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SPORTS - February 2016

Feb 2016

Oct 13, 2024

The 38th National Games to be Held in Uttarakhand

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) chose Uttarakhand as the host for the 38th Summer National Games, scheduled to take place from January 28 to February 14, 2025. This announcement marks a significant achievement for the state, as it will be hosting the prestigious event for the first time, followed by the upcoming Winter Games, which will be held outside Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh for the first time.
The 37th National Games, held in Goa from September 25 to November 9, 2023, paved the way for Uttarakhand's momentous turn to showcase its capabilities on the national sporting stage.

Oct 12, 2024

Asian Championships: Men Seal 3rd Medal in a Row, Women Settle for Bronze

The Indian men's table tennis team assured itself of its third consecutive medal at the 2024 Asian Table Tennis Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan, overcoming a gritty Kazakhstan 3-1 in the quarter-finals. China won the gold in the men's team event.
India had finished with bronze medals in 2021 and 2023. India secured its seventh overall medal in the championships. The medal in the men's team event was secured after the women lost to Japan in the semi-finals to end with a historic bronze.

Oct 11, 2024

Rafael Nadal Announces Retirement from Tennis

One of the greatest tennis players of all time, Spanish professional tennis player Rafael Nadal announced his retirement from the sport. In an emotional video, the 22-time Grand Slam champion bid farewell to the game in which he built his stature as one of the most loved sportspersons of all time. The Davis Cup final 8 for Spain will be Nadal's last outing as a professional tennis player, to be held in November. Nadal remains one of the most decorated sportspersons of all time. Of the 22 Grand Slam titles he has won, the Spaniard clinched record 14 French Open titles.
Nadal also has a total of 92 ATP singles titles to his name, including 36 Masters titles as well as an Olympic gold medal. Nadal also holds the unique record of being one of three men tennis history to complete the Career Golden Slam in singles.

Oct 10, 2024

Kashmir Hosts International Cricket Match after Four Decades

It is after four decades that Kashmir Valley witnessed an International Cricket Match in Srinagar's Bakshi Stadium. Indian and International cricketing stars played cricket in the Valley during the final leg of the Legends League Cricket 2024.
Srinagar is hosting over a 100 International Cricketing stars for the Legends League Cricket. Cricketers like Mohammad Kaif, Shikhar Dhawan, Dinesh Karthik, Harbhajan Singh, Suresh Raina, Chris Gayle, Ross Taylor and lan Bell arrived to be live in action in Kashmir for the first time ever. Seven matches including the final will be played between October 9 and 16, 2024 at the Bakshi Stadium in Srinagar.

Andrés Iniesta Announces Retirement

Andrés Iniesta, the Spaniard, maestro of the game announced retirement from professional football after a long 22 years serving in the field. The player represented the National team of Spain and FC Barcelona, one of the best clubs in the world.

Lakshya Sen, Kiran George in Second Round of Arctic Open

India's star shuttler Lakshya Sen progressed to the men's singles Round of 16 at the Arctic Open Super 500 tournament in Vantaa, Finland after his opponent Rasmus Gemke withdrew from the opening round match. Indian qualifier Kiran George shocked world No. 25 Wang Tzu Wei of Chinese Taipei 23-21 21-18 and advanced to the pre-quarter-finals.

Oct 09, 2024

Aashima Narrowly Misses Out on Women's trap Medal

India's woman trap shooter Aashima Ahlawat finished fourth, narrowly missing out on a medal by virtue of having a higher bib number, on the penultimate day of the ISSF Junior World Championship in Lima, Peru. She was by far the best Indian on show on the day, which had both the men's and women's trap finals on the roster.

Mahmudullah Announces Retirement from T20I

Bangladesh all-rounder Mohammad Mahmudullah announced his retirement from the T20Is. The third match in Hyderabad will be his last match in this format.
He made his debut in this format in 2007 against Kenya and has played 139 matches. He is just behind Rohit Sharma (157), and the Ireland duo Paul Stirling (147) and George Dockrell (141).
Mahmudullah had previously retired from Tests in 2021. He was Bangladesh's leading run-scorer in the 2023 Men's World Cup in India with 328 runs.

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