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Jul 28, 2023

Sports Ministry Accords Recognition to Handball Association of India

The Union Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports granted official recognition to the Handball Association of India (HAI) as the National Sports Federation (NSF) responsible for promoting and regulating the sport within the country with immediate effect.
Handball Association of India was formed on June 15, 1972 by Jagat Singh Lohan. His contributions during the Munich Olympics played a crucial role in laying its foundation.
HAI serves as the governing body for handball in India and has been a member of the Asian Handball Federation (AHF) and the International Handball Federation (IHF) since 1974. Additionally, it is also a member of the Commonwealth Handball Association and the South Asian Handball Federation.

Aditya Samant Becomes India's 83rd Chess Grandmaster

Aditya Samant became India's 83rd Grandmaster after earning his third GM norm at the Master Tournament (MTO) in the Biel International Chess Festival in Switzerland.
The Maharashtra player had earned his first norm to become a grandmaster at the Abu Dhabi Masters in August 2022.
His second norm was achieved in December 2022 at the 3rd El Llobregat Open.
According to Chessbase India, Aditya has already crossed 2500 in the live ratings, to achieve his third norm, he just needed to play his 9th round game against Aryan Chopra.
Aditya is the third Indian to achieve their final GM norm at the Biel Chess tournament. In 2021, Harshit Raja had earned his 3rd GM norm in Biel, while Pranav Anand had done the same in Biel in 2022.

Jul 27, 2023

Malaysia Pacer Syazrul Idrus Takes 7-8, Records Best Figures in Men's T20Is

It was a historic day for Malaysia cricket as their fast bowler Syazrul Idrus achieved the best bowling figures in the history of men's T20 International cricket. The right-arm pacer took seven wickets, conceding only eight runs, against China in an ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 Asia Regional Qualifier B tournament match at the Bayuemas Oval in his home country.
Idrus broke the record of Nigeria's Peter Aho who had recorded 6/5 against Sierra Leone in 2021. In the fifth T20I of the six-match series at Lagos, Nigeria scored 90 and bowled out the opposition Sierra Leone for just 71 to win the match by 19 runs.

Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard Wins 110th Edition of the Tour de France

Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard of the Jumbo-Visma, Dutch professional bicycle racing team, won the 110th edition of the Tour de France for a second straight year on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, France. The Tour de France (Tour of France) is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France.
Vingegaard crossed the finish line after the 21-day race 7min 29sec ahead of Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, the champion in 2020 and 2021.
Vingegaard's winning margin (7 minutes and 29 seconds) was the largest since 2014.
The tour covers 3,405 kilometres with eight mountain stages across five mountain ranges. Vingegaard seized control of the race over two stages in the Alps.

Jul 26, 2023

Harmanpreet Kaur Gets Two Games Ban after Dhaka Outburst

The International Cricket Council (ICC) handed a two-match suspension to Indian women's team skipper Harmanpreet Kaur for her behaviour during the third ODI of their three-match series against Bangladesh. Harmanpreet was penalised for her outburst in Dhaka when she shattered the stumps after being adjudged leg-before and publicly criticised the match officials.
The suspension could see Harmanpreet miss two crucial games of India's campaign at the Asian Games in September-October in Hangzhou, China.
She was given out lbw off a Nahida Akter delivery while trying to sweep but claimed that she got a bottom edge and in a fit of rage shattered the stumps before walking back to the pavilion.

Jul 25, 2023

Karman Clinches Her Second W60 ITF Title

India's Karman Kaur Thandi clinched her second W60 ITF title of her career after winning at the Evansville Open in USA.
Karman overcame a strong challenge from Yuliia Starodubtseva of Ukraine before winning 7-5 4-6 6-1 to secure her second singles crown at an ITF women's world tour $60,000 tournament on Sunday. With this win, Karman becomes the only Indian woman after Sania Mirza to win a pro title in the USA.
Karman had won her maiden W60 ITF title in Saguenay in 2022. Overall, this was her fourth career title.

Junior Shooting Worlds: Kamaljeet Bags Two Gold

Kamaljeet helped India pick up two more gold medals on the final day of ISSF Junior World Championship in Changwon, South Korea, as he won both the men's 50m pistol individual and team.
India thus, finished second behind China with 17 medals, six gold, six silver and five bronze. China won 28 medals.

Jul 24, 2023

Sumit Nagal Wins Tampere Open

Sumit Nagal beat Dalibor Svrcina of the Czech Republic in straight sets to clinch the Tampere Open title in Tampere, Finland.
Nagal beat Svrcina 6-4 7-5 and emerged victorious.
It was the second Challenger title of the season after the one in Rome, and the fourth Challenger title of his career for Sumit.
The champion collected 75 ATP points and $9,880. The points are expected to catapult Sumit back into the top-200 rankings and help him get into the US Open qualifying event. Sumit had enjoyed a career best rank of 122 in 2020.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty win Korea Open

India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty clinched the men's doubles title at the Korea Open with a gritty three-game win over top ranked Fajar Alfian and Muhamad Rian Ardianto of Indonesia in the final. Playing their fourth final of the year, the world No. 3 Indians rallied their way to a 17-21 21-13 21-14 win over the two-time world championships bronze medallists Alfian and Ardianto in a thrilling summit clash of the Super 500 badminton tournament.

Tamil Nadu Unveils 'Bomman', the Mascot for Asian Champions Trophy

Tamil Nadu Youth Welfare and Sports Development Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin launched the trophy and the 'Bomman' mascot for the prestigious Asian Champions Trophy 2023 hockey tournament to be held in Chennai from August 3 to 12.
On the occasion, the minister also launched the ticket sales by receiving the first ticket from Hockey India General Secretary Bhola Nath Singh at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium in Egmore.
Six teams from the continent – India, China, Pakistan, Malaysia, Japan and Korea – will compete for the coveted trophy.

Virat Kohli Equals Sir Don Bradman's Record of most Test Centuries

Virat Kohli equalled Sir Don Bradman's elite record with his century in 2nd test against West Indies in Port of Spain.
Indian star batsman Virat Kohli smashed magnificent 121 runs. With this ton, Virat Kohli has reached a milestone of 29 Test centuries in his highly anticipated 500th international game. He equalled legendary Sir Don Bradman in the list of most test centuries. Bradman had scored 29 centuries in 52 tests while Kohli achieved this feat in his 111th Test match. It was Virat's 76th international ton including 46 centuries in ODI and one in T20 format.

Sri Lankan Batter Lahiru Thirimanne Retires from International Cricket

After a 12-year career, Sri Lankan batter Lahiru Thirimanne announced his retirement from international cricket.
Thirimanne featured in 44 Tests, 127 One-Day Internationals and 26 T20 Internationals, having made his debut in 2010.
He played for Sri Lanka in three ICC T20 World Cups, including the 2014 edition where the side emerged victorious. Besides, he also featured in a couple of ODI World Cups. He also had the honour of leading the team in five ODIs.

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