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Feb 06, 2023

Gymnast Dipa Karmakar Handed 21-month Ban after Failing Dope Test

Star gymnast Dipa Karmakar was handed a 21-month ban for failing a dope test conducted by the International Testing Agency, contrary to claims made by Indian officials that her "suspension" last year was not related to doping offence. Karmakar's dope sample collected out-of-competition by the ITA, an independent organisation that manages the anti-doping programme of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), was found to contain Higenamine, which is a prohibited substance under World Anti-Doping Agency Code.
Her ban period will however, end on July 10, 2023 as it was counted from the day (October 11, 2011) the sample was collected.

Sports Minister Launches Mascot for 3rd Khelo India Winter Game

Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur and the LG of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha launched the third Khelo India Winter Games mascot, theme song and jersey.
The Winter Games are scheduled to be held from February 10 to 14. Approximately 1500 athletes across the country will participate in the games that will take place in Gulmarg and will be played across nine sports events.
The Khelo India Winter Games started in 2020 and it is supported by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and is organized by the J&K Sports Council as well as the Winter Games association of the J&K.

Ranji Trophy: Bhut Knocks Out Punjab

Parth Bhut capped off a dream game with a five-wicket haul after a game-changing century and a half-century as Saurashtra won a memorable Ranji Trophy quarter-finals against Punjab by 71 runs to set up a semi-finals date with Karnataka.
Needing 252 to win, Punjab started the day at 52/2 and was all out for 180 in 89.1 overs with veteran Mandeep Singh's 45 being the highest score.

Feb 04, 2023

Raphael Varane Announces Retirement from International Football

France defender Raphael Varane announced retirement from international football, ending a 10-year career with Les Bleus in which he won the World Cup in 2018 and was a runner-up four years later.
Varane who has 93 caps after making his debut in 2013, also helped Didier Deschamps's side win the UEFA Nations League in the 2020-21 season.
Varane's decision came just weeks after France's World Cup-winning goalkeeper and captain, Hugo Lloris, announced his retirement from international football.

Wrestler Aman Wins Bronze at Zagreb Open

Indian wrestler Aman Sehrawat clinched a bronze medal in the men's 57 kg category at the Zagreb Open Championships in Croatia.
Sehrawat defeated USA's Zane Raye Rhodes Richards 10-4 in the bronze medal contest to finish on the podium of the ranking tournament.
Aliabbas Rzazade of Azerbaijan bagged the gold, beating Yuto Nishiuchi of Japan 2-0 in the final. The other bronze was won by Beka Bujiashvili of Georgia, who beat Islam Bazarganov of Azerbaijan.

Feb 03, 2023

Saudi Arabia to Host 2027 Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup

Saudi Arabia was declared the host of the 2027 Asian Cup by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) at the 33rd AFC Congress.
The AFC's executive committee had earlier shortlisted bids from India and Saudi Arabia in October 2022 after Qatar pulled out of the process following their successful bid to host the 2023 edition in place of original hosts China.
Iran, Qatar and Uzbekistan were the other countries to have initially bid for the hosting rights.
But the Indian federation withdrew its bid in December 2022, effectively sealing the tournament for the Saudis.

Babita Phogat Joins Oversight Committee Panel Formed against WFI

Babita Phogat, a former wrestler, joined the oversight committee established to look into the claims made against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). The Oversight Committee is also looking into claims of sexual misbehaviour, harassment, and/or intimidation, as well as financial and organisational irregularities made by well-known athletes.
The committee was established during the IOA's emergency Executive Council meeting earlier this month, which was also attended by IOA President P. T. Usha, joint secretary Kalyan Chaubey, and people like Yogeshwar and Abhinav Bindra.
Babita Phogat is the sixth member of the Oversight Committee, which is led by M. C. Mary Kom, Chairperson of the Athletes Commission and recipient of the Khel Ratna Award.

Feb 02, 2023

Sports Ministry Gets 700 crore-plus Boost in Union Budget 2023

In a year when the Indian athletes will compete at the Asian Games and prepare for 2024 Paris Olympics, the Sports Ministry has got a fillip with the government allocating Rs. 3,397.32 crore, an increase of Rs. 723.97 crore.
The amount is more than the revised budget of the previous financial year (2022-23) when the ministry received Rs. 2,673.35 crore, as against the actual allocation of Rs. 3,062.60 crore.

India Record its Biggest Win in T20Is after Beating New Zealand by 168 Runs

India registered its biggest win in T20Is by a margin of runs after beating New Zealand by 168 runs in the third and final T20I at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
India's previous biggest win was against Ireland by a margin of 143 runs at The Village in Dublin back in June 2018. The win against the Kiwis was also India's biggest win in T20Is at home. It was also the third time that India won a T20I by a margin of above 100.

Feb 01, 2023

Anish Giri Wins Tata Steel Masters 2023

Dutch player Anish Giri, five times the runner-up in Wijk aan Zee, won the 85th edition of Tata Steel Masters after pouncing on a blunder by Richard Rapport while Jorden van Foreest took down long-term leader Nodirbek Abdusattorov. Magnus Carlsen beat Arjun Erigaisi on demand to catch Nodirbek in a tie for 2nd place, while Wesley So finished 4th.
The Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023 was the 85th edition of the annual chess tournament held in Wijk aan Zee. It was held from 13 January to 29 January 2023. The field of 14 players in the Masters section included the numbers one and two of the FIDE World ranking, Magnus Carlsen and Ding Liren, as well as five teenage grandmasters.

Usman Khawaja Wins Shane Warne Men's Test Player of the Year award 2023

Australia opening batter Usman Khawaja capped his second comeback as a Test opener by claiming the inaugural Shane Warne Award as the men's Test player of the year.
Named in honour of the legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne, who passed away in March 2022, Khawaja polled 22 votes to win ahead of Marnus Labuschagne (20) and Steve Smith (16).

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