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Jan 14, 2022

India Withdraws from Asian Under-22 Boxing Championship

The Boxing Federation of India decided to pull out of the Asian Under-22 Championships for men and women in Tashkent, Uzbekistan due to the global surge in COVID-19 cases but is willing to participate if the tournament is rescheduled to a time when the pandemic subsides.
The event was scheduled to be held from January 20 to 30. The Asian event was originally slated to be held from December 7 to 17 last year but was postponed because of the pandemic.

Jan 13, 2022

New Zealand Spinner Ajaz Patel Wins ICC Player of the Month Award

India-born New Zealand cricketer Ajaz Patel won the Men's ICC Player of the Month award for December following his stupendous 10-wicket haul against Virat Kohli and Co. in the second Test in Mumbai. The left-arm spinner was nominated for the award alongside India opener Mayank Agarwal and Australian pacer Mitchell Starc but beat them to it on the back of his incredibly rare feat.
Ajaz picked up 14 wickets in the Mumbai Test match in early December against India, including all 10 in the first innings, to become only the third player in Test history, after Jim Laker and Anil Kumble, to achieve the remarkable milestone.

Jan 12, 2022

IPL's Most Expensive player Chris Morris Announces Retirement

South African all-rounder Chris Morris brought the curtains down on his cricketing career, announcing he was retiring from all forms of cricket.
Morris, who was hampered by fitness issues later in his career, would next be seen in a coaching role with South African domestic side Titans.
Morris made his international debut in December 2012 against New Zealand and played his first ODI in 2013. The all-rounder's first match in Test cricket came in when England toured South Africa in 2016.
Morris played four Tests, 42 One-day Internationals and 23 T20 Internationals besides donning the Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals), Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore jerseys in the IPL.
He last represented South Africa in the ODI World Cup in England in 2019. He was the costliest buy at the IPL auction, being bought for Rs. 16.25 crores by Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2021 auction.

Tata Group to Replace Vivo as IPL Title Sponsor from this Year

One of India's largest business conglomerates, the Tata Group, will replace Chinese mobile manufacturer Vivo as the Indian Premier League's title sponsor for the next two years.
As per reports, the Tatas will be paying around Rs. 670 crore for two years of title sponsorship while Vivo will pay a total of Rs. 454 crore for termination of contract, which makes it a win-win situation for the BCCI as it is set to earn a whopping Rs. 1,124 crore for seasons 2022 and 2023 respectively.
Vivo had a deal of Rs. 2200 crore for title sponsorship rights initially from 2018-2022 but after the 2020 Galwan Valley military face-off between the Indian and Chinese Army soldiers, the brand took a break for a year in view of a public backlash and Dream11 replaced it in the IPL.

Jan 11, 2022

Trent Boult Becomes 4th NZ Bowler to Register 300 Test Wickets

New Zealand pacer Trent Boult reached the milestone of 300 Test wickets. The left-arm seamer achieved the feat on Day 2 of the second Test against Bangladesh at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch.
Boult is the fourth Black Caps cricketer to achieve the milestone of 300 Test wickets and he brought up the landmark in his 75th Test. Earlier, Sir Richard Hadlee, Daniel Vettori, and Tim Southee had registered 300 Test wickets.

Jan 10, 2022

Rohan Bopanna, Ramkumar Ramanathan Win Adelaide International Crown

Rohan Bopanna and Ramkumar Ramanathan began 2022 on a high, winning the Adelaide International ATP 250 men's doubles title. Teaming up for the first time on the ATP tour, the Indian due won the title with a hard-fought 7-6 (6), 6-1 win over the top-seeded pairing of Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo in Adelaide.
It was Rohan Bopanna's 20the ATP title while Ramkumar won his maiden title on the tour as the two Indian players warmed up to the Australian Open 2022 with a big win.

Bharath Subramaniyam Becomes India's 73rd Chess GM

Fourteen-year old Bharath Subramaniyam became India's 73rd chess Grandmaster, securing the third and final GM norm at an event in Italy.
The Chennai-based player scored 6.5 points from nine rounds along with four others to finish seventh overall in the event held at Cattolica.
He obtained his third GM norm and also touched the requisite 2,500 (Elo) mark.
Bharath achieved his first GM norm after securing 11th place at the Aeroflot Open in Moscow in February 2020. He secured the second norm after placing 4th in the Junior Roundtable Under 21 tournament in Bulgaria with 6.5 points in October 2021.

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