on top for the 13th time-in-a-row, in the regional multi-sporting event.
India collected 174 gold, 93 silver and 45 bronze after 10 days of competitions to surpass the 309 it had won in the previous edition at home in 2016.
Sri Lanka was a distant second with 251 medals while Nepal finished with 206.

Memorable Day for Sanjay Yadav

Meghalaya all-rounder Sanjay Yadav entered the Ranji records books by taking nine wickets against Nagaland at the Nagaland Cricket Satadium in Sovima.
Sanjay moved to Meghalaya from Tamil Nadu as a gust player ahead of the 2019-20 session.

Arsenal Ends Worst Winless Run in 42 Years

Arsenal ended its worst winless run in 42 years by coming from behind at halftime to beat West Ham 3-1 in the English Premier League.
Arsenal's nine-match winless streak looked set to reach 10 after a lifeless first half in which the Gunners conceded to West Ham's Angelo Ogbonna. They were booed off at the break.

Dec 10, 2019

Manohar Not to Run for a Third Term

The first independent chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), Shashank Manohar, told his ICC director colleagues that he will not run for a third two-year term in May 2020.
Manohar, who has been the independent chairman since June 2016, will bring an end to his office at the ICC annual conference at Cape Town in July next year.
Manohar had resigned in March 2017, eight months after taking over, but persuaded by colleagues, he continued. He was re-elected unopposed in June 2018.

Russia Banned from International Sports for Four Years

In a significant decision, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) decided to ban Russia from international sports including Olympics 2020 for four years over a doping scandal.
Russia was accused of manipulating laboratory doping data and Wada's Compliance Review Committee (CRC) earlier in 2019 declared that the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) was non-compliant over inconsistencies in a key database of athletes' test results.
According to a report, the anti-doping body took this unanimous decision in the wake of Russia's attempt to conceal, obfuscate and frustrate attempts to unmask the beneficiaries of a state-powered doping program, remarkable for its sophistication and scope.

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