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Nov 05, 2019

India 'B' Lifts Deodhar Trophy 2019

Parthiv Patel-led India 'B' defeated India 'C' by 51 runs in the finals of Deodhar Trophy at JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi.
After winning the toss and electing to bat first, India B got off to a poor start losing both their openers early in the innings.
However, Kedhar Jadhav's 86 off 94 balls and a half-century by Yashasvi Jaiswal helped the team recover from the early damage as they posted 283/7 in their respective 50 overs.

Wesley So Wins Fischer Random World Championship

Wesley So has won the first FIDE-sanctioned Fischer Random World Chess Championship, sweeping aside Magnus Carlsen in the final.
So needed just two fast-rapid games to dispatch Carlsen and become the first official Fischer Random chess world champion.
Defending with black in the first game, So agreed to a repetition of moves from a position of strength, then crisply refuted Carlsen's desperate attack in the second game.
In the bronze final, Ian Nepomniachtchi demonstrated a continued return to form with a convincing performance against Fabiano Caruana. His sparkling victory with black in the third fast-rapid ended their contest and the event.

WGC-HSBC Champions: Rory McIlroy Beats Xander Schauffele in play-off to win in China

Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy has won the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai after a play-off.
The 30-year-old beat defending champion Xander Schauffele after the pair were tied at 19 under par after four rounds.
Schauffele, 26, sunk a six-foot birdie putt on the last to force the play-off with the four-time major champion.

Melbourne Cup 2019

Vow And Declare won a dramatic Melbourne Cup while Frankie Dettori's runner-up Master Of Reality was demoted to fourth after a stewards' inquiry.
Dettori was given a nine-meeting ban after the victor, trained by Australian Danny O'Brien, won in a tight finish.
Stewards ruled Dettori, riding for Irish trainer Joseph O'Brien, impeded Il Paradiso, who was fourth past the post for Joseph's father Aidan.
Il Paradiso was promoted to third, with British raider Prince Of Arran second.
Dettori looked to have sealed his first victory in the two-mile race 'that stops a nation' but Craig Williams claimed his maiden Melbourne Cup triumph on Vow And Declare before more drama in the stewards' room.
Italian-born Dettori, 48, was banned for nine race days in the state of Victoria, up to and including 13 November, 2019.
But there was only elation for Williams, who said of his mount: "It was a privilege to ride him today and great to be associated with such a great horse."
Winning trainer O'Brien was also celebrating a first Melbourne Cup victory.

Nov 04, 2019

Lewis Hamilton Wins Sixth F1 World Championship At United States Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton sealed his sixth world drivers' title with second place in the United States Grand Prix.
The result means Hamilton becomes the second most successful F1 driver of all time - moving him to within one championship of all-time record-holder Michael Schumacher, whose tally of seven is now within his reach.
Hamilton failed in a valiant attempt to win the race by trying a different strategy to Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas but that did not matter such was his points advantage.

WTA Finals: Ashleigh Barty Beats Elina Svitolina To Win Title And Record Prize

Ashleigh Barty beat Elina Svitolina in a high-quality match to claim the WTA Finals title and pick up the biggest prize money ever offered in tennis.
The Australian world number one won 6-4 6-3 to take the season-ending title in Shenzhen and a record $4.42m (£3.42m).
Barty, 23, had lost all her five of her previous matches against the Ukrainian defending champion.

Lakshya Sen wins SaarLorLux Open badminton tournament in Germany

India's Lakshya Sen has won the SaarLorLux Open badminton tournament at Saarbrücken in Germany. He defeated Sen Weng Hong Yang of China in an exciting final.
World number 51 Lakshya took 59 minutes to overcome Weng in the summit clash. The 18-year-old from Uttarakhand had entered the final beating Kiran George in an all-Indian semifinal.

Novak Djokovic Outclasses Denis Shapovalov to Win Fifth Paris Masters Title

Novak Djokovic eased to a record-extending fifth Paris Masters title by brushing aside Canadian youngster Denis Shapovalov in final, boosting his hopes of taking the year-end world number one spot.
The top seed claimed a dominant 6-3, 6-4 victory over his 20-year-old opponent, who looked nervous after being the beneficiary of Rafael Nadal's withdrawal before their scheduled semi-final.

Nov 03, 2019

Jr. National Athletics: Shaili Singh And Bharti Break National Records

Karnataka long jumper Shaili Singh and Haryana shot putter Bharti broke the under-16 National records on the opening day of the 35th National junior athletics championships.
Shaili bettered her own National record with a 6.01m effort (OR 5.94m) in the qualification round. Bharti's effort of 15.32m in the under-16 shot put was more than a metre better than the record.
Sandra Babu of Kerala qualified for next year's (2020) under-20 World championships while winning the girls' long jump with a opening round effort of 6.16m (entry standard 6.15m) and Karnataka's A.T. Daneswari broke the under-20 girls' meet record in the 100m heats, clocking 11.70s (OR 11.92).

U-23 World Wrestling C'Ships: Pooja Wins Silver, Sajan Eyes Bronze

Wrestler Pooja Gehlot (53kg) claimed India's second silver medal after going down to Japan's 2017 world champion Haruna Okuno in the finals of the UWW Under-23 World Championships.
Gehlot lost 0-2 to Okuno in the summit clash to emulate Ravinder (61kg).
Three-time World Junior Championships medallist Sajan Bhanwal (77kg), however, lost a close semifinal bout 4-5 to Japan's Kodai Sakuraba.
A terrific Bhanwal had earlier blanked Jesse Alexander Porter 6-0 in the qualifiers to move into the pre-quarterfinals, where he notched up a 3-1 win over Azerbaijan's Tunjay Vazirzade.

Nov 02, 2019

South Africa Thrash England 32-12 To Win Rugby World Cup

South Africa overpowered England 32-12 with a brutally effective forward display to win their third World Cup in Yokohama.
The Springboks' victory was built on a colossal display by their powerhouse pack that allowed fly-half Handre Pollard to kick six penalties before Makazole Mapimpi's 66th-minute try -- the first the Springboks had scored in a World Cup final -- and another from fit-again fellow flyer Cheslin Kolbe put the result beyond doubt.
Victory ensured South Africa made it three wins from three World Cup final appearances and maintained their record of being crowned champions at 12-year intervals following their 1995 and 2007 triumphs.

Nov 01, 2019

Ravinder Wins Silver At Under-23 World Wrestling Championship

Ravinder lost to Kyrgyzstan's Ulukbek Zholdoshbekov in the 61kg final at the Under-23 World Wrestling Championship (WFI).
The 22-year-old Indian suffered a 3-5 loss to Ulukbek, the current Asian U23 champion in 61kg.
Despite the loss, it was a creditable performance from Ravinder, who had won gold at the South Asian Games in 2016 and also a bronze at the Cadet Asian Championships in 2014.
This was India's fifth silver at the Championships. Bajrang Punia (65kg), Vinod Kumar (70kg) and women wrestler Ritu Phogat (48kg) had won a silver each in the first edition in Poland.
In 2018, Ravi Dhaiya (57kg) was the only Indian wrestler to return with a medal when he claimed a silver medal in Bucharest, Romania.
- Ravinder had his chances in the final but he couldn't outwit Ulukbek, a bronze winner at the Senior Asian Championships in 2018.
- Earlier, the 22-year-old Indian had pinned senior European champion Arsen Harutyunan of Armenia to storm into the final with a 4-3 win.
- Ravinder had notched up a 12-1 win over Hungary's Marcell Budai Kovacs in his opening bout and then followed it up with an 11-0 demolition of Russia's Dinislam Takhtarov in the quarter-finals.
- Among other Indians, Jyoti stormed into the semi-finals with a 12-1 win over Moldova's Maria Leorda in the women's 50kg bout. The youngster made it to the quarters with a 6-1 win over Belarus' Tatsiana Yafremenka.

Deodhar Trophy: Gaikwad And Aparajith Set Up India-B's Victory

Centuries by Ruturaj Gaikwad and B. Aparajith provided the platform for India-B record a 108-run win over India-A in the opening match of the Deodhar Trophy at the JSCA Stadium.
Put in, India-B post 302 for six and restricted India-A to 194 in 47.2 overs.
Gaikwad (113) and Aparajith (101) notched up their sixth List-A hundreds. Even as opening partner Priyank Panchal fell cheaply to Jaydev Unadkat, Gaikwad batted with composure.

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