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Four Chinese shuttlers penalised for illegal betting, tanking matches
The four men's doubles players, He Jiting, Tan Qiang, Li Junhui (now retired), and Liu Yuchen were found to have violated BWF rules on betting, wagering, and irregular match results for failing to put in best efforts to win a match at the Fuzhou China Open 2018, the world governing body of badminton said in a statement on Friday.
World Para-athletics GP: Desai, Padhiyar win gold as India sign off with 14 medals
Overall India won five gold medals, six silver and three bronze to claim eighth place in the medals table. Colombia finished on top with 25 medals including 12 gold, followed by Algeria (16) and Thailand (30) with 11 and 8 gold medals respectively. After his 200m T64 gold on the second day, Desai claimed the top place in 100 m men T63/64 final, racing in 11.74 seconds to finish ahead of Thailand duo Denpoom Kotcharang (12.12 sec).
Swiss Open badminton: Sindhu, Prannoy in semis, Kashyap, Sameer Verma make exit
India's two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and compatriot H.S Prannoy stormed into their respective women's and men's singles semi-finals at the Swiss Open here while the women's doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy made its exit from the World Tour Super 200 event
Saudi Arabian GP: Ferrari's Leclerc fastest in first free practice
Leclerc, who won the season-opener in Bahrain, who got into action midway through the session at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, clocked 1m 30.772s on the closing stages on the soft compound tyres.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen, who failed to score in Bahrain because of a fuel pressure issue that struck both Red Bull drivers, was second quickest -- 0.116 seconds behind the leader, according to a report on the F1 website.
India to host the world's highest Snow Marathon in Lahaul
Snow Marathon Lahaul has been conceptualised by Gaurav Schimar and organised by Reach India. It will see the participation of around 100 runners with the eldest being a 72 years local Himachali enthusiast and the youngest being around 11 years old. The event, which will see around a dozen women runners, is being supported by Lahaul & Spiti District Administration.
India clinch 2022 SAFF U-18 Women's Championship title
In the last match of the championship, Bangladesh scraped past India by a solitary goal. India, however, had seized the initiative early as in the 5th minute when Shubhangi managed to find some space in the opposition box and went for a shot which went directly to Bangladesh custodian Rupna.
IPL 2022: KKR, CSK re-ignite rivalry under new leadership
Ahead of the start of the IPL 2022, the 40-year-old M.S Dhoni on Thursday decided to hand over the captaincy of CSK to Jadeja. The star all-rounder, who has been an integral part of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) since 2012, will only be the third player to lead the Chennai-based franchise after Dhoni and Suresh Raina.
BCCI to launch six-team women's IPL next year
The decision was taken at a meeting of the IPL Governing Council in Mumbai on Friday. The meeting decided that all efforts will be made to start a six-team annual Twenty20 tournament for the women's cricketers, with the first preference being given to the existing IPL franchises, according to a report by cricbuzz. According to sources, three existing IPL franchises have shown interest in setting up women's teams.
World Para-athletics GP: Desai, Padhiyar win gold as India sign off with 14 medals
Overall India won five gold medals, six silver and three bronze to claim eighth place in the medals table. Colombia finished on top with 25 medals including 12 gold, followed by Algeria (16) and Thailand (30) with 11 and 8 gold medals respectively.
IWL 2021-22 to start on April 15 in Bhubaneswar
This season's Hero IWL will feature 12 teams that will fight it out for the top prize in Indian Women's Football, and will fight it out in a league format from April 15 to May 26, with the champions of the tournament getting the chance to play in the next edition of the AFC Women's Club Championship. The matches will be played at the Kalinga Stadium, the Seventh Battalion Ground and the Capital Ground.
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