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Dec 18, 2020

Pakistan's Mohammad Amir Quits International Cricket

Pakistan fast bowler Mohammed Amir announced a dramatic end to his international cricket career, alleging that he has been "mentally tortured" by the management of his national board, which called the move a personal decision.
Amir had last year quit Tests to focus on white-ball cricket as he felt his body could not take the load of playing all the formats. He claimed 119 wickets from 36 Tests after making his debut in 2009. He served a five-year ban from 2010 to 2015 on charges of spot-fixing.
Amir was a part of the Pakistan squad which won the 2009 World T20 Cup and was also there when they won the Champions Trophy title in 2017.

Russia to Miss Tokyo Olympics

As per a ruling from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), Russian athletes will not be able to participate in the Olympics or at any world championships under the country`s flag for the next two years.
CAS has issued its decision in the arbitration procedure between the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the Russian AntiDoping Agency (RUSADA), with 50 intervening parties, including the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), and the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
CAS said that its panel unanimously determined RUSADA to be "non-compliant" with the World Anti-Doping Code (WADC) in connection with its failure to procure the delivery of the authentic LIMS data (Laboratory Information Management System) and underlying analytical data of the former Moscow Laboratory to WADA.

Dec 17, 2020

Qatar to Host 2030 Asian Games, Saudi Arabia in 2034

The 2030 Asian Games were awarded to Doha and the 2034 event went to Riyadh after a deal was struck between the rival nations.
The Qatari capital of Doha beat Saudi Arabian counterpart Riyadh for the 2030 Games in the vote at the Olympic Council of Asia's general assembly.
Saudi Arabia is one of four countries which has imposed a trade and travel boycott on Qatar since 2017, though there have recently been indications the dispute could be resolved.

India to Play Their First Pink Ball Overseas Test

The Virat Kohli-led Indian side is all set to take on Tim Paine's Australia in the four-match Test series opener at the Adelaide Oval.
The match will be played under the lights and will be India's first pink-ball overseas Test. India has so far played just one day-night Test which they comfortably won against Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens in 2019.
The Aussies have played seven day-night Tests and have never lost one.

Zimbabwe to Host Qualifiers of 2023 ODI World Cup to be Held in India

Zimbabwe will host the qualifiers of the 2023 ODI World Cup between June 18 and July 9, according to a revised schedule announced by the ICC due to the postponements caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
India, the hosts of the rescheduled 2023 ODI World Cup, along with seven other top Super League teams will qualify directly for the tournament to be held in October-November.
The bottom five teams from the Super League will compete in the 2023 World Cup qualifier, joining the best three teams from League 2.

Dec 16, 2020

Wrestling Nationals to be Held at Three Venues for Covid Safety

In a bid to keep grapplers, coaches and other officials safe from Covid-19, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) will conduct its National Championships in three cities over three weekends in January and February.
While the dates are yet to be finalised, the WFI said that it expects wrestlers from all states to take part in the championships, which will be held in Noida, Agra and a yet-to-be-decided venue in Punjab. Strict Covid-19 protocols will be in place and the wrestlers, along with their entourages, will have to undergo RT-PCR tests before being allowed to take part.
If the event goes ahead as planned, wrestling will be the first major sport to conduct its national championships since the outbreak of the pandemic.

Dec 14, 2020

Women's T20 World Cup 2023 Schedule and Qualification Process

The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the confirmed schedule and the qualification process for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup which is slated to be played in South Africa in 2023.
The 10-team World Cup has now been rescheduled to February 9-26, 2023 and will see the hosts South Africa and the seven top teams on the MRF Tyres ICC Women's T20I Team Rankings as of November 30, 2021 - from the teams that competed at the Australia 2020 event — qualify automatically for the 2023 edition.
The remaining two spots will be determined through a qualification process, which will start in August 2021 and will have 37 teams.
This is an increase of ten teams from the Women's T20 World Cup 2020 qualification.

Ankita Wins ITF Doubles Title in Dubai

Top Indian tennis player Ankita Raina won her third doubles title of the pandemic-hit 2020 season, clinching the Al Habtoor challenge with Ekaterine Gorgodze.
The unseeded Indo-Georgian pair won 6-4 3-6 10-6 against Aliona Bolsova Zadoinov from Spain and Slovakian Kaja Juvan in the final of the USD 100,000 hard court events.
It was the fourth doubles final of the season for Ankita but the biggest trophy of the calendar since her earlier two titles were at the USD 25,000 level.

Dec 12, 2020

Quinton de Kock to Lead South Africa for 2-match Test Series against Sri Lanka

Cricket South Africa named Quinton de Kock as their Test skipper for the two-match home series against Sri Lanka starting at Pretoria on December 26.
De Kock, who is also their ODI and T20I skipper, will be in the role temporarily, with a permanent appointee to be finalised in the coming months.
South Africa's director of cricket, Graeme Smith, had previously said that the workload of captaining the Test side would be too much for white-ball skipper de Kock, but the selectors have had a change of heart.

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