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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.

May 14, 2019

Most Successful Women Spinner in ODIs

Pakistan off-spinner Sana Mir became the most successful women spinner in the history of one-day internationals after dismissing South Africa's Sune Luus during the third match of the ICC Women's Championship which ended in a draw at the Willowmoore Park in Benoi.
Luus' wicket was Mir's 147th in her 118th ODI appearance, helping the Pakistani spinner climb up to the third spot in the list of all-time leading wicket-takers in women's cricket behind Indian pacer Jhulan Goswami (218) and Australia's Cathryn Fitzpatrick (180).

Mary Kom to Compete in India Open

Following her return to 51 kg, six-time World champion and London Olympics bronze medallist M. C. Mary Kom will compete in her first event in the Olympic weight class when she takes the ring in the $70,000 India Open boxing tournament to be held at Guwahati from May 20 to 24.
Keeping the World championships and the Olympics in mind, Mary, who clinched her sixth World title in 48 kg in Delhi in 2018, will use the India Open as a preparatory event.

Arnav and Moumita in Indian Squad

Bengaluru teenagers Arnav Gupta and Moumita Mishra were included in the Indian squad which will compete in the second junior NBA Global Championship, a youth basketball tournament.
The tournament will be held from August 6 to 11, at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World near Orlando, USA.
The junior NBA Global Championship will feature boys and girls divisions, separated into U.S.A. and international brackets.
The winners of the U.S.A. and international brackets will play in the global championship game on August 11.

Serena to Take On Venus

Serena Williams made a winning return from injury, beating Swedish qualifier Rebecca Petersen to advance to the second round of the Italian Open clay-court tournament.
She will meet her elder sister Venus, who beat Elise Mertens in a marathon match that lasted over three hours.
The sisters last played each other in Rome 21 years ago, when a teenage Venus went on to win the tournament.

May 13, 2019

IPL 2019

Mumbai Indians edge Chennai Super Kings by 1 run to win fourth IPL title.
Cap holders: Orange Cap: David Warner (SRH) - 692 runs, Purple Cap: Imran Tahir (CSK) - 26 wickets and MVP: Andre Russell (KKR) - 510 runs and 11 wickets.
More awards: Subhman Gill (KKR): Emerging player of the year, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH): Playing in right spirit award, Hardik Pandya (MI): Fastest fifty of the season, Andre Russell (KKR): Super striker of the season, KL Rahul (KXIP): Stylish player of the season and Rahul Chahar (MI): Gamechanger of the season

Djokovic Claims His 33rd Masters

Novak Djokovic joined Rafael Nadal as a 33-time Masters champion as he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas to claim a third Madrid Open title.
The World No. 1 dominated a clearly exhausted opponent less than 24 hours after the Greek had stunned five-time champion Nadal in a semifinal.

May 12, 2019

Madrid Open

Stefanos Tsitsipas pulled off one of the biggest wins by beating Rafael Nadal on Spanish soil to book his place in the Madrid Open final against World No.1 Novak Djokovic.
Kiki Bertens won the biggest title of her career, beating Simona Halep in the final while also becoming the first woman ever to win the championship without dropping a set.
Tsitsipas, 20, had never won a set in his previous three meetings against claycourt specialist and 11-times French Open champion Nadal.

May 11, 2019

Pari Singh Beats Chen

Girls (semifinals): Pari Singh beat Yuyun Chen (Tpe)
Boys doubles (semifinals): Amir Milushev & Bobur Mirzo Yokubjonov (Uzb) beat Ayushmaan Arjeria and Agriya Yadav
Quarterfinals: Ayushmaan Arjeria and Agriya Yadav beat Woohyuk Chang and Chan Hee Han;
Pre-quarterfinal: Ayushmaan Arjeria and Agriya Yadav beat Hayden Khoo Menon and Yuvan Nandal.

International Shooting Competition of Hannover

Former World champion Tejaswini Sawant won the gold in the women's 50m rifle prone, beating Anna Normann of Sweden, in the International Shooting Competition of Hannover.
Esha Singh topped junior women's air pistol with 568 but eventually finished fifth.
Abhidnya Patil and Mahika Tulsyan also made the final among the Indians, but were fourth and seventh.

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