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SPORTS - May 2018

May 2018

Nov 04, 2022

Praggnanandhaa, Nandhidhaa Cap Stellar Run by Winning Titles

Top-seeded Indian Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa and compatriot P.V. Nandhidhaa won the titles in the open and women's sections, respectively, at the Asian Continental Chess Championship.
Praggnanandhaa drew with compatriot B. Adhiban in a 63-move game in the ninth and final round to emerge victorious with seven points.
The triumph also earned Praggnanandhaa a ticket to the next FIDE World Cup.
In the women's event, Nandhidhaa drew her ninth-round match against Divya Deshmukh to finish with 7.5 points. The 26-year old remained unbeaten throughout and won six games.

Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy: HP Beat Punjab in Semis, Enter Finals

Himachal Pradesh stormed into the finals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022 defeating Punjab by 13 runs in the first semi-finals of the tournament at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Led by Rishi Dhawan, who bagged three wickets, Himachal Pradesh continued their dream run in white-ball cricket. It may be recalled they are Vijay Hazare Trophy defending champions.

Nov 03, 2022

Virat Kohli Becomes All-time Leading Run-scorer in T20 World Cup History

Virat Kohli overtook former Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene to become the all-time leading run-scorer in T20 World Cup history.
Kohli, who boasts of an average of more than 80 and a strike rate of over 130 in T20 World Cups, reached the milestone during India's Super 12 match against Bangladesh.
Kohli playing his fifth T20 World Cup went past Jayawardene's 1016 runs in the seventh over of the Indian innings.
He is also the highest run-getter in all T20 internationals ahead of compatriot Rohit Sharma (3811), New Zealand's Martin Guptill (3531) and Pakistan skipper Babar Azam (3239).

Nov 02, 2022

Reliance, MFA Partner to Promote Sports in Mizoram

In an effort towards the promotion of football at the grassroots level, the Mizoram Football Foundation (MFA) tied up with Reliance Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of Reliance Industries Limited.
The Reliance Foundation and MFA joined hands to expand, transform and create a complete hyper-local pathway and decentralised approach to grassroot football in Mizoram through Reliance Foundation Young Champs (RFYC) Naupang League.
RFYC is an academy to train young footballers. The Naupang League aims to develop local ecosystems and enable aspiring and talented footballers as young as 5-year-olds, both boys and girls, to gain competitive and practice exposure.
The league will be hosted in four locations in Mizoram. The MFA and district football associations will host the leagues in Lunglei and Kolasib while RFYC will operate two leagues in Aizawl and Champhai.

Nov 01, 2022

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty Win French Open Men's Doubles Title

Indian pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty clinched the French Open Super 750 title with a straight-game victory over Chinese Taipei's Lu Ching Yao and Yang Po Han in the men's doubles final.
Satwik and Chirag, who were the runners-up in the 2019 edition, continued their dream run this year, having won the Indian Open super 500, Commonwealth Games gold, Thomas Cup and World Championships bronze.
For the Indian duo, the French Open marks their third world tour title after the 2019 Thailand Open and the 2022 Indian Open. Satwik and Chirag also became the first Indian pair to win a Super 750 tournament.

Oct 31, 2022

Team India Shows Nerves of Steel to Defeat Australia and Win Sultan of Johor Cup

The Indian Junior Men's Hockey Team put in a fine display on a thriller evening against Australia, to win the 10th Sultan of Johor Cup after a tense penalty shootout.
The two teams were tied at 1-1 in regulation time, following which 9 penalty shots were needed to decide the winner.
India edged the shootout 5-4 and won their third Sultan of Johor Cup title. The top-scorer at the 10^th Sultan of Johor Cup was India's Sharda Nand Tiwari with 7 goals to his name, and the Player of the Match in the Final against Australia was Sudeep Chirmako.

Akanksha Vyavahare Creates Three New National Records at Khelo India Weightlifting Meet

Akanksha Vyavahare, who is a Maharashtra-based weightlifter has created three new national records in the 40 kg weight category at the Khelo India National Ranking Women's Weightlifting Tournament.
Akanksha Vyavahare was also a part of the Target Olympics Podium Scheme and created records in snatch, clean and jerk, and total.
Akanksha has improved her existing snatch national record by lifting 60 kg.
She recorded 71 kg in the clean jerk and the process registered a total lift of 131 kg.
The opening ceremony of the Khelo India National Ranking Women's Weightlifting Tournament was felicitated by Tokyo Olympics Silver medalist Mirabai Chanu.
Mirabai Chanu won the gold medal in Phase 1 of the Khelo India Weightlifting Tournament in Himachal Pradesh.

Saudi Arabia Wins Bid to Host 2029 Asian Winter Games at NEOM:

Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday it has won a bid to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games at a planned mountain resort in the Gulf Arab state's $500 billion flagship NEOM project.
The project is expected to be completed in 2026 and will offer outdoor skiing, a man-made freshwater lake and a nature reserve, according to the project's website.
"With the unlimited support by the Saudi leadership & HRH Crown Prince to the sport sector we are proud to announce we have won the bid to host AWG TROJENA2029 as the first country in west Asia," Sports Minister Prince Abdulaziz Bin Turki Al-Faisal said on Twitter.

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