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Oct 28, 2019

Lewis Hamilton Wins Mexican Grand Prix, but Waits for Sixth

Lewis Hamilton's sixth Formula One title was kept on ice despite a hard-fought victory at the Mexican Grand Prix.
The Mercedes driver needed to finish 14 points clear of teammate Valtteri Bottas to take the overall championship, but the Finn's third-place finish means Hamilton will have to wait until next weekend's United States Grand Prix, where he is likely to wrap up the title.
Championship stakes aside, it was an intriguing race in Mexico with teams opting for different tire strategies -- some drivers pitting once, others twice -- as grid positions changed frequently throughout the contest.
Hamilton's Mercedes was unfancied before the race with Red Bull's Max Verstappen and the Ferraris of Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc quicker during qualifying.

Tiger Woods Wins 82nd PGA Tour Title to Equal Record

Tiger Woods equalled the PGA Tour record of 82 tournament wins with victory at the Zozo Championship.
The 43-year-old world number 10 had seven holes to finish in Japan as he matched fellow American Sam Snead's record, set in 1965.
It was his first event since having his fifth knee operation nine weeks ago.
In April 2019, Woods won his first major for 11 years with victory at the Masters, leaving him three short of Jack Nicklaus' record of 18 major titles.
Snead was aged 52 when he won for the final time on the PGA Tour, while Nicklaus was 46 when he lifted the last of his major trophies.

Oct 27, 2019

Boxer Deepak loses finals World Military Games

Indian boxer Deepak lost the finals of the men's light fly 46-59 kg weight category against Zhussupov Temritas from Kazakhstan in the World Military Games in China and as a result, the Indian has to settle with a silver medal.
Temritas defeated Deepak 5-0 in the finals.

BCB to take Legal Action Against Bangladeshi Cricketer Shakib Al Hasan

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will take legal action against the Bangladeshi cricketer Shakib Al Hasan for signing an agreement with Grameen phone to become its brand ambassador.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hassan Papon said that Shakib's action violated the rules and regulations of the board as he did not seek permission from the board before entering into an agreement.
Taking a tough stand on the issue, Nazmul Hasan said that there is no question of sparing him if he is found guilty.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-ChiragShetty Bag Silver in Doubles Event at French Open

In Badminton, India's top men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost to world No.1 pair of Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo in the finals of the French Open in Paris .
The Indian duo settled for silver after losing the final 18-21, 16-21.
Satwik and Chirag had won their maiden Super 500 title at the Thailand Open earlier in August 2019. It was the first time that an Indian men's doubles pair reached a World Tour 750 final.

Oct 26, 2019

Vijay Hazare Trophy final: Karnataka Defeat Tamil Nadu to Lift Trophy

KL Rahul presented himself as a potent keeper-batsman option with a strong show while birthday-boy Abhimanyu Mithun savoured a rare hat-trick as Karnataka lifted the Vijay Hazare Trophy title with a 60-run win over Tamil Nadu in the rain-hit final.
Rahul remained in the thick of things after hosts elected to field under overcast conditions, contributing in dismissal of four Tamil Nadu batsmen.

Oct 24, 2019

India Finish With 10 Medals At Denmark Para-Badminton International

The Indian para-badminton players justified the favourites tag at the 2019 Denmark Para-Badminton International tournament by clinching a total of 10 medals.
India won gold medals in both the men's and women's singles finals.
Privileged with a dazzling form, three-time World Champion Parul Parmar won a gold medal in the women's singles SL3 category, cementing her reputation as a formidable player.
Indian para-badminton head coach Gaurav Khanna heaped rich praise on the 46-year-old Parul.

Anandan Gunasekaran Opens India's Account, Wins Two Gold Medals

Para-athlete Anandan Gunasekaran scooped two gold medals in the disabled men's 100m and 400m IT1 events to open India's medal account at the 7th CISM World Military Games.
Gunasekaran clocked 12.00 seconds to win the 100m event, India's first medal in the ongoing Games. Peru's Casas Jose was second with a timing of 12.65 while Fajardo Pardo Teodicelo of Colombia took bronze with 12.72 seconds.
Later, the 32-year-old Indian clinched his second gold by clocking 53.35 seconds in the disabled men's 400m IT1 event. Colombia's Teodicelo (58.95) and Ranchin Mickael (1:00.31) took the silver and bronze, respectively.

Sourav Ganguly Becomes BCCI President

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly took charge as the BCCI president, easily the most high-profile name to head the world's richest cricket board that has been mired in administrative turmoil for the past three years.
The 47-year-old Ganguly was officially entrusted with the task of heading Indian cricket for the next nine months at the BCCI's General Body meeting, ending a controversial 33-month reign of the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA).
He succeeds C K Khanna, who was the interim head of the Board since 2017.

Praveen Kumar Becomes First Indian Man To Win Gold At Wushu World Championships

Praveen Kumar became the first Indian man to win a Wushu World Championships gold, beating Russel Diaz of Philippines in the 48kg category in Shanghai.
The Indian saw off his Filipino opponent 2-1 in the men's Sanda event of the 15th World Wushu Championships.
Praveen had earlier defeated Uzbekistan's Khasan Ikromov 2-0 in the semi-final to set up the summit clash with Diaz.
Among other Indians in the fray, Poonam (women's 75kg) and Sanathoi Devi (women's 52kg) secured silver medals while Vikrant Baliyan bagged the bronze in the men's 60kg category.
India finished third overall in the championship in event with a gold, two silvers and a bronze.
Wushu is a Chinese martial art which combines full-contact kickboxing, including close-range punches and kicks, with wrestling, takedowns, throws, sweeps and kicks catch.

Oct 23, 2019

India Beats South Africa By An Innings And 202 Runs To Sweep Series

South Africa was bowled out for 133 on the fourth day of the third Test, giving India victory by an innings and 202 runs at the JSCA Stadium.
The 3-0 series sweep strengthened India's position at the top of the ICC World Test Championship table, its points tally now up to 240.
Rohit Sharma was declared the player of the match and the series. It was nothing less than the Mumbai batsman deserved, after amassing 529 runs in four innings, with three hundreds, including a score of 212.

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