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Dec 02, 2019

Wei, Marin Clinch Syed Modi Titles

Asian Games bronze medallist Wang Tzu Wei from Chinese Taipei dashed the only Indian hope at the Syed Modi International Badminton Championship, outplaying Sourabh Verma in the men's final 21-15, 21-17. The women's title went to Rio Olympics gold medallist Carolina Marin, who defeated Thai Phittayaporn Chaiwan 21-12, 21-16.

Dec 01, 2019

Afghanistan U-19 Team Stuns India in Youth ODI

Afghanistan's U-19 team produced a disciplined effort to script a stunning two-wicket victory over India in a low-scoring fifth Youth ODI.
The five-match series, though, ended 3-2 in favour of host India.
Batting first after winning the toss, India was bowled out for 157 in 49.3 overs at the Ekana Cricket Stadium B ground.
In reply, Afghanistan managed to reach the target of 158 in 47.3 overs, with Asif Musazai top-scoring with 42 off 77 balls.

Sathiyan Bows Out of ITTF World Cup

G Sathiyan's dream run at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Men's World Cup came to an end after the Indian went down to former world number one Timo Boll.
The world number 30 Sathiyan, making his World Cup debut, went down 1-4 (11-7, 8-11, 5-11, 9-11, 8-11) to the German in the pre-quarters.

Third Edition of Khelo India Youth Games to Begin from Jan. 10

The third edition of the Khelo India Youth Games would begin from January 10 next year.
The launch ceremony held on Saturday marked the unveiling of the composite logo of the 3rd edition of the Games, the players' jersey, the games' mascots and the theme song at the Karmabir Nabin Chandra Bordoloi Indoor Stadium.
The event was attended by Chief Minister of Assam, Sarbananda Sonowal and Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge), Government of India, Kiren Rijiju. Hima Das, Swapna Burman and Lovlina Borgohain.
Over 10,000 participants from across the county would compete in 451 medal events and the coveted purse in 20 sport disciplines, two more than last year.
The two new disciplines are cycling and lawn bowls.

Toor to be India's Flag-bearer at South Asian Games

Star shot-putter Tejinder Pal Singh Toor was India's flag-bearer at the South Asian Games opening ceremony to be held in Nepal's Kathmandu.
The 25-year-old Toor is the reigning Asian Games champion.
The Games will be held from December 1 to 10 in Kathmandu and Pokhara.

BCCI AGM to Consider Amendments and Policy Matters

The outcome of the 88th Annual General Meeting of the BCCI at the Cricket Centre could substantially diminish the new BCCI Constitution written by the now defunct Committee of Administrators (CoA) and accepted by the Supreme Court in August 2018.
While issuing notice for the AGM, the BCCI secretary Jay Shah proposed amendments to six key clauses of the new BCCI Constitution.
The amendments — with explanatory notes given for the benefit of 38 members in the agenda notice — are likely to be adopted, but to make them legal and effective, the BCCI would have to place them before the Supreme Court for approval.
The amendments seek to alter a touchy issue related to the cooling-off period for the office-bearers, namely the president and secretary.
The BCCI has proposed to its members that the cooling-off period should come into effect after two consecutive term of three years each only in the BCCI and should not take into account their tenure as office-bearers in the State association.

Nov 30, 2019

Deepika, Ankita Secure Olympic Quota; Win Medals At Asian Meet

The seasoned Deepika Kumari struck gold, while Ankita Bhakat bagged a silver after securing India an Olympic quota place at the Continental Qualification Tournament held on the sidelines of the 21st Asian Championships.
Three individual places were up for grabs from the qualifications and Indian archers, who are competing without a flag due to the national federation's suspension, made a big statement with top seed Deepika and sixth seed Ankita's stellar show.
Entering the brackets as the number one ranked woman, Deepika put up a flawless show to defeat Nur Afisa Abdul Halil of Malaysia 7-2, Zahra Nemati (Iran) 6-4 and local girl Narisara Khunhiranchaiyo 6-2 to make the last four, thereby securing an Olympic quota.

Davis Cup: Ramkumar, Sumit Trample Pakistan On Day One, India Lead 2-0

India raced to a 2-0 lead in their Davis Cup tie as Ramkumar Ramanathan and Sumit Nagal toyed with their teen rivals from Pakistan, at Nur-Sultan.
Ramkumar double-bageled 17-year-old Muhammed Shoaib in just 42 minutes in the opening singles.
Sumit Nagal then earned his first-ever Davis Cup win, beating Hufaiza Mohammed Rehman 6-0, 6-2 in the second singles.
Pakistan badly missed its top players who pulled out, protesting against shifting of the matches to a neutral venue.
Veteran Leander Paes and debutant Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan will now look to seal the tie when they clash with Hufaiza and Shoaib in the doubles rubber .

Lucknow Becomes Second Neutral Test Venue in India, 11th Overall

The Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Wednesday became the second neutral venue in India to host a Test match.
Afghanistan, who play their 'home games' in India, are playing West Indies in a one-off Test at the stadium where the two teams earlier played three ODIs and three T20Is.
The first neutral venue to host a Test in the country was Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun where also Afghanistan were the home team, hosting Ireland for a one-off Test in March 2019.
The Test got underway from Wednesday with West Indies opting to bowl first.
Overall, the Ekana Cricket Stadium is 11th such venue internationally. Dubai International Cricket Stadium and Sheikh Zayed Stadium (Abu Dhabi) have played host to the maximum number of 13 neutral Tests so far.

Nov 29, 2019

Bhutia, Gopichand, Narang & Anju in Ministry Body to Review National Sports Code

Former football captain Baichung Bhutia, ace badminton coach Pullela Gopichand, Olympic bronze-medallist shooter Gagan Narang and former long jumper Anju Bobby George were named in a 13-member expert committee formed by the Sports Ministry to review the controversial Draft National Sports Code 2017.
The experts will review the code vis-a-vis the present code and will examine the comments received by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and various National Sports Federations (NSF) related to the new draft.
The committee, which has been formed to suggest measures to make the Sports Code acceptable to all the stakeholders, will be headed by Supreme Court judge Justice (Retd) Mukundakam Sharma as its chairman. Joint Secretary of Sports will act as the coordinator in the committee.
The National Sports Federations (NSFs) will be represented by Boxing Federation of India (BFI) chief Ajay Singh, Sudhanshu Mittal (Kho Kho Federation of India), Adille Sumariwalla (Athletics Federation of India) and B.P. Baishya (Weightlifting Federation of India).

City Football Group Buys Majority Stake in India's Mumbai City FC

Manchester City's parent company, City Football Group (CFG), has agreed a deal to buy a majority stake in Indian Super League side Mumbai City FC.
CFG is buying 65% of Mumbai City, meaning the group will now hold a stake in eight football clubs.
Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor owns the remaining 35% of the club along with accountant Bimal Parekh.
The group already owns controlling stakes in Manchester City, Major League Soccer side New York City FC and Australian A-League team Melbourne City as well as minority shareholdings in clubs in China, Spain, Uruguay and Japan.
Mumbai, founded in 2014, have previously been managed by Manchester City greats Peter Reid and Nicolas Anelka, while former Manchester United striker Diego Forlan played for the club in 2016.

Sathiyan Set to Make WC Debut

The 40th edition of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) men's World Cup begins on Friday, with G. Sathiyan, India's top-ranked player, all set to make his tournament debut.
A total of 20 players will take part in the three-day event at the Sichuan Provincial Gymnasium in Chengdu, China.
The top eight seeds directly qualify for the knockout round, while the remaining 12 players have been drawn into groups of three for the preliminary round, with the top two players from each progressing to the knockouts.
Seeded 17th, Sathyan is in group D along with experienced campaigners in France's Simon Gauzy and Demark's Jonathan Groth, the 12th and 14th seeds, respectively.

Bajrang Finally Gets His Khel Ratna

With the season all but over and the Olympics less than 10 months away, Bajrang Punia is in the final stretch of his preparations for the 2020 Games. And the wrestler is determined to make his maiden outing at Tokyo a memorable one.
Punia, who missed out on receiving the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna earlier this year due to his preparations for the World Championships, was handed over the same by Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju. The Asian and Commonwealth champion won bronze at the competition in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, in September to secure an Olympic spot in the 65 kg category.
Punia, who was honoured with Padma Shri this year, had caused a stir after being ignored for the Khel Ratna last year but was the unanimous choice this time around. He recently got engaged to fellow- wrestler Sangeeta Phogat.

Nov 28, 2019

Abhishek-Jyoti Claim Compound Mixed Pair Gold

Abhishek Verma and Jyothi Surekha Vennam claimed India's lone gold, in compound mixed pair event at the 21st Asian Archery Championships. Verma and Vennam won by beating their Chinese Taipei opponents Yi-Hsuan Chen and Chieh-Luh Chen 158-151. India ended with one gold, two silver and four bronze.
India missed the compound team gold losing to Korea 232-233. The top-seeded trio of Verma, Rajat Chauhan and Mohan Bhardwaj were 58-58 in the first end but Korea slowly seized the momentum by taking a one-point after the second end.

Bhubaneswar and Rourkela to Host 2023 Men's Hockey World Cup

The 2023 Men's Hockey World Cup will be held in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced Bhubaneswar. The announcement was made to mark the one-year anniversary of the start of 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup which too was hosted by Bhubaneswar. India will host the Men's Hockey World Cup for the second consecutive time after the country was picked to stage the game's showpiece event in 2023 by the International Hockey Federation (FIH).
The tournament will be held from January 13 to 29, 2020.

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