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Jan 16, 2019

India Wins Second One-Day International

Virat Kohli made 104 and Mahendra Singh Dhoni an unbeaten 55 from 54 balls as captains past and present guided India to a six-wicket win over Australia in the second One-Day International, levelling the three-match series at 1-1.
Kohli posted his 39th ODI century, his 24th in a second innings and his sixth against Australia, to lead a perfectly measured run chase which saw India surpass Australia's total of 298-9 with four balls to spare.

Ali Qamar Named Women's Coach

Mohammed Ali Qamar, the man who won India's first Commonwealth Games gold medal in boxing, has taken over as chief coach for the country's women pugilists, becoming the youngest ever to get the top job.
Ali Qamar, who turns 38 in a couple of months' time, was appointed to the position, replacing veteran Shiv Singh. Ali Qamar has been an assistant coach in the national camp for more than a year.
In addition, the Arjuna awardee has helmed the Railways Sports Promotion Board's women's team for three years.

Second Youngest Grand Master in the World

Tamil Nadu lad D Gukesh became the second youngest Grand Master in the world and the youngest Indian to achieve the feat at 12 years, 7 months, and 17 days erasing the mark set by his state-mate R Praggnanandhaa. Gukesh became India's 59th Grand Master.
Ukraine's Sergey Karjakin remains the youngest ever GM, having achieved the feat at 12 years, and seven months in 2002.

Jan 15, 2019

Srikanth Signs Deal with Li Ning

Badminton player Kidambi Srikanth has signed a multi-year deal with Asia's premium sports brand, Li Ning.
The deal, which is valued at Rs 35 crore for a period of four years, will comprise sponsorship and equipment supply.
Srikanth is only male world No.1 badminton player and also the only Indian player to have won six Super Series badminton events.
Li Ning Co. Ltd retails sporting goods, including footwear, apparel, equipment and accessories for professional and leisure purposes, primarily under the LI-NING brand.
In India, the brand is retailed by Sunlight Sports Pte Ltd, which is a multinational exclusive partner of Li Ning in South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
Srikanth is managed by sports marketing firm Baseline Ventures, which was instrumental in getting the tie-up in place.

Jan 13, 2019

Sandgren downs Norrie to claim first ATP title

American Tennys Sandgren brushed aside Britain's Cameron Norrie 6-4 6-2 to win his first ATP title at the ASB Classic in Auckland.
American Sofia Kenin secured her second trophy in two weeks after an easy 6-3, 6-0 win over Anna Karolina Schmiedlova of Slovakia at the WTA Hobart International.

De Minaur, Kvitova win

Australian teenager Alex de Minaur claimed his first career title in style when he wore down Italian veteran Andreas Seppi 7-5 7-6(5) to win the Sydney International after his second match in five hours.
Seppi hit 27 winners to De Minaur's 21, but the youngster made eight fewer unforced errors and won 20 points at the net to help seal the victory.
Petra Kvitova outlasted Ashleigh Barty in a final-set tiebreak to win the title for the second time.
The Czech 2015 champion and fifth seed fought back from dropping the opening set and an early break in the final set to beat the top-ranked Aussie 1-6 7-5 7-6 (7/3) in two hours 19 minutes.

Shankar to Replace Pandya

All-rounder Vijay Shankar and batsman Shubman Gill will replace the suspended KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya in India's limited overs team.
Rahul and Pandya were suspended pending an investigation into comments they made about women on a TV show, which have been condemned as sexist and inappropriate.

Jan 12, 2019

Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri Receives SCG Membership

India skipper Virat Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri received the honorary life membership of the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) for their contribution to cricket.
Apart from Kohli and Shastri, the only other international cricketers to be granted the honorary membership of the SCG are Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara.

BCCI Suspends Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul

Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul were suspended by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and ordered home from Australia pending an inquiry for sexist and inappropriate comments made on a TV chat show.
The glare has been mainly on Pandya for boasting about success with multiple women in the show hosted by director-producer, Karan Johar.
The Committee of Administrators had issued a show-cause, and initiated the inquiry after the players tendered their apology.
The CoA in accordance with the BCCI has decided to suspend Pandya and Rahul from playing any form of cricket after their comments on a TV show.
The duo will now return to India and an inquiry and proceedings will be made against them for misconduct and indiscipline that have been initiated.

AFC Asian Cup

United Arab Emirates recorded a 2-0 win in the AFC Asian Cup. UAE moved top of the table in Group A with four points from two matches, while second-placed India still remained in the hunt for a knockout berth with three points from two outings.

Jan 11, 2019

Ranji Trophy

Bihar's left-arm spinner Ashutosh Aman rewrote history by becoming the highest wicket-taker in a single season in Ranji Trophy.
Aman grabbed 68 wickets in 14 innings at an average of 6.48 to surpass the record of 64 wickets set by legendary tweaker Bishan Singh Bedi 44 years ago in 1974-75.

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