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Nov 12, 2023

Asian Championships: Parneet Kaur Shocks Jyothi to Clinch Gold

Teenager Parneet Kaur secured the biggest win of her career when she pipped ace Indian compound archer Jyothi Surekha Vennam to clinch the individual crown at the Asian Championships.
In an all-Indian women's compound individual final, Parneet trailed by two points till the halfway mark but the bespectacled 18-year-old produced two perfect last rounds to level the score 145-145 and force a tie-breaker.
Fresh from winning a hat-trick of gold at the Asian Games last month, Jyothi was not at her best and lost the shoot-off 8-9 as Parneet won her maiden individual gold medal at the International level.

Nov 11, 2023

Meg Lanning Australia's Skipper Retires (11)

Meg Lanning, captain of Australia's all-conquering women's cricket team, announced her international retirement after a decorated 13-year career including seven world titles. Out of those seven trophies, five were won by Australia under Lanning's leadership.
The 31-year-old also led Australia to a Commonwealth Games gold medal last year and is the country's leading run scorer across formats with 8,352 runs in 241 games (six Tests, 103 ODIs and 132 T20s). Lanning, however, will continue to play in T20 leagues around the world.

Nov 10, 2023

National Games of India 2023 Conclude

Maharashtra clinched three gold medals in Yogasana and one more in shooting on the final day to top the National Games medal tally for the first time since 1994 in Goa on Thursday.
Maharashtra finished with a total of 228 medals (80 gold, 69 silver and 79 bronze) and emerge overall champions and lifted the Raja Bhalindra Singh Rolling Trophy.
Services finished second with 66 gold, 27 silver and 33 bronze medals, as their reign at the top since the 2007 Games in Guwahati ended.
Haryana stood third with 62 gold, 54 silver and 73 bronze. Madhya Pradesh and Kerala finished fourth and fifth, respectively with host Goa registering their best ever finish -- ninth -- with 92 medals, including 27 gold.

Nov 09, 2023

Punjab Wins Maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali Title

Ton-up Anmolpreet Singh dished out an unbelievable exhibition of power-hitting before India seamer Arshdeep Singh used all his experience and powered Punjab to their maiden title triumph in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament with a 20-run win over Baroda.
Anmolpreet blazed away to 113 off 61 balls while Nehal Wadhera smashed 61 in 27 deliveries to propel Punjab to an imposing 223 for 4 in the allotted 20 overs.
In reply, Baroda was stopped at 203 for 7.

Nov 08, 2023

Bangladesh to Host 24th Asian Archery Championships in 2025

Bangladesh will host the 24th Asian Archery Championships in 2025 after winning votes in the bid at the World Archery Asia Congress held in Bangkok, Thailand.
A total of twenty four member countries of the Asian continent participated in the congress.
Bangladesh and China applied for bids as host countries for the 24th Asian Archery Championship
The 23rd Asian Archery Championship will begin on Sunday (Nov 5) in Bangkok, Thailand.

Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews Becomes First Cricketer to Get 'Timed Out'

Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews was given "timed out" in a World Cup clash against Bangladesh, becoming the first man to suffer in the 146-year history of international cricket
The former captain took more than two minutes to take strike and opposition skipper Shakib Al Hasan appealed, which was upheld by the on-field umpire
Mathews came into bat after the fall of Sadeera Samarawickrama in the 25th over but was unable to secure his helmet strap tightly enough.

Swiatek Wins WTA Finals, Regains World Number One Ranking

Iga Swiatek dominated American Jessica Pegula 6-1 6-0 and won the season-ending WTA Finals in Cancun, Mexico and regained her world number one ranking from Aryna Sabalenka.
Swiatek came into the tournament red hot having won last month's China Open and never dropped a set over the course of her five matches at the event, which brings together the top eight players in the world.
Swiatek ended the season on an 11-match winning streak and finished the year in the top spot for the second year in a row, having lost the position to Sabalenka after the U.S. Open.

Archer Deepika Kumari Secures Two Gold Medals and One Silver at the National Games

Deepika Kumari, the former world No. 1 archer, demonstrated her exceptional talent and determination at the National Games by clinching two gold medals and one silver. The Asian Championships gold medal-winning shooter, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, also secured the top spot in the 50m rifle 3-positions event.
Deepika Kumari, representing Jharkhand, began her medal rush with a gold in the women's individual archery category.
She later paired with Mrinal Chauhan to secure the top podium finish in the mixed team archery category.

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