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Aug 13, 2020

Joshua Cheptegei Aims to Return with a World Record

Ugandan athlete Joshua Cheptegei is aiming to make a real statement and claim a world record in his first race on the track this year.
The 23-year-old is aiming to break the 16-year-old world record for the 5,000 metres, set by Ethiopian great Kenenisa Bekele, at the first Diamond League meeting of the year.
Cheptegei does not seem concerned that this will be his first track race this season, which has seen many events cancelled or postponed due to the global Covid-19 pandemic.
It will be the 10,000 metre world champion's first race since February, which was also in Monaco and resulted in a world record for the 5km on the road.
His time on the road was 12 minutes 51 seconds, which is actually six seconds faster than he has run on a track.
In order to claim Bekele's record of 12:37.35 minutes the Ugandan will have to run more than 20 seconds faster than he has ever done on a track.

Aug 11, 2020

PCA to Name Mullanpur Stadium after Late Maharaja Yadavindra Singh

Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) is set to name its new stadium in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh, Punjab after the late Maharaja Yadavindra Singh.
PCA President Rajinder Gupta proposed the idea to name the stadium and it had been approved.
Maharaja Yadavindra Singh played a test match for India against England in 1934.
Maharaja Yadavindra Singh was the father of Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh. He was the 9th and the last Maharaja of Patiala.

Former Mohun Bagan Captain and India Defender Manitombi Singh Dies

Former India defender and Mohun Bagan captain Manitombi Singh passed away at the age of 39 at his native village near Imphal in Manipur.
Mohun Bagan family is deeply saddened by the untimely demise of former club captain Manitombi Singh.
Manitombi was a key member of the Stephen Constantine-coached India Under-23 side that lifted the LG Cup in 2003 by defeating Vietnam 3-2 in Ho Chi Minh City.
It was India''s first international triumph since their victory at an eight-nation tournament in Singapore in 1971.
Manitombi also represented India in the 2002 Busan Asian Games.

Aug 08, 2020

India Retains the Right to Host the 2021 T20 World Cup

India retained the right to host the 2021 T20 World Cup while Australia will conduct this year's postponed edition in 2022, the ICC announced after its board meeting.
The global body also confirmed that next year's women's ODI World Cup in New Zealand has been postponed until February-March 2022 because of the impact the pandemic has had on cricket globally.

Aug 07, 2020

Win Trade Fantasy Sports (WTF) Appoints Suresh Raina, Harmanpreet Kaur as Global Brand Ambassadors

Indian middle-order batsman Suresh Raina and Indian women's team captain (T20I) Harmanpreet Kaur were appointed as Global brand ambassadors of Win Trade Fantasy (WTF) Sports . In addition to this, Suresh Raina has also joined the brand as Strategic Partner.
World Trade Fantasy (WTF) Sports is a fantasy sports gaming platform, which was formally launched in India and other parts of the world on 6th August, 2020.
Users can create their own team made up of real-life players from upcoming matches, score points based on their on-field performance and compete with other fans.
The app at present hosts Fantasy Cricket, Football and Basketball. It lets users strategize and use their sports knowledge to get rewards.
The announcement was made through a web conference by co-founders of WTF India and Global Vinit Bhatia, Manit Parikh and Yash Kadakia.

BCCI Suspends IPL Title Sponsorship Deal with Chinese Company Vivo

The BCCI suspended the IPL title sponsorship deal with Chinese mobile phone company Vivo for the event's upcoming edition amid soaring Sino-India diplomatic tensions.
The BCCI sent out a one-line statement, without giving any details, to say that Vivo will not be associated with the IPL this year.
Vivo won the IPL title sponsorship rights for five years from 2018 to 2022 for a reported sum of Rs. 2,190 crore, approximately Rs. 440 crore per annum.
The two parties are now working out a plan in which Vivo might come back for a fresh three-year period starting 2021 on revised terms. However, a top BCCI official offered a different view.
The BCCI is now likely to float a tender for new IPL title sponsors as mandated by its constitution. The glitzy T20 league starts on September 19 in the UAE, forced out of India due to the rising Covid-19 cases.

Aug 04, 2020

Italian Club Lazio's Ciro Immobile Wins European Golden Shoe

Lazio striker Ciro Immobile won the Serie A Golden Boot and European Golden Shoe as he matched Gonzalo Higuain's record of 36 goals in an Italian top-flight season.
The 30-year-old scored in Lazio's 3-1 defeat by Napoli on the final day as his side finished fourth.
Fabian Ruiz put Napoli ahead before Immobile equalised from close range.
Lorenzo Insigne's penalty and Matteo Politano's late goal were enough for Gennaro Gattuso's side to win.
Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo - who was rested on the final day - was Serie A's second top scorer with 31 goals, with Inter Milan's Romelu Lukaku on 23.
The European Golden Shoe rewards the top scorer across every European top-flight, with goals weighted by the quality of league.
Immobile finished two goals clear of Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski, with Ronaldo third.
It was his third Serie A Golden Boot - winning in 2013-14 with 22 goals and sharing with Mauro Icardi on 29 in 2017-18.

Voluntarily Declare Age-fraud or Face Two-year Ban: BCCI

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said that it will grant amnesty to registered players who voluntarily declare any age fraud but those found to be in breach of the unusual scheme could be slapped with a two-year suspension.
Age fraud is a serious matter and is detrimental to the health of the sport. Many youngsters who are supposed to be playing in a particular age group fail to make it owing to age fraud. With the BCCI taking stern actions to curb this, it is only advisable for the players to come forward and abide by the directives issued by the Board.
A voluntary disclosure scheme for players who are already registered will be applicable to all cricketers participating in the board's age-group tournaments from the 2020-21 season onwards.
Under this scheme, players who voluntarily declare that they have manipulated their date of birth by submitting fake/tampered documents in the past will not be suspended and allowed to participate in the appropriate age group level if they disclose their actual date of birth (DOB).

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