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Apr 25, 2023

Indian men's recurve team wins silver; Dhiraj shoots a bronze

Twenty-one-year-old debutant B. Dhiraj performed well to collect an individual bronze medal and was part of the Indian men's recurve team which claimed silver on the concluding day of the Archery World Cup Stage-1 in Antalya on Sunday.
In the individual competitions, Dhiraj won the first two sets before losing 4-6 (27-26, 28-27, 28-29, 26-28, 28-30) to Olympian Dan Olaru of Moldova in the semifinals.
Dhiraj raised the bar and defeated Kazakhstan's Ilfat Abdullin 7-3 (28-28, 29-26, 28-29, 29-27, 29-27) in a closely-fought duel to take the bronze medal.

Apr 24, 2023

Swiatek Beats Sabalenka in Straight Sets to Win Stuttgart Title

Poland's Iga Swiatek poses with a trophy after winning against Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka during the WTA women's singles final match at Porsche Arena, Stuttgart, Germany.
World number one Iga Swiatek cruised past Aryna Sabalenka 6-3 6-4 to win the Stuttgart Open on Sunday in a repeat of last year's final to confirm her status as a French Open favourite.
The Pole, back from injury and gearing up for her French Open title defence next month, and world number two Sabalenka traded powerful baseline blows before Swiatek earned a second breakpoint at 4-3.
She whipped a superb forehand down the line to go 5-3 up before easily holding serve to clinch the first set on her second set point.

Ben Foakes and Harmanpreet Kaur among Wisden's Five Cricketers of the Year

BlundBen Stokes and Beth Mooney were named as the Leading Cricketers in the World. Suryakumar Yadav picked up the Leading T20 Cricketer in the World title. Kaur is the first India Women's cricketer to be named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year, chosen primarily for her ODI century against England at Canterbury. She scored 143 runs off 111 balls and led India to their first ODI series victory in England since 1999. She also captained the side to a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Foakes was part of an England Test side that had an unprecedented home Test summer. They won six out of their seven Test matches and underwent a remarkable transformation under Brendon McCullum and Stokes. He was a crucial part of two of those wins, the first against New Zealand at Lord's where he guided England home alongside Joe Root after coming in at five down with 118 still needed to win. Three months later at Old Trafford, he added 173 with Ben Stokes to level the series against South Africa, scoring his second Test century.

Jyothi Surekha Vennam Clinches Two Gold Medals at Archery World Cup

India won two gold medals, one each in the mixed team event and women's individual Compound, at the Archery World Cup 2023 Stage 1 in Antalya, Turkey on Saturday.
Indian mixed team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Ojas Pravin Deotale outclassed Chen Yi Hsuan and Chem Chieh Lun of Chinese Taipei 159-154 to win the mixed team gold.
The second gold came in the women's individual Compound event after Jyothi Surekha Vennam defeated Sara Lopez of Columbia 149-146.

Kenya's Kiptum Wins London Marathon in 2nd Fastest Time

Kelvin Kiptum, a Kenyan athlete, collapsed to the ground after achieving victory in the London Marathon and posting the second-best time in history for the distance. Kiptum broke the course record with an impressive time of 2 hours, 1 minute, and 25 seconds, falling short of Eliud Kipchoge's world record by only 16 seconds. Amos Kipruto, Tamirat Tola, and Mo Farah, the legendary long-distance runner, were among the elite men's field that Kelvin Kiptum left behind in what was Farah's final marathon. Farah, at the age of 40, finished in ninth place with a time of 2 hours, 10 minutes, and 28 seconds.

Alcaraz Beats Tsitsipas to Clinch Back-to-back Barcelona Titles

World number two Carlos Alcaraz beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-4 to win the Barcelona Open and clinch his third ATP Tour title of the year and the ninth overall for the 19-year-old.
Alcaraz, who had an injury-plagued start to the season and was beaten by Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals of his last tournament, the Miami Open, won in Barcelona for the second consecutive year, taking the title without losing a set.
The Spanish teenager beat world number five and second seed Tsitsipas with the same ease that he dispatched every other opponent in Barcelona this week.
Alcaraz, who in December became the youngest year-end world number one since the ATP rankings began, was close to perfection on Sunday and gave a masterclass as he won in less than 80 minutes.

Apr 23, 2023

Mickey Arthur is Pakistan's New Director of Cricket

Pakistan appointed their former coach Mickey Arthur as director of cricket. Ex-South Africa, Australia and Sri Lanka coach Arthur was in charge of Pakistan from 2016 to 2019 when they won the 2017 Champions Trophy and became the world's top-ranked T20 team. The Johannesburg-born is Derbyshire head coach and will now also oversee strategy for Pakistan. Arthur will also serve as a member of Pakistan's coaching staff for this year's (2023) World Cup in India.

Prannoy and Sindhu to Lead Indian Team at Sudirman Cup

World No. 9 H.S. Prannoy and two-time Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu will lead the Indian challenge at the 2023 Sudirman Cup, scheduled in Suzhou, China, from May 14 to 21.
The senior national selection committee, named a "balanced" squad with an aim to clinch a first-ever medal in the mixed team championships.
The Indian men had created history last year (2022) by winning the Thomas Cup and hopes of a potential podium finished were raised further following the bronze medal-winning performance in the Asian Mixed Team Championships earlier this year (2023).
India is in Group 'C' along with Malaysia, Chinese Taipei and Australia and its first task will be to make it to the knock-out stage.
Men's singles: H.S. Prannoy; K. Srikanth (reserve: Lakshya Sen)
Doubles: R. Satwiksairaj & Chirag Shetty; M.R. Arjun & Dhruv Kapila.
Women's singles: P.V. Sindhu; Anupama Upadhyaya (reserve: Aakarshi Kashyap).
Doubles: Gayatri Gopichand & Treesa Jolly; Ashwini Ponnappa & Tanisha Crasto.
Mixed doubles: Tanisha & Sai Pratheek.

Apr 22, 2023

Four-team Intercontinental Cup to Be Held in Bhubaneswar

Four-team Intercontinental Football Cup will be held in Bhubaneswar from June 9 to 18. This will be the third edition of the tournament with the previous two being held in Mumbai (2018) and Ahmedabad (2019). Host India will be joined by Lebanon, Mongolia and Vanuatu in the tournament. The Indian men's national team had previously never played against Mongolia and Vanuatu. Against Lebanon, the hosts hold a record of playing six matches.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's Son Pankaj Becomes Cycling Federation of India President

BJP's Noida MLA Pankaj Singh was declared as the president of the Cycling Federation of India (CFI) after he emerged as the lone candidate for the top post. Not only Pankaj, all the other 24 members of the CFI executive council, were elected unopposed during the election meeting held in Nainital, Uttarakhand.
He succeeded former Punjab Minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa, who became ineligible to contest the elections under the Sports Code as he has served three terms (12 years since 2011) as head of CFI.
Pankaj, son of Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, had served as president of Fencing Association of India for a brief period before resigning from the post in April 2022, citing his "commitments as a legislator" in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly.

Apr 21, 2023

Argentina Replaces Indonesia as under-20 World Cup Host

FIFA selected Argentina to host the under-20 soccer World Cup after revoking the hosting rights from Indonesia. This decision was made after Indonesia's football association cancelled the draw scheduled to take place in Bali due to the governor's refusal to host Israel's team.
The South American Football Confederation Congress received the official bid from the Argentine Football Association to host the under-20 soccer World Cup from May 20 to June 11. The tournament's official draw will take place in Zurich. Argentina, which has won a record six titles, last hosted the under-20 World Cup in 2001. Additionally, it is in the running to jointly host the 2030 World Cup finals alongside Uruguay, Chile, and Paraguay.
The under-20 soccer World Cup, also known as the FIFA U-20 World Cup, is a biennial international football tournament organized by FIFA for the national teams of men's under-20 age group. The tournament was first held in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship, and since then, it has been held every two years except for a brief period from 1979-1985. The tournament has been won by a variety of countries, with Argentina having the most wins with a total of six titles. The most recent tournament was held in 2019 and was won by Ukraine.

Gary Ballance Retires from All Forms of Cricket

Gary Ballance, a left-handed batsman, announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. He initially made his debut for Zimbabwe and played for them under a two-year contract. He later went on to play for England and appeared in 23 Test matches. Additionally, he played one Test, one T20I, and five ODIs for Zimbabwe, during which he scored five Test hundreds, including a score of 137 against the West Indies. However, his career took a downturn after 2017, and he was also accused of using racist language against his teammate Azeem Rafiq, which was deemed as 'institutional racism' in the Yorkshire County.

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