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Jun 04, 2024

Kedar Jadhav Announces Retirement from All Forms of Cricket

India batter Kedar Jadhav announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.
Jadhav made his international debut for India in November 2014 during an ODI against Sri Lanka at Ranchi, went on to play 73 one-dayers as well as nine T20Is. Jadhav scored 1,389 runs at an average of 42.09 with two centuries and six fifties in ODIs and had another 122 runs from six T20I outings. He was also a handy option for India with the ball and notched 27 wickets in the 50-overs format, bowling right-arm off spin.
Jadhav was part of the India squad that made it to the 2017 Champions Trophy final and the 2019 World Cup semi-final.
He also featured in 93 IPL games for five franchises – Kochi Tuskers, Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Chennai, and Sunrisers Hyderabad and had 1196 runs to his name from the same. In 2018, he was part of the CSK squad that lifted the IPL title.

U.S. Championships: Simone Biles Wins Record-extending Ninth Title

Simone Biles won a record-extending ninth all-around national title at the US Gymnastics Championships, impressing ahead of the Olympics in Paris.
Biles finished with a combined score of 119.750, while Skye Blakely finished 5.900 points back in second and Kayla DiCello came in third. Suni Lee finished in fourth place and Jordan Chiles in fifth.
Biles dominated the event, turning in the top cumulative scores in the four events – balance beam, floor exercise, uneven bars and vault – despite a second day spill in the latter.

Tanvi Sharma Bags Women's Singles Title of Bonn International Badminton Tournament

India's Tanvi Sharma bagged the women's singles title of the Bonn International Badminton Tournament, in Germany. The young Indian shuttler defeated Wang Pei Yu of Taiwan in straight sets, 21-19, 22-20. This is the first senior title for the 15-year-old Tanvi.

Sprinter Dutee Chand Suspended Till 2027

Indian sprinter Dutee Chand's hopes of getting her suspension overruled was dashed by the National Anti-Doping Agency's (NADA) appeal panel after her suspension order was uploaded on its website.
Dutee, who is the country's fastest 100m women sprinter, was banned after traces of selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs) were found in her urine sample. She had appealed against the ban but the panel had upheld the earlier order.
As per the order by the anti-doping disciplinary panel, her four-year suspension will run from January 3, 2023 to January 2, 2027. SARMs, which are touted as supplements, help in increasing muscle mass.

Jun 03, 2024

Champions League Final: Real Madrid Wins 15th European Cup

Spanish giant Real Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League 2023-24 and won its record-extending 15th European crown and sixth in 10 years, at the Wembley Stadium.

Boxers Amit Panghal, Jaismine Lamboria Clinch Paris Olympics Quotas

World championships silver medallist boxer Amit Panghal and national champion Jaismine Lamboria qualified for the Paris Olympics with contrasting quarter-final wins at the 2^nd World Qualification Tournament in Bangkok.
Panghal's comeback to the Indian team culminated in the fifth Olympic quota in boxing as the multiple-time Asian Championships medallist notched a hard-fought 5-0 win over China's Chuang Liu for a ticket to his second Games. Jaismine, who dropped down from 60kg, then reclaimed the women's 57kg quota for the country, which India had to surrender after holder Parveen Hooda was suspended for whereabout failure last month.
Panghal and Jaismine thus joined the quartet of Nishant Dev (71kg), Nikhat Zareen (50kg), Preeti Pawar (54kg) and Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) in booking Olympic berths.

India Joins Newly Formed World Boxing Body

The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) took a significant step by agreeing to join the World Boxing (WB), a newly established governing body formed after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) refused to recognize the International Boxing Association (IBA). This move came amidst the ongoing World Olympic qualifiers in Bangkok, where the BFI's affiliation will be ratified by the WB executive board.
While joining the WB became essential to secure Indian boxers' participation in the Olympics, the BFI aims to continue participating in IBA-organized events for the sake of the sport and its athletes. However, the IBA's reaction to this decision remains to be seen.
India joined nations like the United States, Canada, Sweden, Germany, and Great Britain as original members of the WB. Interestingly, BFI president Ajay Singh remains the IBA vice president, according to the IBA website.

May 31, 2024

Olympiakos Beat Fiorentina in Extra Time in Europa Conference League Final

Olympiakos beat Fiorentina 1-0 after extra time in the Europa Conference League final when a late winner from Ayoub El Kaabi gave the Greek club their first major European trophy. In a match that was high on intensity and physicality but low on quality in front of goal, neither side could find the net in the regulation 90 minutes before El Kaabi netted the winner in the 116th minute.

Ex-Olympic Pole Vault Champion Braz Banned for Doping, to Miss Paris Games

Olympic pole vault gold medalist Thiago Braz was banned for 16 months for doping and will miss the Paris Games, track and field's Athletics Integrity Unit said.
Braz won the Olympic title at his home Rio de Janeiro Games in 2016 and took bronze in Tokyo three years ago.
Braz's ban expires in November and he has filed an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Braz claimed his positive test for ostarine was caused by a contaminated nutritional supplement and the anti-doping tribunal judges accepted by a 2-1 verdict he was not at significant fault.

May 30, 2024

Indian Arm Wrestlers Contingent Wins Seven Medals At Asian Championship 2024 In Tashkent, Uzbekistan

In Arm Wrestling, the Indian contingent clinched a total of seven medals including one gold and six bronze at the Asian Championship, 2024 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Shrimant Jha, who participated in two categories, was the top performer for India. He won the gold medal in the left-hand para category, while he won the bronze medal in the right-hand para category. In the Masters category, Laxman Singh Bhandari secured two bronze medals, while Sachin Goyal won the bronze medal in the competitive right-hand Senior category. Meanwhile, in the Women's Right and Left-hand categories, Ibi Lollen from Arunachal Pradesh clinched two bronze medals.

Norway Chess: R. Praggnanandhaa Registers Maiden Classical Win over World Number One Magnus Carlsen

India's rising sensation R. Pragganandhaa clinched his first-ever classical win over world number one Magnus Carlsen in the third round of the Norway Chess Tournament in Stavanger, Norway. The Indian Grandmaster (GM) took the sole lead in the open section of the six-player tournament following a landmark win at Carlsen's home turf. Playing with white pieces, the 2023 FIDE World Cup runner-up emerged on top by battling the odds to stun Carlsen.

Star Sports' 'One India' Campaign for T20 World Cup Featuring Pant

Indian wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant is the heart and soul of the new campaign by Star Sports India, the official broadcaster of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in India.
The campaign seeks to unite the nation as 'One India'.

Indian Arm Wrestlers Contingent Wins Seven Medals at Asian Championship 2024 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

In Arm Wrestling, the Indian contingent clinched a total of seven medals including one gold and six bronze at the Asian Championship, 2024 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Shrimant Jha, who participated in two categories, was the top performer for India. He won the gold medal in the left-hand para category, while he won the bronze medal in the right-hand para category.
In the Masters category, Laxman Singh Bhandari secured two bronze medals, while Sachin Goyal won the bronze medal in the competitive right-hand senior category. Meanwhile, in the Women's Right and Left-hand categories, Ibi Lollen from Arunachal Pradesh clinched two bronze medals.
The Indian contingent competed under the banner of the People's Armwrestling Federation of India (PAFI), led by President Preeti Jhangiani. PAFI is the sole Indian organisation in affiliation with the Asian Armwrestling Federation (AAF) and the World Armwrestling Federation (WAF).

May 29, 2024

No MotoGP in India in 2024 as Race Shifted to Next Year

As per local promoters, the India round of the MotoGP championship will not take place on the scheduled date in September 2024 and instead has been moved to March 2025. Reports claiming that the race promoters had not cleared all their dues with rights holders Dorna after the inaugural round last year had led to uncertainty over the second edition scheduled on September 20-22, 2024.

Charles Leclerc Makes History with Monaco Grand Prix Triumph

Charles Leclerc, the Ferrari driver, achieved a remarkable feat by becoming the first Monegasque driver to win the Monaco Grand Prix since Louis Chiron in 1931, ending a drought of 92 years.
Leclerc's victory, his first since the 2022 Austrian Grand Prix, came after a chaotic race marred by two standing starts and several first-lap collisions. Despite the challenges, Leclerc, who had previously failed to secure a podium finish in six previous attempts at the iconic race, started from pole position and controlled the race from the outset.
McLaren's Oscar Piastri finished second, trailing Leclerc by 7.1 seconds, while Ferrari's Carlos Sainz secured third place.

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