Agrentina Beat Italy to Win 2022 Finalissima Championship
Lionel Messi stars as Argentina claimed their win against European champions Italy in the 2022 Finalissima Championship at Wembley by 3-0. Lionel Messi has received the Man of the Match trophy for the second time in his career, he won his first trophy in Barcelona (2011). Messi has made 46 goal contributions in the 45 finals that he has played in his career.
Player of the match Lionel Messi won a trophy at Wembley for the second time in his career; his Barcelona side won 3-1 against Manchester United at the same venue in the 2011 UEFA Champions League final.
Jun 04, 2022
South Korea Wins Men's Asia Cup Hockey Tournament in Jakarta
Korea dashed Malaysia's hopes of a maiden Hero Asia Cup trophy as they reigned supreme with a thrilling 2-1 final victory at the GBK Sports Arena in Jakarta. This is the fifth time the Korean side have lifted the prestigious trophy. They have won the title in 1994, 1999, 2009 and 2013.
Hero Top scorer of the tournament was Razie Rahim of Malaysia who scored 13 goals
Having won the Asian Champions Trophy in December 2021, Korea looked like a confident bunch going into the final, a place they earned by pipping India in a 3-3 draw. The team, with experienced players, recovered well in time to put up a good fight against the Malaysian unit who looked poised to win the title race, not having lost a single match in the tournament.
Jun 03, 2022
Para-athlete Vinod Kumar Banned for Intentional Misrepresentation at Tokyo
Board of Appeal of Classification (BAC) banned para-athlete, discus thrower, Vinod Kumar for two years (Until 2023) for 'intentional misrepresentation'. He intentionally misrepresented his abilities when he presented for classification at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
He won the bronze medal in the discus throw event (F52 category) at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. At the Tokyo games, he gave a best throw of 19.91m to finish third behind Piotr Kosewicz (20.02m) of Poland and Velimir Sandor (19.98m) of Croatia.
Coco Gauff Enters French Open Title Clash, Becomes Youngest Grand Slam Finalist in 18 Years
Coco Gauff will face world number one Iga Swiatek for the French Open title after the teenager eased into her maiden Grand Slam final with a straight-sets victory over Martina Trevisan. The 18-year-old American claimed a 6-3, 6-1 win in a nervous match which saw both players featuring in a major semi-final for the first time. Gauff is the youngest Grand Slam finalist since Maria Sharapova won Wimbledon in 2004.
The players made 37 unforced errors between them in a poor first set before Gauff upped her game in the second.
The 18th seed will be a heavy underdog against Swiatek, who is on a 34-match winning streak, in final match.
Jun 02, 2022
India Wins First ever Medal at the IBSA Judo Grand Prix
In Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan, India earned its first ever medal at the IBSA Judo Grand Prix. The Indian Blind and Para Judo Association's Judoka Kapil Parmar deserves heartfelt praising for bringing medals to the country. It's worth noting that 18 of the 21 countries that competed won medals. Several countries, including Iraq, Switzerland, and India, earned their first medals in the IBSA Grand Prix as a result of these.
This Kazakh city hosted the IBSA Grand Prix, and it was here that we saw this universality between countries come to life, as well as the challenge of earning any medal.
After two days of thrilling competition in Nur-Sultan, the 2022 IBSA Judo Grand Prix Kazakhstan came to a close. More than a hundred judokas from 21 countries competed for gold, and Turkey, Iran, Uzbekistan, Romania, Japan, Brazil, and Kazakhstan all ascended to the top of the podiums on the opening day.
Asia Cup Hockey: India Beat Japan 1-0 to Clinch Bronze Medal
The young Indian men's hockey team produced a spirited performance to beat Japan 1-0 and clinch the bronze medal in the Asia Cup. After missing out of a place in the title clash on goal difference following an exciting 4-4 draw with South Korea, defending champions India came out with purpose and scored a field goal through Raj Kumar Pal as early as in the seventh minute of the game and then defended in numbers to seal the deal.
The Japanese put relentless pressure on the Indian citadel in the final two quarters in search of the equaliser but the Birendra-Lakra side stood like a rock to deny their opponents.
Jun 01, 2022
French Open 2022: Rohan Bopanna Books First Grand Slam Semi-final Berth since 2015
India's Rohan Bopanna reached his first Grand Slam semifinal in seven years after he and his Dutch partner Matwe Middelkoop rallied to beat Lloyd Glasspool and Henri Heliovaara in the men's doubles quarterfinals of the French Open in Paris. The Indo-Dutch pair eked out a 4-6 6-4 7-6 (3) win over the British-Finnish combination in a hard-fought contest. The Bopanna and Middelkoop squandered the opening set but dished out a superb fightback to win the next two as emerge victories. In the decider, the Indo-Dutch pair showed tremendous mental fortitude to fightback from 3-5 down to take the match to a super tiebreak.
Bopanna last reached the semifinals of a tennis Major at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships when he had teamed up with Romania's Florin Mergea and lost in a gruelling five-setter to Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau.
ISSF World Cup: Women on Target, Win Gold
India opened its account at ISSF World Cup with the trio of Elavenil Valarivan, Ramita and Shreya Agrawal claiming the gold medal in the women's 10m air rifle team competition in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Indian trio outplayed Denmark's Anna Nielsen, Emma Koch and Rikke Maeng Ibsen 17-5 in the gold medal contest. Poland won bronze in the event. Former world No. 1 Valarivan, Ramita and Agrawal had reached the gold medal round after two rounds of qualification
In the men's air rifle team competition, Rudrankksh Patil, Paarth Makhija and Dhanush Srikanth fell short in their bronze medal match against Croatia.
Elliott to Sell Italy's AC Milan Football Club to RedBird
Redbird Capital Partners reached a final agreement to buy Italy's AC Milan, the seven-time European football champion once owned by former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Redbird is set to announce the purchase of the club from U.S. investment fund Elliott Management Corp. The transaction may value AC Milan at about 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion).
New York-based Redbird, founded by Gerald Cardinale, manages about $6 billion, according to its website. The firm is a shareholder in Fenway Sports Group Holdings LLC, the owner of English Premier League football club Liverpool FC and the Boston Red Sox US baseball team. It also holds a controlling stake in French football team Toulouse.
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