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Feb 18, 2020

Former Manchester United and Northern Ireland Goalkeeper Dies

Harry Gregg was an outstanding club and international goalkeeper, but he will best be remembered for his bravery in the 1958 Munich air disaster.
The Northern Ireland player signed for Manchester United just two months before the tragedy, in which 23 people died.
Gregg is often referred to as the 'Hero of Munich' after pulling passengers free from the burning wreckage.
Two weeks later, Gregg kept a clean sheet as Manchester United put Sheffield Wednesday out of the FA Cup.
The goalkeeper was determined that the tragic event would not define his career, or indeed his life.
Henry Gregg was born on 27th October 1932 in the County Londonderry village of Tobermore.

Khelo University Games Anthem Launched

The Khelo India University Games (KIUG) anthem was launched by Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju at a function held at his residence. Sung, written and composed by former Haryana Ranji Trophy batsman Padamjeet Sehrawat, the peppy number exhorts the youth to participate in sports with an aim to shine and move ahead.
As per Kiren Rijiju, we have to have a structured format to improve Indian sport and the Khelo India University Games (starting February 22) is a step in that direction.
The KIUG will have 17 disciplines with 3399 athletes from 159 universities slated to participate.
Indian Oil Corporation is the main sponsor.

Motto of 2020 Tokyo Olympics Announced

'United by Emotion' was revealed as the motto for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics as organisers look to hammer home the message of diversity and inclusion.
Tennis player Naomi Osaka, who was born in Japan to a Haitian father and Japanese mother but raised in the United States, narrated the motto's promotional video.
The motto will be displayed on the iconic Tokyo Skytree, the Japanese capital's tallest landmark, from Monday until March 25, the day before the torch relay begins.
Some 10,000 athletes from over 200 countries will gather in Tokyo for the Olympics, which run from July 24 to August 9, 2020.

Faf du Plessis Steps Down as South Africa Captain across All Formats

South Africa's Faf du Plessis announced that he is stepping down from captaincy in both Tests and Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) effective immediately to allow a new generation of leaders to develop in the side. The 35-year-old had already admitted earlier this year that he was not looking at his future in international cricket beyond the T20 World Cup in Australia in October.
Du Plessis's decision came a month after he had stepped down from the One-day International captaincy. Wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock, who was named South Africa's ODI captain last month, is the front-runner to fill in his boots.

India Wins Eleven Medals at Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting

India claimed five silver and six bronze medals at the ongoing 2020 Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
K.V.L. Pavani Kumari (45 kg) won silver medals in both youth girls and junior women section, while Sidhanta Gogoi (61 kg) claimed silver in youth boys and junior men events after lifting a total of 145 and 269 kg respectively.
Mukund Aher (49 kg) then clinched a silver in youth boys category with a lift of 189 kg. Harshada Goud (45 kg) clinched two bronze medals with a lift of 139 kg in youth girls and junior women events.
Other lifters to win bronze medals are Boni Manghkya (55 kg), Ch Nirmala Devi (59 kg), S. Gurunaidu (49 kg) and Golom Tinku (55 kg).
A total of 197 athletes from 20 Asian countries are participating in the event.

India to Host 16-team FIH Junior Men's World Cup 2021

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) announced India as the host for the FIH Junior Men's World Cup 2021. In an official announcement, the international governing body also announced that the competition will be played towards the end of 2021.
The competition, which features the best young U-21 level talent from across the world, will again be heading to India, which won accolades from around the world for hosting one of the best FIH Senior Men's Hockey World Cups in 2018 held at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium, Bhubaneswar.
After having hosted the FIH Junior Men's World Cup in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh in 2016, where India lifted the coveted trophy, India will again be hosting the biggest Junior-level competition in hockey. The FIH Junior Men's World Cup will see a total of 16 teams compete for the title, out of which six will be from Europe, four from Asia including host India, two from Africa, two from Oceania and two from Pan America.

No Chinese Participation in Asian Wrestling Championships

China would not be present at the Senior Asian Wrestling Championships. The biggest gainers would be the Indian women in the competition.
Although there has been no official word from the government, the 40-member Chinese contingent had not been provided visas with no further development on the issue. China has been facing an epidemic outbreak of the novel Coronavirus.
Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) officials admitted health concerns had led to the decision. Several participating nations had also asked for clarity on China's participation and had even expressed reservations about coming in case Chinese wrestlers were entered. It is a global concern right now and we cannot take any risks with the health of wrestlers. Sports is after all meant for fitness.

Feb 17, 2020

Bhawana Makes the Cut for Tokyo

Bhawana Jat qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in the 20 km race walk event after pulling off a shock win with a national record time at the National Championships at Ranchi.
The 23-year-old athlete, who hails from a poor farmer's family at Kabra village in Rajasthan's Rajsamand district, clocked 1 hour 29 minutes and 54 seconds, well inside the Olympic qualification time of 1:31:00, to win the gold.

Joshua Cheptegei Smashes 5km Road World Record

Uganda's world 10,000m champion Joshua Cheptegei broke the 5km road world record by 27 seconds in Monaco.
The 23-year-old ran 12 minutes 51 seconds to smash the previous record, set by Kenya's Rhonex Kipruto en route to victory at January's Valencia 10k.
France's Jimmy Gressier finished second in Monaco with a European record of 13:18.

Feb 16, 2020

Bopanna-Shapovalov in Semi-finals

India's Rohan Bopanna and his Canadian partner Denis Shapovalov advanced to the men's doubles semi-finals of the ABN Amro World tennis tournament with an impressive win over fourth seeds Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau.
The unseeded Indo-Canadian combine beat the Romanian-Dutch pairing of Tecau and Rojer 6-2, 3-6, 10-7 in a quarter-final.
They next meet the winners of the quarter-final between Henri Kontinen and Jan-Lennard Struff, and, Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski.

Injuries May Leave No Indian Gymnast Competing in Tokyo

India's chances of sending a gymnast to the Tokyo Olympics, starting July 24, is all but over, with top athlete Dipa Karmakar yet to recover from her injuries as the Olympic qualification process heads towards its conclusion. Karmakar aggravated her knee injury in March 2019 at the Baku World Cup.
"Dipa hasn't started training. She is going through rehabilitation.
No Indian gymnast will compete at the world cup series starting February 20 at Melbourne. The world cup series comprises four tournaments—the last one is in March in Germany—the best performers from which will get a spot at the 2020 Games.

Feb 15, 2020

Royal Challengers Bangalore Unveils New Logo

Royal Challengers Bangalore unveiled its new logo ahead of the upcoming season starting March 23.
The club said the new logo design, which features a lion, embodies the bold and fearless attitude of the side.
As per Sanjeev Churiwala, Chairman of Royal Challengers Bangalore, the element in the logo is a commitment to continuously entertain and engage with fans who are the force behind Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Royal Challengers Bangalore recently announced a three-year partnership with Muthoot Fincorp Ltd.

Khelo India Winter Games in Ladakh and J&K

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju announced that the Union Territory of Ladakh will host the inaugural Khelo India Winter Games later this month followed by a similar event in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir in March.
The sports ministry will fund both the Khelo India Winter Games - in Ladakh in the third week of February and in Jammu and Kashmir in the first week of March.
The Khelo India Ladakh Winter Games will feature an open ice hockey championship, figure skating, and speed skating and the competition will be conducted at the block, district and UT levels with expected participation of about 1700 athletes.
The competitions of the Khelo India J&K Winter Games will be held at Kongdori, Gulmarg in four age categories for both boys and girls.
Athletes in the age categories of 19-21 years, 17-18 years, 15-16 years and 13-14 years can compete in alpine skiing, cross country skiing, snowboarding and snowshoeing.
Around 841 athletes and officials are expected to participate in the Games being organised by J&K Sports Council and Winter Games Association of J&K, with 15 teams from different states and organisations.

Feb 14, 2020

Tendulkar Versus Lara in Road Safety World Series Opener

Two of the biggest names in world cricket — legendary Sachin Tendulkar and West Indian Brian Lara — will once again be up against each other for a noble cause.
The two champion players will clash against each other in the opening game of the 'Unacademy Road Safety World Series', a T20 tournament, when India Legends will take on West Indies Legends at Wankhede Stadium here on March 7.
As per the series schedule, a total of 11 matches will be played in the tournament.
The series will feature some big names in cricket from India, Australia, Sri Lanka, West Indies and South Africa like Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan, Brian Lara, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Brett Lee, Brad Hodge, Jonty Rhodes, Muttiah Muralitharan, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Ajantha Mendis.
According to the organisers, the series aims to create awareness about road safety.
Two of these 11 matches will be played at Wankhede, four at the Maharashtra Cricket Association stadium in Pune, four at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai and the final game will be played at Brabourne Stadium here on March 22.

Vidit Gujrathi Posts Win against Sam Shankland in Prague Chess Opener

India's Vidit Santosh Gujrathi opened his campaign in the Master's event of the Prague Chess Festival with a win over Sam Shankland of the USA. P. Harikrishna (ELO rating 2713), the other Indian player in the field, held Sweden's Nils Grandelius to a 36-move draw in a Nimzo-Indian game.
Vidit Gujrathi and Harikrishna are ranked two and three in the latest FIDE list behind the legendary Viswanathan Anand.
Top-seeds Jan-Krzysztof Duda of Poland and Nikita Vitiugov (Russia) were the other winners in the opening round.

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