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May 20, 2019

Nadal Masters Djokovic

Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic to win a ninth Italian Open title and a record 34th Masters crown.
World No.1 Djokovic, winner at the Madrid Open , produced an error-strewn performance in his 54th meeting with second-ranked Nadal.
Nadal overtakes Djokovic at the top of the list for Masters wins, the pair were level at 33 each before final.

May 18, 2019

New Office-bearers for SFI

A new set of office-bearers took charge at the Swimming Federation of India (SFI) AGM, with R. N. Jayaprakash of Tamil Nadu and D. Chokshi Monal (Gujarat) being unanimously elected as president and secretary.

Federer Pulls Out of Italian Open

Roger Federer pulled out of the Italian Open before his quarterfinal match with a right leg injury.
Federer, a four-time Rome finalist, had been due to meet Greek eighth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas for a place in the semifinals.
The Swiss 20-time Grand Slam winner was playing in Rome to prepare for his return to the French Open for the first time since 2015.

May 17, 2019

First Indian in CPL Players' Draft

Irfan Pathan created history after becoming the first Indian cricketer to be included in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) players' draft.
The player draft for CPL 2019 was announced with Irfan being the only Indian in the list.
If Irfan does manage to find a buyer in the auctions then he will also become the first Indian cricketer to play in a major overseas T20 league.
Over the years, BCCI has maintained a tough stance in not allowing Indian cricketers to participate in T20 leagues like BBL, CPL, BPL, Ram Slam T20 but all of that is set to change with Irfan's inclusion in the CPL 2019 players' draft.

May 16, 2019

Guardiola Beats Klopp to Manager of the Year Award

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola edged out Jurgen Klopp to a trophy for the second time in three days as the Catalan claimed the League Managers' Association manager of the year.
Guardiola's City retained the Premier League title, beating Klopp's Liverpool by a single point at the end of a thrilling title race.
Having also won the League Cup earlier in the campaign, Guardiola's side could complete a first ever domestic treble in English football when they face Watford in the FA Cup final at Wembley.
Guardiola topped the vote ahead of Jurgen Klopp, Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino, who has led Spurs to their first ever Champions League final, and Nuno Espirito Santo of Wolves, who finished seventh in their first season back in the top flight.

AIFF Appoints Stimac as India Coach

Croatian World Cupper Igor Stimac was appointed head coach of the Indian football team for a two-year term.
The national team has been without a coach since the departure of Stephen Constantine in January, following the creditable show at the AFC Asian Cup.
Stimac comes with an experience of over 18 years in coaching, structuring, and developing football and players back home, and internationally.

May 15, 2019

Serena Withdraws from Italian Open

Serena Williams withdrew from the Italian Open with a recurring left knee injury handing sister Venus a walkover into the third round.
However, the 23-time Grand Slam winner insisted she would still be competing in the French Open later in May.

Anti-corruption Officer for ICC World Cup

In a first, all the 10 participating teams at the upcoming ICC World Cup will have a dedicated anti-corruption officer attached with it to deliver a corruption-free tournament.
The ICC will attach an official with each team starting from warm-up matches till the end of the tournament.
Previously, the International Cricket Council's Anti-Corruption Unit had personnel deployed at each venue, meaning that teams would deal with a number of officials over the course of a tournament.

First Female Match Referee G. S. Lakshmi

The International Cricket Council welcomed India's G. S. Lakshmi as the first female to be appointed to the ICC International Panel of match referees.
Following close on the heels of Claire Polosak, who earlier in May became the first ever woman umpire to stand in a men's ODI,
Lakshmi will be eligible to referee international games with immediate effect.

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