Sports Current Affairs- August 22, 2021
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Sports Current Affairs
1-Saudi Arabia defeats Palestine in the FIBA Asia Cup, and India advances to the finals.
2-Former England batsman Graham Gooch thinks the team is too reliant on skipper Joe Root to produce runs.
3-Dinesh Karthik, India’s wicketkeeper-batsman, has named India and the West Indies as his finalists in the T20 World Cup.
4-Former West Indies captain Darren Sammy believes his country will go all the way for the title in the T20 World Cup.
5-Intermittent rains and a soggy outfield ruined Day Two of the second Test between the West Indies and Pakistan at Sabina Park.
Sports Current Affairs
6-Jil Teichmann of Switzerland sets up a showdown with world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty of Australia for the Cincinnati championship at the Western & Southern Open.
7-Syed Shahid Hakim, an Olympian footballer and FIFA international referee, died in Gulbarga, Karnataka. He was 82 years old and is survived by his wife and two children.
8-McCullum is unavailable as Trinbago Knight Riders’ head coach in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) in 2021.
9-South African captain Temba Bavuma has said that the forthcoming 2021 men’s T20 World Cup is critical for his team and nation.
10-Bhavina Patel and Sonalben Patel, both from Gujarat, have been working hard to put their best foot forward when the Paralympic Games begin on August 25 in Tokyo.
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SOURCE: Various Online Genuine Materials(Edited)