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Feb 25, 2019

Mayank Markande Makes Debut

Mayank Markande made his debut for the Indian cricket team as he was handed the cap by the team seniors ahead of the first T20I encounter against Australia in Visakhapatnam.
With Kuldeep Yadav not playing in the series, Markande became the latest wrist spinner to make his way into the side.

President of Wrestling Federation of India

Brijbhushan Sharan Singh was elected unopposed as president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) for a third time. All office-bearers were elected unopposed and will serve a three-year term.
List of office-bearers:
President: Brijbhushan Sharan Singh; senior vice-president: I. D. Nanavati; secretary-general: V. N. Prasood; treasurer: Satyapal Singh Deshwal; vice-presidents: Asit Kumar Saha, Hamza Bin Omer, N. Phoni, N. Khalo, R. K. Hooda, Bhola Nath Singh, Karan Bhushan Singh, B. S. Langde.

ATP Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship

Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Purav Raja won two rounds to qualify for the doubles main draw of the $2,887,895 ATP Dubai Duty Free tennis championship in the UAE.
Leander Paes and Benoit Paire of France have got a wild card entry and will play Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan.
In singles, Ramkumar Ramanathan, who got a wild card, will play Roberto Bautista Agut.

Feb 24, 2019

Ex-Asian Champ Denied Visa

Pakistan's Hamza Akbar, the 2015 Asian snooker champion, has been denied a visa for the Indian Open world-ranking snooker tournament and will now be forced to miss the event.
The Government had refused visas to two Pakistani shooters for the ongoing ISSF World Cup in New Delhi and clearly the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is very upset about it.
But, despite the IOC writing to the Indian Olympic Association that all future tournaments in the country would be put on hold unless the host gave a written guarantee that there would be no discrimination against participants, the BSFI sees no threat to the Kochi tournament.

Tajinder Books Asian Championships Spot

Shot Putter Tajinder Pal Singh Toor took his first step back into international competition since the Asian Games gold with a 20.13 m throw in the first leg of the Indian Grand Prix.
It was not only enough to win gold in the season-opening event but also helped him book a spot in the Asian Championships in April.
Five of his six throws were better than the qualifying mark, set at 19.50 m.

Hazratullah Zazai Enters Record Books

Hazratullah Zazai entered the record books during the second Twenty20 International (T20I) at Dehradun against Ireland, smashing a world-record 162 not out off 62 balls to ensure Afghanistan clinched the three-match series 2-0.
Zazai's blistering knock included 11 fours and 16 sixes. Afghanistan scored 278/3, a world record total in the game's shortest format that eventually saw them win the match by 84 runs.

Historic Win for Sri Lanka

Oshada Fernando and Kusal Mendis propelled Sri Lanka to an eight-wicket win over South Africa on the third day of the second Test at St. George's Park, clinching a historic 2-0 series triumph.
Sri Lanka became the first team from Asia to win a Test series in South Africa.

Indian Grand Prix

The Indian athletics 2019 season started with the first leg of the Indian Grand Prix. But, with many of the big names still training abroad, the competition will be more of a chance for the rest to impress with their performances in the Olympic qualifying year.
The stars are expected to return in time for the final two legs of the IGP or the Federation Cup next month, which is a selection event for the Asian championships.

Feb 23, 2019

Neeraj and Renne Win

Neeraj Yashpaul and Renne Singla won the men's and women's titles in the Rs. 50,000 AITA ranking tennis tournament.
Neeraj outplayed Ritik Rana in the men's final, while Renne outplayed Avika Sagwal in the women's final.

Shrikrishna Gets Wild Card

S. Shrikrishna, the youngest player (at 18 years) to pick up the men's National billiards crown, recently in Indore, has been given a wild card for the Indian Open snooker to be held in Kochi from February 27.
He will be locking horns with some of the world's best, in what will be his second consecutive appearance in the event.

Raninder Singh Thanks IOC

The president of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), Raninder Singh, thanked the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF), and a host of others for saving 14 of the 16 Olympic quota places in the shooting World Cup which gets underway at the Dr. Karni Singh Range.

Feb 22, 2019

IOC Debars India from Hosting Events

The International Olympic Committee have suspended all Indian applications to host future events and urged international sports federations not to stage competitions in the country after two Pakistanis were denied visas to compete in New Delhi.
The IOC said that the refusal of visas for competitors went against the principles of the Olympic charter relating to discrimination and political interference from the host country.
Since becoming aware of the issue, and in spite of intense last-minute efforts and discussions with the Indian government authorities, no solution had been found to allow the Pakistani delegation to enter India in time to compete.
As a result, the IOC Executive Board also decided to suspend all discussions with the Indian NOC and government regarding the potential applications for hosting future sports and Olympic-related events in India.
The Indian Olympic Association last year laid out an ambitious roadmap to host the Youth Olympics in 2026, the Asian Games in 2030 and the Summer Olympics for the first time in 2032.

Feb 21, 2019

2021 Tour de France to Kick off in Denmark

The 2021 Tour de France will start in Denmark with an opening stage in Copenhagen.
Cycling's most iconic race will open with a team trial around the Danish capital.
Two other stages are scheduled to be held in Denmark, a coastal ride between Roskilde and Nyborg, followed by a stage between Vejle and Sonderborg.
The 2019 Tour, in July, starts in Brussels to celebrate the 50th anniversary of famed Belgian rider Eddy Merckx's first victory.
The first time the Tour went overseas was in 1954, to Amsterdam. Denmark becomes the 10th country to host the 'Grand depart' after the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Germany, Britain, Spain, Ireland and Monaco.

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