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SPORTS - August 2018

Aug 2018

Jan 28, 2022

Asian Games 2022

The 2022 Asian Games will take place from September 10 to September 25, 2022, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China and there will be five co-host cities.
The multi-sporting event will feature 40 sports with a total of 61 disciplines, including Olympic sports like swimming, archery, athletics, badminton, equestrian, fencing, football, hockey, judo, kabaddi, and much more.
E-sports and breakdancing will debut in the 2022 Asian Games as full medal sports after being approved by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) this year, while Cricket will be back at Asian Games in T20 format to raise the excitement of the viewers.

Jan 27, 2022

Ladakh Team Wins 9th Women National Ice Hockey Championship 2022

The women's team from Ladakh lifted the 9th National Women's Ice Hockey Championship in Himachal Pradesh. The championship was organised by the Ice Hockey Association of India at Kaza area in the Lahaul-Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh. A total of six teams participated in the championship from Delhi, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Telangana and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police.

Malinga is Specialist Bowling Coach for SL's Australia Tour

Legendary pacer Lasith Malinga was appointed as a specialist bowling coach for Sri Lanka's senior men's national team's upcoming tour of Australia.
Malinga, in his new short-term role as a specialist coach, will support Sri Lanka's bowlers, providing tactical insight and technical expertise to help the on-field execution of strategic plans.
Sri Lanka is scheduled to play five T20 Internationals in Australia starting from February 11.
The former player, one of the island nation's greatest fast bowlers, has worked as a mentor for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League in 2018.

Jan 26, 2022

Babar Azam Named ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam was named ICC ODI Men's Cricketer of the Year following his exploits in 2021 when he scored 405 runs in six games at an average of 67.50.
He was the second-highest run-scorer with 228 runs and was the Player of the Match in both of Pakistan's wins in the 2-1 series victory against South Africa.
South Africa umpire Marais Erasmus was named the Umpire of the Year for the third time after receiving the honour in 2016 and 2017.
On top of the T20 World Cup final, Erasmus oversaw 20 international fixtures across the three formats in 2021.

Lucknow IPL Team to be Called Lucknow Super Giants

The Lucknow franchise of the Indian Premier League will be called Lucknow Super Giants after its owners announced the name chosen by its fans. The official IPL team of Lucknow, owned by RPSG Group, decided to take public opinions from its fans and the name was shared by owner Sanjiv Goenka.
Last year, the franchise was purchased by the Sanjiv Goenka-owned of the RPSG group for an amount of Rs. 7090 crore. The other new team to enter the competition is from Ahmedabad which was bought by the Irelia Company Pte Ltd. (CVC Capital Partners) for Rs. 5635 crore.

Jan 25, 2022

Root Named ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year for 2021

England captain Joe Root was named as the ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year for 2021. Root beat stiff competition from New Zealand pacer Kyle Jamieson, Sri Lanka opener Dimuth Karunaratne and India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin to clinch the award.

Hossein Vafaei Becomes First Iranian to Win a Snooker Ranking Title

Hossein Vafaei became the first Iranian player to win a ranking title, beating Mark Williams in the final of the Snooker Shoot Out.
Vafaei won the one-frame final with a break of 71 and dedicated the victory to his late grandmother.
It's a big achievement for a country like Iran. Nobody knew about snooker before. Now they know.
Wales' Williams, the three-time world champion, only got the chance to play one shot in the final with world number 42 Vafaei sinking a tricky, long red after the break-off.

Jan 24, 2022

Smriti Mandhana is ICC women's ODI Cricketer of the Year

India women cricket team opener Smriti Mandhana has been declared as the ICC women's ODI cricketer for the year 2021. Mandhana tallied 855 runs in 22 internationals at an impressive average of 38.86 with one century and five half-centuries.
Despite India enduring a difficult 2021, Mandhana's stock continued to rise this year. In the limited-overs series against South Africa where India won just two of the eight matches at home, Mandhana played a major role in both of the wins. She made 80 not out as India chased down 158 in the second ODI that helped them level the series and scored 48 not out in the win in the final T20I.

Sindhu Wins Syed Modi International Badminton Title

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu eased past young compatriot Malvika Bansod in straight games to win her second women's singles title at the Syed Modi International badminton tournament.
Playing in a depleted field due to multiple Covid-19 cases, top seed Sindhu hardly broke her sweat to get past Bansod 21-13 21-16 in a lop-sided title clash.
It was former world champion Sindhu's second Syed Modi title after having annexed the BWF World Tour Super 300 event in 2017.

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