2019 Malaysian Open Badminton

The 2019 Malaysia Open Badminton tournament was held at Axiata Arena in Malaysia from 2 to 7 April 2019 and has a total purse of $700,000. Winners of the Tournament Men’s Singles: Lin Dan (China) Women’s Singles: Tai Tzu-ying (Taiwan) Men’s Doubles: Li Junhui & Liu Yuchen (China) Women’s Doubles: Chen Qingchen & Jia Yifan (China) Mixed Doubles: Zheng Siwei ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019

Category: Sports Current Affairs

Topics: 2019 Malaysian Open Badminton • Chen Qingchen • China • Huang Yaqiong • Jia Yifan • Li Junhui • Lin Dan • Liu Yuchen • Malaysia • Malaysia Open Badminton • Tai Tzu-ying • Taiwan • Zheng Siwei

ESPN India Multi-Sport Awards 2018

The ESPN Multi-Sport Awards recognised achievements across 11 categories, of which winners across 10 categories were selected by an independent 14-member jury. The Winners are: Sportsperson of the Year (Male) – Neeraj Chopra (Athletics) Sportsperson of the Year (Female) – P V Sindhu (Badminton) Comeback of the Year – Saina Nehwal (Badminton) Coach of the ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019

Category: Sports Current Affairs

Topics: Amit Panghal • Athletics • Badminton • Boxing • Ekta Bhyan • ESPN Multi-Sport Awards 2018 • Football • Jaspal Rana • Neeraj Chopra • P. V. Sindhu • para-athletics • Pradip Kumar Banerjee • Saina Nehwal • Saurabh Chaudhary • Shooting • Table tennis • Women’s 4x400m relay

Indian Open Badminton 2019

The Indian Badminton Tournament 2019 was held at K. D. Jadhav Indoor Hall in New Delhi from 26 to 31 March 2019 and had a total purse of $350,000. Champions of Indian Open Badminton 2019 Men’s Singles: Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) Women’s Singles: Ratchanok Intanon (Thailand) Men’s Doubles: Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin (Chinese Taipei) Women’s Doubles:  Greysia ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019

Category: Sports Current Affairs

Topics: Apriyani Rahayu • China • Chinese Taipei • Denmark • Greysia Polii • Huang Dongping • Indian Open Badminton • Indian Open Badminton 2019 • Indonesia • Lee Yang • New Delhi • Ratchanok Intanon • Srikanth Kidambi • Thailand • Viktor Axelsen • Wang Chi-lin • Wang Yilü

IPL witnesses its first Mankading

The mega celebration of Cricket, Indian Premier League (IPL) witnessed its first ever Mankading in its history in the match of Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals. Rajasthan Royals opener Jos Buttler became the first victim of ‘Mankading’ in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Kings XI Punjab skipper Ravichandran Ashwin dismissed the Rajasthan ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019

Category: Sports Current Affairs

Topics: Australia • Bill Brown • Cricket • Indian Premier League • IPL • Jos Buttler • Kings XI Punjab • Mankading • Rajasthan Royals • Vinoo Mankad

Superstats Launched

Researchers from Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M), Gyan Data (an IIT-M incubated company) together with experts from ESPNcricinfo have launched Superstats, a new metrics to analyse the game of cricket. Superstats Superstats comprises of three metrics: Luck Index, Forecaster, and Smart Stats. Superstats which is based on data science also ventures into new territories ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019

Category: Sports Current Affairs

Topics: data science • ESPNcricinfo • Forecaster • Gyan Data • IIT-M • IPL • Luck Index • Machine learning • Smart Stats • Superstats