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SPORTS - July 2018

Jul 2018

Sep 30, 2019

World Athletics Championships: Christian Coleman Wins 100m Gold in 9.76 Seconds

Christian Coleman shrugged off the controversy of his build-up to the World Championships to win the 100m final in 9.76 seconds.
The pre-event favourite, who avoided a ban for three missed doping tests, finished well clear of defending champion and fellow American Justin Gatlin, who clocked 9.89 in Doha.
Canada's Andre de Grasse took bronze in 9.90.
Britain's European champion Zharnel Hughes was sixth in 10.03

Lewis Hamilton Wins Russian F1 Grand Prix

Hamilton should never have been in contention to win in Sochi, but for the bumbling Scuderia throwing away a certain one-two after Vettel broke down and Charles Leclerc dropped from first to third.
Lewis ¬Hamilton took advantage of a ¬Ferrari meltdown to win in Russia and edge closer to a sixth Formula One world title.
As the Briton celebrated his ninth victory of the year, moving 73 points clear in the standings with just 130 points remaining, Mattia Binotto, the Ferrari team principal, was attempting to manage a driver crisis following the fallout from a curious agreement struck.

DeAnna Price Becomes First American Woman to Win Hammer World Title

DeAnna Price became the first American woman to win the women's hammer competition in the World Athletics Championship.
She threw 77.54 m in her third attempt to win the gold medal while Poland's Joanna Fiodorow secured silver with 76.35 m throw.

Aryna Sabalenka Beats Alison Riske in WTA Wuhan Final

Aryna Sabalenka became the first player to claim back-to-back titles in Wuhan thanks to a 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 victory over American Alison Riske in the final.
The 21-year-old improved her record at the event to a perfect 12-0 and joins Petra Kvitova as the only two-time Wuhan Open tennis champions.
Both players have enjoyed their greatest success at Chinese tournaments, with Sabalenka lifting her first Premier-level trophy in Wuhan 12 months ago –- one of two titles she had previously won in China -– and Riske reaching six of her nine career finals in the country.
Sabalenka had the better start, racing to a 5-1 lead before Riske slow.

Yusuke Suzuki Grabs Race Walk Title, Olympic Spot at World Championships

Yusuke Suzuki captured Japan's first race walk world title and secured a spot at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after winning gold in the men's 50-km contest at the IAAF World Athletics Championships.
Suzuki, who set the national 50-km race walk record earlier this year, stayed ahead of the pack despite severe heat in the Qatari capital that saw many racewalkers drop out, including defending champion and world record holder Yohann Diniz of France.

Doha 2019 - Men's Long Jump Final

Tajay Gayle became the first Jamaican man to ever win a world title in a field event, upsetting favourite Juan Miguel Echevarria of Cuba to grab gold in the long jump at the world athletics championships with the biggest leap of the season.
The 23-year-old sped down the runway at high speed, leaping into the air to claim a distance of 8.69 metres on his fourth attempt, recording a personal best and beating his Cuban rival's 8.65m season best.
Jeff Henderson of the United States, the 2016 Olympic champion, finished second with a jump of 8.39m, his longest effort of the year.
Henderson said he was focused on defending his Olympic title at next year's Summer Games in Tokyo and that he saw the worlds as a stepping stone.

Kaushal Dharmamer Clinches Men's Singles Title at Maldives International Challenge

In badminton, Indian shuttler Kaushal Dharmamer clinched the men's singles title at the Maldives International Challenge with a straight-games win over Siril Verma in Male.
The 23-year-old from Mumbai, who won the Myanmar International Series earlier this month, registered a comfortable 21-13, 21-18 victory over his compatriot in a match that lasted 35 minutes.
In the women's doubles event, the duo of Ashwini Ponnappa and Sikki Reddy ended as runner-up after going down 10-21, 21-17, 12-21 in a hard fought battle to the Japanese pair of Sayak Hobara and Natsuki Soni.
Saipratheek Krishnaprasad and Ashwini Bhat went down 11-21, 15-21 to Thailand's Chaloempon Charoenkitamorn and Chasinee Korepap in the mixed doubles final.

Sep 28, 2019

India Lift SAFF U-18 C'ship Title for First Time

In football, India defeated Bangladesh by 2-1 in the final of SAFF Under-18 Championship 2019 to lift the title in Kathmandu.
From the beginning India played aggressively and Vikram Pratap Singh did not take much time to hand India a 1-0 lead.
India's Ninthoinganba Meetei was declared Most Valuable Player of the championship. This is India's maiden SAFF U-18 trophy. India remained runners up in 2015 and finished third in 2017. Host Nepal had lifted earlier two editions of the Championship but could not qualify for the semi-finals this time.

Parupalli Kashyap Storms into Semi-Finals of Korea Open

Indian shuttler Parupalli Kashyap progressed to the men's singles semi-finals of the Korea Open Badminton World Tour Super 500 Tournament with a straight-game win over former world no. 2 Denmark's Jan O Jorgensen in the quarterfinal match played in Incheon.
In a clinical display, the 33-year-old from Hyderabad, who is the lone Indian left in the fray, outsmarted Jorgensen 24-22, 21-8 in 37 minutes to make it to his second semi-final of the season.

Sarah Taylor: England Wicketkeeper Retires From International Duty

England's Sarah Taylor retired from international cricket because of her ongoing battle with anxiety.
Regarded as one of the world's best wicketkeepers, Taylor, 30, is also second on England women's list of run-scorers with 6,533 international runs.
Taylor, who took a previous break from the game in 2016, was a part of England's World Cup-winning teams of 2009 and 2017, scoring 396 runs in the latter tournament at an average of 49.50.
She played in three victorious Ashes series and was named as the best T20 player in the world three times by the International Cricket Council.
Nobody in the history of the women's game has effected more dismissals across all three formats than Taylor (232).

Sep 27, 2019

Vedaant Wins Silver Medal In International Swimming Championship

Actor R Madhavan's son Vedaant has brought laurels to his family by winning a silver medal in an international swimming championship.
The 14-year-old participated at the Asian Age Group Swimming Championship and bagged the medal for 4 X 100m freestyle relay.
This was Vedaant's first official medal representing India and his father couldn't be happier.
He took to Instagram to share the news with his fans and colleagues.

Sep 26, 2019

Sumariwalla Re-Elected As IAAF Council Member For Second Term

Athletics Federation of India (AFI) president Adille Sumariwalla is re-elected as the member of the IAAF Council for a second four-year term during the 52nd Congress of the sport's world governing body.
Sumariwalla received 121 votes to get elected as one of the 13 individual members of the IAAF Council.
The four vice-presidents will sit on the powerful IAAF Executive Board along with the president and three professional employees.
Britain's Sebastian Coe was re-elected unopposed as president of the IAAF for a second term. Sergei Bubka, Geoffrey Gardner, Nawaf Bin Mohammad Al Saud and Ximena Restrepo were elected as vice-presidents.

Pankaj Advani-Aditya Mehta Pair Wins World Team Snooker Title

The Indian duo of Pankaj Advani and Aditya Mehta has won the IBSF World Snooker Team title at Mandalay, Myanmar.
The Indian pair beat Thailand's team comprising C.Pongsakorn and D.Poramin 5-2 in the final.
This takes Advani's world title tally to a phenomenal 23 while Aditya claimed his maiden title.
Earlier in the day, the Advani-Mehta duo defeated the Thai pair of Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon and Kritsanut Lertsattayathor 4-1 in the semi-final.

Sep 25, 2019

Manipur clinch 25th Senior Women's National Football Championship

Defending champion Manipur have clinched the title of the 25th Senior Women's National Football Championship for the 20th time.
In the final at CHF Ground in Pasighat, Manipur defeated Railways 1-0 in a thrilling contest. The first half witnessed no goals from either side.
Bala Devi is the highest scorer in the tournament with 20 goals. Railways' Sanju was declared the Player of the tournament.
Arunachal Pradesh had hosted the tournament for the first time.

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