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Indian paddlers Payas Jain and Yashaswini Ghorpade defeated the Chinese duo of Han Xinyuan and Qin Yuxuan 3-2 in a thrilling finals of Asian Junior and Cadet Championships in Laos. The Indian players scored 11-9, 11-1, 10-12, 7-11, and 11-8, and secured a gold medal for India. Furthermore, this was the first gold medal that the Indian juniors have won in an Asian Championships.

Former Indian batsman Sunil Gavaskar is celebrating his 73rd birthday, on July 10. On this occasion, the former cricketers, Indian players and fans flooded social media with wishes for the veteran. Gavaskar, better known as 'Sunny' and 'Little Master', was a member of the 1983 World Cup-winning team. He also played 125 Test matches and scored 10,122 runs. He was also the first batsman to score 10,000 Test runs.

The Yonex-Sunrise India Open badminton tournament continues to be affected by Covid-19, with two players being withdrawn, ahead of their mixed doubles semifinal clash on January 15. Russian mixed doubles player Rodion Alimov tested positive for COVID-19 and was withdrawn, while his mixed doubles partner Alina Davletova was also withdrawn for being in close proximity. Earlier, couple of players had tested positive and had pulled out before the… read-more