Weekly Sports Update Part 4- Around the Globe

Here’s a look at all the latest sports news and happening, including Tennis, Football, Badminton across the globe.

                                                                              Tennis

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  1. Former Australian tennis player Todd Woodbridge said that Novac Djokovic is the clear favourite to win Australian open finals of 2020.
  2. “I had lot of chances. I had 14 breakpoints. That should be plenty. I didn’t play my best. He did his best. That’s where the match went his kind of way.
  3. France’s Kristina Miladenovic and Hungary Timea Babos upset top seeds Hsiesh Su-wei and Barbora Stycova to win their Australian Open women’s title in three years on Friday.
  4. India needs to strengthen there singles player list so that a lot of tennis player can come up and play for India.
  5. Indian Players Prajnesh Gunneshwaran(123 in pic) and Sumit Nagal(131) made into Tata Open Maharastra Main draw in the event.
  6. Sofia Kenin the American player won the Australian Open women’s Title By Beating Garbine Murguza by 4-6,6-2,6-2 at the Melbourne Park.
  7. Novac Djokovic Beat Dominic Thiem and Clinched the Australian Open Men’s Singles title by 6-4,4-6,2-6,6-3,6-4.

                                                                    BADMINTON

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  1. World number 2 badminton champion Tai Zu Ying defeated Pv Sindhu in which Bangalore Raptors defeated Hyderabad Hunters.
  2. This was the first triumph for the defending champions as Tai zu Ying  got an early lead over Sindhu 3-0 up against Sindhu.
  3. Under pressure Sindhu made tough decisions as she had no answer against Tai Zu Ying.
  4. China Masters Gets postponed due to Impact of Corona Virus as the event was supposed to take place 25 th February 2020.

                                                                          FOOTBALL

Lionel Messi

  1. Lionel Messi Scored 5-0 on Thursday by beating Leganes and advanced to the quarterfinals of Copa del Rey and deliver a much-needed performance for his team.
  2. Quique Seiten will be relieved now as a team under there leadership has got the winning streak back.
  3. Messi(The Argentine Great) has a record stands at 500 wins(71 percent) ,131 draws(18 percent), 79 defeats(11 percent) with 621 goals.
  4. He is close to beating Pele’s all-time record of 643 goals for Santos.’
  5. Number of Footballers who scored goals for clubs
  6. Messi(500 goals), B. Xavi (476 goals) c.Iniesta(459 goals).
  7. Isl Leagues Matches(Mumbai City Fc Beat NorthEast United Fc by 1-0). The win helped Mumbai reach the fourth spot with 23 points from 15 games.

                                                                                          NBA

lebron james and kobe bryant

  1. Lebron James Paid tribute to Kobe Bryant Stating “I know that at some point we will have a memorial for Kobe, but I look at this as a celebration tonight. This is the celebration of 20 years of blood, The sweat, the tears, the broken-down body, the getting back up-the determination to be as great as he could be”.
  2. Shaquille O Neal stated “Will Miss You Brother”.
  • Some Important News
  1. The new sports budget for the fiscal year 2020 saw an increase of Rs. 50 Crores as compared to last year with the Government allocating Rs. 2826.92 crores for sports this year. 
  2. Deepa Malik Becomes the first woman president of Indian Paralympics Committee.
  3. India’s Former women weightlifter Karnam Malleswari added that “Mira Bai Chanu will perform well in this Olympics. She had a lot of experience from the previous Olympics and she will definitely clinch Medal this time.
  4. The first time two women owners of the respective teams which is Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers take the field on Sunday in the Super Bowl Competition.
  5. World Number 1 Chess Player Magnus Carlsen had done a sponsorship deal with Malta Based Giant Group “Kindred” the owner of the betting site “Unibet”.