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Sep 11, 2021

BWF Cancels Syed Modi International Badminton Tournament

The Syed Modi International Super 300 tournament was cancelled by the Badminton World Federation for the second year in a row.
The tournament, which was also cancelled last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, was scheduled to be held in Lucknow from October 12 to 17.
The BWF, which has had to cancel several tournaments due to Covid-19 complications and restrictions, however, did not specify the exact reason for calling off the tournament in India.

Lionel Messi Scores Hattrick, Goes Past Pele

Argentina captain Lionel Messi scored a hattrick against Bolivia in the FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifying match at the El Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires. Messi with his three strikes became the top international goal-scorer from South America with 79 goals to his name, going past Brazilian legend Pele's tally of 77 goals.
Portugal talisman Cristiano Ronaldo is the leading international goal-scorer with 111 in 180 matches but Messi, who recently moved from Barcelona to PSG football club, now has 79 in 155 games to be tied in 5th spot with Godfrey Chitalu of Zambia. Messi scored in the 14th, 64th and 88th minute of the game to set up Argentina's 3-0 win over Bolivia.

Sep 10, 2021

India's T20 World Cup Squad

Senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was included in India's 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup alongside Ishan Kishan, Axar Patel and Varun Chakaravarthy. Meanwhile, in a surprise move, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has brought in country's iconic captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni as mentor for Team India for ICC T20 WC 2021.
Ashwin last played white-ball cricket for India in 2017 before being sidelined from one-day cricket following the Champions Trophy.
The big names to be dropped were opener Shikhar Dhawan and leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal.
The full squad is: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma (vc), KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Rahul Chahar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami.

Sep 09, 2021

India's Jeev Milkha Singh First Golfer in World to be Granted 10-Year Dubai Golden Visa

Star Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh has become the first professional golfer in the world to receive the prestigious 10-year Dubai Golden Visa in recognition of his outstanding achievements in the sport.
Jeev has had a long association with Dubai, having featured in several tournaments and making many friends in the city.
During the 2001 Dubai Desert Classic, Jeev had established a world record at that time when he completed the four rounds with just 94 putts while finishing tied sixth.
Jeev has won four titles on the European Tour, four on Japan Golf Tour and six on the Asian Tour.
Other sportspersons who have been granted the Golden Visa by Dubai include footballers Cristiano Ronaldo, Paul Pogba, Roberto Carlos, Luis Figo and Romelu Lukaku, tennis superstar Novak Djokovic, Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and her husband and Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik.

Sep 08, 2021

130th Edition of Durand Cup Kicks off in Kolkata

The 130th edition of the Durand Cup kicked off at the Vivekananda Yubabharati Krirangan in Kolkata. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee kicked the ball and inaugurated the tournament.
State's Sports Minister Arup Biswas was also present at the event.
Mohammedan Sporting Club started their campaign in the tournament with an emphatic win against the Indian Air Force Football team.
Sixteen teams are playing in this edition of the oldest club football tournament in Asia while two renowned clubs of Kolkata, East Bengal and Mohun Bagan are not participating. The final match will be held on 3rd October.

Sep 07, 2021

Cyrus Poncha is Vice-President of Asian Squash Federation

Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI) Secretary-General, Cyrus Poncha was unanimously elected as Vice-President of the Asian Squash Federation (ASF), during the 41st annual general meeting of ASF. The Dronacharya Awardee has been elected for a period of the four-year term.
David Mui of Hong Kong was elected unopposed as the President of ASF for a second term. Apart from Cyrus Poncha, Mr. Fayez Abdullah S.Al-Mutairi of Kuwait and Tae-sook Hee of Korea were also elected as the Vice-Presidents of ASF.

Bumrah Becomes Fastest Indian Pacer to Reach 100 Test Wickets Mark

Jasprit Bumrah became the quickest Indian fast bowler to take 100 Test wickets, achieving the feat in his 24th game, on the fifth and final day of the fourth Test against England.
Bumrah surpassed the legendary Kapil Dev, who had taken 25 Tests to reach the 100-wicket mark in 1980.
Bumrah reached the milestone mark when he cleaned up Ollie Pope (2).

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