Sports and Games
India beat Cameroon to lift Nehru Cup for the third consecutive time
India beat Cameroon in a thrilling penalty shoot-out to lift the Nehru Cup 2012 football tournament. This is India’s third consecutive Nehru Cup title, infact they have just won the three.
India’s Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda wins silver in London Paralympics
The Girisha Hosanagaara Nagarajegowda won India’s first medal at the London 2012 paralympic Games.The Karnataka athlete bagged the silver with a 1.74m effort in the men’s high jump F42 event on 03 September 2012.
India slips to 169th in world rankings
The world football governing body FIFA released the latest FIFA World Rankings on 5th September 2012 in which India has lost one spot to be now ranked 169th amongst the 209 ranked nations and territories, while within Asia India remains 32nd amongst 46 nations in the rankings.
USA wins third FIFA U-20 women’s World Cup
United States of America beat former champion Germany 1-0 in Tokyo to claim its third FIFA U-20 women’s World Cup crown on 8th September 2012.
Oscar Pistorius Wins Paralympics Gold In 400 Meters
The ‘Blade Runner’ of South Africa ,Oscar Pistorius successfully completed 400m-T44 event in 46.68 sec in Paralympics and won the gold medal.
Lewis Hamilton became the winner of Italian Grand Prix 2012
Lewis Hamilton, the driver of McLaren’s became the winner of the Italian Grand Prix 2012 on 9 September 2012.
Serena clinches fourth US Open title
Serena Williams captured her 15th Grand Slam title and fourth career US Open crown with a 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 victory over World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka on 9th September 2012.
Agassi inducted into US Open Court of Champions
American Tennis Player ,Andre Agassi inducted on 9th Septenber 2012 into the U.S. Open Court of Champions at Arthur Ashe Stadium before the women’s final.
Andy Murray first Britisher to win Grand Slam men`s singles title in 76 years
Andy Murray has overpowered Serbia’s Novak Djokovic in five gruelling sets in a classic US Open final to become the first Britisher to win a Grand Slam men’s singles title in 76 years.
Armadillo to be 2014 FIFA World Cup mascot
A rare species of armadillo is set to be the official mascot for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil on 12 September 2012.In the previous FIFA World Cup the mascots were:
• FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa- Zakumi the green-haired leopard
• FIFA 2006 World Cup in Germany- Goleo named lion.
Railways clinch overall title in the National Open Athletics Championships
Railways proved their dominance once again winning the overall title in the 52nd National Open Athletics Championships garnering 327 points. Services came second with 138 and ONGC third with 114 points.
Dhoni named captain of ICC ODI team, Kohli, Gambhir in XI
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been named captain of ICC’s ‘ODI Team of the Year’ which also includes Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir.This is for the fifth consecutive year in a row that Dhoni has been selected in ICC’s ‘ODI Team of the Year’.ICC awards are announced in Colombo on 15th September 2012.
Virat Kohli named ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year
India’s Virat Kohli was on15 September 2012 rewarded with ‘ODI Cricketer of the Year’.at the ICC annual awards function in Colombo.
Hat-trick of ICC awards for Kumar Sangakkara
Veteran Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara bagged three prestigious ICC awards at the annual ICC awards ceremony, held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 15th Sepember 2012.They are 1.Cricketer of the Year. 2. Test Cricketer of the Year. 3.People’s Choice award.
Indian Women’s football defeated Nepal And Clinch 2012 SAFF Women’s Championship
Defending champions India have won the SAFF(South Asian Football Federation) Women’s Championship 2012 defeating Nepal in the finals played on 16th September 2012.
Three athletes suspended for two years by the National Anti-Doping Disciplinary panel
Three athletes including discus thrower Kripal Singh were on 16th September 2012 suspended for two years by the National Anti-Doping Disciplinary panel (NADDP) for doping offences reported during competitions.Kripal Singh, who won the title at the Federation Cup athletics championships at Patiala last April, had tested positive for steroid stanozolol. The other two athletes suspended were high hurdler Arvinda Rathwa, who had won the title at the last all-India Police championships in March this year, and shot putter Deepak Choudhary, who finished third in the Federation Cup junior championships at Pune in May last.
Saina signs up 40-crore deal with Rhiti Sports
The London Olympics bronze-medallist in badminton Saina Nehwal has signed up a 40-crore deal with Rhiti Sports Management company, making her the country’s highest paid sportsperson outside cricket.
Lifter Chandrika first Indian to win medal in Youth Worlds
Chandrika Tarafdar on 19th September 2012 became the first Indian to win a medal in Youth World Weightlifting Championships after she bagged two bronze in the girls’ 44kg category on the opening day at Kosice, Slovakia.Tarafdar won a bronze each in clean and jerk and total lift. She lifted 55kg in snatch, 74kg in clean and jerk for a total effort of 129kg.
BJP MLA Abhishek Matoria elected Indian Boxing Federation president
Abhishek Matoria, a BJP MLA from Rajasthan was elected as the President of Indian Boxing Federation on 23 September 2012. Abhay Singh Chautala, the outgoing President was elected to be the Chairman of the Federation.
Deepika Kumari won Silver at Recurve World Cup
Deepika Kumari won Silver at Recurve World Cup on 23 September 2012 in Tokyo. In the finals of the tournament, she lost against the Korean double Olympic gold medalist, Ki Bo-Bae.
India’s Ronjan Sodhi wins a silver at ISSF World Cup
India`s ace double trap shooter Ronjan Sodhi won a silver medal at the ISSF World Cup in Slovania on 24th September 2012.
India got 3rd position in ICC T20 rankings
India got the third position in Reliance ICC T20 Championship table released by ICC on 26th September 2012 .South Africa and England got the 1st and 2nd positions respectively.
Indian wrestler Babita wins world championship bronze
Babita Kumari (51kg) became the second Indian female wrestler to win a World Championships medal after she clinched a bronze in Edmonton, Canada.
Humpy wins Ankara Grand Prix-2012
Grandmaster Koneru Humpy won gold medal in FIDE Grand Prix in Turkey at Ankara on 28th September 2012
Geeta Phogat clinches bronze at World Wrestling Championships
Geeta Phogat clinches bronze medal in the 55 kg freestyle category of World Wrestling Championship in Canada at Edmonton on 29th September 2012.This is the first time India got two medals in the Senior World Wrestling Championships.