Sports Current Affairs- July 15, 2021

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Sports Current Affairs- July 15, 2021

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Sports Current Affairs

1-The triumph of Italy in the UEFA Euro 2020 football championship final is expected to contribute 0.7 percent to the country’s anticipated GDP growth this year.

2-The UAE has awarded Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and her husband, Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik, the coveted 10-year UAE Golden Visa.

3-FC Barcelona is close to reaching an agreement with Lionel Messi to extend his contract with the club for another five years.

4-Before flying to Tokyo for the Olympics, the Indian shooters underwent a tough training session in Zagreb, Croatia.

5-Deepak Hooda, an all-rounder, has left Baroda and will play for Rajasthan in the next domestic cricket season.

6-Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, an Indian weightlifter, is rekindling Olympic hopes that were dashed in Rio de Janeiro five years ago.

7-Achanta Sharath Kamal, India’s most experienced table tennis player in the Tokyo Olympics, is hoping for a good performance in the Oly swansong.

8-Ashley Westwood, a former Technical Director of ATK Football Club, has been named RoundGlass Punjab Football Club’s new head coach (RGPFC).

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9-Olympics: Four Indian sailors, the country’s first representatives to arrive in Tokyo, begin practising at the Enoshima Yacht Harbor, the site for Olympic Games sailing competition in Japan.

10-From July 24 to August 6, 172 players from 24 nations will participate in the table tennis tournament at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

11-Arjen Robben, a former player for the Netherlands, Bayern Munich, and Chelsea, announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 37.

12-The Indian cricket board announced on Thursday that wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant and training assistant-cum-net bowler Dayanand Garani tested positive for Covid-19 in England, where the Test team is preparing for a five-match series.

13-Devdutt Padikkal, a young batsman on the Indian limited-overs squad in Sri Lanka, says he is excited to spend time with and learn from coach Rahul Dravid.

14-The women’s football team of the United Kingdom has chosen to take a knee before their matches at the Tokyo Olympics to support the battle against racism and prejudice.

15-The Indian Test squad in England will play a three-day encounter behind closed doors against a County Championship XI. The match, which will serve as a warm-up for the five-Test series starting on August 4, will take place on July 20 at Durham’s Riverside Stadium.

16-Lionel Messi meets a 100-year-old superfan after Argentina’s Copa America victory at Maracana Stadium. Argentina defeated Brazil in the final, thanks to Angel di Maria’s goal in the 22nd minute.

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17-Danielle Wyatt, England’s opening batswoman, has an odd crush on India. The 30-year-old previously expressed her desire to marry Virat Kohli as a star-struck 22-year-old on Twitter over seven years ago.

18-Bhavani Devi is on her way to Tokyo, where she wants to win an Olympic gold.

19-Mitchell Marsh’s 75 off 44 balls and Aaron Finch’s 53 off 37 deliveries helped Australia beat the West Indies by four runs in the fourth T20 International at Gros Islet (St Lucia).

20-England Women defeated India Women by eight wickets in the third and final T20I, led by opener Danielle Wyatt’s unbeaten 89 off 56 balls. The victory helped England win the T20I series 2-1 and the overall series 10-6.

21-The Indian Test team in England has been infected with Covid-19 after one of the players tested positive. The affected player has been isolated and will not go to Durham.


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