Sports Current Affairs- August 28, 2021
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Sports Current Affairs
* Cristiano Ronaldo, the 36-year-old Portuguese soccer star, has returned to Manchester United. He spent the last three years at Juventus in Serie A, having previously played for United from 2003 and 2009.
* The KRS Dam hosted the National Level Multi Class Youth Sailing Championship. It is being hosted at the Krishna Raja Sagar Dam in the district of Mandya.
* Bhavina Patel of India continues her historic run, reaching the final after defeating China’s World No. 3 Zhang Miao 3-2 in the semifinals of Women’s Singles Class 4 at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
* According to Indian tennis legend Leander Paes, 80-90 percent of our athletic ability is untapped.
* Dav Whatmore, the Australian coach of the Nepal cricket team, resigns for personal reasons.
Sports Current Affairs
* VV Laxman, Munaf Patel, and Pragyan Ojha commend India’s remarkable resilience in the second innings of the third Test against England on Day 3 after an atrocious first innings performance.
* Pardeep Narwal, a Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) star raider, stated that he is committed to keeping his game current and relevant.
* Serbia’s world No. 1 tennis player, Novak Djokovic, will be pursuing history during the next two weeks at the US Open, where a victory would give him a record-breaking 21 majors and the Grand Slam, having previously won the French Open, Australian Open, and Wimbledon this year.
* Sunil Gavaskar, the legendary Indian batsman, was outraged when the umpires urged Rishabh Pant to modify his posture during the present third Test against England at Headingley.
* Gurjit Kaur, a drag-flick specialist for the Indian women’s hockey team, stated that their fearlessness has grown as a result of their victory in Tokyo.
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* Former England player-turned-commentator David Lloyd stated that Indian batting Cheteshwar Pujara is a true sticker and that he was flowing well.
* Aramitsu Kitazono, a Japanese judoka, withdraws after being struck by a self-driving bus in the Paralympic Village.
* Three Indian young boxers advanced to the finals of the ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships in Dubai, lead by 2021 World Youth bronze medalist Bishwamitra Chongtham (51kg).
Sports Current Affairs
* 3rd Test: India loses by an innings and 76 runs in Leeds at Headingley after folding for 278 in the first session, tying the series at 1-1.
* Bhavina Patel surged into the final of the Women’s Class 4 division at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, winning India’s historic maiden medal in Paralympic table tennis tournaments.
*England captain Joe Root described England’s series-leveling performance against India in the third Test at Headingley as a “perfect storm.”
* India’s left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja was rushed to the hospital for a precautionary knee scan.