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SPORTS - August 2018

Aug 2018

Jan 09, 2024

Klaasen Announces Retirement from Test Cricket

South Africa batter Heinrich Klaasen announced his retirement from Test cricket with immediate effect but confirmed that he will be available for the Proteas in the white-ball formats.
Klaasen, a prolific performer for South Africa in the limited-overs format, played four Tests over his career. He debuted against India in Ranchi in 2019, and last featured against West Indies in 2023. The 'keeper-batter scored 104 runs at an average of 13 from his four games. His highest score was 35 against Australia in Sydney.

Varun, Esha Seal Paris Olympics Berth in Shooting

Young Indian shooters Varun Tomar and Esha Singh secured two Olympic quota places for the country with gold medals in the men's and women's 10m Air Pistol events of the Asian Qualifiers in Jakarta.
The duo's qualification took the total number of Indian shooters bound for Paris to 15, equalling the highest-ever tally that was achieved in the Tokyo Games.

Jan 08, 2024

Coco Begins Year with Title

Coco Gauff battled past Elina Svitolina 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3 in the Auckland Classic final and retained her title.
The Auckland top seed continued to build momentum in the new season by winning the tune-up for the Australian Open, losing only one set after a thorough test in the final by twice Melbourne Park quarterfinalist Svitolina.
Coco Gauff is an American professional tennis player. She has won seven WTA Tour singles titles.

Jan 06, 2024

IOA Appoints Raghuram Iyer as Chief Executive Officer

The Indian Olympic Association appointed Raghuram Iyer as the Chief Executive Officer.
The lack of a CEO was an issue which was flagged even by International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief Thomas Bach when had visited Mumbai for the IOC Session.
Iyer's wealth of experience and proven track record in sports management and administration makes him an ideal candidate to lead the IOA in its mission to promote and develop Olympic sports in India.
Iyer had earlier served as CEO of IPL sides Rajasthan Royals and Rising Pune Supergiants.

Jan 04, 2024

Oman to Host FIH Hockey5s World Cup Qualifiers

Oman is set to unveil its latest sports marvel, a cutting-edge complex designed to host the FIH Hockey5s World Cup qualifiers. This grand facility is a testament to Oman's commitment to fostering excellence in the world of sports, particularly in the realm of hockey. Scheduled just ahead of the Summer 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
Eights International teams will compete in matches, which will be held from January 15 to 21, 2024. The teams will compete to book three tickets for the upcoming Olympics.

Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan Join ISPl as Owners of Kolkata Team

After Amitabh Bachchan and Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor Khan and her husband Saif Ali Khan became team owners in the Indian Street Premier League (ISPL).
Earlier, Amitabh became the owner of Mumbai team in the first edition of the ISPL. Bollywood's 'Khiladi' Akshay owns the Srinagar team in the league.
Kareena and Saif announced that they became owners of the Kolkata team in the ISPL.
The ISPL is India's first tennis ball T10 cricket tournament that will be played inside a stadium. It will feature 19 matches, with a line-up of six teams – Hyderabad, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata, and Srinagar.

Jan 03, 2024

Bajrang Punia, Antim Panghal out of Zagreb Open

India will go unrepresented in five categories at the upcoming Zagreb Open in Croatia from January 10 to 14 as Bajrang Punia, Antim Panghal and three others didn't give consent for their selection to the ad hoc panel that announced a 13-member team.
World Championships bronze medallist Panghal made herself unavailable as she wants to attend the national sports awards ceremony where she will be conferred with the Arjuna Award.
Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang said that he has not yet started mat training and had undergone a thumb surgery.

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