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Mar 20, 2020

Greece Hands over Olympic Flame to Tokyo 2020 Organisers

Greece handed over the Olympic flame to Tokyo 2020 organisers at a ceremony held behind closed doors amid calls for the Olympics to be postponed over the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the absence of spectators, Olympic gymnastics champion Lefteris Petrounias ran a lap with the flame and Olympic pole vault champion Katerina Stefanidi lit a cauldron inside the all-marble Panathenaic stadium, where the first modern Olympics were held in 1896.
The flame was then handed to Tokyo 2020 representative Naoko Imoto, a swimmer who competed in the Atlanta 1996 Olympics. Imoto, a UNICEF representative, was reportedly a last-minute appointment as she already lives in Greece and did not have to travel from Japan.

New Zealand All-rounder Andrew Malcolm Ellis Announces Retirement

New Zealand (NZ) all-rounder Andrew Malcolm Ellis announced his retirement from Canterbury cricket after 18 years of his career.
After Ross Taylor he became the 2nd player in NZ to play over 100 games in each format.
He is the only player to be named as Men's Domestic Player of the Year twice by NZ National Cricket Team, in the 2014-15 and 2016-17 seasons.
The highlight of his career was the 2016-17 season, as he raised the Plunket Shield and The Ford Trophy in his first year as captain.
He finished his career with 9366 runs and 548 wickets.

Mar 19, 2020

Indian Umpires Janani Narayanan, and Vrinda Rathi in ICC Panel

The number of women match officials across different International Cricket Council (ICC) panels has gone up to 12 after India's Janani Narayanan and Vrinda Rathi were added in the international panel of ICC Development Umpires.
The announcement came after the launch of 100% Cricket, a 12-month campaign anticipated to build on the momentum of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2020.

Ex-champion and Trainer Roger Mayweather Dies

Roger Mayweather, a two-time world champion turned trainer and uncle of unbeaten boxing great Floyd Mayweather, died at the age of 58.
Roger Mayweather, who had struggled with diabetes, won world titles at super featherweight and super lightweight, earning 59 wins in a near-20-year ring career that included notable fights against Julio Cesar Chavez and Pernell Whitaker.

Mar 18, 2020

First Global Postponement: Euro 20 Now Euro 21

The Euro 2020 championship, trumpeted as a feast of football to mark UEFA's 60th anniversary, was postponed for a year as the coronavirus pandemic claimed its biggest sporting casualty yet.
The fate of the 24-nation, month-long showpiece due to start in June had hung in the balance ever since Europe's domestic leagues began shutting down in the wake of the sweeping health crisis.
Europe's flagship tournament, second only to FIFA's World Cup in terms of prestige, will now be staged from June 11 to July 12, 2021.
This year's Copa America, too, has been postponed until 2021, according to the South American Football Confederation . The 12-team tournament, which had originally been scheduled to take place from June 12 to July 12 in Colombia and Argentina, would be played between June 11 and July 11, 2021.

ATK FC Wins ISL Trophy for the Third Time

ATK FC (Football Club) won the ISL (Indian Super League) trophy for the 3rd time following a 3-1 win against Chennaiyin FC in the final match held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Margao, Goa.

Mar 16, 2020

Aadil Bedi Wins Bengal Open Golf Championship

Aadil Bedi won his maiden title in the Bengal Open golf championship at the Tollygunge Club.
Chandigarh-based Bedi triumphed in style with a chip-in birdie on the sixth playoff hole to end Pune golfer Udayan Mane's incredible three-match winning streak on the PGTI Tour.
The tournament, worth Rs. 30 lakh, witnessed the longest-running playoff on the PGTI. The previous record for the longest playoff was four holes which was set three times. The last event decided on the fourth playoff was the Jeev Milkha Singh Invitational 2019 where Ajeetesh Sandhu prevailed over Rashid Khan.

Sanjay Manjrekar Dropped from BCCI Commentary Panel

Former India batsman and now a renowned broadcaster Sanjay Manjrekar reacted to being dropped from the commentary panel of BCCI. In a tweet, Manjrekar said that he accepted the decision from the Indian cricket board. It is up to my employers whether they choose to have me or not & I will always respect that.
Manjrekar, who has been a regular feature in the commentary box during India's home matches for the past couple of years or so, is now expected to not be included in IPL 2020 too, which is now slated to begin from April 15, instead of March 29 because of the global outbreak of coronavirus.

Mar 15, 2020

Nita Ambani, Serena Williams & Simone Biles in Influential Women in Sports List 2020

Sports business network, iSportconnect released the 'Influential Women in Sport' list for 2020, which named Nita Ambani, Serena Williams and Simone Biles along with 7 other women.
Nita Ambani led her Mumbai Indians franchise to become the most successful in IPL history and is in many sports projects across different sports in the country.
Tennis player, Serena Williams's overall impact both on the court, (the greatest female player of all times), & as a businesswoman.
Gymnast Simone Biles currently (as in 2020) one of the greatest athletes in the world & an ever-growing voice for women in sport.
Footballer Megan Rapinoe is never afraid to speak her mind and talk about social issues and has become a prominent figure in women's sport.
Other women who made in on the list are: Ellie Norman- Director of Marketing and Communications of Formula 1, Cathy Engelbert- Commissioner of Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), Fatma Samoura- Secretary-General of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Mary Davis- Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Special Olympics, Clare Connor- Managing Director of England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) Women's Cricket and Naomi Osaka- Tennis player.

Sharath Kamal Clinches Oman Open

Ace Indian paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal ended his decade long wait for a title, producing a sensational performance to win the ITTF Challenger Plus Oman Open. Despite being a game down, the 37-year-old Indian recovered well to outclass top seeded Marcos Freitas of Portugal 6-11, 11-8, 12-10, 11-9, 3-11, 17-15 in the summit clash. It was in 2010 when Sharath had bagged his last title at Egypt Open. Since then he made two semi-final appearances -- Morocco Open in 2011 and India Open in 2017 -- but couldn't manage to get through.

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