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Dec 25, 2020

Satnam Gets Two-year Suspension for Doping

Indian basketball player Satnam Singh Bhamara's year-long wait to know of his fate regarding his doping offence has finally ended after the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel (ADDP) sanctioned a two-year suspension period.
Bhamara, who is the first Indian to make it big in NBA after he was signed by Dallas Mavericks, was issued a provisional suspension in November last year after his sample showed presence of higenamine. Bhamara was tested on August 17 in Bangalore, where he was part of the Indian team preparing for the South Asian Games. The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) subsequently issued the provisional suspension on November 11.

Dec 24, 2020

Bedi Quits DDCA

Former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi has decided to dissociate himself from the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) over its decision to install a statue of the late Arun Jaitley at its stadium.
Bedi, who played for Delhi from 1968 till the end of his First-Class career in 1981, wants the DDCA to remove his name from a stand at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium, renamed after Arun Jaitley last year.

Dec 23, 2020

Rafael Nadal Wins Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award

Former world number one tennis player Rafael Nadal bagged the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award for the third year in a row and fourth time in his career at the ATP Awards.
Nadal, who won a record-stretching 13^th Roland Garros title at the French Open this year, was voted for the award by fellow players.
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic along with US Open champions Mate Pavic and Bruno Soares were also honoured for finishing 2020 on the top of the men's singles and men's doubles rankings.
Djokovic finished as the top-ranked male player for a record-equalling sixth time after winning 4 titles this season, including a record 8th Australian Open and 2 ATP Masters 1000s.
Meanwhile, Roger Federer, Carlos Alcaraz, Vasek Pospisil, Andrey Rublev and Frances Tiafoe were also among the winners in the 2020 ATP Awards.
Federer, who played only six singles all year, was the singles fans' favourite for a record-extending 18th straight year.

Dec 22, 2020

Indian Men to Finish 2020 in 4th Position, Women 9th in FIH Rankings

The Indian men and women hockey teams will finish 2020 in fourth and ninth positions, respectively, after a major part of the year was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) confirmed that Belgium men's team and the Netherlands' women will finish the year at the top of the world rankings.
In January, the world body introduced its new match-based model for calculation of world rankings, with the FIH Hockey Pro League matches that were played in the early part of the year.

Dec 21, 2020

Lionel Messi Equals Pele's Record of 643 Goals for a Single Club

Lionel Messi equalled Pele's haul of 643 goals for Santos after scoring for Barcelona against Valencia in La Liga, matching the Brazilian great's scoring record for a single club.
Messi hit the milestone goal with a diving header just before half time immediately after his penalty was saved by Valencia keeper Jaume Domenech.
Pele scored 643 goals in 665 competitive games for Santos, while Messi needed 748 matches to reach the tally, although he did it in 17 seasons compared to the 19 Pele needed.

Gatka, Kalaripayattu, Thang-Ta, Mallakhamba included in Khelo India Youth Games 2021

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports approved the inclusion of four indigenous games to be a part of the Khelo India Youth Games 2021, scheduled to take place in Haryana.
The games include — Gatka, Kalaripayattu, Thang-Ta and Mallakhamba.

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