Sports News For The Year 2015 And Month Oct

This day, that year: Chetan Sharma's World Cup hat-trick

Twenty-eight years to the day, Chetan Sharma took the first World Cup hat-trick against New Zealand at Nagpur.

Anand suffered a typical case of chess blindness and his opening blunder cost him dearly against Giri who used the opportunity well.While he is usually in a quandary over whom to support when England plays Pakistan, Amir is clear that India and Pakistan should play more often.

Toro Rosso teenager Max Verstappen topped the first practice at the Mexican Grand Prix, Formula One's first official laps at the revamped Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez since 1992.

Anand's hunt for an elusive win continued and the Indian ace will be under pressure to come out with a positive result quickly if he has to retain the crown.

Impressed with the "hardworking" Indian boxers, British professional star Amir Khan is all set to start a chain of academies in the country to harness the "abundant talent", which according to him, is not getting the support it deserves.

The 16th seeded Sai put up a brave fight before going down to the fifth seeded Englishman 21-17 6-21 18-21 in 50 minutes at the Saarlandhalle Saarbrucken.
2015-10-30 05:36:25

The NCA needs to get its supply-line act back in play

The functions at the NCA are due to be revived post the board's upcoming AGM and the coaching manual is slated to be upgraded, but that's in the future and one doesn't know whether it will help.
2015-10-30 04:22:29

Harbhajan Singh ties knot with Geeta Basra

Team India's premier off-spinner Harbhajan Singh tied the knot with his long-time girlfriend and Bollywood actress Geeta Basra at a five star hotel on Thursday.

The question of Stuart's selection in Tests as well as ODIs has never been in doubt with both skippers Kohli and Dhoni throwing their weight behind the Karnataka all-rounder.Stirring a hornet's nest, former India captain Kapil Dev has suggested that Sachin Tendulkar, despite his numerous records, may not have done full justice to his talent.

Top Indian women's doubles shuttlers Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa suffered a second round loss at the $120,000 Bitburger Open Grand Prix Gold on Thursday.

Anand easily drew as black against tournament leader Wesley So of America and the Indian ace remained joint second at the half way stage of the Bilbao Masters tourney.The 48-year-old, capped 57 times by England, admitted to harassing Amanda Thomas and beating Steven Shepherd, a photographer who worked with her new partner.

Birthday boy Vijender Singh urged the Indian community in Dublin, Ireland to turn up in large numbers to support him during his second fight at the professional circuit on November 7.
2015-10-29 13:03:18

Serbia's legendary basketball coach Ranko Zeravica dies

He also coached former Yugoslavia to a gold medal at the 1980 Olympics, silver at both the World Championship in 1967 and the 1968 Olympic Games as well as bronze at the 1982 World Championship.

Kidambi Srikanth climbed up a place to be ranked fifth, while Saina Nehwal remained static on No. 2 in the latest BWF rankings released on Thursday.

The IBL will be a 15-day affair from January 2-17, featuring six teams which will battle it out in the USD 1 million competition.

Sehwag finally retired on his 37th birthday on October 20, more than two-and-a-half years after his last appearance for the national cricket team.Sehwag announced his retirement from international cricket on October 20, which was a day after he had indicated his intent during the Masters Cricket League launch in Dubai.

Only technically sound batsmen, are the ones who bail their teams out when they are in a crisis, especially in the longer formats of the game. One such player is Kerala's Rohan Prem.Defending champion Viswanathan Anand played split the point with Chinese Liren Ding in the second round of Bilbao Masters Final and remained on joint second spot after an uneventful day.Floyd Mayweather Jr. isn't one to rest in retirement, not when there are $3.5 million sports cars to buy.Former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson has stepped into the political ring, firmly backing Donald Trump in the billionaire tycoon's bid for the White House in 2016.

Taking time off after a hard fought ODI series against the Proteas, India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni spent over an hour with special children at a charity show.

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday dismissed as "withdrawn" a Public Interest Litigation seeking to restrain senior Congress leader Rajeev Shukla from functioning as secretary of Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association.Rajeev Shukla said the board is looking into details regarding the charges levelled against Amit Mishra for allegedly harassing a woman in Bengaluru.

Defending champion Viswanathan Anand started his campaign with a draw against Dutchman Anish Giri in the first round of Bilbao Masters Final chess tournament.

Star Indian boxer Vijender Singh's second professional bout against Englishman Dean Gillen was today rescheduled from October 30 in London to November 7 in Dublin due to technical reasons.

With the first cricket Test just 10 days away, leg-spin legend Shane Warne says there are at least five spots open in Australia's XI for the series opener against New Zealand on November 5.
2015-10-26 15:18:34

Pakistan overcome England to win Dubai Test

Pakistan's bowlers wore down tough resistance from England's tail to win the second Test by an emphatic 178-run margin in Dubai on Monday, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

India might have lost the ODI series against South Africa but skipper Dhoni has climbed up two rungs to the sixth place in the latest ICC batsmen rankings.

It will be a clash of generations as Anand is pitted against a very young field comprising 21-year-old Giri, Wesley So (22) and Liren Ding of China.

Zaheer was felicitated by Mumbai Cricket Association today in the post-match presentation ceremony of the fifth and final ODI between India and South Africa at the Wankhede Stadium. He announced his retirement on October 15.
2015-10-25 17:43:46

Ranji Trophy: Gautam Gambhir dismisses Manoj Tiwary's allegations as baseless

Delhi skipper Gautam Gambhir on Sunday dismissed Manoj Tiwary's allegations that he made racist comments against the Bengali community and Sourav Ganguly.
2015-10-25 16:17:18

Younis Khan expects England fightback

Veteran batsman Younis Khan on Sunday warned England can fight back to foil Pakistan's victory bid in the second Test in Dubai.Pakistan grabbed three key wickets including the key scalp of Alastair Cook to sense victory in the second Test against England after Younis Khan smashed a century.

Bengal returned from Delhi with three points on the basis of the first innings lead after their Ranji Trophy 2015-16 match at the Kotla ended in a draw.

England lost the key wicket of Alastair Cook to struggle at 45-2 in chase of a mammoth 491-run target on the fourth day of the second Test against Pakistan.

BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur on Sunday said the atmosphere between India and Pakistan is not conducive for cricket right now.The fourth day's play in the second and final Test between Sri Lanka and West Indies was washed out due to persistent rain on Sunday.
2015-10-25 09:30:58

Nagpur shuttler Rasika storms into women's singles final

The seventh seed Rasika, a trainee of Pullela Gopichand Academy, shocked third seed Saili Rane 21-18, 21-6 in 40 minutes in the semifinal.
2015-10-25 09:25:46

Abhijeet Gupta wins Hoogeveen International

Gupta needed just 20 moves to outwit Das, who was hit by an avalanche of white pieces resulting in serious material deficit.The World No. 2 admitted that she is not fully fit and that's what is affecting her game.The victory gave Afghanistan a 3-2 series win after the two sides had shared the first four games at the Queen's Sports Club.

Aditya has been backbone of Vidarbha Colts over the years. He might not have great seasons with Under-19 but he raised his game and became one of the vital cogs of Vidarbha Coltsâ?? batting.Assam collapsed to 160 in 2nd innings, Vidarbha need another 125 for outright win.

Gambhir, 34, has a history of losing cool and becoming party to ugly exchanges and has been reprimanded and fined on several occasions for his behaviour.Gambhir was fined 70 percent of his match fees while Manoj Tiwary copped a penalty of 40 percent for their on-field altercation during the Ranji Trophy match.

Ojha took 4 for 77 in Delhi's first innings at the Feroz Shah Kotla on Saturday to bowl them out for 249, handing his side an important first-innings lead of 108.

Senior Pakistan batsman Younis Khan completed 9,000 Test runs during his 71 not out against England in the second Test in Dubai.

Gambhir and Manoj Tiwary were involved in an ugly on-field altercation and nearly came to blows during the Ranji Trophy match between Delhi and Bengal.
2015-10-24 13:05:24

Ranji Trophy: Services 281/7 against Kerala

Services let slip a good start to be reduced to 281 for seven in reply to Kerala's first innings total of 322 on the third day of their Ranji Trophy Group C match.

PCB chief Shaharyar Khan said that if India turn down a proposed series then it would be possible that Islamabad would prevent Pakistan from featuring in World Twenty20.

There were ugly scenes at Feroz Shah Kotla ground as rival captains Gautam Gambhir and Manoj Tiwary nearly came to exchanging blows during the Ranji Trophy match.

Najam Sethi, who heads the PCB's executive committee, also downplayed reports that the BCCI had not followed the norms of hospitality while inviting the Pakistan cricket delegation to Mumbai.

Saina Nehwal's miserable run continued as the Indian shuttler suffered a straight games defeat at the hands of Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon in the quarterfinals of the French Open.

Ravindra Jadeja returned with a sensational seven-wicket haul as Saurashtra notched up a convincing 35-run win over Hyderabad on the second day of their Group C Ranji Trophy match.
2015-10-23 13:03:00

2nd Test: Prasad earns Sri Lanka lead over West Indies

Fast bowler Dhammika Prasad picked up four wickets as hosts Sri Lanka bundled out West Indies for 163 to take a first-innings lead on the second day of the second Test.

Star Boxer MC Mary Kom cannot wait to roll out the red carpet for Prime Minister Narendra Modi for its inauguration.

India's ODI skipper MS Dhoni took time off to meet former BCCI president N Srinivasan at his residence, a move which invited criticism from some quarters.Former India fast bowler Javagal Srinath believes that left-arm seamer Zaheer Khan's decision to call time on his career came at the right time.A senior BCCI official Rajeev Shukla has insisted that the planned bilateral series between Pakistan and India in December was still on and not derailed.

Parupalli Kashyap bowed out of the men's singles event of French Open after he retired in the third game of his second round match against Rajiv Ouseph of England.Misbah-ul-Haq hit a brilliant century to help Pakistan post a respectable 282/4 on the opening day of the second Test against England in Dubai.

Ravindra Jadeja celebrated his return to India's Test squad with a six-wicket haul in a Group C Ranji Trophy match between Hyderabad and Saurashtra on the opening day.

Sudip Chatterjee continued his good run in the ongoing Ranji Trophy season as he recorded his third first-class century against Delhi at the Feroz Shah Kotla.

Saina Nehwal lost her World No.1 spot to reigning World Champion Carolina Marin as the Badminton World Federation updated its rankings.

Garfield Sobers accused cash-rich Twenty20 tournaments of destroying Test cricket by luring players away from the longest form of the sport with large amounts of cash.H S Prannoy stunned reigning Olympic champion Lin Dan of China while Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap also crossed the opening hurdle to enter the second round of the French Open.Top Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap crossed the opening hurdle to enter the second round of the French Open Super Series.Top Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap crossed the opening hurdle to enter the second round of the French Open Super Series.The talented badminton player on her work ethic, success, rivalry with Saina Nehwal and more.
2015-10-21 09:29:40

Vijender to face firefighter Gillen in second pro bout
Vijender Singh will face Englishman Dean Gillen in his second professional bout and the part-time firefighter has promised to be a "dangerous opponent" in the bout.Vijender Singh will face Englishman Dean Gillen in his second professional bout and the part-time firefighter has promised to be a "dangerous opponent" in the bout.Having reached her maiden Super Series finals at Denmark Open, India's PV Sindhu will now look to continue her rampaging form at the French Open Super Series.Boxer Vijender Singh is all set for his next match on October 30 at the Harrow Leisure Centre.Olympic champion Li Xuerui ended the dream run of PV Sindhu 21-19, 21-12 in the final of the Denmark Open Superseries Premier in Odense.Lamar Odom, the retired NBA star and reality TV personality who spent four days in coma after collapsing in a Nevada brothel, is making steady progress at a Las Vegas hospital.
2015-10-18 15:41:08

Sindhu ends runner-up at Denmark Open Super Series

PV Sindhu dream run at Denmark Open ended in agony as Indian shuttler suffered a straight-game defeat against Olympic champion Li Xuerui in final.

Indian shuttler PV Sindhu continued her excellent form to stun world No. 2 Carolina Marin 21-15, 18-21, 21-17 to reach her maiden Super Series final at the Denmark Open. Sindhu, a twice bronze medallist in World Championships, will now take on former world number one and reigning Olympic champion Li Xuerui -- ranked fourth in the tournament -- of China in the summit clash on Sunday.
2015-10-17 10:49:46

Ishant Sharma down with hamstring injury

There could be a piece of bad news for the Indian cricket team as pace spearhead Ishant Sharma is down with hamstring injury and did not take field on the third day of Delhi's Ranji Trophy match against Haryana.
Source: Times of India News

Monthly Sports Current Affairs December 2015
Monthly Sports Current Affairs November 2015