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CRICKET

India Thrash New Zealand To Win 1st T20 In Style: Impressive bowling performances from Yuzvendra Chahal (2-26) and Axar Patel (2-20) coupled with great batting by Rohit Sharma (80) and Shikhar Dhawan (80) helped India clinch a 53 run victory against the Kiwis in the first T20. Batting first, India notched up 202-3 in 20 overs. Openers Rohit and Shikhar stitched a 158 run stand for the first wicket; skipper Virat Kohli contributed with a cameo knock of 26 in 11 balls. In reply, New Zealand were bowled out for a paltry 149-8 in 20 overs. Dhawan was Man of the Match. The match finished on an emotional note as veteran Indian bowler Ashish Nehra played the final match of his cricketing career after starting off in 1999. He took a lap of honour along with the Indian cricket team at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in Delhi.

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PRO KABADDI

Patna Pirates Crowned Champions: Pardeep Narwal led Patna Pirates grabbed a hat trick of titles as they beat rivals Gujarat Fortune Giants by a convincing 55-38 margin, thus winning Season 5 of Pro Kabaddi this year. Pardeep scored an incredible 19 raid points and was the highest raid point scorer with 369 points in this year’s season.

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SHOOTING

Gagan Narang And Annu Raj Win Medals: Ace Indian shooter Gagan Narang secured a silver medal in the 50m rifle event at the Commonwealth Shooting Championships in the Gold Coast. In the finals, Gagan shot 246.3 to finish second. Making a recent comeback to Team India, Annu Raj Singh clinched a bronze in the women’s 50m pistol competition.

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HOCKEY

India Enter Semis Of Women’s Asia Cup Hockey Tournament: Riding on a hat-trick, from Gurjit Kaur and one goal each from Navneet Kaur and Deep Grace, the India Women’s Team wonn by a thumping 7-1 margin against Kazakhstan, entering the semi-finals of the Women’s Asia Cup Hockey Tournament.

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TENNIS

Roger Federer Wins 8th Swiss Indoors Title: Global star tennis player Roger Federer won his eighth Swiss Indoors crown defeating Juan Martin del Potro 6-7 (5/7), 6-4, 6-3 in the final, making this the the 95th ATP title of his career.

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BADMINTON

Kidambi Srikanth Creates History, Wins French Open: Ace Indian shuttler, Kidambi Srikanth made history becoming India’s first male player to win the French Open Super-series title, as he beat opponent Kenta Nishimoto 21-14, 21-13 in the 34 minute final.