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Feb 13, 2020

USA Equals Lowest ODI Score

United States of America suffered a miserable collapse to lose eight wickets for nine runs to be bowled out for just 35 against Nepal in the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 fixture in Kirtipur. The 35-run total is the joint lowest in ODI history as the USA equalled Zimbabwe's 16-year-old unwanted record. In 2004, Zimbabwe fell apart to be dismissed for just 35 against Sri Lanka in Harare.
Experienced Sandeep Lamichhane picked up six wickets with the remaining four going to Sushan Bhari. Xavier Marshall top-scored for the USA, with 16 runs, and was the only player to reach double figures.

Bopanna & Shapovalov in Quarter-finals

India's Rohan Bopanna teamed up with Canada's Denis Shapovalov to enter the quarter-finals of the Rotterdam Open with a hard-fought victory over Australia's John Peers and Michael Venus. The Indo-Canadian pair defeated Peers-Venus 7-6 6-7 10-8 in a thrilling match at the ATP 500 event.
Bopanna and Shapovalov will next face the fourth-seeded pair of Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau.

Feb 12, 2020

Bishnoi among Five Players Sanctioned

Akash Singh and Ravi Bishnoi — and three Bangladesh players were found guilty of bringing the game into disrepute and handed suspension points for the ugly on-field confrontation that marred the Under-19 World Cup final in South Africa.
Akash and Bishnoi along with Bangladesh's Md Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain and Rakibul Hasan were found guilty of breaching the ICC Code of Conduct after the two sides nearly came to blows following Bangladesh's three-wicket win for their maiden U-19 World Cup title.
The five players have been found guilty of a Level 3 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Support Personnel, (they) were charged with violating Article 2.21 of the code, whilst Bishnoi received a further charge of breaching Article 2.5.

All-India Chess Federation Elections

Five people were declared unopposed for various posts by the returning officer for the All-India Chess Federation (AICF) elections.
Ajay Patel was elected as president, Bharat Singh Chauhan as secretary, Naresh Sharma as treasurer, M Arun Singh as joint secretary and Vipnesh Bharadwaj as vice-president, Returning Officer for AICF elections former Supreme Court judge Justice FMI Kalifulla said.
The AICF is split into two camps, one headed by P R Venketrama Raja, the president and one led by Chauhan. Those elected belong to the Chauhan faction.

Feb 11, 2020

England skipper Eoin Morgan named captain of the year by ESPNcricinfo

Eoin Morgan was Monday named captain of the year by the ESPNcricinfo Awards jury for leading England to their maiden ODI World Cup triumph.
After losing to Sri Lanka and Australia in the tournament, England needed to win four straight games to lift the trophy – which they did, winning the title after a tied thriller against New Zealand.
The ODI batting performance of the year award went to Ben Stokes for his nerveless performance in the World Cup final. He made an unbeaten 84 in the regulation 50 overs and a further seven in the Super Over.
Stokes' epic rearguard in the Headingley Ashes Test lost out narrowly in the Test batting category to Kusal Perera who made a landmark 153 not out against South Africa in Durban to take the title.

Premier Badminton League

Bengaluru Raptors became the first team in the Premier Badminton League championship to win back-to-back titles when it scored a 4-2 win over first-time finalist North-Eastern Warriors in the fifth edition at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium.

Aditya Mehta wins National Snooker Championship

Ace cuiest Aditya Mehta defeated multiple-time world champion Pankaj Advani 6-2 to win the National Snooker Championship.
Mehta, who represented the Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) in the clash on Sunday night, started off with a bang after wining the first frame with a break of 103 while the score remained 103-17.
He lost the next two frames with a close margin of 50 -58, 47-48 and it looked like Advani was staging a comeback.
But, Mehta held his nerves and claimed all the following four frames to win the title with a 6-2 score line in the best of 11 frames.
In the women's snooker finals, Karnataka's Vidya Pillai edged out Amee Kamani of Madhya Pradesh 3-2 (41-68, 57 -35, 37-61, 69-50, 87-05) to defend her senior ladies snooker title.

Feb 10, 2020

Naseem Youngest Player to Take Test Hat-trick

Pakistan's 16-year-old paceman Naseem Shah became the youngest player to take a hat-trick in Test cricket. Naseem dismissed the Bangladesh trio of Najmul Hossain, Taijul Islam and Mahmudullah in the first Test at Rawalpindi.
In December 2019, Naseem bowled Pakistan to victory against Sri Lanka, sealing his country's first home Test series win since 2006 and becoming the second youngest player to take five wickets in a Test innings.

Duplantis Soars to World Record

World silver medallist Mondo Duplantis who soared to a pole vault world record 6.17 metres can reach even higher heights, said Frenchman Renaud Lavillenie, whose mark the Swede shattered by a centimetre.
European champion Duplantis, the 20-year-old from Sweden, realised his lifetime dream with his record topping clearance at a meet in Torun, Poland.

ICC U19 WC 2020

Bangladesh cricket team clinched its maiden ICC Under-19 World Cup title after beating favourites India by three wickets in the summit clash at JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom. Set a revised target of 170 after a brief rain interruption, Bangladesh won the match with 23 balls to spare. Sent in to bat, India's batting wilted under pressure as a superb Bangladesh bowling attack shot the defending champions out for a paltry 177 in 47.2 overs. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 400 runs in the Under-19 World Cup 2020 including a valiant 88 in the final. Even as India lost to Bangladesh in a close Under-19 World Cup final, Yashasvi Jaiswal stood out once again and was adjudged the man of the tournament.

Feb 09, 2020

First-ever Woman to Start Olympic Torch Relay

Greek Olympic shooting champion Anna Korakaki will be the first-ever woman to start the Olympic torch relay, the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) announced.
The committee unanimously decided that Korakaki will be the first torchbearer during the Olympic Flame Lighting ceremony for the Tokyo Olympic Games on March 12 at the ancient Olympia, in western Greece.

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