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Aug 14, 2019

Aishwarya Pissay First Indian To Claim Motorsports World Title

Aishwarya Pissay became the first Indian to claim a world title in motorsports, annexing the FIM World Cup in the women's category after the final round of the championship.
The 23-year old from Bengaluru also finished second in the FIM Junior category.
Aishwarya, who won the first round in Dubai and was placed third (Portugal), fifth (Spain) and fourth (Hungary) in the subsequent outings, finished with a tally of 65 points, just four ahead of Portugal's Rita Vieira in the final overall standings for women.
She was placed second in the junior category with 46 points, behind championship winner Tomas de Gavardo (60) of Chile.
Going into the Hungarian Baja, Aishwarya (52) and Vieira (45) were the top contenders for the World Cup.

Argentine World Cup Winner Jose Luis Brown Dies

World Cup winner Jose Luis Brown, who scored Argentina's opening goal in the 1986 World Cup final against West Germany, has died at the age of 62.
Affectionately referred to by his nickname' Tata', Brown spent most of his playing career at Estudiantes, making close to 300 league appearances for the club.

Women's T20 Cricket Included At Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

In a historic move, the International Cricket Council and Commonwealth Games Federation confirmed the inclusion of women's T20 cricket at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
As many as 8 international teams will compete in the 2022 Commonwealth Games after a joint bid by the ICC and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). All matches will be played at the Edgbaston cricket ground.
This is the first time cricket has been included in the Commonwealth Games since 1998 in Kuala Lumpur when South Africa won the Gold in the men's 50-over competition.

Aug 12, 2019

United Smash Four Past Chelsea

Marcus Rashford scored twice as Manchester United made the perfect start to their Premier League season by inflicting a 4-0 defeat on Frank Lampard in his first match in charge of Chelsea.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men were in need of a fast start to the campaign to erase memories of a terrible end to last season and got it, as Rashford's early penalty and three goals in 16 secondhalf minutes from Anthony Martial, Rashford and debutant Daniel James had Old Trafford in raptures.
Harry Maguire and Aaron Wan-Bissaka also impressed at the back on their debuts after United spent £130 million ($156 million) on the pair over the summer to shore up a defence that conceded 54 Premier League goals last season.

Most Consecutive T20-I Wins For Thai Women's Team

Thailand women's cricket team has rewritten a world record by winning its 17th successive T20 international match. In the fifth match of an ongoing quadrangular series in the Netherlands, Thailand ripped through the host nation to bundle them out for 54, before running down the target in eight overs, with as many wickets in hand.
The other two teams of the quadrangular series are Ireland and Scotland.
Thailand broke the record previously held by the mighty Australia Women, who picked up 16 consecutive victories between March 2014 and August 2015.

Punia's Golden Run Continues

Ace wrestler bags 4th gold of the year.
Indian wrestling's poster boy, Bajrang Punia, indicated his strong form going into the upcoming World Championships – to be held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan from September 14-22 – by picking his fourth gold of the year at the Tbilisi Grand Prix in Georgia.
Bajrang hardly broke a sweat in the final as he defeated Iran's Pejman Biabani 2-0 to claim the 65kg title. He had thrashed Georgia's Akaki Kemertelidze 12-0 in the semifinal.
Besides the gold in Georgia, Bajrang has won gold medals at the Ali Aliev tournament in Dagestan, Russia, the Dan Kolov tournament in Ruse, Bulgaria and the Asian Wrestling Championships in Xi'an, China.
His only loss this year came against USA's Yianni Diakomihalis in a one-off match at the Madison Square Garden in New York.

Junior Shuttlers Win Six Medals At Bulgarian Open

Indian junior shuttlers reaped rich dividends at the Bulgarian Junior Championships, returning with six medals including three gold, a silver and two bronze. Samiya Imad Faruqui defeated second seed Anastasiia Shapovalova of Russia 9-21, 21-12, 22-20 in the final of women's singles.
Mixed doubles pair of Edvin Joy and Shruti Mishra also won gold, defeating No 2 seeded British pair of Brandon Zhi Hao and Abbygael Harris 21-14, 21-17.
In women's doubles, India's Tanisha Crasto and Aditi Bhatt won gold beating top seeds Bengisu Ercetin and Zehra Erdfm from Turkey 21-15, 18-21 21-18.
The men's doubles combination of Ishan Bhatnagar and Vishnuvardhan went down in the final to British pair of William Jones and Brandon Zhi Hao 19-21, 18-21.

Davis Cup tie venue won't be moved

The Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) ruled out shifting of the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group-1 tie against India to be played in Islamabad on September 14-15,2019 to a neutral venue.
PTF chief Saleem Saifullah said the federation was making all preparations to host the tie at the Islamabad Sports Complex.
The escalating tension between the two countries in the aftermath of Indian government's scrapping of Article 370 which had accorded special status to Jammu and Kashmir has made the tie uncertain.
The Indian Tennis Federation has said it will ask the International Tennis Federation to move the Davis Cup tie to a neutral venue. But Saifullah said the Indian tennis team will be perfectly safe in Pakistan.

India Take Silver After u-23 Defeat

India settled for the silver medal after suffering a 1-3 loss against Chinese Taipei in the final of the men's Asian U-23 Volleyball Championships.
India put up a brave fight after losing the first two sets to secure the third set. However, blocking and reception errors in a hard fought fourth set allowed Chinese Taipei to seal a comfortable 25-21, 25-20, 19-25, 25-23 win in the end.

Aug 11, 2019

Nadal Eyes Second-Straight Canadian Crown

Rafael Nadal is homing in on a second straight ATP title in Canada after reaching the Montreal Masters final without hitting a shot.
The top-seeded World No. 2 was handed an extra day of rest when Gael Monfils withdrew from their semifinal — scheduled to start just hours after the French player defeated Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(2) in a rain-delayed quarterfinal.

Sixth MotoGP World Crown

Leading the championship by a healthy 63 points at the halfway stage, Marc Marquez is on his way to a sixth MotoGP world crown.
Currently tied with the great Mick Doohan with five titles, the Spaniard is only behind Italian legends Giacomo Agostini (8) and Valentino Rossi (7). But few would doubt the 26-year-old from taking the lead in that race.

Aug 10, 2019

Mccullum Set To Become KKR Assistant Coach

Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum is returning to Kolkata Knight Riders after being signed by the IPL side as assistant coach.
McCullum, who retired from all forms of competitive cricket recently, will also take over as the head coach of the Caribbean Premier League side Trinbago Knight Riders.
He will replace Simon Katich in both the sides. With KKR, he will be associated as assistant coach and at Trinbago Knight Riders he will replace the Australian as head coach.KKR had announced that they were parting ways with Jacques Kallis, their head coach, and Katich.

BCCI Relents, Under NADA Now

After a long and contentious battle, the BCCI has finally agreed to come under the ambit of the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) to implement the doping policy followed by most other sports in India.
This will bring cricket in line with Olympic sports disciplines, as well as with the International Cricket Council (ICC) which follow the World Anti-Doping Code implemented by the World AntiDoping Agency (WADA).
NADA will be conducting the tests in all the domestic tournaments, including the Indian Premier League (IPL).
So far, the Sweden-based International Dope Testing Management (IDTM) has been collecting the samples and submitting them to the National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL), under BCCI's independent anti-doping system.

Shubman's Double Ton Breaks Mark

Shubman Gill became the youngest India cricketer to score a first-class double century as he combined with skipper Hanuma Vihari to put India A in the driver's seat against West Indies A in the third unofficial test

Aug 09, 2019

Cricket Australia Does a First With Transgender Code

Australia became the first cricket nation to announce a transgender policy to allow the inclusion of transgender and gender diverse people in every level of cricket.
Cricket Australia (CA) announced the development of an Elite Cricket Policy and Guidelines to support players in line with their gender identity irrespective of their sex at birth.
The policy, in line with the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Eligibility on the Basis of Gender Recognition, provides guidance on how to compete at the highest levels of the sport.
According to the policy, any player who is participating in elite female cricket must be able to establish that their concentration of testosterone in serum has been less than 10 nanomoles per litre continuously for at least 12 months.
As an additional measure, a referral process to an expert panel has been established to ensure fair and meaningful competition. The policy also permits transgender cricketers who are born overseas to compete in Australian domestic competitions as there is alignment with ICC policy.

Vani Moves Into Lead In Hero Women's Golf Tour

Vani Kapoor moved into lead despite a late double bogey in the second round of the 11th Leg of Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour at the Hyderabad Club. The 25-year-old, playing in her first domestic event this season after a two- month injury lay-off, had three birdies against two bogeys and a double bogey in her card of one-over 72.
Vani is now four-over 146, but three shots clear of her nearest rival Gaurika Bishnoi, who shot the day's best and the week's first par round of 71. Gaurika, one of the only two players to have four birdies in the second round, birdied first, sixth, ninth and 17th, while dropping shots on second, seventh, 12th and 14th.

A Hesson Resigns As Kings XI Coach

Mike Hesson announced he has parted ways with IPL franchise Kings XI Punjab, lending credence to the speculation that the New Zealander is also in contention to be India's next chief coach.
The media in New Zealand reported that Hesson has applied for the top job in both India and Bangladesh.

NEW T20 RECORD

Leicestershire Foxes captain Colin Ackermann set a new T20 bowling record by taking 7/18 in his team's victory over Birmingham Bears in the T20 Blast.
The offspinner's haul surpassed the previous record of 6/5 runs set by Somerset all-rounder Arul Suppiah while bowling against Glamorgan in July 2011.
South African spinner Colin Ackermann claimed a new T20 World Record when he took seven wickets for just 18 runs in a Vitality Blast T20 match.
The 28-year-old, playing for Leicestershire Foxes, took the wickets of Michael Burgess, Sam Hain, Will Rhodes, Liam Banks, Alex Thomson, Henry Brookes and Jeetan Patel in his side's 55-run over Birmingham Bears at Grace Road.
Malaysian bowler Arul Suppiah held the previous world record when he claimed 6-5 for Somerset against Glamorgan in 2011.

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