Sports Roundup – 1st October 2016

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India Wins 500th Test Match: The Indian team were at their best, amassing 318 runs during the 1st innings, bowling out the Kiwis for 262, with the host team declaring at 377/5. Team India’s Ashwin and Jadeja sent the visitors packing as they were all out for 236 runs in 87.3 overs, winning by 197 runs. Jadeja was awarded ‘Man of the Match’ with 92 runs and 6 wickets. Ashwin again picked up a 10 wicket haul helping India clinch victory!

Gautam Gambhir And Jayant Yadav Join Team India: Gautam Gambhir has replaced an injured KL Rahul while Jayant Yadav has been taken in place of Ishant Sharma for the ongoing Test series with New Zealand.

diana-eduljee-sports-rund-upBCCI Felicitates Captains Ahead Of The 500th Test Match: celebrating India’s landmark 500th Test before the first Test Match against New Zealand. Former India women’s captain Diana Edulji also received a memento to celebrate the grand Test match from UP Governor Ram Naik and Rajeev
Shukla.

Off Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin Climbs To Second Position In ICC Test Rankings: being in prime form as he scalped a 10 wicket haul in the first Test match at Kanpur V/s New Zealand. Currently at second place on the latest list of ICC Rankings, another good performance could get him the top spot soon.

FOOTBALL
Premier League Results: On 24th September Manchester United outplayed Leicester City 4-1 while AFC Bournemouth won 1-0 playing against Everton. Liverpool bagged a 5-1 magnificent win V/s Hull City. Tottenham Hotspur played well to grab a 2-1 victory to Middlesbrough while Stoke City played out a 1-1 draw V/s West Bromwich Albion. Next up Crystal Palace won 3-2 against rivals Sunderland, Manchester City were in exceptional touch as they beat Swansea City 3-1 and finally Arsenal won 3-0 to Chelsea. The next day it was Southampton as they won 3-0 to West Ham United. While on 26th September Burnley defeated Watford 2-0 in a good game of
football.

TENNIS
Indo-Czech pair – Sania Mirza And Barbora Strycova Reach The Third Round Of Wuhan Open: winning their second title last week in the Pan Pacific Open. Recently, they defeated Gabriela Dabrowski and Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez and now have entered the third round of the Wuhan Open Tennis Tournament.

HOCKEY
India Beat Oman In Under 18 Asia Cup Hockey: India played outstandingly well beating their opponents, Oman, with an 11-0 victory in the Under-18 Asia Cup Hockey.
India Wins 500th Test Match: The Indian team were at their best, amassing 318 runs during the 1st innings, bowling out the Kiwis for 262, with the host team declaring at 377/5. Team India’s Ashwin and Jadeja sent the visitors packing as they were all out for 236 runs in 87.3 overs, winning by 197 runs. Jadeja was awarded ‘Man of the Match’ with 92 runs and 6 wickets. Ashwin again picked up a 10 wicket haul helping India clinch victory!

Gautam Gambhir And Jayant Yadav Join Team India: Gautam Gambhir has replaced an injured KL Rahul while Jayant Yadav has been taken in place of Ishant Sharma for the ongoing Test series with New Zealand.

BCCI Felicitates Captains Ahead Of The 500th Test Match: celebrating India’s landmark 500th Test before the first Test Match against New Zealand. Former India women’s captain Diana Edulji also received a memento to celebrate the grand Test match from UP Governor Ram Naik and Rajeev
Shukla.

Off Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin Climbs To Second Position In ICC Test Rankings: being in prime form as he scalped a 10 wicket haul in the first Test match at Kanpur V/s New Zealand. Currently at second place on the latest list of ICC Rankings, another good performance could get him the top spot soon.

FOOTBALL
Premier League Results: On 24th September Manchester United outplayed Leicester City 4-1 while AFC Bournemouth won 1-0 playing against Everton. Liverpool bagged a 5-1 magnificent win V/s Hull City. Tottenham Hotspur played well to grab a 2-1 victory to Middlesbrough while Stoke City played out a 1-1 draw V/s West Bromwich Albion. Next up Crystal Palace won 3-2 against rivals Sunderland, Manchester City were in exceptional touch as they beat Swansea City 3-1 and finally Arsenal won 3-0 to Chelsea. The next day it was Southampton as they won 3-0 to West Ham United. While on 26th September Burnley defeated Watford 2-0 in a good game of
football.

TENNIS
Indo-Czech pair – Sania Mirza And Barbora Strycova Reach The Third Round Of Wuhan Open: winning their second title last week in the Pan Pacific Open. Recently, they defeated Gabriela Dabrowski and Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez and now have entered the third round of the Wuhan Open Tennis Tournament.

HOCKEY
India Beat Oman In Under 18 Asia Cup Hockey: India played outstandingly well beating their opponents, Oman, with an 11-0 victory in the Under-18 Asia Cup Hockey.

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