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Dec 10, 2020

Government is to Start 1000 Khelo India Centres

The Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports announced that the Government is to start 1000 Khelo India centres all over India.
The announcement was made at the tenth Global Sports Summit organized by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry. The centres will help the retired sportspersons to get employment. Also, the centres will aid in encouraging sports culture in the country.
The Sports Ministry is currently working on the target of making India one of the top ten medal grossing countries in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.
Earlier in June 2020, the Khelo India Centres of Excellence were launched under the Khelo India programme. These centres were established to create a robust sporting ecosystem in the country.

Parthiv Patel Hangs His Gloves

Parthiv Patel, who made his India debut at 17 years in 2002, announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.
Patel played 25 Tests and 38 One Day Internationals and made 111 international dismissals as a wicketkeeper — 72 in Tests and 39 in ODIs.
When Parthiv played for the Indian team in 2002, he became the youngest wicket-keeper to represent a country in Tests.

Dec 09, 2020

FIFA World Cup 2022: Hosts Qatar to Join European Qualifying as Preparation

FIFA World Cup 2022 hosts Qatar have been invited to participate in European Qualifying Group A by UEFA, to help them prepare for the tournament.
Qatar will play friendly games against Portugal, Serbia, Republic of Ireland, Luxembourg and Azerbaijan.
As hosts they have already qualified for the tournament - meaning results will not count towards qualification.
Their 'home' matches will be played in Europe to allow short travel times for their opponents.
Qatar, who beat Japan to win the 2019 Asia Cup, will play the side that has a free matchday, meaning they will play 10 fixtures in total.

Dec 07, 2020

Yuzvendra Chahal Equals Jasprit Bumrah's Record for most Wickets for India in Men's T20Is

Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has equalled fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah's record for picking the most number of wickets for India in men's T20 Internationals.
Chahal returned with figures of 1/51 in his four overs during the second T20I of the ongoing three-match series against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) and in the process took his overall T20I wicket tally to 59.
While Bumrah has taken 50 matches to scalp 59 wickets, Chahal has taken 44 games to pick the same number of wickets.
Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin comes third in the list with 52 wickets from 46 T20I matches for India. He is followed by Bhuvneshwar Kumar (41), Kuldeep Yadav (39) and Ravindra Jadeja (39).
Overall, Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga is the leading wicket-taker in T20Is, having scalped 107 wickets in 84 matches. He is followed by Pakistan's Shahid Afridi (98) and Shakib-al-Hasan of Bangladesh (92).

Dec 06, 2020

Napoli's San Paolo Stadium Renamed after Argentina Legend Diego Maradona

Italian side Napoli`s San Paolo stadium has been renamed after Diego Maradona in memory of the late Argentina legend who led them to their only two Serie A titles during his seven-year run with Napoli from 1984 to 1991.
The Naples city council has unanimously approved a resolution that will change the name of Napoli`s home stadium from Stadio San Paolo to Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
Naples mayor Luigi de Magistris had urged Napoli to rename the San Paolo Stadium after legendary footballer Maradona.

Dec 05, 2020

Wrestling World Cup

Ravi Kumar and Deepak Punia are among the 24 wrestlers who will be representing India in the upcoming Wrestling World Cup to be held from December 12 to December 18, 2020. A contingent of 42 members, including 24 wrestlers, 9 coaches, 3 support staff, and 3 referees, will be travelling to Belgrade, Serbia to represent India at the senior Individual World Cup.
It will be the first international competition that Indian wrestlers will be participating in after the nationwide lockdown was imposed in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Indian wrestlers will have two more opportunities to attain the remaining quotas at the Asian Qualification Tournament scheduled in March 2021 and the World Qualification Tournament scheduled from April 29 to May 2, 2021.

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