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Jan 24, 2020

Australia to Host Indoor Cricket WC

Australia is set to host the 11th edition of the Indoor Cricket World Cup from 10-17 October.
The tournament will be held at the state-of-the-art indoor cricket venues in Melbourne — Casey Stadium and CitiPower Centre, the World Indoor Cricket Federation announced.
Last held in Dubai in 2017, Australia are the reigning men's and women's champions and the hosts will be seeking to continue the run of never losing a World Cup in either division in the 25-year history of the tournament.
Cricketers from up to 10 countries will compete in the tournament in four divisions: under-21 men and women and open men and women.

Jan 23, 2020

Australian Open

Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova crashed out of the Australian Open after losing 6-4, 1-6, 4-6 to local hope Ashleigh Barty in a round of 16 tense thriller at Rod Laver Arena. The 15th seeded Australian staged a stunning turnaround in the biggest match of her career, beating the 2008 champion to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal. After dropping the first set, Barty scored a thrilling victory, capped with a dramatic final game in front of a packed home crowd. She becomes just the fourth Australian female quarterfinalist at Melbourne Park, and the first since Jelena Dokic made a thrilling run to the last eight in 2009. With Alex de Minaur, Alex Bolt and Alexei Popyrin all falling in third round of the men's draw, Barty is the sole Australian standing at the Australian Open.

Indians Claim Four Silvers

The seasoned M. Meena Kumari (54 kg) was among the four Indians who claimed silver medals at the 9th Nation's Cup boxing tournament for women in Sombor, Serbia.
None of the Indians could win their summit bouts with Monika (48 kg), Ritu Grewal (51 kg) and Bhagyabati Kachari (75 kg) being the other silver medal winners apart from Meena.
Signing off with bronze medals were Pavitra (60 kg) and Pwilao Basumatary (64 kg).

Jan 22, 2020

De Kock Named South Africa One-day Captain

Quinton de Kock has been named as the new South Africa captain in ODIs ahead of the series against England, with Test skipper Faf du Plessis not included in the squad.
South Africa will play England in three matches over the space of six days from February 4 and will be led by wicketkeeper-batsman De Kock.

U-19 WC: India Thumps Japan

Facing defending champions and the most successful team in the tournament with 4 titles to their name, India, Japan were bowled out for joint second-lowest score in the history of the U19 World Cup at Bloemfontein.
After being put in to bat, Indian bowlers ran through Japan's batting order and dismissed them for 41 in 22.5 overs--the joint second-lowest score after Scotland's 22-all out against Australia in 2004. Canada and Bangladesh were the other teams to get bowled out for 41 in 2002 and 2008 editions of the tournament respectively.

Jan 20, 2020

India Begin U-19 Cup Campaign with Win

India began their U-19 World Cup campaign with a 90-run win over Sri Lanka.
A whirlwind 44 off 27 balls from Siddhesh Veer along with three half-century knocks from opener Yashasvi Jaiswal (59 off 74b) and skipper Priyam Garg (56 off 72b) and vice-captain Dhruv Jurel (52 off 48b) propelled India to 297/4 in 50 overs. In reply, Sri Lanka were all out for 207 in 45.2 overs.

Wrestling: India Bags 7 Medals In Rome Ranking Series

In wrestling, India has returned with seven medals from the Rome Ranking Series. Bajrang Punia and Ravi Kumar Dahiya claimed gold medals in the tournament last night. The 25-year-old Bajrang staged a comeback to secure a 4-3 win against USA's Jordan Michael Oliver in the summit showdown of the 65kg freestyle category. The 23-year-old Ravi bagged the gold after defeating Kazakhstan's Nurbolat Abdualiyev 12-2 in his final 61 kg category bout.
Earlier, Vinesh Phogat won a gold and Anshu Malik a silver in the women's competition. In Greco-roman, Gurpreet Singh won a gold in 82 kg category. Sunil Kumar settled for a silver in 97kg category while Sajan Bhanwal got a bronze in the 77 kg category.

Bajrang and Ravi Win Gold in Rome Ranking Series

Bajrang Punia was far from his fluent best but still claimed gold while Ravi Kumar Dahiya showed sparkling form in his gold-winning effort at the Rome Ranking Series.
Bajrang staged a comeback to secure a 4-3 win against USA's Jordan Michael Oliver of the 65 kg freestyle category.
Ravi, who competed in 61 kg category instead of his regular 57 kg, bagged the gold after getting the better of Kazakhstan's Nurbolat Abdualiyev 12-2 in his final bout.

Jan 19, 2020

Bhubaneswar to Host 1st Edition of Khelo India University Games

The first edition of Khelo India University Games is scheduled to be held at the KIIT University in Bhubaneswar from February 22 to March 1. The launching ceremony of the event was held at Bhubaneswar. Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik unveiled the logo and jersey of Khelo India University Games.

Sania Mirza Marks Return with Doubles Title at Hobart International

Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Ukrainian opponent Nadiia Kichenok produced yet another terrific performance as they swept aside the Chinese pair of Peng Shuai and Zhang Shuai in straight sets to clinch the women's doubles title at Hobart International.
With the win, Mirza has successfully made a winning return to the professional tennis circuit after childbirth. It is the Indian tennis star's first victory in two years and 42nd doubles career title.

M. S. Dhoni Not in BCCI's Contract Players List

As per reports, former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was not given a central contract by the Indian cricket board, suggesting that his time as an international cricketer may be over.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) awarded annual contracts to 27 Indian cricketers for the upcoming season, and Dhoni -- he had a Grade A contract (Rs. 5 crore) in 2019 – was not on the list for the first time since the system was introduced.

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