YES Bank Partners with Indian Olympic Association for Paris Olympics 2024
YES Bank announced its partnership with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) as the Official Banking Partner for Team India at the Paris Olympics 2024.
As part of the collaboration, the bank launched the campaign 'Milkar Jitayengey' and introduced the 'YES Glory Debit Card', specially designed for India's Olympic athletes.
The bank also unveiled the 'YES Glory' savings account proposition, extending benefits to athletes and their immediate family members.
The YES Glory account offers a range of benefits tailored to the needs of champion athletes. These perks include a complimentary Welcome on-board Taj voucher, free orthopedic consultations, and zero cross-currency mark-up on international spends.
All England Open: Marin Claims Second Title
Carolina Marin ended a nine-year wait for a second women's singles title at the All England after Akane Yamaguchi was forced to retire.
The Spaniard was leading 26-24, 11-1 when her Japanese opponent withdrew because of a hip injury.
A marathon first game, the joint-longest of this year's tournament, saw the lead change hands seven times with Marin requiring a medical timeout.
But the 30-year-old recovered to win the first game against an injured Yamaguchi. "At the beginning of the week, I had a hard conversation with my coach about the things that I have to improve," said Marin, whose main aim this year is the Paris Olympics, starting in July.
Carlos Alcaraz Defends Indian Wells Title with Win Over Daniil Medvedev
Carlos Alcaraz successfully defended his Indian Wells crown with a 7-6(5) 6-1 win over Daniil Medvedev in the final.
In a rematch of last year's final, Alcaraz started sloppily, spraying errors around the court to fall 3-0 down but raised his level and captured the first set when his Russian opponent's forehand went wide in the tiebreak. The Spaniard romped through the second set, raising his arms in the air and letting out a roar when Medvedev missed another forehand wide on match point.
Second seed Alcaraz smacked 25 winners to Medvedev's 11 and was especially effective against his opponent's second serves. It was an eventful stay in the California desert for the 20-year-old Alcaraz.
YES Bank Partners with Indian Olympic Association for Paris Olympics 2024
YES Bank announced its partnership with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) as the Official Banking Partner for Team India at the Paris Olympics 2024.
As part of the collaboration, the bank launched the campaign 'Milkar Jitayengey' and introduced the 'YES Glory Debit Card,' specially designed for India's Olympic athletes.
The bank also unveiled the 'YES Glory' savings account proposition, extending benefits to athletes and their immediate family members.
The YES Glory account offers a range of benefits tailored to the needs of champion athletes. These perks include a complimentary Welcome on-board Taj voucher, free orthopedic consultations, and zero cross-currency mark-up on international spends.
India's Ram Baboo Books Paris Olympics 2024 Spot with Personal Best
India's Ram Baboo on Saturday achieved the Paris Olympics men's 20km race qualification standard, clocking a personal best time of 1:20:00 at the Dudinska 50 Meet in Slovakia.
Baboo, a bronze medallist in the 35km walk race at the Hangzhou Asian Games, finished third in the Race Walking Tour Gold-Level event. This is the first time an Indian athlete is finishing on the podium in this meet. The cutoff mark for Olympic qualification is 1:20:10.
The 24-year-old Baboo is also the seventh male walker from the country to breach the above-mentioned qualification mark, while the others are: Akshdeep Singh, Suraj Panwar, Servin Sebastian, Arshpreet Singh, Pramjeet Bisht and Vikas Singh.
YES Bank Partners with Indian Olympic Association for Paris Olympics 2024
YES Bank announced its partnership with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) as the Official Banking Partner for Team India at the Paris Olympics 2024.
As part of the collaboration, the bank launched the campaign 'Milkar Jitayengey' and introduced the 'YES Glory Debit Card,' specially designed for India's Olympic athletes.
The bank also unveiled the 'YES Glory' savings account proposition, extending benefits to athletes and their immediate family members.
The YES Glory account offers a range of benefits tailored to the needs of champion athletes. These perks include a complimentary Welcome on-board Taj voucher, free orthopedic consultations, and zero cross-currency mark-up on international spends.
Mar 18, 2024
Arjuna Awardee Sheetal Devi Named ECI's National PwD Icon at Inclusive Cricket Match
The Election Commission of India (ECI) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) organised an exhibition cricket match to promote voter education and inclusivity. The match was played between the Indian Deaf Cricket Association (IDCA) Team and the Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) team at Karnail Singh Stadium in New Delhi.
During the event, Sheetal Devi, a renowned Para-archer and Arjuna Awardee, was announced as the National Icon in the Person With Disabilities (PwD) category.
Australian Wicketkeeper-batter Matthew Wade Retires from Red-ball Cricket
Australian wicketkeeper-batter Matthew Wade announced retirement from red-ball cricket (first-class cricket).
Despite retiring from red-ball cricket, Wade will remain available for selection in white-ball formats (ODIs and T20Is).
Wade has played 36 Tests for Australia. He has scored 1613 runs with four centuries at an average of 29.87.
His last Test appearance was against India at Brisbane in 2021, after which he lost his place to Alex Carrey.
Gulveer Breaks Record but Misses Paris Mark
Asian Games bronze medallist Gulveer Singh shattered the 16-year-old national record in the men's 10,000m to finish second in his heat at The Ten in San Juan Capistrano in California.
He clocked 27 minutes, 41.81 seconds on Saturday to better the earlier national mark of 28:02.89 by more than 20 seconds that stood in Surendra Singh's name since 2008.
However, Gulveer's effort was not enough for Olympics qualification as he missed the Paris Games qualification time of 27:00.00 by over 41 seconds.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Clinch WPL 2024 Title
The Royal Challengers Bangalore won their maiden Women's Premier League title by beating batting-heavy Delhi Capitals by eight wickets in a one-sided final at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. RCB's Shreyanka Patil picked four wickets, and left-arm orthodox Molineux returned with three wickets to see RCB home. Captain Smriti Mandhana scored 31, while Ellyse Perry remained unbeaten on 35.
Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat first in the all-important WPL final. The star pair of Shafali Verma and Captain Meg Lanning got the home side to a blistering start, completing 50 inside the first six overs.
Courtesy of some incredible bowling from RCB and careless batting from the home side, RCB wrapped up DC's innings on a mere 113 inside 20 overs.
All England Badminton Semi-Finals: Lakshya Sen Ousted by Jonatan Christie
Lakshya Sen was ousted from the prestigious All England Badminton Championships after Indonesia's Jonatan Christie defeated him 12-21, 21-10, 15-21 in a hard-fought semi-final. The Indian had done well to push the game into a third-game decider, responding to a 12-21 loss in the first game with a 21-10 victory in the second.
Lakshya had reached the semis after defeating Malaysian Lee Zii Jia in three games in the quarter-final.
Mar 17, 2024
Patnaik Inaugurates India's First Indoor Athletics Centre
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated India's first indoor athletics centre at Kalinga Stadium.
He also inaugurated an indoor aquatic centre, and laid the foundation of an indoor diving centre at the stadium.
The indoor athletics centre, which has a 10,000 square metre track, is capable of holding continental and regional championships.
ICC Makes Stop Clocks Permanent in ODIs, T20Is
Stop clocks used to regulate the time taken between overs will become a permanent fixture at limited-overs internationals from June following a successful trial, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said.
According to ICC, the feature, which has been on trial in limited-overs men's internationals since December, demonstrated that approximately 20 minutes had been saved per One-day international game.
It has been added as a mandatory playing condition in all full member ODI and T20 international matches starting with the men's T20 World Cup in the West Indies and United States.
Fielding sides will be expected to start a new over within a minute of completing the previous one, with an electronic clock displayed at grounds starting a countdown each time.
If a team is not ready to bowl the first ball of the next over within 60 seconds of the previous one being completed, it will receive two warnings with any further breaches leading to a five-run penalty per incident.
Mar 16, 2024
Max Verstappen Triumphs at Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Red Bull's Max Verstappen clinched victory at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, starting from pole position. It marked Red Bull's second consecutive one-two finish in the 2024 Formula One season.
Verstappen celebrated his first-ever back-to-back victories at the start of a season. He extended his winning streak to nine consecutive races, including last year's success. Verstappen also achieved his 100th career podium.
Mar 15, 2024
Anurag Thakur Launches Khelo India Rising Talent Identification (KIRTI) Programme
The Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Anurag Thakur, launched a unique talent hunt event called KIRTI (Khelo India Rising Talent Identification) in Chandigarh. This nationwide programme, under the Khelo India mission, aims to identify talented athletes between the ages of 9 and 18 years, currently enrolled in schools across the country.
KIRTI will conduct 20 lakh assessments across the country throughout the year to identify talent through notified Talent Assessment Centres.
This scouting and training programme is the first of its kind in India, aimed at reaching the next level in global sports.
KIRTI will use IT tools to identify talent from every corner of the country and provide a common platform to showcase their abilities.
Mumbai Beat Vidarbha by 169 Runs to Win Record-extending 42nd Ranji Trophy Title
Mumbai won a record-extending 42nd Ranji Trophy title, beating Vidarbha by 169 runs on the final day of the 2024 season.
Chasing a daunting 538-run target Vidarbha put up a commendable fight with skipper Akshay Wadkar scoring a hundred but Mumbai spinners ensured Vidarbha were bowled out for 368.