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SPORTS - August 2018

Aug 2018

Mar 25, 2024

India to Bid for 2025 Asian Beach Games

India is likely to bid for the Asian Beach Games to be held in 2025. A delegation of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), headed by interim president Raja Randhir Singh, met Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha.
As per Usha, the likely venue will be Goa. "We will speak first with the Goa Chief Minister (Pramod Sawant) and then take it up from there," Usha said.
For the bid to be officially lodged, the IOA needs a supporting letter from the state government as well as the central government, and Usha seems confident.
The Asian Beach Games could be the first multi-sport event hosted by India after the infamous 2010 Commonwealth Games, which were marred by corruption cases.

Smriti, Richa Only Indians Picked in Hundred Draft

Women's Premier League-winning captain Smriti Mandhana and wicketkeeper batter Richa Ghosh were the only Indian players who found takers during the Hundred Draft in London. Mandhana, who led the Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a WPL title, was drafted in by Southern Brave Women's while her teammate Richa found a new home at Birmingham Phoenix Women's. The left-handed Mandhana had a good run in the WPL, scoring 300 runs from 10 matches with two fifties, while Richa, who often did the role of a finisher, made 257 runs from 10 matches with two half-centuries and a strike-rate of 142.

Mar 24, 2024

Commonwealth Games Can't Find a Host as Malaysia Rejects Offer

Malaysia rejected an offer to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games due to uncertainty over costs and insufficient funding offered, its government said, in a major setback for the quadrennial multi-sport event.
Malaysia was asked to step in after the Australian state of Victoria withdrew as host, citing ballooning costs, with the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) offering £100 million in supporting funds.
Malaysia ruling itself out raises the possibility that the Games may not take place for the first time since being cancelled due to the Second World War.

MGM Sports School, Ravi Shastri's Cricket Academy Come Together To Train Aspirants

The MGM School of Sports signed an MoU with Coaching Beyond, one of India's premier cricket coaching institutions, founded by Ravi Shastri, B. Arun and R. Sridhar, former Team India coaches. Coaching Beyond will be the knowledge & technical partner for this venture of MGM School of Sports to facilitate and execute high quality coaching programs with the aim to bring the world's best practices to the heart of Odisha.

Mar 23, 2024

Paris 2024 Olympics: Mary Kom Handed Key Post by IOA; Sharath Kamal Named Flagbearer

Veteran table tennis star Sharath Kamal was named as India's flagbearer for the upcoming Paris Olympics 2024 by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA).
Meanwhile, Olympic bronze medallist MC Mary Kom was named as India's Chef de Mission for Paris 2024 while Winter Olympian Shiva Keshavan was appointed as the Deputy Chef de Mission for Paris 2024.
At the Paris Olympics, India is hoping to overhaul their record tally of seven medals which they achieved at the deferred Tokyo Olympics last time around.

Nayana James Shines at Indian Open Jumps Competition

In the women's long jump event at the 3rd Indian Open Jumps Competition in Bengaluru, Karnataka Nayana James from Kerala recorded a personal best mark of 6.67 m to secure the gold medal.
Nayana's distance was 16 cm off Anju Bobby George's National record and 19 cm behind the Paris mark.
Nayana left the fancied Shaili Singh trailing, who could only manage 6.40 m.

Mar 22, 2024

WTT Feeder Series: Sathiyan Gnanasekaran Claims Historic Crown in Beirut

Sathiyan Gnanasekaran became the first-ever Indian paddler to lift a men's singles trophy at a WTT Feeder Series event, beating compatriot Manav Vikash Thakkar 3-1 (6-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-4) in the summit clash of the WTT Feeder in the Lebanese capital Beirut.
Seeded at No.11 for the event, Gnanasekaran enjoyed a rewarding path to the final, taking down No.5 seed Harmeet Desai (15-13, 6-11, 11-8, 13-11) and top seed Chuang Chih-Yuan (11-8, 11-13, 11-8, 11-9) en route to title triumph.
It was the first time two Indian players contested for the men's singles final in the WTT Feeder event.

Ruturaj Gaikwad New Skipper of CSK

M.S. Dhoni stepped down as captain of the Chennai Super Kings. Ruturaj Gaikwad was named captain of the team in IPL 2024. Gaikwad has been part of the franchise since 2019 and has played 52 matches. The Maharashtra batter was the Orange Cap winner in 2021, when CSK won its fourth title. Gaikwad has 1797 runs from 52 matches at an average of 39.06 and a strike rate of 135.52.
Dhoni has captained Super Kings since the IPL began in 2008 - except the two years when the franchise was suspended in the wake of the 2013 spot-fixing case - but handed over the reins to Ravindra Jadeja at the start of the 2022 season. However, Dhoni returned as skipper after eight matches.

My11Circle Becomes Official Fantasy Sports Partner of IPL

A new player disrupted the stronghold of Dream11 as the king of fantasy sports in India, and the biggest move depicting that disruption is My11Circle signing a five-year deal with the Indian Premier League (IPL) as their official new fantasy sports partner.
The deal was made official by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Indian Premier League Governing Council (IPL GC).
The five-year period begins from the IPL 2024 season. The parent company of My11Circle, Games24x7, claims to be India's most innovative and user-centric online skill gaming company.
Famous cricket stars such as former India captain and BCCI President Sourav Ganguly, Gujarat Titans skipper Shubman Gill, Punjab Kings' Arshdeep Singh, RCB's Mohammed Siraj, and new CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad are among some of the brand ambassadors of My11Circle.

Mar 21, 2024

Haryana Enter Semi-finals of Women's Hockey Nationals

Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Jharkhand qualified for the semi-finals of the senior women's hockey National Championship at the Major Dhyanchand Hockey Stadium Pimpri, Pune. Deepika struck a brace to hand favourites Haryana a 4-1 win over Odisha. Indian internationals Neha Goyal and Navneet Kaur also got goals for Haryana. In the other quarter-finals of the day, Madhya Pradesh beat Bengal 4-3 in a shootout after both teams were locked 1-1, while Jharkhand edged past Mizoram 2-1.

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