Eintracht Frankfurt beat Rangers to win UEFA Europa League
Eintracht Frankfurt's 42-year wait for a European trophy is over. The German club ended its title drought with a penalty shootout win over Rangers in the Europa League final. Goalkeeper Kevin Trapp came up with a big save at the end of extra time and another in the shootout to help give Frankfurt the 5-4 win on penalties. The game ended 1-1 after regulation and extra time.
Colombia striker Rafael Borré, who scored a second-half equalizer for Frankfurt, converted the decisive penalty to clinch the club's first European trophy since the 1980 UEFA Cup, a predecessor to the Europa League. The win also secures a first appearance in the Champions League next season for Frankfurt.
Rangers was trying to win its first European title since the Cup Winners' Cup in 1972. The Scottish club also lost to Zenit St. Petersburg in the 2008 UEFA Cup. It was trying to cap a comeback 10 years after it was sent to the lower divisions because of a financial meltdown.
May 21, 2022
Boxer Nikhat Zareen Becomes World Champion, Only Fifth Indian Woman to Achieve Feat
Nikhat Zareen, shedding tears of joy, hugged coach Bhaskar Bhatt after earning a 5-0 unanimous decision over Thailand's Jutamas Jitpong to become the world champion in the 52kg division at the World Championships in Istanbul. After her victory, Bhatt lifted Nikhat to his shoulder and she went out of the hall in a blaze of glory, amidst camera flashes and applause from the stands.
This glory was well earned for the 25-year-old boxer from Nizamabad in Telangana. She not only won the biggest prize of her start-stop career, but she also truly broke out of the giant shadow of multiple World Championships medallist Mary Kom. Injury, loss of confidence and Boxing Federation of India (BFI) officials' preference for London Olympics bronze medallist Mary Kom had all but stalled Nikhat's career and dreams.
Nikhat becomes only the fifth Indian woman boxer to win gold at the World Championships. For the record, Mary Kom has won six gold medals in the tournament. Sarita Devi, Jenny RL and Lekha KC are the only other women pugilists from India who have won gold at the World Championships.
May 20, 2022
Odisha Wins Hockey India Senior Women's National Championship
Odisha was crowned as the champions of the 12th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2022 in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh with a thrilling 2-0 victory over Karnataka in the final of the competition.
The final match was a closely contested affair between Karnataka and Odisha. Both the teams started well, as they created several goal-scoring opportunities. However solid defensive performances from both the sides ensured that the match went into the half time with the scoreline reading 0-0. Punam Barla in the 34th minute opened the scoring in the match in the third quarter as Odisha picked up the lead. Ashim Kanchan Barla in the 59th minute sealed the game with a late goal as Odisha beat Karnataka 2-0 to claim the Championship.
Jharkhand beat Haryana 3-2 to earn third-place finish.
May 19, 2022
India Wins Eight Gold at the 2021 Deaflympics
India's largest contingent ever at a Deaflympics – 65 athletes – returned with the country's richest haul from the event in Caxias do Sul, in southern Brazil. A total of 16 medals were won over the fortnight-long quadrennial event, including eight gold, one silver and seven bronze. The medals came from five of the 11 sports the Indians were competing in. It was the shooting contingent that first put India on the board when Dhanush Srikanth and Shourya Saini won gold and bronze respectively in the men's 10m air rifle event.
Jerlin Jayaratchagan was the most decorated competitor from India at this edition of the Games, winning three gold medals. She helped the badminton mixed team finish on top, then won gold in the women's singles and mixed doubles event to earn three gold medals.
Tata Consultancy Services World 10K Bengaluru: Kipkorir Kimeli (Men's) and Irene Cheptai (Women's...
Course records fell by the wayside as Kenyans Nicholas Kipkorir Kimeli and Irene Cheptai emerged victorious in the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) World 10K Bengaluru. Kimeli (27:38s) took six seconds off the elite men's course record set by Geoffrey Kamworor in 2014. In the elite women's event, Irene (30:35s) smashed the mark set by the late Agnes Tirop (31:19s) in 2018. Tadese Worku and Hellen Obiri, who finished second in elite men's and women's categories respectively, also went under the course records.
The quick timings were thoroughly commendable, given the less-than-ideal conditions. Heavy rains, which stopped just an hour before the start of the elite runs, left big puddles for the runners to navigate. The start times (7.10 a.m. for women, and 8 a.m. for men) meant that the runners felt the heat, and the humidity only made it tougher.
May 18, 2022
Sift Kaur Samra Clinches Gold at ISSF Junior World Cup in Germany
India's Sift Kaur Samra won the individual women's 50m rifle 3 positions (3P) like Prone, the Standing and the Kneeling positions, event to take India's gold medal tally to 10 at the ISSF Junior World Cup 2022 in Suhl, Germany. Sift Kaur Samra beat Norway's Julie Johannessen 17-9 in the final.
India's Ashi Chouksey also won bronze in the event. India now has a total of 25 medals – 10 gold, 12 silver and three bronze – and sit atop the medals table. Italy, the next best team, has four gold and three bronze medals.
South Korea Wins Uber Cup 2022
After a thrilling final at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand, Korea stunned defending champions China to capture their second Uber Cup title. Korea fought back from behind twice to deny China a record-extending 16th title in the famous team tournament in a tie that lasted close to 90 minutes apiece.
In the deciding singles match, Korea's 46th-ranked Sim Yu-jin faced China's 15th-ranked Wang Zhiyi, with the final knotted at 2-2. Sim, who turned 23, beat Wang 28-26, 18-21, 21-8 in an hour and 28-minute match.
After a surprising run in Bangkok, Korea won the Uber Cup for the first time in 12 years. The Asian giants beat India 5-0 to win their group, then defeated Denmark and Japan 3-0 in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, respectively.
Wrestler Satender Malik Gets Life Ban for Assaulting Referee
The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) banned wrestler Satender Malik for life after he assaulted senior referee Jagbir Singh after losing the final match of the 125 kg category at the ongoing trials for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
Unhappy over points given in match, Malik had walked up to Jagbir and began cussing before punching and slapping him. The incident halted the final match of the 57 kg category between Ravi Dahiya and Aman, which was in progress at the time at an adjacent mat.
Following the ugly scenes, Malik was asked to leave the KD Jadhav Hall even as all the referees mobbed WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh to voice their concerns.
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