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Feb 24, 2021

President Ram Nath Kovind Inaugurates Motera Stadium

President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the Motera Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad where the third test between India and England kicked-off.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah was present on the occasion. The President is on a two-day visit to Gujarat. He attended the third convocation of the Central University of Gujarat (CUG) at Gandhinagar as the chief guest.
Spread over 63 acres, the Motera stadium has been billed to be the world's largest cricket stadium with a seating capacity of a whopping 1,10,000. It houses 76 corporate boxes, an Olympic-level swimming pool, an indoor academy, four dressing rooms for athletes and food courts.

Feb 23, 2021

Indian Women Boxers Win 5 Gold Medals at Montenegro Youth Tournament

- Babyrojisana Chanu and Arundhati Choudhary stretched India's tally to five gold medals as the country's women boxers topped the overall list at the 30th Adriatic Pearl Tournament in Budva, Montenegro.
- Lucky Rana secured a silver to help India finish with 10 medals – five gold, three silver and two bronze.
- Uzbekistan (2 gold) and Czech Republic (1 gold) ended at second and third positions respectively.

Feb 22, 2021

Rajasthan Royals Part Ways with Head Coach Andrew McDonald

IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals parted ways with head coach Andrew McDonald after they mutually agreed "to move in different directions with regard to the leadership structure".
The inaugural champions also announced that they have drafted in former Zimbabwe cricketer Trevor Penney as the lead assistant coach for the upcoming season.

Djokovic Wins 9th Australian Open Title

Novak Djokovic defeated Daniil Medvedev 7-5 6-2 to win his ninth Australian Open championship and 18th Grand Slam title.
The No. 1-seeded Djokovic has won the trophy three years in a row at Melbourne Park.
He has won six of the last 10 major tournaments overall and his total of 18 Slams moves him within two of the men's record of 20 shared by Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

Krejcikova and Ram Win 2nd Australian Open Title

Barbora Krejcikova and Rajeev Ram have made the perfect odd-year pairing at the Australian Open, adding the 2021 mixed doubles title to the one they shared in 2019.
Krejcikova and Ram were in control from the start in a 6-1 6-4 win over Australian wild cards Matt Ebden and Sam Stosur.
It was a remarkable run, particularly considering Krejcikova and Ram were among the 72 players forced into a hard lockdown for at least two weeks during quarantine after passengers on their charter flights tested positive to COVID-19 after arriving in Australia.
Krejcikova won her first Australian title with Ram two years ago and with Croatia's Nikola Mektic last year.

Feb 20, 2021

IPL Franchise Kings XI Punjab is Now Punjab Kings

IPL franchise Kings XI Punjab was renamed as Punjab Kings and a new logo was unveiled during the 2021 IPL auction in Chennai.
The franchise, jointly owned by Mohit Burman, Ness Wadia, Preity Zinta and Karan Paul, is yet to win an IPL title since the event's inaugural edition in 2008.

Faf du Plessis Retires from Test Cricket

Former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has announced his retirement from tests to make T20 International cricket his priority with successive World Cups in the next two years.
Middle-order batsman Du Plessis, 36, was the most senior member of the South Africa Test squad that lost the recent series 2-0 in Pakistan.
Du Plessis made his Test debut against Australia in Adelaide in 2012. He captained the side in 36 Tests but gave up the armband in February 2020 after a string of poor results.

Feb 19, 2021

Seiko Hashimoto takes over as Tokyo Olympic President

Seiko Hashimoto appeared in seven Olympics — four Winter Olympics and three Summer Olympics. According to historian Dr. Bill Mallon, her seven appearances is the most by any "multi-season" athlete in the games.
Hashimoto made even more history in Japan, where women are still rare in the boardrooms and positions of political power.
The 56-year-old Hashimoto was named as president of the Tokyo Olympic organising committee after a meeting of its male-dominated executive board. She replaces 83-year-old Yoshiro Mori, a former Japanese prime minister who was forced to resign after making sexist comments about women.

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