1. FTX Crypto Cup - R Pragyananand beat Magnus Carlsen in the final round but loses to the top prize
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Indian chess player R Pragyanand defeated world number one Magnus Carlsen for the third time in the final round of the FTX Crypto Cup held in Miami, USA on 22 August.
IMPORTANT FACTS -
- 17-year-old chess player Pragyanand had earlier defeated Magnus Carlsen two times and now he has created history by defeating Magnus for the third time.
Pragyananand beat World No. 1, Magnus Carlsen 4-2 in the final round of the FTX Crypto Cup and won three consecutive games, including two in the blitz tie-break.
However, Pragyanand finished second in the final standings of the tournament.
Despite losing to Pragyanandan, Norway's Carlsen finished first in the tournament's final standings with 16 match points, while India's Chess Grandmaster Pragyanananda finished second with 15 match points and Alireja Firoza third with 15 match point.
He also played a key role in the India 'B' team that won the bronze medal at the 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai recently.
Final placings :
- 1. Magnus Carlsen 16 match points
- 2. R Praggnanandhaa 15 match points
- 3. Alireza Firouzja 15 match points
- 4. Liem Le 12 match points
- 5. Jan-Krzystof Duda 11 match points
2. FTX Crypto Cup - R Pragyananand beat Magnus Carlsen in the final round but loses to the top prize
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Indian chess player R Pragyanand defeated world number one Magnus Carlsen for the third time in the final round of the FTX Crypto Cup held in Miami, USA on 22 August.
IMPORTANT FACTS -
- 17-year-old chess player Pragyanand had earlier defeated Magnus Carlsen two times and now he has created history by defeating Magnus for the third time.
Pragyananand beat World No. 1, Magnus Carlsen 4-2 in the final round of the FTX Crypto Cup and won three consecutive games, including two in the blitz tie-break.
However, Pragyanand finished second in the final standings of the tournament.
Despite losing to Pragyanandan, Norway's Carlsen finished first in the tournament's final standings with 16 match points, while India's Chess Grandmaster Pragyanananda finished second with 15 match points and Alireja Firoza third with 15 match point.
He also played a key role in the India 'B' team that won the bronze medal at the 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai recently.
Final placings :
- 1. Magnus Carlsen 16 match points
- 2. R Praggnanandhaa 15 match points
- 3. Alireza Firouzja 15 match points
- 4. Liem Le 12 match points
- 5. Jan-Krzystof Duda 11 match points
3. Maharashtra declares ‘Dahi Handi’ an official sport
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Like Kho-Kho and Kabaddi, Dahi Handi has now been given the status of a sport in Maharashtra. It will be considered as a kind of adventure sport.
IMPORTANT FACTS -
- Chief Minister Eknath Shinde told the Vidhan Sabha that Govindas joining Dahi Handi would be given benefits of government schemes, 5 percent reservation in government jobs.
Govinda will now also be given insurance cover. If an accident occurs while playing Dahi Handi and in such a situation a Govinda dies, then an amount of Rs 10 lakh will be given as assistance to the relatives of the concerned Govinda.
In case of serious injury on Govinda's eyes or both legs or both hands or any two important parts of the body, the state government will give him an assistance of Rs.7.5 lakh.
In such a situation, if any Govind's hand, leg or any part of the body is lost, then in such a situation, he will be given an assistance amount of 5 lakh rupees.
What is Dahi Handi ?
Dahi Handi is celebrated on the occasion of Janmashtami, the birth of Lord Krishna.
Dahi Handi is part of the Janmashtami festival, where young participants called 'govindas', dressed in colourful clothes, form and break a human pyramid to reach a pot hung in the air.
Dahi Handi was first started here in 1907 on the occasion of Krishna Janmashtami.
The tradition of Dahi Handi, which started in Mumbai in 1907, has been going on for the last 104 years in Ghansoli village near Navi Mumbai.
4. Wrestler Antim Panghal becomes first ever Indian woman to win gold at U20 World Championships
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Antim Panghal created history as she became the first Indian female wrestler ever to clinch gold at the Under 20 Wrestling World Championships.
IMPORTANT FACTS -
- She defeated Altyn Shagayeva of Kazakhstan 8-0 in the final of the 53kg weight category.
She topped the podium in the 53kg category at the World Championships being held in Sofia, Bulgaria on 18 August.
Six other Indian wrestlers have reached the finals of the Under-20 World Championships before Panghal, but the 17-year-old Panghal is the first Indian woman to win gold.
Prior to this, she has won bronze at the Cadet World Championships (2021) and gold at the Asian Junior Championships (2022).
He also won a silver medal at the Under 23 Asian Championship this year.
It is being held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 15 to 21 August 2022.
5. Wrestler Antim Panghal becomes first ever Indian woman to win gold at U20 World Championships
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Antim Panghal created history as she became the first Indian female wrestler ever to clinch gold at the Under 20 Wrestling World Championships.
IMPORTANT FACTS -
- She defeated Altyn Shagayeva of Kazakhstan 8-0 in the final of the 53kg weight category.
She topped the podium in the 53kg category at the World Championships being held in Sofia, Bulgaria on 18 August.
Six other Indian wrestlers have reached the finals of the Under-20 World Championships before Panghal, but the 17-year-old Panghal is the first Indian woman to win gold.
Prior to this, she has won bronze at the Cadet World Championships (2021) and gold at the Asian Junior Championships (2022).
He also won a silver medal at the Under 23 Asian Championship this year.
It is being held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 15 to 21 August 2022.
6. Manisha Kalyan becomes the first Indian to play in UEFA Women’s Champions League
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Striker Manisha Kalyan became the first Indian footballer to play in the UEFA Women's Champions League, making her debut for Apollo Ladies FC at the European club tournament in Cyprus.
IMPORTANT FACTS -
- Kalyan replaced Cyprus’ Marilena Georgiou in the 60th minute at the Makareio Stadium, as Apollon Ladies FC beat Latvian top flight club SFK Rīga 3-0 in their UWCL opener on 18 August.
20-year-old Manisha Kalyan became the fourth Indian female footballer to sign for an overseas club when she signed a multi-year contract with Cyprus' top division winners Apollon Ladies.
Kalyan has performed impressively for the national team and the Gokulam Kerala team in the Indian Women's League (IWL).
Manisha won the 'Player of the Season' title in the last season of the Indian Women's Football (IWL) League. Manisha scored 14 goals in that tournament.
Kalyan was recently awarded the AIFF Woman Footballer of the Year for the 2021-22 season.
Kalyan shot to fame last year by scoring a goal in an international friendly match against former World Cup runners-up Brazil.
UEFA Women's Champions League :
It is an international women's association football competition.
It consists of the top club teams from countries affiliated to the European governing body UEFA.
The competition was first played in 2001–02 as the UEFA Women's Cup.
Lyon is the most successful club in this league competition's history. It has won the title eight times, including five consecutive titles from 2016 to 2020.
7. FIFA suspends All India Football Federation (AIFF)
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World football governing body FIFA has suspended the Football Federation of India (AIFF) with immediate effect due to third party interference.
IMPORTANT FACTS -
- The decision was taken unanimously by the Bureau of the FIFA Council.
The suspension has been decided due to undue influence of third parties, which is a serious violation of FIFA law.
The suspension means that the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2022, to be held in India from 11-30 October 2022, will not take place in India as planned.
India's Supreme Court in May dissolved the AIFF and appointed a three-member committee to govern the sport, amend the AIFF's constitution and hold elections pending for 18 months.
FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation sent a team led by AFC Secretary General Windsor John to meet the stakeholders of Indian football.
A roadmap was prepared by the team for the AIFF to amend the rules by the end of July and conclude the elections by 15 September.
Earlier, FIFA had threatened to suspend the Football Federation of India for third party interference.
How can the ban be lifted?
FIFA said the lifting of the ban needed to address two main concerns.
The mandate of the CoA has to be completely repealed.
To gain complete control over the day-to-day affairs of the AIFF administration.
Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) :
It was established on May 21, 1904, by seven national associations — Belgium, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
It is the highest governing body of football in the world.
It is a non-profit organisation.
It regulates football and promotes football around the world.
It is modernising football to be global, accessible and inclusive in all aspects.
FIFA currently consists of 211 member countries. It is headquartered in Zurich and its current president is Gianni Infantino.
8. FIFA suspends All India Football Federation (AIFF)
Tags: Sports Sports News
World football governing body FIFA has suspended the Football Federation of India (AIFF) with immediate effect due to third party interference.
IMPORTANT FACTS -
- The decision was taken unanimously by the Bureau of the FIFA Council.
The suspension has been decided due to undue influence of third parties, which is a serious violation of FIFA law.
The suspension means that the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2022, to be held in India from 11-30 October 2022, will not take place in India as planned.
India's Supreme Court in May dissolved the AIFF and appointed a three-member committee to govern the sport, amend the AIFF's constitution and hold elections pending for 18 months.
FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation sent a team led by AFC Secretary General Windsor John to meet the stakeholders of Indian football.
A roadmap was prepared by the team for the AIFF to amend the rules by the end of July and conclude the elections by 15 September.
Earlier, FIFA had threatened to suspend the Football Federation of India for third party interference.
How can the ban be lifted?
FIFA said the lifting of the ban needed to address two main concerns.
The mandate of the CoA has to be completely repealed.
To gain complete control over the day-to-day affairs of the AIFF administration.
Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) :
It was established on May 21, 1904, by seven national associations — Belgium, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
It is the highest governing body of football in the world.
It is a non-profit organisation.
It regulates football and promotes football around the world.
It is modernising football to be global, accessible and inclusive in all aspects.
FIFA currently consists of 211 member countries. It is headquartered in Zurich and its current president is Gianni Infantino.
9. Asia's oldest football tournament Durand Cup begins on 16 August
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The 131st season of the Durand Cup football tournament will be held in several cities across West Bengal, Assam and Manipur for the first time from August 16, 2022.
Important facts
This year the tournament has increased from 16 to 20 teams in which apart from 11 ISL clubs, 5 clubs from I-League and 4 teams from Armed Forces will also take part.
The third oldest football tournament in the world and the oldest in Asia, the Durand Cup was first held in Dagshai (Himachal Pradesh) in the year 1888.
Mohun Bagan and East Bengal are the most successful teams in the history of Durand Cup having won it sixteen times.
In the previous edition of the tournament, Goa won their maiden Durand Cup title by defeating Mohammedan Sporting 1–0.
131st Durand Cup
The tournament will have a total of 47 games, with Guwahati and Imphal hosting 10-10-game matches of both Group C and Group D.
All the seven knockout games will be held at three venues in West Bengal.
The inaugural pool matches will begin from 16 August at the Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan (VYBK) Stadium in Kolkata.
The matches will be held on August 17 at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati and on August 18 at the Khuman Lampak Stadium in Imphal.
The tournament will culminate with the Grand Finale to be held at VYBK on 18 September 2022.
Groups of the tournament
Group A - FC Goa, Mohammedan Sporting, Bengaluru FC, Jamshedpur FC, Indian Air Force
Group B - ATK Mohun Bagan, East Bengal, Mumbai City FC, Rajasthan United, Indian Navy
Group C - Chennaiyin FC, Hyderabad FC, NEROCA, TRAU, Army Red
Group D - Kerala Blasters, NorthEast United, Odisha FC, Sudeva Delhi FC, Army Green
10. Former South African Cricket Umpire Rudy Kurtzen dies in car accident
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Former South African international cricket umpire Rudy Kurtzen died on 9 August in a car accident near the town of Riverdale.
Important facts
73 year old Koertzen is survived by his wife and four children.
One of the most respected umpires in world cricket from the late 1990s to 2010, Kurtzen officiated in nearly 400 international matches.
Umpire Rudy Kurtzen and three others were killed in a one-on-one collision.
Kurtzen was returning home to 'Nelson Mandela Bay' from Cape Town after playing golf over the weekend.
He had gone to participate in a golf competition with some near friends.
Kurtzen became the umpire of the ICC (International Cricket Council) elite panel in 2002 and was a part of it for eight years.
He played the role of on-field and third umpire in 397 international matches during his tenure.
He has officiated in 128 Tests, 250 ODIs and 19 T20 Internationals.
His 18-year career as an umpire is a record broken by Aleem Dar of Pakistan before his retirement in 2010.
Controversy in his career
There were also some controversies associated with him.
He continued the 2007 Cricket World Cup final match between Australia and Sri Lanka in low light by misinterpreting the rules.
After this, he was not appointed by the ICC as an umpire in the first season of the T20 World Cup.
The inaugural T20 World Cup 2007 was held in his own country, South Africa.
