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SPORTS - December 2018

Dec 2018

Jan 01, 2022

Ross Taylor Announces Retirement from International Cricket

Veteran New Zealand batter Ross Taylor announced that he will retire from international cricket at the end of the ongoing domestic season. Taylor hence will play his final appearance in the second Test against Bangladesh, where will equal Daniel Vettori's record of 112 tests for New Zealand.
The 37-year-old will not feature in the Test series against South Africa, but will be part of the one-day international series in Australia in February and against the Netherlands at home in late March
The fourth and final ODI in the series against the Netherlands in Taylor's home town of Hamilton on April 4 will be his last appearance for New Zealand.

Dec 31, 2021

Mandhana among Nominees for ICC Women's T20 Player of the Year Award

India opener Smriti Mandhana was nominated for the ICC Women's T20 Player of the Year 2021 award along with three more cricketers.
Besides Mandhana, England cricketers Tammy Beaumont and Nat Sciver and Ireland's Gaby Lewis are the other contenders for the honour.
In 2021, Mandhana scored 255 runs in nine T20 matches at an average of 31.87 with two half-centuries.

Quinton de Kock Announces Retirement from Test Cricket

South Africa's star wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock announced his retirement from Test cricket with immediate effect, said the country's apex body, CSA, hours after the team's defeat in the first Test against India.
A former Test captain, De Kock is believed that he will continue playing in the white-ball formats for the Proteas, with a lot of focus on franchise-based T20 leagues.
De Kock has cited his intentions to spend more time with his growing family for the timing and reason for his relatively early retirement from the format.

Dec 30, 2021

Nitesh Kumar Wins Double Gold at 4th Para-Badminton National Championship

Nitesh Kumar won doubled gold at the 4th Para-Badminton National Championship, which concluded in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Haryana's Nitesh along with his partner Tarun Dhillon defeated World No. 1 Paralympic Games gold medallist Pramod Bhagat and Manoj Sarkar in straight sets 21-19, 21-11 in the Men's doubles finals to win the gold.
Earlier, Nitesh also won the gold medal in the Men's singles category. World No 1 SL3 Para-Badminton player Parul Parmar from Gujarat also secured gold while Mandeep Kaur from Uttarakhand won Silver and Mansi won bronze.

Mohammed Shami Becomes 5th Indian Fast Bowler to Claim 200 Test Wickets

Mohammed Shami achieved the milestone of 200 Test wickets after removing Kagiso Rabada on Day 3 of the first Test against South Africa at the SuperSport Park in Centurion in 2021. The pacer is third-fastest among Indian pacers to reach the landmark, achieving it in his 55th Test match.
He is the 11th Indian bowler to pick up 200 or more wickets and only the fifth fast bowler to reach the milestone. Shami is only behind Kapil Dev (434), Ishant Sharma (311), Zaheer Khan (311), and Javagal Srinath (236), at the moment.

Dec 29, 2021

Ronaldo, Mbappe among the Big Winners at the Globe Soccer Awards

The 12th edition of the Dubai Globe Soccer Awards took place in the Burj Khalifa - with Robert Lewandowski among the night's big winners.
The Poland and Bayern Munich striker capped a record-breaking year by securing the Maradona award for the year's best goalscorer - and the fans' player of the year award.
Cristiano Ronaldo - who was on duty with Manchester United against Newcastle at the time of the ceremony - sent a video message in recognition of his award as top goalscorer of all time.
Kylian Mbapp was honoured as the men's player of the year - Alexia Putellas lifted the women's title.
Fans' Player of the Year: Robert Lewandowski
Men's Player of the Year: Kylian Mbapp
Maradona Award: Robert Lewandowski
Top best scorer of all time: Cristiano Ronaldo
Women's Player of the Year: Alexia Putellas (Barcelona)

Ashwin among Four Nominees for ICC Test Cricketer of the Year Award

Seasoned India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was shortlisted as one of the four nominees for the ICC Test Cricketer of the year award.
Besides Ashwin, England skipper Joe Root, New Zealand pacer Kyle Jamieson and Sri Lanka opener Dimuth Karunaratne were the others to be nominated for the prestigious award, which recognise the outstanding achievements and feats in cricket over the past year.
The winner of the award will be announced on January 24.

Dec 27, 2021

Himachal Pradesh Wins Hazare Trophy

Himachal Pradesh won their biggest prize in cricket with a stunning 11-run victory over the mighty Tamil Nadu in the final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Youngster Shubham Arora scored his maiden List A century as HP downed five-time champions Tamil Nadu under the VJD method, winning their first limited-overs championship.
Tamil Nadu has been the best domestic side in the country in white-ball cricket since the 2019-20 season. After losing the finals of the one-day and T20 competitions in 2019, the team has won back-to-back titles in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, but underdogs Himachal outplayed the favourites.

SAFF U 19 Women's Championship: Bangladesh Defeat India

Bangladesh women team won the SAFF U 19 Women's Championship by defeating India in the final. Shaheda Akter Ripa of Bangladesh scored the maximum number of goals in the tournament. She received the 'most valuable player' award. The 2021 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship was the 2nd edition of the SAFF U-19 Women's Championship.
The tournament was organized from 11 to 22 December 2021 at BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Dhaka. Five countries have participated in the 2021 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship. Pakistan Football Federation was suspended by FIFA in April 2021 so it didn't participate in this competition.

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