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SPORTS - August 2018

Aug 2018

Jul 05, 2024

400 m Runner Deepanshi Fails Dope Test, Suspended by NADA

NADA suspended India's top woman 400 m runner Deepanshi for flunking her dope test during the recent National Inter-State Championships, where she won a silver medal.
Deepanshi had clocked a personal best time of 52.01 seconds and had finished second behind Kiran Pahal (50.92) in the women's 400 m final in Panchkula.

Jul 04, 2024

Hardik Pandya First India Player to be Ranked No.1 in ICC Allrounders List

After his consistent performances, Hardik Pandya became the first Indian player to become No.1 in the ICC men's T20I allrounder rankings. He is now tied with Sri Lanka skipper Wanindu Hasaranga.
Pandya played a pivotal part in India's T20 World Cup triumph when he picked up the wickets of Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller in the final. He finished the tournament with 144 runs at a batting strike-rate of over 150 and 11 wickets.

India Finishes on Top at U23 Asian Wrestling Championship in Jordan

In wrestling, India finished on top at the Under 23 Asian Wrestling Championship 2024, in Amman, Jordan. The young Indian grapplers clinched a total of eight medals in freestyle wrestling, including four gold, two silver and two bronze medals.
Abhimanyu in the 70 kg category, Jointy Kumar in 92 kg, Sahil Jaglan in 97 kg and Anirudh Kumar in the 125 kg category bagged the gold medals. Rohit in 65 kg and Jaideep at 74 Kg contributed with silver medals, while bronze medals were secured by Shubham in 57 kg and Amit in 79 kg. This is an all-time performance by the Indian contingent at the prestigious event. Kazakhstan took second place while Kyrgyzstan won third.

Jul 03, 2024

Viswanathan Anand Wins 10th Leon Masters Chess Championship

Viswanathan Anand, the former world chess champion from India, achieved a remarkable feat. He won the Leon Masters chess championship for the 10th time, defeating Jaime Santos Latasa of Spain in the final with a score of 3-1. This victory adds another jewel to Anand's crown of achievements in the world of chess.
The Leon Masters is a prestigious chess tournament held in Leon, Spain. It features four top players competing against each other. In 2024, the participants were: Viswanathan Anand (India), Arjun Erigaisi (India), Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) and Jaime Santos Latasa (Spain).
Anand's previous victories came in: 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2016, and now 2024.

India's Jyothi Yarraji Wins Gold in Women's 100m Hurdles at National Inter State Senior Athletics...

India's Jyothi Yarraji won the gold medal in the women's 100m hurdles at the National Inter State Senior Athletics Championships in Panchkula, Haryana. Jyothi won with a timing of 13.06 seconds.
While in men's 110m hurdles, Tejas Shirse won the gold medal with a timing of 13.54 seconds. Both Jyothi and Tejas are most likely to qualify for Paris Olympics via World rankings.

Jul 02, 2024

Dinesh Karthik Named RCB Men's Team Batting Coach and Mentor

A month after announcing his retirement from all form of cricket, former India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik joined Royal Challengers Bengaluru as batting coach and mentor.
The wicketkeeper-batter made 257 appearances in IPL, scoring 4,842 runs at an average of 26.32. Karthik played for Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians, Delhi Daredevils, and Kings XI Punjab apart from RCB.

India Overcome Resilient South Africa and Win One-off Women's Test by 10 Wickets

India were made to wait a tad longer for the winning moment by centurion Laura Wolvaardt, but they eventually went past the line convincingly by 10 wickets on the fourth and final day of the one-off women's Test against South Africa in Chennai.
India were required to chase a modest 37 after bowling out South Africa for 373 in their second innings and the hosts accomplished the task in 9.2 overs without losing a wicket. India had declared their first innings closed at 603 for six.
The opening duo of Shubha Satheesh (13 not out) and Shafali Verma (24 not out) steered their side home comfortably.
This is India's second 10-wicket triumph in Tests after a scoring a similar win over the Proteas at Paarl in 2002.

Jul 01, 2024

Rohit Sharma Joins Kohli in T20I Retirement After World Cup Triumph

On a day that will be etched in the annals of Indian cricket history, the jubilation of winning the T20 World Cup was accompanied by not one, but two shocking retirement announcements. Following Virat Kohli's decision to step away from T20 internationals, Indian captain Rohit Sharma revealed that he too had played his final match in the format.
Sharma's Surprising Announcement
In the aftermath of India's thrilling victory over South Africa in the T20 World Cup final, Rohit Sharma confirmed that he had donned the blue jersey for the last time in T20 internationals. The announcement sent ripples through the cricketing world, marking the end of an era for Indian T20 cricket.

Football: Spain Defeats Georgia By 4-1 in Euro Cup 2024

In Football, Spain defeated Georgia by 4-1 in Euro Cup 2024, last night. Spain's Robin Le Normand's own goal gave a surprise lead to Georgia but Rodri scored an equaliser in the 39th minute, followed by Fabian Ruiz, Nico Williams and Dani Olmo's goals in the second half. The dominant performance of Spain over Euro Cup debutant Georgia secured them a place in the quarter-finals against Germany.
In another pre-quarterfinals, England beat Slovakia 2-1 at the Veltins Arena in Germany, last night. England's Jude Bellingham's stunning overhead kick in the final moments of the match levelled the score with Slovakia and took the game to extra time. Harry Kane's strike sealed the win in the first minute of extra time. In the quarter-finals, England will face Switzerland.

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