Novak Djokovic Clinches 90th ATP Title in Astana Open, Kazakhstan
Tennis star Novak Djokovic clinched his 90th ATP title after registering straight-sets victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final of Astana Open in Kazakhstan.
The 21-time Grand Slam champion from Serbia beat his Greek opponent 6-3, 6-4.
It was the Wimbledon champion's fourth title of the year, including Rome and Tel Aviv.
With the impressive win in Astana, the Serbian player joined Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer in the list of players in Open Era with 90 or more ATP titles.
In men's doubles summit clash at the Astana open, Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic captured their fifth tour-level title of the season, downing Frenchmen Adrian Mannarino and Fabrice Martin 6-4, 6-2.
Pooja Patel Becomes First Athlete to Win Gold in Yogasana
At the 36th National Games, Pooja Patel of Gujarat became the first athlete to win gold in Yogasana. Yogasana is one of the five sports played at the National Games this year for the first time. This Indian indigenous sport made its debut at the Khelo India University Games earlier this year.
Oct 09, 2022
Graham Reid, Janneke Schopman Get Coach of Year Awards
The Indian men's and women's hockey team coaches, Graham Reid and Janneke Schopman, received the FIH Coach of the Year award in their respective categories.
This is the second consecutive time Reid has won the award, while Schopman won it for the first time.
Under Australian Reid, the men's team reached new heights by winning a bronze, its first Olympics medal in 41 years, at the Tokyo Games. India also won a silver medal at the 2022 Birmingham CWG.
Schopman, on the other hand, got 38.2 points in the voting as she beat the Netherlands coach Jamilon Mulders (28.2) and Australia coach Katrina Powell (19.5) for the coveted award.
Oct 08, 2022
Sajan Prakash Wins Gold in National Games 200 Metre Butterfly Swimming
Sajan Prakash overcame an abdominal strain to win the gold medal in the men's 200m butterfly with a new meet record at the National Games 2022 in Gujarat.
Olympian Sajan Prakash, representing Kerala, clocked 1:59.56 in the final to win the gold, beating his own National Games record set at the previous edition in Kerala.
This was Sajan Prakash's second gold medal at the National Games 2022 after the men's 100m butterfly.
Oct 07, 2022
Shooting Included in 2026 Commonwealth Games
Shooting will return to the Commonwealth Games roster in the 2026 edition in Victoria, Australia, while wrestling and archery were dropped in a bitter-sweet turn of events for India.
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) and the Commonwealth Games Australia unveiled the full sport programme for the Victoria 2026 CWG, featuring 20 sports and 26 disciplines, including nine fully integrated para sports.
The shooting programme will include air pistol, air rifle, shooting para sport and shotgun trap.
Rest of India Beat Saurashtra to Win Irani Trophy
Rest of India won the Irani Cup title after beating the Ranji Trophy Champion of 2019-2020 Saurashtra by eight wickets in Rajkot. Rest of India (ROI) chased down the 105-run target, with Abhimanyu Easwaran remaining undefeated on 63 runs while adding 81 runs and Kona Bharat not out at 27.
Irani Trophy is also known as Mastercard Irani Trophy. It is a test match format cricket tournament in India. It is played annually between the incumbent Ranji Trophy winners and the Rest of the India Cricket Team. It is organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Oct 06, 2022
Saudi Arabia Wins Bid to Host 2029 Asian Winter Games
Saudi Arabia won a bid to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games at a planned mountain resort in the Gulf Arab state's $500 billion flagship Neom project.
The Olympic Council of Asia picked the Saudi candidacy that centres on Trojena that is planned to be a year-round ski resort by 2026.
Trojena will have a suitable infrastructure to create the winter atmosphere in the heart of the desert, to make this Winter Games an unprecedented global event.
P.R. Sreejesh, Savita Punia Voted Goalkeepers of Year
India's P.R. Sreejesh and Savita Punia were voted the FIH Men's and Women's Goalkeeper of the Year, respectively, for the second year running.
Sreejesh once again showed his value to the team, playing in all the 16 games in the Pro League as India finished in the third position. He also played in all the six games at the 2022 Birmingham CWG, where India won the silver medal.
Punia finished on top of the voting with 37.6 points. Argentina legend Belen Succi was second with 26.4, followed by Australia stalwart Jocelyn Bartram with 16 points.
She is now only the third athlete to win the Goalkeeper of the Year (women) award for two consecutive years since its inception in 2014.
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