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SPORTS - July 2018

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Dec 05, 2018

Gautam Gambhir Announces Retirement

Former India opener Gautam Gambhir announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.
In a career that spanned 58 Tests, 147 ODIs and 37 T20 internationals for the Indian cricket team, Gambhir went on to win two global titles.
He was the top scorer for India in both the 2007 ICC WT20 final as well as the 2011 ICC World Cup final.
Gambhir is the only Indian and one of four international cricketers to have scored hundreds in five consecutive Test matches.
He was conferred the Arjuna Award, India's second highest sporting award, in the year 2008 by the President of India.
In 2009, he was the number one ranked batsman in ICC Test rankings. The same year, he was the recipient of the ICC Test Player of the Year award.

Dec 04, 2018

2018 Ballon d'Or

Real Madrid`s Croatia midfielder Luka Modric was named winner of the 2018 Ballon d'Or, breaking Cristiano Ronaldo`s and Lionel Messi's decade-long hold on the prestigious award.
Juventus forward and 2017 winner Ronaldo came second, while Atletico Madrid and France striker Antoine Griezmann came third.
Paris St Germain`s France forward Kylian Mbappe, who collected the Kopa Award for the best under-21 player, was fourth, with Barca forward Messi finishing fifth.

Hockey World Cup 2018

The match between France and Spain ended in a 1-1 draw.
The result keeps the hopes alive for both teams to make it to the crossover stage in a group headed by Argentina.
Olympic champions Argentina beat New Zealand 3-0 to inch closer towards a direct quarter-final spot at the men's hockey World Cup.

Dec 03, 2018

IAAF puts India in 'high doping risk' category

There has been a spate of doping cases in Indian athletics of late, and as per world athletics federation's (IAAF) new anti-doping rules, severe sanctions could be imposed on national federations for violations.
The IAAF, during its meeting earlier this month, updated its anti-doping rules. Nations have been classified into three groups as per their doping history and international success.
Due to high doping risk and low success at international level India have been clubbed in group B. Nations with high doping risk and high success level are in category A. Countries with low success at international level and low doping risk are in group C
There will be an annual review and any significant rise in doping will see federations put on category A.
As per the new rules, which will come into effect in January, sanctions will be imposed on federations for positive dope cases and participation in international events, World Championships and even Olympics, could be in jeopardy depending on the number of violations.
Since 2012, more than 100 Indian athletes, including some high profile names, have failed dope tests. If three or more athletes fail tests within a span of 12 months in international meets, Athletics Federation of India (AFI) will be at risk of facing sanctions.

Dec 02, 2018

Vinesh Phogat Grabs 57kg Title

Vinesh Phogat capped a highly successful season by grabbing the 57kg title while Sakshi Malik ended a terrible year by emerging champion in the 62kg category at the Senior National Championship.

Force India F1 Team Renamed

The new owners of the Force India F1 team, who saved the team from going into administration, have renamed it as Racing Point F1.
The publication of the entry list for next year's F1 calendar confirmed this development. This means that Force India will not be part of the starting grid for the coming season, a first in 11 years.
Force India, which was the only F1 team named after a country, was given this name in 2008 after Vijay Mallya and his Dutch partner Michel Mol bought Spyker F1 team.

Dec 01, 2018

Bajrang, Vinesh and Pooja Get Grade A Contracts

Star wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat were included in the top Rs. 30 lakh Grade A along with Pooja Dhanda as the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) rolled out its revolutionary contracts system for the grapplers.
Bajrang and Vinesh, who won the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games gold medals this year, will be kept in the top grade.
Pooja had become only the fourth Indian woman to win a medal at the World Championship recently.
Two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar and Rio Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik, who are struggling with form could not make the top Grade.
They will figure in the Grade B, which will offer a financial support of Rs. 20 lakh for one year.

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