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Jun 12, 2019

Ashwin Begins a New Spell

The Ashwin Foundation was launched by India all-rounder R. Ashwin.
Prizes and awards were given away to deserving young cricketers from GenNext Cricket Institute to mark the occasion.
The Ashwin Foundation will partner with GenNext, launched in 2012 by his father N. Ravichandran, to unearth young talent in the state, particularly from the poorer sections of the society.
GenNext began with a handful of young cricketers. Now it has around 300 boys across five centres in Chennai and 300 more aspirants in Dubai.
The Ashwin Foundation will be chaired by his wife Prithi Ashwin.

Another Game Abandoned

Sri Lanka's World Cup match against Bangladesh was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain.
The umpires' decision left tournament organisers with the unwanted record for the most number of abandoned games at a World Cup, surpassing the two each at the 1992 tournament in Australia and New Zealand and the 2003 edition in southern Africa.
It was the second successive World Cup match at Bristol that had fallen victim to bad weather, with Sri Lanka's group game against.
Only one of three World Cup matches scheduled to take place in Bristol produced any play.

Highest-paid Athlete in Forbes 2019 List

The top 100 athletes in the 2019 list are from 10 sports across 25 countries. The list is headed by Barcelona and Argentina football superstar Lionel Messi who has dethroned retired boxer Floyd Mayweather as the sports world's highest earner.
His total earnings are USD 127 million via salary and endorsement deals.
Messi is ahead of long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo, who is second on the list with earnings of USD 109 million.
India cricket team captain Virat Kohli has once again become the sole Indian in the Forbes 2019 list of world's highest-paid athletes

Indians One Win away from Olympic Berths

Indian men's recurve team stormed into the pre-quarterfinals of the World Archery Championships with a commanding victory over Norway and is now just one win away from securing an Olympic quota.
The trio of Tarundeep Rai, Pravin Jadhav and Atanu Das will next face Canada's Eric Peters, Crispin Duenas and Brian Maxwell in a bid to secure the three-athlete quotas for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

Jun 11, 2019

Senior National Squash Championship

The 76th Senior National Squash Championship kicked off in Pune at four different venues, for both men's and women's events, till June 16.
The competition is organised by the Maharashtra Squash Racket Association under the aegis of the Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI).
It has also been granted the 'SRFI 7 Star' championship status, and would be governed and played under the Squash Rackets Federation of India national circuit and ranking guidelines.
The event carry's valuable ranking points and a total prize money purse of Rs. 12 lakh.

Yuvraj Singh Retires from International Cricket

Legendary all-rounder Yuvraj Singh retired from international cricket, bringing down the curtains on an illustrious career that not only saw him winning some of the biggest trophies including the Cricket World Cup but also defeating the dreaded cancer.
The 2011 World Cup hero said that he decided to move on while announcing his retirement at a press conference.
Yuvraj Singh last played a Test in 2012 and One Day International (ODI) and T20 in 2017.

Jun 10, 2019

World Cup 2019

India defeated Australia by 36 runs to win their second match in World Cup 2019 at The Oval.
After Shikhar Dhawan (117) and Virat Kohli (82) led a power-packed batting performance, India's bowlers produced an exceptional show against the defending champions.
This was only the 4th time India defeated Australia in a World Cup. Australia has won 8 times against India.

Indian Team Claims Silver

India's Vivaan Kapoor and Manisha Keer clinched the mixed trap silver, behind Italy-A, in the 11th International Junior Shotgun Cup. Vishwa Kundu and Kirti Gupta finished fourth.
After qualifying for the final in the second place with 93 out of 100, the Indian duo was beaten 45-39 for the gold by Lorenzo Ferrari and Sofia Littame.

Jun 09, 2019

Rafael Nadal Beats Dominic Thiem

Defying the years and one of the most fierce onslaughts he has ever faced at Roland Garros, Rafael Nadal won his 12th French Open crown, leaving Dominic Thiem crushed and a packed Parisian stadium shaking their heads in wonder.
The first set had been one for the ages, the second ran it close, but after three hours and one minute all that mattered was that Nadal was once again in familiar pose, flat on his back on the clay, a winner to clinch his 18th Grand Slam triumph in total.

Barty Defeats Vondrousova

Ashleigh Barty ended Australia's 46-year wait for a French Open singles title defeating Czech teenager Marketa Vondrousova in a one-sided women's final.
She will be best-ranked Australian woman since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1976.
The 19-year-old Vondrousova saw her bid to become the first teenage Grand Slam champion since Maria Sharapova won the 2006 US Open come to a tame end, as the world No. 38 made 22 unforced errors, against a mere 10 winners.

Jun 08, 2019

Nadal Defeats Federer

Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer in the semi-finals of the French Open and as a result of this win, the Spaniard has entered the finals, keeping the hopes alive for his 12th Roland Garros title.
It was Nadal`s 14th win in 16 clay-court matches against Federer.

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

The 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup is the eighth edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship contested by the women's national teams of the member associations of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) between 7 June and 7 July 2019.
In March 2015, France won the right to host the event; the first time the country is hosting the tournament, and the third time by a European nation.
Matches are planned for nine cities across France. The United States enters the competition as defending champions.
There are 24 teams participating in the tournament.

Physical Disability Cricket World Series

All-rounder Vikrant Keni was named captain of the first-ever India team for a six-nation T20 Physical Disability Cricket World Series, to be played in England from August 5-15, 2019.
The event is hosted by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), featuring host England, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe as the other participants.
The BCCI will send the 16-member squad, selected by the Al India Cricket Association for Physically Challenged as the official national squad for the T20 tournament.
The Indian team is named Wadekar Warriors, in honour of the late Ajit Wadekar, noted India skipper and founder of AICAPC.

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