Current Affairs- SportsKKR wins IPL 7 trophy

Sharukh Khans Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) chased down a huge 200-run target to beat Preity Zintas Kings XIPunjabin the final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 7. Kolkata Knight Riders beat Kings XI Punjab by 3 wickets.IPL-7 which was held from April 16 June 1, 2014 was played at venues in UAE&India. Based on security demands for the2014Lok SabhaGeneral Electionsthe venues for some matches were shifted outside India.8 teams participated inIPL-7.Kolkata won IPL for the second time (last time in 2012). Orange Cap(Highest Scorer): Robin Uthappa (KKR) Purple Cap(Highest Wicket Taker): Mohit Sharma (CSK Chennai Super Kings) Player of the Tournament: Glenn Maxwell (Kings XI Punjab)

PM Modi releases FIFA World Cup postage stamps

June 12, 2014No commentsPrime MinisterNarendra Modireleased commemorative postage stamps onFIFA World Cup 2014that kick started inBrazilon the night of June 12, 2014.PMurged theDepartment of Poststo create a website on thehistoryof Indianfootball. Indiais also gearing up to host the under-17 FIFA World Cup in 2017.

Mudgal Panel: Sourav Ganguly joins Mudgal Panel probing IPL spot-fixing & betting scandal

Sourav Ganguly, formerIndiacricketteam skipper, has been inducted into theSupreme Courtappointed Mudgal Panel that has been set up to investigate the IPL spot-fixing and betting scandal including probing the 13 names that are mentioned in the sealed envelope that it had submitted to the court inFebruary 2013.The apex court had asked the panel to select a cricketer of impeccable integrity after which names of Ganguly was under consideration.

Tennis French Open: Rafael Nadal clinches mens title

SpaniardRafael Nadalmaintained his dominance in the French Open as he defeated Serbian Novak Djokovic in the final match.French Open 2014 is Nadals 14thcareer Grand Slam title.World no.1 Nadal also became the first man to win five Roland Garros crowns in a row as he took his record at the tournament to 66 wins against just one defeat.With 14 Grand Slams, Nadal has equaled the mark of Pete Sampras.Now, he is just three behind the all-time record of Roger Federer.Tennis French Open: Maria Sharapova wins womens title

Maria Sharapovawon French Open womens title after defeating Simona Halep in the final. It was Sharapovas second French Open title victory. She has now won five Grand Slam titles, taking her to joint-11thon the Open era list alongside Martina Hingis.Magnus Carlsen becomes first man to hold the Chess Triple Crown; but he is not the first player

World ChampionMagnus Carlsenhas become thefirst manin thehistoryofChessto hold theChess Triple Crownby holding theWorld Blitz, Rapid, and Classic titles consecutively.However, he is not the first player to have achieved this feat. Before him, Ms.Susan Polgardid it back in 1996. Polgarwas the first chess player in the world to hold all three world titles in a row, reasonably making herthe first playerto hold a chess Triple Crown.

IUCN releases Red List of Threatened Species FIFA World Cup 2014 mascot Brazilian three-banded Armadillo enlisted as Vulnerable

TheBrazilianthree-banded Armadillo(Tolypeutes tricinctus)which isFIFA World Cup 2014 mascothas been enlisted asVulnerableas its population has decreased by more than a third in the past 10 due to destruction of half its shrubland habitat.The Brazilian 3-banded armadillo(Tolypeutes tricinctus)is an armadillo species endemic toBrazil. In Brazil it is locally known astatu-bolaas itcanroll itself into a ball.Lemurs are one of the most threatened groups of vertebrates on the planet as more than 90% of lemurs are now threatened with extinction.

The Netherlands lift womens hockey World Cup

Olympic gold medal winnerTheNetherlandsdefeatedAustraliain the title clash at theKyocera Stadium,Hague(The Netherlands)to win thewomenshockey World Cup. Whereas Mens Australia defeated The Dutch 6-1.Out of 13 womens World Cups since the launch of the event in 1974, the Netherlands have bagged the title seven times.It was a fifth successive World Cup final for the Dutch and remarkably a fourth contested between the two nations, with Australias 1998 victory in Utrecht being sandwiched by wins for Netherlands in 1990 and 2006.

Mahela Jayawardene retires from Test cricket

The former skipper ofSri LankascricketteamMahela Jayawardenehas announced retirement from Test cricket.Novak Djokovic overcomes Roger Federer to win Wimbledon mens title-England

Novak Djokovic(Serbia)beatRoger Federer(Switzerland) in the final of 2014 mens Wimbledon championship in a challenging contest. It was the first time since 2007 that Federer and Djokovic had met for a Grand Slam title. Djokovic, who had 6 major titles before this match had last won Wimbledon in 2011.Djokovic was beaten in 2013by Andy Murray. Roger Federers last title at Wimbledon was in 2012.Petra Kvitova wins 2014 womens Wimbledon title

CzechtennisstarPetra Kvitovaclinched her second Wimbledon title as she defeatedCanadasEugenie Bouchardin a very short match.Kvitova, who first won Wimbledon in 2011, took just 55 minutes to bag a second Grand Slam title held at the Centre Court, London.The 24-year-old Czech needed only 55 minutes to win 6-3 6-0, making it the shortest womens final at Wimbledon since Navratilova beat Andrea Jaeger by the same scoreline in 54 minutes in 1983.

Saina Nehwal clinches Australian Open Super Series title

Star IndianbadmintonplayerSaina NehwaldefeatedSpains Carolina Marin to win the $750,000 Star Australian Super Series title.The 6thseeded Indian, who had clinched theIndiaOpen Grand Prix Gold earlier this year, dominated the contest throughout.20th edition of Commonwealth Games begin at Celtic Park in Glasgow, Scotland

Parupalli Kashyapcreatedhistoryas he clinchedGoldin themens singlesbadmintonat20thCommonwealth Gamesbeing held inGlasgow,Scotland. With his gold medal, the country earned afifth-spot finishwith 64 medals, including 15 gold. He created history bybecoming the first Indian male shuttler in 32 years to win a gold in the Commonwealth Games. Kashyap put up brilliant show to register triumph overDerek Wong ofSingaporein the final showdown. The shuttler fromHyderabadthus joined badminton legend Prakash Padukone and the late Syed Modi, who had won the title in the past. While Padukone had won the mens singles gold medal at the 1978 Commonwealth Games inCanada, Modi bagged it four years later.Commonwealth Toppers:1. England2. Australia3. Canada4. Scotland5. India

TheXXI Commonwealth Gameswill be held in Gold Coast City,Queensland, Australiabetween 4 to 15 April 2018. The Gold Coasts creative concept in the Ceremony brought to life the three brand pillars of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games The Place, The Event and The Sport.

Cricket: India registers historic test victory at Lords against England

Indiabagged their first Test victory at the historic Lords in nearly three decades as they rode on Ishant Sharmas inspired spell of fast bowling to flattenEnglandby 95 runs and take a 1-0 lead in the five match series being played in England.It took 28 long years for India to win a Test match at the Home ofCricket after Kapil Devs team achieved the feat back in June 1986 winning by five wickets.German World Cup-winning captain Philipp Lahm retires

Philipp Lahm, the captain ofGermanysfootballteam, announced his retirement frominternationalfootball. His retirement announcement comes just five days after Germany led by him bagged its fourth footballWorld CupdefeatingArgentinain the final of the 2014 FIFA World Cup held inBrazil.Lahm is the countrys fourth most-capped player behind Lothar Matthaus (150), Klose (137) and Lukas Podolski (116).He is also the 4thMannschaft captain to win the World Cup Trophy, after Fritz Walter in 1954, Franz Beckenbauer in 1974 and Matthaus in 1990.

Sim Bhullar: First Indian-origin player in NBA also the tallest player in NBA at present

Sim Bhullar(21) has become the first player of Indian origin to join theNationalBasketballAssociation (NBA)after he inked a summer contract with theSacramento Kings, a professional basketball team in the US.Bhullar is originally fromCanadabut his parents hail fromPunjab. He is 7.5 feet tall, weighs 360 pounds and is a centre from NewMexicoState University. Bhullar is the tallest player in the NBA right now, and needs only to stand on his tiptoes to make a basket.Interestingly, in 2013, theKingsbecame the NBAs first team to have an Indian-origin majority owner Vivek Ranadive. Since assuming the charge of the Kings, which was performing low in recent years, Ranadive has transformed the organization into one of the better ones in the association.

Kapil Dev to chair Arjuna Award selection panel

LegendaryIndiacricketskipper Kapil Devwill head theArjunaAwardsselectioncommitteefor selecting outstanding sportspersons of the country for year 2014. FormerhockeycaptainAjitpal Singhis expected to head theDronacharya Awardsselection committee.Each panel will have 15 members, including 12 renowned sportspersons and three officials. The three officials Director General of theSportsAuthority of India and a Joint Secretary and Deputy Secretary from the ministry will be on both panels.It is worth recalling that for year 2013, Arjuna and Dronacharya awards selection committees were chaired by world billiards champion Michael Ferreira and mountaineer H P S Ahluwalia respectively.

Dipa Karmakar: First Indian woman gymnast to win a medal in Commonwealth Games

Dipa Karmakar (20)scriptedhistoryas she clinched bronze in the vault event in theCommonwealth Games 2014atGlasgow,Scotland, by becoming thefirst Indian woman gymnast and second person of the country to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games.Karmakar, who belongs toTripura, secured 14.366 points to finish third in the womens vault final at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow.First Indian male gymnast to win a medal at CWG was Ashish Kumar.He won a silver in vault and bronze in floor events in the2010DelhiCommonwealth Games.

Vincenzo Nibali wins 101st Tour de France

Italian Vincenzo Nibali won the 101stedition of Tour deFrance, becoming the first Italian in 16 years to win the championship.Nibalis triumph comes after 2013 champion Chris Froome and two-time winner Alberto Contadorcrashed out with injuries in the first half of the Tour.Nibali is only the sixth rider to win all three Grand Tours France,ItalyandSpain. The last Italian to win the Tour de France was Marco Pantani in 1998.The2014 Tour de Francebegan inYorkshire,England,and guided riders over 3,664 kilometers (2,277 miles) including cobblestones, wind-swept flats and climbs in the Vosges, Alps and Pyrenees.

Roger Federer clinches 300th Masters match

SwisstennisstarRoger Federerachieved a new milestone as he became the first man to win 300 matches at the ATP Masters 1000 level, defeating Vasek Pospisil in Cincinnati.Himachal Pradesh to host Paragliding World Cup in India for the first time

Indias northern state ofHimachal Pradeshhas been selected as venue to hostParagliding World Cup 2015. This will be thefirst para-gliding World Cup to be hosted in India. The tournament will be organized under the auspices ofPara-gliding World Cup Association,France.The tournament will be held in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh from October 25, 2015 and will witness participation of around 150 top ranked pilots of the world besides 500 free flying pilots.Himachal bagged the opportunity to host the world cup event after successfully hosting thepara-gliding pre-World Cup in 2013.

Archery World Cup: Indian women archers bag gold, men silver

Indias women archers team led byDeepika Kumariwon the recurve team gold after defeatingMexico6-0 in the final as India returned with 5 medals in theArcheryWorld Cup Stage IVinWroclaw,Poland.Deepikaclinched3 medals and a bronze each in recurve womens individual event and recurve mixed team pair event with her partnerJayanta Talukdar.The mens recurve team managed to clinch a silver after losing to Mexico 3-5 in the final.

Team India equals world record of maximum dismissals at zero in a Test innings

In an utterly disappointing performance by Indiancricketteam on the first day of the Manchester Test played againstEngland, six Indian players got out without opening their account. With this dismal show,Indiaequaled the world record of maximum number of 6 ducks in a Test innings.The six players who lost their wickets at duck wereMurali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar KumarandPankaj Singh.Stuart Broadplayed a major role in making India suffer as he scalped 6 Indian wickets in 13.4 over by spending 25.The other teams with the record of six ducks in a Test innings arePakistan, SouthAfricaandBangladesh.

Guru Hanuman Akhara, awrestlingacademy based inDelhi, has been chosen forRashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar (RKPP)for year 2014. As perSportsMinistry, Guru Hanuman Akhara has been chosen forestablishment and management of sports academies of excellence.President Pranab Mukherjee will honor the RKPP awardees along with Arjuna, Dronacharya and Dhyan Chand award winners at theNationalSportsAwardsfunction in Delhi onAugust 29, 2014.Other RKPP awardees:

Hockey Madhya Pradesh inducted as a new Associate Member of Hockey India

HockeyIndiabroughtHockeyMadhya Pradeshon board by inducting it as its23rdAssociate Member.Prior to being the associate member of Hockey India, Hockey Madhya Pradesh was known as Madhya Pradesh Hockey Association.Max Verstappen: Youngest ever F1 driver

16-year oldMax Verstappenis set to createhistoryby becoming the youngest everFormula One(F1) drivernext season after Toro Rosso announced that the youngster will replace Jean-ric Vergne.Verstappenis a Dutch and is son of the former F1 driver Jos. He has been racing this season in the European F3 Championship, having graduated from karts in 2013. He joined Red Bulls junior programme in August 2014 but was confirmed to replace Vergne for next season.To date, the SpaniardJaime Alguersuari, who made his debut, at the age of 19, with the same Red Bull-owned team in 2009 is the youngest driver in the history of the sport.

Pakistans squash legend Hashim Khan passed away

Pakistansfirst-ever world champion in any sport,squashstar Hashim Khan (100)passed away in the US. Former players paid homage to the legend of the sport.Khan had clinched the sports premier title-the British Openseven timesbetween 1951 and 1958.

Yogeshwar Dutt wins wrestling gold in Asian Games

In the the 17th Asian Games , at Incheon, South Korera, the 31 year oldYogeshwar Duttcame first place to win the gold medal inwrestling. He defeated Zalimkhan Yusupov ofTajikistanto win the gold. He is the first Indian to win a gold in wrestling after 28 years.The native ofHaryana, bettered his own bronze winning performance in the 2006 edition of the Asian Games. Dutt, who became a Padma Shri awardee in 2013, also won a bronze medal in freestyle wrestling at the 2012 Olympics, and a gold in the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Serena Williams wins 3rd consecutive US Open

TennisWomans World number one Serena Williams lifted her 3rd consecutive US Open trophy as she joined the elite club of Tennis legends Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova on 18 Grand Slam titles. In the Womens Singles finals at US Open, the US Tennis Star Serena Williams defeated Caroline Wozniazki ofDenmarkin straight sets, 6-3, 6-3 to secure a record-equalling sixth US Open title.Also, the 32-year-old Serena Williams also surpassed Briton Virginia Wade to become the second oldest Grand Slam winner after Navratilova, who had won Wimbledon in 1990 aged 33.

Sania-Soares win US Open mixed doubles title 2014

Sania MirzawonUS Open mixed doubles titlewith her new partner Bruno Soares (Brazil). The pair defeated the combination of Abigail Spears (US) and Santiago Gonzalez (Mexico) 6-1, 2-6, 11-9 in an exciting mixed doubles final.This was was Sania Mirzas 5th mixed doubles final match at the Grand Slam level. This was her careers 3rd Grand Slam title having won the Australian Open in 2009 and the French Open in 2012, both with compatriot Mahesh Bhupathi.Sania had also reached the mixed doubles final at the Australian Open this year but ended runners-up with partner Horea Tecau (Romania).

Worlds Oldest surviving Test cricketer Norman Gordon passes away

Oldest surviving Test cricketer,South African fast bowler Norman Gordon (103), passed away after a year long illness due to renal complications. Gordon played 5Tests againstEnglandin1939 taking 20 wickets in all before World War cut short hisinternationalcareer.

He was best known for being one of the 22 players, who took part in the epicTimeless Testbetween England and SouthAfricathat was held between March 3-14, 1939 in Durban.

Nagaland clinches Subroto Cup U-14 Trophy

Greenwood High School,Nagalanddefeated Government Model High School, Chandigarh, 5-4 at the Ambedkar Stadium, NewDelhito win the under 14 title in the 55thedition of theSubroto Cup.AwardsThe winning team was awarded Rs. 2.5 lakh while the runners up were given 1.25 lakh. Harsh Bartwan of the team from Chandigardh was adjudged Best Player of the tournament, while Jesse and Mughato Sumi from Nagaland won Best Keeper and Best Coach respectively. All three were awarded Rs. 40,000 each. Eugeneson E. Shylla from Meghalayawas given the award for the Best Promising Player. The Fairplay Award was given to NamchiSportsHostel fromSikkimSubroto CupThe Subroto Cup is an inter-schoolfootballtournament. It has two categories: under 14 and under 17. It was the brainchild of Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee. He conceived the idea of a football tournament so as to promote the game at the grassroot level inIndia. After his unfortunate demise in 1960, the Subroto Mukerjee SportsEducationSociety was conducting the tournament. The tournament is conducted by the IndianAir Forcein remembrance of Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports also supports the tournament with an annual grant of Rs. 5 lakh.The Subroto Cup has the distinction of being the only Indian football tournament for school boys. The tournament had started out as a tournament for school boys in India only, but has since expanded to include teams from other nations as well.

Asiad 2014: Sania Mirza Saketh Myneni Win Mixed-Doubles Gold

Second seeded Mirza and Myneni beat the top seeded Hsien Yin Peng and Hao Ching Chan ofChinese Taipeito win the gold in Mixed Doubles intennisat the Asian Games in Incheon.Three year streakThis is the third consecutive year that Sania has won in the mixed doubles category at the Asian Games. In the 2006 edition of the games, she won a gold withLeander Paesand in 2010, she won a silver paired with Vishnu Vardhan. Significantly this is Sanias eighth Asian Games medal.Maiden appearanceMyneni, on the other hand, made his maiden appearance at the Asian Games. Other than the gold with Sania, he also won the silver medal with Sanam Singh in the Mens doubles category.

Asiad 2014: Seema Punia Wins Discus Gold

31 year oldSeema Punia, wonIndiaits first gold in the track and field events when she defeated her two Chinese rivals to come first in discus throw. Her best throw was 61.03m in the womens discus throw event. She had also won a silver medal in the Commonwealth Games held this year at Glasgow.Thenationalrecord for discus throw in women is held by Seema Antil with 64.84m andKrishna Pooniawith 64.76m. Krishna Poonia was also competing in the Asian Games but her performance was disappointing at 55.57m. She finished fourth.DiscusDiscus throw is an ancient game with origins inGreece. It is part of the track and field events, and involves the competitor throwing a discus (a heavy disc) as far as they can. Discus has always figured prominently in modern Games, with the mens discus throw event being a part of the Summer Olympics since the first game in 1896.

Leander Paes, Marcin Matkowski clinch Malaysian Open doubles title

IndianTennisPlayerLeander Paesand Polish Marcin Matkowski defeated second seeded Jamie Murray and John Peers to win the doubles title at the Malaysian Open held in Kuala Lumpur. They beat their opponents 3-6, 7-6(5), 10-5 in 90 minutes.While this was Matkowskis second Malaysian Open win, it was Paes 54thATP title of his career. Paes last win was in the 2013 US Open with Radek Stepanek as his partner. Paes has had 98 different partners in his career.

India's Protest on Injustice against Sarita Rejected showing Inadequate Rule ProvisionsSarita Devis controversial loss in Asian Games Womens Boxing Semifinal (60kg division) was not taken kindly by India. India protested against the decision awarded but the protest was turned down by World body AIBA's technical committee by saying the existing rules dont have any provision of complaining against judges. Blas Iglesias Fernandes, chief boxing coach of India, said the decision against Sarita was predetermined.01-Oct-2014SportsMary Kom wins Boxing GoldMary Kom, Indian Woman Boxer in 48-51kg Fly division, won Gold Medal. Indian Womens Hockey team won bronze by beating Japan 2-1. In 800m womens final, Tintu Lukka won bronze and finished race at a time of 1:59.19s. In protest of her controversial defeat in the semi-finals, boxer Sarita Devi refused wearing the Bronze medal. 01-Oct-2014SportsIndia Secures first ever Asian Games medal in Women's Sailing CompetitionIndia won its first ever medal in sailing competition for women at Asian Games. In 29er women's two person dinghy event at Incheon, Varsha Gautam along with crew Aishwarya Nedunchezhiyan secured third place, by winning a bronze.30-Sep-2014SportsIndia wins 2 Golds; Sarita Devi loses on Controversial JudgementTill now India has won 44 medals (6 Gold, 7 Silver, and 31 Bronze) during Asian Games 2014, securing 9th spot on the list. China still tops the list with 249 total medals (118 Gold, 74 Silver, and 57 Bronze). In Tennis Mixed Doubles, Sania Mirza-Saketh Myneni duo won gold. In Discus event, Seema Punia won Gold. In lighweight Womans semi finals, Sarita Devi of India lost to South Korean player in a controversial judgement. Mens Hockey Team and Mary Kom in Womans Boxing cruise ahead to finals.28-Sep-2014SportsKhushbir Kaur wins silver medal in Race WalkKhushbir Kaur became the first India woman to win silver medal in a 20km Race Walk in the Asian Games. 21 years-old Khushbir Kaur completed the walk in 1:33:07 and performed better than her personal best of 1:33:37 which was the national record. Lu Xiuzhi of China who won the Gold medal took 1:31:06 to complete the walk at the Marathon Course in Incheon.27-Sep-2014SportsSandeep Sejwal wins a bronze in swimmingSandeep Sejwal won the bronze medal in the 50 m breaststroke at the Asian Games on Friday. He took 28.26secs to complete the swimming competition. It was way back in 1986 when Khajan Singh won a silver medal in the 200m butterfly at Seoul and Virdhawal Khade won a bronze medal four years ago. Sejwal's coach Nihar Ameen said that winning a bronze medal will give boost to swimming in India.27-Sep-2014SportsRavi Shastri will not accompany Indian cricket team during series against West IndiesThough Ravi Shastri would continue working as a team director but he would not accompany the team in the upcoming home series against West Indies. BCCI officials announced this and further added that Shastri would be joining the team to its Australia tour later in the year. Shastri has been given time to complete his media commitments. But before final announcements, BCCI officials will hold discussions with the working committee. Ravi Shastri was appointed as the director of the team to infuse some freshness in the team after team's poor performance in the Test match series against England.26-Sep-2014SportsSandeep Sejwal wins bronze in swimming at Asian GamesIndia has managed to win 17 medals (one gold, two silvers, and 14 bronzes) till now in Asian Games 2014. Sandeep Sejwal came third in the 50m breaststroke swimming finals, securing a bronze for India. India has improved its chances to win another gold medal as they beat Kuwait in the Mens Squash competition. In Tennis, Indian Mens Doubles team beat Saudi Arabia to reach Quarter Finals. Saina Nehwal lost to Chinas Yihan Wang in Women's Singles Quarters in Badminton.25-Sep-2014SportsIndia takes it Bronze Tally to 11 at Asian Games 2014India has so far won 11 bronze medals in Asian Games 2014. The 11thbronze was won by Swaran Singh in single sculls event. Womens compound team ofIndia has reached semi finals by beatingKazakhstan. Mens compound team also reached the semis by beatingMalaysia. In Men's Competition of 25m Standard Pistol, Gurpreet Singh qualified for the finals.Indias chances in womens team Squash competition brightened as Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal beat Hong Kong.24-Sep-2014SportsIndia takes its medal tally to 12 at the Asian Games 2014At the end of fourth day of the Asian Games 2014, India is at the 15th spot with 1 Gold, 1 Silver, and 10 Bronze medals (12 medals in total). Badminton stars of India, P V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal, entered second round of womens singles. In lightweight men's single sculls final, Dushyant Singh won bronze medal. Men's as well as women's sepaktakraw teams have little chances left for advancing to next round as they suffered 2nd consecutive loss. Indian Men's Basketball team is knocked out of the game after losing to Iran.23-Sep-2014SportsSaurav Ghoshal wins Silver and Abhinav Bindra Bronze in team eventIndia secured its maiden silver medal as Saurav Ghosal settled for the second position in men's singles event of Squash. Top seeded Saurav was shocked by Kuwaits Abdullah Al Muzayen. Abhinav Bindra, the 2008 Olympic shooting champion, hung the boot from professional shooting after securing bronze medal in men's team event in 10 meter air rifle. 22-Sep-2014SportsDipika Wins Bronze at Asian Games 2014Jitu Rai not only won India a gold medal in 50-metre pistol event but also led 10-metre air pistol team (consisting of Jitu Rai, Prakash Nanjappa, and Samresh Jung) to win Bronze medal. Dipika Pallikal won a bronze for India in Squash. India thrashed Nepal 3-0 in mens tennis competition to reach the quarterfinals. Thailand thrashed India Womens Football team 10-0 in third Group-A match.21-Sep-2014SportsIndian men's shooter team win bronzeJitu Rai, who won the first gold medal yesterday again became the star performer. Under his guidance the men's team won the bronze medal in 10m air pistol event at the Ongnyeon International Shooting Range. Rai earned 585 points and got qualified for the medal round. Samaresh Jung garnered 580 points, Prakash Nanjappa 578 and thus helped India to gain 1743 points in total, the same as second placed China. But it was the number of Xs (bullseye) in the tens that helped China to win Silver (China 65, India 64). Whereas Dipika Pallikal won the first womens singles squash medal in the 17th Asian Games in Incheon on Sunday.20-Sep-2014SportsJitu wins gold, Shweta bronze in Asiad shootingJitu Rai gave India its first gold medal of the 17th Asian Games at the Ongnyeon International Shooting Range in Incheon, South Korea, after winning the men's 50 metre pistol event. On the same day Shweta Chaudhry also won the bronze medal in the 10m air pistol event. As per media report, Jitu said that he desperately wanted to win gold medal though competition was tougher than the Commonwealth Games or the world championship.19-Sep-2014SportsSardar Singh is the Flag Bearer of India for Asian Games28-year-old Indian hockey captain Sardar Singh is the flagbearer of India during Opening Ceremony of the 17th Asian Games. He was also a part of the Asiad torch lighting ceremony that started from Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium. This is the second time Sardar Singh will represent India at the continental Games. In the year 2010, he was included in the FIH All Star Team, solely for his outstanding performance.18-Sep-2014SportsStrict Action to be initiated against Male Gymnast and CoachA day after a woman gymnast accused international level gymnast Chandan Pathak and Asian Games coach Monoj Rana of making lewd remarks and obscene gestures against her during national camp in New Delhis Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, Gymnastic Federation of India promised of undertaking strict action against the duo if found guilty. The Sports Authority of India has already initiated an inquiry into the matter.17-Sep-2014SportsBoxer Manoj Kumar to finally get Arjuna AwardBoxer and 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Manoj Kumar will finally be given Arjuna Award by the Sports Ministry after the award committee led by Kapil Dev earlier refused to oblige. The boxer had filed a case in Delhi High Court earlier. The Sports Ministry told the Court that the award committee denied award to Manoj Kumar as it mistakenlybelieved that he was involved in a doping case.16-Sep-2014SportsUAE beats India 5-0 in Asian Games ChampionshipMens Indian Football team was thrashed by UAE in their opening match in the Asian Games campaign. UAE humiliated India by scoring 5-0 goals. Indian men's football team is now in a tight spot and advancing to the next round seems difficult. UAE took control of this Group G match from the very beginning. The Indian team made some serious blunders from the very start of the game including mispasses, sluggish mid-field, ineffective wings, and many more. 15-Sep-2014SportsViswanathan Anand Defeats Ruslan Ponomariov of UkraineDuring the campaign at the Bilbao Final Masters, Indias Viswanathan Anand, the 5-time world chess champion, won over former FIDE world champion Ruslan Ponomariov. It was Anands last tournament before re-match against Magnus Carlsen during world championship to be held in coming November14-Sep-2014SportsYo Yo Tigers defeated Punjab Thunder in WKLYo Yo Tigers wins a kabaddi match in World Kabaddi League (WKL) at the Rajindra College Hockey Stadium Bathinda, Punjab by defeating Punjab Thunder by 61-58. Stamping their fourth win, Yo Yo Tigers earned eight points from six matches. Whereas Punjab Thunder won two matches, one tie and lost three matches. They have earned five points so far in WKL. Raider Manminder Singh of Yo Yo Tigers played extremely well in the excited match and ended match with 20 successful raids.

Srinivasan appointed chairman of ICC

Narayanaswami Srinivasan been appointed as the chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Earlier, the Supreme Court hadbarred Srinivasan from officiating as the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in the wake of the Indian Premier League betting and match-fixing scandal. The new ICC executive committee will be headed by Cricket Australia chairman Wally Edwards whereas the finance and commercial affairs committee will be headed by England's Giles Clarke.

Sania Mirza is into top-five of WTA rankings

For the first time in her career, the Indian tennis player Sania Mirza has been ranked into the top-five of the doubles WTA rankings. Though the performance of Sania and Zimbabwean partner Cara Black at the Wimbledon championships was not up to the mark but then also they managed to get 130 ranking points. These points placed Sania at the fifth place above Slovenia's Katarina Srebotnik. For the past some time, Sania has not been performing well because of her wrist injury. On the other hand in ATP ranking, Somdev Devvarman is now at 135 place after a drop of 10 places. Leander Paes is still at number 13 in mens double and Rohan Bopanna is at 20th place after a drop of three places.

Indian paddlers win silver medal in men's doubles

Indian paddlers Achanta Sharath Kamal and Anthony Amalraj lost a match to Singapore's Hu Li and Ning Gao to win silver medal in the mens doubles in the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The match was played at Scotstoun Sports Campus. The bronze medal was also won by Zi Yang and Jian Zhan, another pair of players from Singapore.

Dipa Karmakar creates history for India in CWG

After winning the Bronze medal in the artistic gymnastics event, Dipa Karmakar has created a history by becoming the first Indian woman and the second player from the country. Karmarkar collected 14.366 points to finish the third in the womens vault final.Englands Claudia Fragapane bagged the gold medal with 14.633 and Silver went to Elsabeth Black

Gagan Narang wins silver medal at Glasgow

Shooter Gagan Narang brought cheers for India at Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014 when he won the silver medal in the men's 50m Rifle Prone event.Narang was bronze medallist at the London Olympics.

Bindra wins gold medal and declares his signing off from Commonwealth Games

Ace shooter Abhinav Bindra won a gold medal in Commonwealth Games in men's 10m air rifle. Bindra played his fifth and last Commonwealth Games. He made the announcement about his retirement on the eve of the event. Bindra is the only player in India to win Olympic gold medal. Apart from this, Malaika Goel fired a silver and lifter Santoshi Mats won bronze medal. Indias total medal tally reached 10 with three gold, four silver and three bronze. India is at fourth position in the medal count. England is at first position (10-8-7), Australia at second (7-6-9) and Scotland at third (6-3-4), as per media report.

No Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awards; 15 selected for Arjuna Award

This will be for the first time in the last two decades that no sportsperson will be honoured with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 2014. A panel that was to decide the names of the players for different awards has only decided 15 names for the Arjuna Awards. Cricketer R Ashwin, shuttler V Diju, golfer Anirban Lahiri, shooter Heena Sidhu and athlete Tintu Luka are few of the names selected for Arjuna Awards.

Cilic is New US Open Champion

25-year-old Croatian Marin Cilic wins US Open Tennis title for the first time. He is the second Croatian after Goran Ivanisevic to win a major Grand Slam title. Goran Ivanisevic, who is also the coach of Martin, won Wimbledon title back in 2001. Marin Cilic defeated Kei Nishikori in straight sets 6-3, 6-3, 6-3. During this 28th Grand Slam event, Cilic fired 38 winners, 17 aces, and 9 break points.

Dhoni Becomes Most Successful ODI Captain

After the emphatic win of Indian Cricket Team, Indian Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has become the most successful Indian ODI captain. The visitors beat England by 9 wickets in the fourth One-Day International at Birmingham. Dhoni thanked the former as well as present team for helping him achieve this feat. He now has 91 ODI wins to his credit.

Indian shuttler Sindhu wins bronze medal

Indian shuttler PV Sindhu again had to satisfied with a bronze medal at the World Badminton Championship. Carolina Marin of Spain defeated her at the semifinal at the Ballerup Super Arena by 17-21, 15-21. With this bronze medal; 11th seeded player Sindhu failed to be the first Indian women shuttler to reach the finals of the World Championship. Sindhu also won bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.