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May 22, 2024

T20 World Cup 2024: Afghanistan Announce Former CSK Star as Bowling Consultant

Afghanistan announced former West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo as their bowling consultant for the T20 World Cup 2024. The T20 WC, scheduled to start from June 1, is being hosted jointly by the USA and Caribbean. Afghanistan is placed in Group C with New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Uganda and West Indies.

World Para Athletic C'ships 2024: Ekta Wins Gold with Season's Best Effort in Club Throw

India's Ekta Bhyan secured the gold medal with a season's best throw of 20.12m in the women' F51 club throw competition at the World Para Athletic Championships.
A day after Deepthi Jeevanji clinched the gold medal in women's 400m T20 category race, Indian athletes continued their impressive run with Ekta producing the goods to finish in the top, while Kashish Lakra took the silver with an effort of 14.56m.
Ekta, a Haryana Civil Services (HCS) officer, had won a bronze medal in the Asian Para Games China.
She who took up sports after her selection in the Haryana government as HCS officer, also won gold medal in the club throw event at the 2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta. She had also qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.

May 21, 2024

Deepthi Jeevanji Wins Gold with World Record Time in World Para

Deepthi Jeevanji won India's first gold medal at the World Para Athletics Championships 2024 in Kobe, Japan when she won in the women's T20 400 m event. She clocked a world record of 55.07 seconds.
Earlier Deepthi qualified for the finals setting a new Asian record with a time of 56.18 seconds and secured a Paris 2024 Paralympics quota.
Deepthi smashed American Breanna Clark's earlier world record of 55.12 seconds set during last year's edition of the championships in Paris.

Zverev Wins 6th Masters Title at Italian Open

Alexander Zverev warmed up for the French Open by winning his sixth Masters title when he beat first-time finalist Nicolas Jarry 6-4 7-5 in the Italian Open showpiece. It was a second title in Rome for Zverev, having won his first in 2017 when he was 20, and his first trophy since he broke his ankle in the French Open semi-finals in 2022.
The 27-year-old will also climb to fourth in the rankings as he slowly returns to his best ahead of Roland Garros. "Obviously winning my first ever (Masters title) here and winning my first after injury, so Rome is a very special place for me. It is a very, very special week," third seed Zverev said.

No Trials for Wrestlers, All Six Quota Winners to Participate in Olympics

The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) decided to not hold the trials to select the Indian team for the Paris Olympics. Many of the wrestlers who have earned the quotas for the country requested the federation to avoid holding the trials as it may lead to injuries.
Among those who have written to the WFI are Aman Sehrawat (57kg), the lone freestyle wrestler to qualify, Anshu Malik (57kg) and Nisha Dahiya (68kg). Significantly, the WFI officials led by new president Sanjay Singh had all but decided to hold the trials following in the footsteps of the previous body.

Nikhat Zareen and Minakshi Clinch Gold Medals at Elorda Cup in Kazakhstan

Reigning world champion Nikhat Zareen and Minakshi clinched gold medals as the Indian team concluded their Elorda Cup 2024 campaign with 12 medals in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Besides Nikhat and Minakshi's gold medals, Indian boxers won two silver and eight bronze medals to better their last edition's record of five medals.

May 20, 2024

Italian Grand Prix: Red Bull's Max Verstappen Holds off McLaren's Lando Norris for Thrilling Win

Three-time world champion and series leader Max Verstappen returned to winning ways on Sunday when he resisted a late charge by Lando Norris to take a dramatic victory for Red Bull at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.
After being beaten in Miami, where friend and rival Norris claimed his maiden victory for McLaren, the Dutchman resisted him to come home 0.725 seconds ahead of the Briton who mounted a rousing final attack in vain.
Charles Leclerc finished third for Ferrari ahead of Oscar Piastri in the second McLaren, Carlos Sainz in the second Ferrari and seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes team-mate George Russell.

Satwik-Chirag Win Second Title of 2024

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated the the Chinese pair of Chen Bo Yang and Liu Yi 21-15, 21-15 in the final of the Thailand Open. It's a tournament that has a special place in the careers of Satwik and Chirag as they won the title in 2019 for their first Superseries / Super 500 level victory. And on Sunday they clinched their Thailand Open title.
The world number three Indian pair is also the top seeds in this tournament.

Premier League: Manchester City Becomes First Team to Claim Four Consecutive Titles with win over...

Manchester City created history by winning the fourth consecutive English Premier League (PL) title with a 3-2 win over West Ham. City, with the latest title, went past arch-rivals Manchester United for most consecutive Premier League titles and now are the first team to win four consecutive PL titles.
Their fiercest title contender of the season Arsenal finished second despite 2-1 win against Everton. Arsenal were on top for the most weeks in the season before City took over with a 2-0 win against the Tottenham Hotspurs last week. For Arsenal to win the title, they had to win their final league game while City had to lose their against West Ham.

'Unstoppable' Iga Swiatek Staying Humble for 2024 French Open after Rome Title Win over Aryna Sab...

Iga Swiatek refused to take victory at the French Open for granted despite romping to a third Rome title when sweeping aside Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 6-3 in the final.
World number one Swiatek will be red-hot favourite to successfully defend her Roland Garros crown after comfortably prevailing on the clay against second-ranked Sabalenka.
In front of a packed centre court crowd Swiatek became the first woman since Serena Williams in 2013 to win on the clay surface at Madrid and Rome in the same season.

May 19, 2024

Nandini Dairy will sponsor Scotland for T20 World Cup 2024

The management of the Scotland cricket team unveiled its jersey with a logo of Karnataka's home-grown Nandini dairy for the upcoming T20 World Cup. The Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) that runs the Nandini brand is the official sponsor of the Scotland team, and this is the first time the milk brand has gone international.
The brand name and logo that was written in Kannada was seen on the sleeves of players' T shirts that were launched.

Brazil to Host 2027 Women's World Cup Soccer

Brazil will host the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup, announced the sport's global governing body FIFA at the 74th FIFA Congress in Bangkok, Thailand.
The 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup will be held in Brazil. This is a big deal in the world of international women's football. Brazil will be hosting this prestigious event for the first time. It will be a chance to show off its rich culture and love of football. The news comes as FIFA focuses more on making women's football more popular and easier for people around the world to play. Brazil was picked because it has a long history of football and has hosted the 2014 FIFA Men's World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics. It also has a well-established sports infrastructure and a lot of football fans.

Juventus Wins 15th Italian Cup Title

An early goal from Dusan Vlahovic was all Juventus needed to beat Atalanta 1-0 in the Italian Cup final.
It's Juve's record-extending 15th Italian Cup title.

May 18, 2024

LSG Sign Off with Win, MI Finish Last

Lucknow Super Giants signed off from the IPL season with an 18-run win over Mumbai Indians. Mumbai Indians thus finish last.
Mumbai Indians finished the tournament with 4 wins and 8 points at a net run rate of -0.318.

Cristiano Ronaldo Tops Forbes' List of Highest-paid Athletes

For the fourth time in his career, Cristiano Ronaldo topped the Forbes list of highest paid-athletes while Spanish golfer Jon Rahm moved to the second spot. Ronaldo's arch-rival Lionel Messi is at the third position in the list, whereas France superstar Kylian Mbappe dropped down to the sixth spot.
Ronaldo became the world's highest-paid athlete after his switch from Manchester United to Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr in late 2022.
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James -- who is nearing retirement -- came at the fourth spot at $128.2 million. Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo ($111 million) followed James at the fifth spot whereas France football captain Mbappe is sixth ($110 million) on the list.

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