Category: Sports Current Affairs

Gopichand to be awarded with lifetime achievement award by IOC

Pullela Gopichand

The Chief National coach of Indian Badminton team Pullela Gopichand awarded with Coaches lifetime achievement award by International Olympic Committee’s (IOC).

Bangladesh beats India in Under-19 World Cup final

Under-19 World Cup

Bangladesh beat India by three wickets to win maiden ICC U-19 World Cup cricket title by Duckworth-Lewis method last night in South Africa.

Haryana wriggles SAI to win 10th Hockey Senior Women National C’ship

Hockey

Haryana wriggled Sports Authority of India (SAI) 6-0 to win the 10th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2020  title.

Ayushi Podder clinches women’s 50 metres Rifle 3 Positions in Shooting

Ayushi Podder

In Shooting, Ayushi Podder won the women’s 50 metres Rifle 3 Positions (3P) in National Trials for Rifle and Pistol in Thiruvananthapuram.

Chandrakant Mali makes 3-records in his men’s 109kg title victory in Weightlifting

Chandrakant Mali

In Weightlifting, Chandrakant Mali made three records in men’s 109kg title victory on the concluding day of the National Championships at Kolkata.

Rohit Rajpal to continue as captain of India’s Davis Cup

Rohit Rajpal

Rohit Rajpal will continue as captain of India’s non-playing Davis Cup while veteran Leander Paes, too, has kept his place in the six-member squad picked for the tie against Croatia next month.

Mizoram become Junior National Football champions for Dr BC Roy Trophy

Mizoram wins Junior National Football C’ship

In Football, Mizoram has won Junior National Football Championship for Dr BC Roy Trophy at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong .

Rakhi Halder grabs gold at Senior Women’s National Weightlifting Championships

Rakhi Halder

In Senior Women’s National Weightlifting Championships, Rakhi Halder of Bengal has grabbed gold in 64kg category of the 35th edition of the event.

Jagmohan Dalmiya’s son Avishek becomes youngest president of CAB

Avishek

Former BCCI president late Jagmohan Dalmiya’s son Avishek became the youngest president of Cricket Association Bengal(CAB) after being selected unopposed.

Wasim Jaffer makes record of being first player to score 12,000 runs in Ranji Trophy

Wasim Jaffer

Wasim Jaffer, Vidharba batsman became the first batsman to make 12,000 runs in Ranji Trophy at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium.