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Mar 14, 2020

Pankaj Advani Wins 34th National Snooker Title

Pankaj Advani clinched the National 6-Red Snooker Championship with a convincing 7-3 final over Maharashtra's Ishpreet Singh in Ahmedabad. It is the 34th national title for Advani.
After trailing 1-3 in the summit clash, the 23-time world champion proved why he is the best in the business. He dazzled the Gujarat crowd with sublime potting and supreme safety play.

Mar 13, 2020

Russian Federation Fined $10 million for Breaching Anti-doping Rules

According to World Athletics, the Russian athletics federation was fined $10 million for breaching anti-doping rules and a maximum of 10 Russian track and field athletes will be allowed to compete at the Tokyo Olympics as neutrals.
Russia's athletics federation was suspended in 2015 after a report commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) found evidence of mass doping among track and field athletes in the country.
That vetting process will be suspended again if Russia fails to pay half of the $10 million fine by July 1.

Mar 12, 2020

Bhawna Dehariya Scales Australia's Highest Mountain Peak

Indian Mountaineer Bhawna Dehariya from Madhya Pradesh (MP) successfully scaled Mount Kosciuszko (2, 228 metres), the highest mountain peak in Australia.
Dehariya had scaled Mount Kilimanjaro (5, 895 metres) on the occasion of Diwali in the year 2019 and also felt fortunate that she had celebrated 2 biggest festivals of India at the mountain peaks.

Mar 10, 2020

Amit Panghal Earns Olympic Quota

Amit Panghal defeated Philippines' Paalam Carlo in 52 kg quarterfinal match to earn himself an Olympic quota. The World Championship silver medalist Amit, fighting in the right corner, defeated his opponent via a 4-1 split decision. He lost the first round via a split 3-2 decision from the judges, but won the next two rounds via a 4-1 split decision to win the bout.
Panghal had earlier beaten him in the semifinals of the 2018 Asian Games and the quarterfinals of the 2019 world championships. He will next face Hu Jianguan of China in the semis.

Wasim Jaffer, Test Opener and Domestic King Retires

Former India opener and domestic cricket giant, Wasim Jaffer, announced his retirement from all cricket. The 42-year-old was part of 10 Ranji Trophy-winning sides, eight with Mumbai and the last two with Vidarbha.
Jaffer played 31 Tests between 2000 and 2008—he made his debut against South Africa at the Wankhede Stadium in 2000—scoring 1,944 runs at an average of 34.01 with five centuries and 11 half-centuries. Jaffer, known for his resolve and stylish drives and flicks, hit his highest Test score of 212 against West Indies at St John's, Antigua in 2006. The same year Jaffer played both his ODIs, against South Africa. He also scored a superb 202 against Pakistan at Kolkata in November 2007.
Jaffer became the first cricketer to play 150 Ranji matches in December 2019, and the only Ranji batsman to complete the 12,000-run mark two months later. Of his record Ranji aggregate, 1,037 runs in 15 innings at 69.13 came for Vidarbha in their victorious 2018-19 campaign, thus becoming the only batsman to score 1,000 plus runs in two seasons, the previous effort having come in 2008-09.

Mar 09, 2020

Australia Beat India to Win 5th Women's T20 World Cup

Australia bowled India out for 99 runs to clinch the final by 85 runs for a record-extending fifth Women's T20 World Cup title at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Chasing a huge total of 185, India got off to a poor start and lost four wickets inside the powerplay overs. India could never recover from the early blows and were bowled out for 99 runs in 19.1 overs. Earlier, Australia riding on half-centuries from openers Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney posted a massive total on the board. Healy blasted 75 off 39 balls, while Mooney scored an unbeaten 78. Healy, whose husband Mitchell Starc jetted back from Australia's tour of South Africa to watch her play, showed intent straight away with a boundary off Deepti Sharma's first ball. She smacked two more in an eventful opening over which also saw her dropped by Shafali Verma. Opening partner Mooney also had an early let-off, with Rajashwari Gayakwad putting down a caught and bowled chance when she was on eight. India was nervous and their fielding poor, with the batswomen running quick singles. Skipper Meg Lanning was caught for 16, Ashleigh Gardner lasted just three balls and Rachael Haynes made only four. But the late fightback wasn't enough to prevent Australia posting the highest score ever in a women's T20 World Cup final.

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