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Sep 18, 2019

Four Indian Boxers Enter Quarters of AIBA Men's World Boxing C'ships

Four Indian boxers advanced to the quarterfinals with impressive victories in an all-win outing at the AIBA Men's World Boxing Championships in Ekaterinburg, Russia.
They are Amit Panghal (in 52kg category), debutant duo of Manish Kaushik (in 63kg category) and Sanjeet Singroha (in 91kg category) and Kavinder Bisht (in 57 kg category).
Panghal is Asian Games gold-medallist while Kaushik is Commonwealth Games silver-winner.
The International Boxing Association or the AIBA is the sole worldwide governing body for the sport of boxing in all its forms.

Saina Nehwal Crashes Out Of China Open

Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal crashed out of the China Open Super 1000 tournament after being defeated by Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the Women's Singles opening round at Changzhou in China.
The London Olympic bronze medalist lost 10-21, 17-21 at the hands of the World No. 19 Ongbamrungphan. The match lasted for 45 minutes.
Later, World champion P V Sindhu will start her campaign with a match against China's Li Xuerui.
In Men's Singles, B Sai Praneeth will take on Suppanyu Avihingsanon of Thailand while P Kashyap will face Brice Leverdez of France.
Kidambi Srikanth and H S Prannoy are not playing due to health issues.

Sep 17, 2019

Sumit Nagal Hits Career-Best 159 ATP Ranking

India's Sumit Nagal jumped 15 places to achieve a career-high ranking of 159 in the latest ATP rankings.
The 22-year-old from Haryana ended runners-up in the Banja Luka ATP Challenger following a first round appearance at the US Open.
He had leap frogged 16 places after his first-round exit in the US Open where he took a set off Swiss maestro Roger Federer before losing the match.

India's Kaushal Dharmamer Wins Myanmar International Series

Indian shuttler Kaushal Dharmamer clinched the Myanmar International Series title with a come-from-behind win over Indonesia's Karono Karono in a thrilling men's singles final.
The 23-year-old from Mumbai, who had won the Hatzor International in October 2018, recovered after dropping the opening game to outwit Karono 18-21, 21-14, 21-11 in a match that lasted an hour.

Sep 16, 2019

Pankaj Advani Clinches Record 22nd world title; Wins IBSF Billiards C'ship

One of India's most consistent sportspersons, Pankaj Advani, has clinched a record 22^nd world titles by winning a fourth straight final in the 150-up format at the IBSF World Billiards Championship in Myanmar.
The 34-year-old has brought home a world trophy every year ever since returning from a professional stint in the UK in 2014. This is Advani's fifth title in the last six years.

Kenya's Geoffrey Kamworor Smashes Men's Half Marathon World Record To Blaze To Victory At Copenhagen

Kenya's Geoffrey Kamworor sliced 17 seconds off the world record at the Copenhagen Half Marathon as he won in 58min 01sec.
Kamworor improved on the 58:18 set in Valencia in 2018 by his compatriot Abraham Kiptum.
The 26-year-old Kenyan clearly likes the Danish capital as it was the scene of the first of his three world half-marathon titles.
Kamworor broke away from the pack and raced alone for the final 11 kilometres, defying the heavy rain that fell briefly with 37 minutes on the clock.

Sourabh Verma Clinches Vietnam Open Men's Singles Title

In Badminton, Sourabh Verma clinched the Vietnam Open Super 100 title, defeating China's Sun Fei Xiang in a thrilling Men's Singles summit clash at the Ho Chi Minh City.
Second seed Verma recovered from a mid-game slump to beat Sun 21-12, 17-2, 21-14. The match lasted an hour and 12 minutes.
This victory marks Verma's second Super 100 win in the ongoing calendar year. He had won the Hyderabad Open earlier in August 2019.

Rory Hie Wins Maiden Pro Title; India's Rashid Joint Second

Indonesia's Rory Hie deservedly won the $300,000 Classic Golf and Country Club International Championship.
Hie's maiden professional title came following his impressive tally of 21-under 267 that gave him a two-shot winning margin.
The highlight of his final-round four-under 68 was the hat-trick of birdies from the 13th hole that firmly placed him beyond the reach of second-placed Rashid Khan and Korea's Byungjun Kim.

World Men's Boxing C'ships: Kavinder Singh Bisht & Sanjeet advance to pre-quarterfinals

In Boxing, Asian silver-medallist Kavinder Singh Bisht (57kg) and Sanjeet (91kg) advanced to the pre-quarterfinals with hard-fought wins in the World Men's Championships in Ekaterinburg, Russia.
While fifth-seeded Bisht edged past China's Chena Zhihao 3-2, Sanjeet defeated Scotland's Scott Forrest in an equally draining contest for a 4-1 verdict in his favour.
Now Bisht will square off against Finland's Arslan Khataev in the round of 16.

Lakshya Sen Clinches Men's Singles Title Of Belgian International Challenge

In Badminton, rising Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen stunned second seed Victor Svendsen of Denmark in straight games to clinch men's singles title at the Belgian International Challenge yesterday.
Lakshya was at his best as he notched up a comfortable 21-14, 21-15 win over Svendsen in the title clash.

Kaushal Dharmamer Clinches Myanmar International Series

Indian shuttler Kaushal Dharmamer clinched the Myanmar International Series with a come-from-behind win over Indonesia's Karono Karono in a thrilling men's singles final in Yangon.
The 23-year-old from Mumbai, who had won the Hatzor International in October 2018, recovered after dropping the opening game to outwit Karono 18-21, 21-14, 21-11 in a match that lasted an hour. Kaushal, who has been troubled by injuries for almost two years, is currently ranked 187^th.

Sep 15, 2019

India Bags 34 Medals in 10th Asia Pacific Youth Games

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju congratulated Indian contingent for excellent performance in the 10th Asian Pacific Youth Games in Vladivostok.
India won total 16 gold, 13 silver and 5 bronze medals in seven different sports.
Indian Judokas gave strong performances as Mahesh Saini (66 kg), Vishal (81 kg) and Rohit (50 kg) won gold while Siddharth won silver.
Yoshiki won gold in the girl's singles while the girl's doubles team also won gold in Table Tennis.
The Indian swimming team finished as the overall winners in their sport.
Assam swimmer Astha Choudhury brought laurels to the State and country by winning five medals including two gold and three silver.
Astha bagged gold medals in 4×50 metre mixed freestyle and 4×50 mixed individual medley relay categories.
The gold medals, Astha won silver medals in 100 metre freestyle, 200 metre freestyle and 100 metre individual medley categories.

India Won 10 Gold at Track Asia Cup Cycling 2019

With Ronaldo Latonzam's fourth gold medal in the competition, India won three medals on the final day of the Track Asia Cup cycling competition and became the overall champion.
India topped the competition with 10 gold, 8 silver and 7 bronze medals at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Sports Complex. The host team won two gold and one silver medal on the final day.
Uzbekistan finished second with four gold and three silver medals, while Malaysia finished third with four gold and one silver medals. Ronaldo once again made headlines with a gold medal in the junior men's Karin event.

U-19 Asia Cup Final: India Beat Bangladesh By Five Runs To Lift Seventh Title

Left-arm spinner Atharva Ankolekar returned with a five-wicket haul to help India clinch the U-19 Asia Cup title with a thrilling five-run win over Bangladesh in a low-scoring final.
Defending a paltry total of 106, India dismissed Bangladesh for 101 in 33 overs, courtesy 18-year-old Ankolekar, who emerged as the star for the Indian team with figures of 5 for 28 from 8 overs.
While Ankolekar spun a web of spin to derail Bangladesh's chase, he was supported well by pacer Akash Singh, who accounted for three wickets. V Patil (1/25) and SS Mishra (1/27) also chipped in with one wicket each at the R Premadasa Stadium.

Sep 14, 2019

Basketball World Cup: Spain and Argentina to Battle For Title

Argentina will face Spain in the Basketball World Cup final in China after beating France 80-66 in the semi-finals.
France could not repeat their quarter-final heroics, when they knocked out the USA, as Argentina dominated.
Earlier Spain beat Australia 95-88 in double overtime to claim their place in Beijing final.
They were on the verge of going out but Australia missed a foul shot in the dying seconds with the game tied 71-71.
Spain took control in the second of two added periods to reach their first final since their 2006 win.
Their NBA champion Marc Gasol was his team's top scorer, the Toronto Raptors star hitting 33 points in the comeback victory, while point guard Ricky Rubio contributed 12 assists to go with his 19 points.
Patty Mills, the San Antonio Spurs point guard, was Australia's driving force, leading all scorers with 34 points.

2020 Women's U-17 World Cup

The FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, to be hosted by India, will be held from 2nd to 21st November, 2020.
The age group showpiece event of the FIFA will be held in four cities across the country. The Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar has been provisionally confirmed as a venue, pending FIFA approval.
Kolkata, Navi Mumbai, Panaji and Ahmedabad are in the running for the other three host cities.
India was announced as the host country in March, 2019.
Spain are the defending champions, having won the title of the biennial tournament in 2018.
As India has got an automatic qualification as hosts, it is not entering the Asian qualification campaign in the AFC U-16 Women's Championship which will be held in Thailand from 15th to 28th September, 2019.

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