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Nov 02, 2019

South Africa Thrash England 32-12 To Win Rugby World Cup

South Africa overpowered England 32-12 with a brutally effective forward display to win their third World Cup in Yokohama.
The Springboks' victory was built on a colossal display by their powerhouse pack that allowed fly-half Handre Pollard to kick six penalties before Makazole Mapimpi's 66th-minute try -- the first the Springboks had scored in a World Cup final -- and another from fit-again fellow flyer Cheslin Kolbe put the result beyond doubt.
Victory ensured South Africa made it three wins from three World Cup final appearances and maintained their record of being crowned champions at 12-year intervals following their 1995 and 2007 triumphs.

Nov 01, 2019

Ravinder Wins Silver At Under-23 World Wrestling Championship

Ravinder lost to Kyrgyzstan's Ulukbek Zholdoshbekov in the 61kg final at the Under-23 World Wrestling Championship (WFI).
The 22-year-old Indian suffered a 3-5 loss to Ulukbek, the current Asian U23 champion in 61kg.
Despite the loss, it was a creditable performance from Ravinder, who had won gold at the South Asian Games in 2016 and also a bronze at the Cadet Asian Championships in 2014.
This was India's fifth silver at the Championships. Bajrang Punia (65kg), Vinod Kumar (70kg) and women wrestler Ritu Phogat (48kg) had won a silver each in the first edition in Poland.
In 2018, Ravi Dhaiya (57kg) was the only Indian wrestler to return with a medal when he claimed a silver medal in Bucharest, Romania.
- Ravinder had his chances in the final but he couldn't outwit Ulukbek, a bronze winner at the Senior Asian Championships in 2018.
- Earlier, the 22-year-old Indian had pinned senior European champion Arsen Harutyunan of Armenia to storm into the final with a 4-3 win.
- Ravinder had notched up a 12-1 win over Hungary's Marcell Budai Kovacs in his opening bout and then followed it up with an 11-0 demolition of Russia's Dinislam Takhtarov in the quarter-finals.
- Among other Indians, Jyoti stormed into the semi-finals with a 12-1 win over Moldova's Maria Leorda in the women's 50kg bout. The youngster made it to the quarters with a 6-1 win over Belarus' Tatsiana Yafremenka.

Deodhar Trophy: Gaikwad And Aparajith Set Up India-B's Victory

Centuries by Ruturaj Gaikwad and B. Aparajith provided the platform for India-B record a 108-run win over India-A in the opening match of the Deodhar Trophy at the JSCA Stadium.
Put in, India-B post 302 for six and restricted India-A to 194 in 47.2 overs.
Gaikwad (113) and Aparajith (101) notched up their sixth List-A hundreds. Even as opening partner Priyank Panchal fell cheaply to Jaydev Unadkat, Gaikwad batted with composure.

Oct 31, 2019

BCCI Orders 72 Pink Balls From SG

The BCCI has asked manufacturer SG to deliver 72 pink balls for India's first-ever day-night Test, to be held at the Eden Gardens from November 22, 2019.
The BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has already confirmed that SG pink balls will be used for the landmark game, leaving the manufacturer with very little room for error.
The BCCI confirmed that SG pink balls will be used for India's first ever Test match under lights, against Bangladesh from November 22, 2019 in Kolkata.

Oct 30, 2019

Shakib Al Hasan: Bangladesh Captain Banned Over 'Corrupt Approaches'

Bangladesh Test captain Shakib Al Hasan has been given a two-year ban for "failing to report corrupt approaches".
The 32-year-old accepted three charges relating to requests for "inside information for betting purposes".
The approaches came during an international tri-series also involving Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in January 2018, and that year's Indian Premier League.
Shakib is the top all-rounder in the one-day international rankings and has played 338 matches for Bangladesh.

Swaroop Singh Kuntal Becomes Fastest Indian To Complete Ironman Malaysia

Langkawi Island became the fastest Indian to complete Ironman Malaysia in a record timing of 12 hours and 14 minutes.
The Ironman Malaysia was organised on October 26, 2019 at Langkawi Island in Malaysia. Athletes from all over the world participated in the event.
Ironman consists of 3.8 km of sea swimming followed by 180 km cycling and finally 42.2 km of running. All events are required to be done in a cut- off time of 17 hours.
Ironman Malaysia is one of the toughest competitions because it has an elevation of around 3000m in the 180 km cycling course.
During cycling maximum temperature reached 38°C and while running it reached 35°C. These harsh conditions tested the mental toughness and physical strength of the athletes.

England Fined £2,000

England have been fined £2,000 for crossing the halfway line as they lined up in a V formation to face the haka before their Rugby World Cup semi-final match against New Zealand.
World Rugby rules stipulate teams must remain within their own half of the pitch to receive the challenge.
Referee Nigel Owens and his team had to usher several England players back as they strayed over halfway.
England won the game 19-7 and will play South Africa in final.

Oct 29, 2019

Shtembuliak, Polina Crowned World Junior Chess Champions

Indians finished medal-less after the overnight leaders, Armenia's Evgeny Shtembuliak and Russia's Polina Shuvalova, performed to expectations to claim their maiden World junior (under-20) chess crowns.
On a day when Armenian boys and Russian girls won two medals, the champions took contrasting routes on their home-run.
Polina, playing black, drew in just 30 moves against China's Song Yuxin and won the girls' title with a tally of 9.5 points from 11 rounds.

French Open: An Se Young Stuns Carolina Marin to Lift Title

Korean teen sensation An Se-young stunned reigning Olympic champion Carolina Marin in an epic final to lift the women's singles title at the French Open badminton tournament.
The 17-year-old Korean erased a one-game deficit to beat the three-time World Champion 16-21, 21-18, 21-5 in a gripping 69-minute contest.
It was Se-young's fourth title of the season and first at BWF Super 750 level as she further underlined her growth as a world class shuttler.
Meanwhile, Rio Olympics champion fifth seed Chinese Chen Long grabbed the men's singles trophy with a 21-19, 21-12 win over Indonesia's Jonathan Christie in the final which lasted 51 minutes.

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