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Rafael Nadal wins the Monte Carlo tennis tournament for a record 10th time
Rafael Nadal has once again won the Monte Carlo Masters for a record 10th time with a 6-1 6-3 victory over Albert Ramos-Vinolas. With this win, he has made history by becoming the first man in the Open era to win ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
National Youth Athletics Meet: Haryana is Champion
Haryana emerged champion beating Kerala at the National Youth Athletics Meet. Kerala was at the top place for the last five years. Haryana emerged champions with 166.5 points. Kerala has finished as the runners-up. However, Kerala managed to retain the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
Rio Olympics silver medallist P.V.Sindhu moves to No. 3 in World Ranking
Ace shuttler PV Sindhu has been ranked No. 3 in the latest BWF ranking. Sindhu who was at No.5 climbed up two places on the basis of making the quarter-finals of the recently-concluded Singapore Open Super Series. Sindhu’s career best ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
Video gaming to be featured as a full sport at the 2022 Asian Games
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) will feature Video gaming as a full sport at the 2022 Asian Games. According to OCA, the decision to include e-sports was taken to reflect “the rapid development and popularity of this new form ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
Sagar Baheti: India’s first visually impaired athlete to complete Boston Marathon
Sagar Baheti has become the first visually impaired Indian runner to complete the historic Boston Marathon. Bengaluru-based 31 years old Baheti completed a distance of 42.16 km distance in just over four hours. Supported by the Massachusetts Association for the Blind and ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
B Sai Praneeth wins Singapore Open Super Series Title
Sai Praneeth defeated the world No 29 Kidambi Srikanth in an all-Indian men’s singles final and clinched Singapore Open Superseries badminton title. With this, India has become only the fourth country after China, Denmark and Indonesia to have its nationals ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
Gayathri Gopichand wins singles and doubles crown at Pembangunan Jaya Raya Junior Grand Prix
Gayatri Gopichand, daughter of National Badminton coach Pullela Gopichand, has bagged both the singles and doubles crown at the Pembangunan Jaya Raya Junior Grand Prix in Jakarta. Gayatri defeated her doubles partner Samiya Farooqui to win the girls U-15 singles ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
India, Australia Sports Partnership (IASP) launched
India and Australia have launched India-Australia Sports Partnership (IASP) with a vision of increasing cooperation in sports. IASP was launched jointly by the visiting Australian Prime Minister Mr Malcolm Turnbull and the Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports Mr ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
India, Australia sign six agreements
India and Australia have singed six agreements in various fields such as terrorism, sports, health, environment, aviation sector to boost bilateral cooperation. These agreements were signed in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his visiting Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
India ranks 3rd in WADA doping charts
India was ranked third for the third year in a row in a doping violation report published by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for 2015. In 2015, 117 Indian athletes were punished after testing positive for banned substances. India followed ..