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SPORTS - March 2018

Mar 2018

Mar 15, 2024

Anurag Thakur Launches Khelo India Rising Talent Identification (KIRTI) Programme

  • The Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Anurag Thakur, launched a unique talent hunt event called KIRTI (Khelo India Rising Talent Identification) in Chandigarh. This nationwide programme, under the Khelo India mission, aims to identify talented athletes between the ages of 9 and 18 years, currently enrolled in schools across the country.
  • KIRTI will conduct 20 lakh assessments across the country throughout the year to identify talent through notified Talent Assessment Centres.
  • This scouting and training programme is the first of its kind in India, aimed at reaching the next level in global sports.
  • KIRTI will use IT tools to identify talent from every corner of the country and provide a common platform to showcase their abilities.

Mumbai Beat Vidarbha by 169 Runs to Win Record-extending 42nd Ranji Trophy Title

  • Mumbai won a record-extending 42nd Ranji Trophy title, beating Vidarbha by 169 runs on the final day of the 2024 season.
  • Chasing a daunting 538-run target Vidarbha put up a commendable fight with skipper Akshay Wadkar scoring a hundred but Mumbai spinners ensured Vidarbha were bowled out for 368.

Mar 14, 2024

Nishant Loses Quarters and Paris Berth

  • Nishant Dev missed out on a Paris Olympics quota by a whisker, suffering a heartbreaking loss in the 71kg class quarter-finals as all Indian boxers returned empty-handed from the first World Olympic Boxing Qualifier.
  • Dev went down 1-4 to USA's Omari Jones, the 2021 World Championships silver medallist, in a closely-contested quarter-final.

Mar 13, 2024

Olympian Vishnu Saravanan Clinches Gold at Europa Cup 2024 Sailing Meet

  • India's Olympian sailor Vishnu Saravanan, who has already bagged a quota place for the Paris Olympic Games 2024, won the gold medal in the men's one-person dinghy (ILCA7) category at the Europa Cup 2024 sailing meet held in Mallorca, Spain.
  • Saravanan, who represented the country in the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021 and finished 20th, topped the 91-boat race with 17 net points. The Netherlands' Willem Wiersema also accrued the same points but Saravanan won the category on technicality.

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sutherland Named ICC Players of the Month for February 2024

  • Yashasvi Jaiswal, the young Indian opener, was named the ICC Men's Player of the Month for February 2024. Jaiswal beat out stiff competition from veterans like Kane Williamson of New Zealand and Pathum Nissanka of Sri Lanka to claim the coveted award.
  • Jaiswal made an incredible start to his international career, emerging as one of the best Test openers in the world. His performances in February 2024 were nothing short of extraordinary, as he slammed two scintillating double centuries in back-to-back Test matches against England.
  • In the women's category, Annabel Sutherland of Australia claimed the ICC Women's Player of the Month award for February 2024. Sutherland scored 229 runs and claimed seven wickets in four matches, outperforming the UAE duo of Esha Oza and Kavisha Egodage.
  • Sutherland's standout performance came in the one-off Test against South Africa, where she rewrote history books with a marathon double century. Her rapid 210 off just 248 balls set a new record for the fastest double century in Women's Test cricket, surpassing fellow Australian Karen Rolton's previous mark.

Mar 12, 2024

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty Win Doubles Title at French Open Badminton Tournament i...

  • Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty clinched the French Open 2024 badminton men's doubles title with a win over Chinese Taipei's Lee Jhe-Huei and Yang Po-Hsuan in the final.
  • Playing at the Arena Porte de la Chapelle, the venue for badminton at the Paris 2024 Olympics, the top-ranked Indian badminton pair beat their world No. 16 opponents with a scoreline of 21-11, 21-17 in 36 minutes.
  • This was the first title of the 2024 badminton season for Chirag-Satwik and the duo's second French Open title. The Indian pair won the French Open in 2022 and was runners-up in 2019.

Olympian Gurjit Kaur is Captain of Punjab Women's Hockey Team

  • Olympian Gurjit Kaur was appointed as captain of the Punjab women's hockey team that participating in the 14th Hockey India Senior Women's National Hockey Championship being held from March 13 to 23, 2024 in Pune, Maharashtra.
  • The championship is organised by Hockey India in Pune, Maharashtra. The women's hockey team of Punjab was selected in the selection trials held at Olympian Surjit Hockey Stadium in Jalandhar.

Mar 11, 2024

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty Win Doubles Title at French Open Badminton Tournament i...

  • Indian pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have clinched their second French Open Men's doubles Badminton title.
  • The Indian top seed registered a straight games victory over Yang Po-han and Lee Jhe-huei of Taiwan in the final 21-11, 21-17 last night. Satwik and Chirag had earlier won the title in 2022.
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