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India won Border GavaskarIndia won Border GavaskarIndia won Border GavaskarIndia won Border GavaskarIndia won Border Gavaskar

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India on 24 March 2013 wonthe fourth and the final test with 6

wickets remaining against Australia

in the Alan Border Series AustraliaTour to India, at Feroz Shah Kotla

Stadium, Delhi. India won the series4-0. In the second innings of the final

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match, Cheteswar Pujara scored an

unbeaten 82 runs while chasing the

wicket of Pattinson to seal the

second innings of Australia at 155runs.

Man of the Match:Man of the Match:Man of the Match:Man of the Match:Man of the Match: Ravindra

Jade ja fo r hi s al l- roundperformance

Man of the Series:Man of the Series:Man of the Series:Man of the Series:Man of the Series:

Ravichandran Ashwin for claiming29 wickets in the four-Test Series

Results of the Tests1st Test:1st Test:1st Test:1st Test:1st Test : 22-26 February 2013

- India vs Australia at Chennai -Australia 380 and 241; India 572 and

50/2. India won the match by 8

wickets remaining.2nd Test:2nd Test:2nd Test:2nd Test:2nd Test: 2-5 March 2013 -

India vs Australia at Hyderabad(Deccan) - Australia declared its

innings 237 at the fall of 9 wickets

and 131; India 503. India won by an

innings and 135 runs.3rd Test:3rd Test:3rd Test:3rd Test:3rd Test : 14-18 March, 2013 -

India vs Australia at Mohali -

Australia 408 and 223; India 499 and

136/4. India won the match by 6wickets.

4th Test:4th Test:4th Test:4th Test:4th Test: 22-24 March 2013 -India v Australia at Delhi - Australia

CRICKET

155 run target set by team Australia

on the third day of the match.

Before this Jadejas 5 wicket haul for58 runs in 16 over limited Australia

to a lead score of 155 runs. RAshwin, P Ojha took 2 wickets each

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262 and 164; India 272 and 158/4.

India won the match by 6 wickets.

Important Records of the Series

Prgyan Ojha, the left arm

spinner from India completedhis haul of 100 wickets in TestCricket on second day of

fourth test against Australiaand became the third fastest

Indian to achieve themilestone. Ojha reached the

milestone, in 22nd test and isplaced in the list after Erapalli

Prasanna (who did this in 20test matches) and Anil Kumble

(who achieved the sport in 21test matches)

Off-Spinner from India, RAshwin became the leading

wicket-taker for India in aseries of four test matches; he

finished with 29 wickets in thisseries. To make this record

Ashwin surpassed the formerIndian Captain Anil Kumble,

who took 27 wi cket s in aseries of four test matches.

India never in the 81 year testhistory won more than two

matches against Australia in asingle series, but with this

clean sweep India securedwrote a new history in test

cricket Shikhar Dhawan slammed

fastest hundred by a debutantin test cricket, by scoring a

century in 85 balls

Australia Clinched ICC WomensAustralia Clinched ICC WomensAustralia Clinched ICC WomensAustralia Clinched ICC WomensAustralia Clinched ICC Womens

World Cup TrophyWorld Cup TrophyWorld Cup TrophyWorld Cup TrophyWorld Cup Trophy

Aust ra lia won the ICC

Womens World Cup Trophy after

defeating West-Indies by 114-runs at

Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.Australia clinched the title for the

sixth time in the history of womens

cricket World Cup it last won thetitle in 2005. Australia scored 259

runs (this is the highest score inWomens World Cup Final) at the

loss of 7 wickets in 50 overs andWest Indies lost all its wickets at the

score of 145.

Tournament Report

Player of the tournament -New Zealands Suzie Bates for

scoring 407 runs with three half-

centuries and a ton at an average of

67.83 in the series.The Australian, all-rounder LisaSthalekar announced her retirement

from International cricket after the

Australian womens cricket teamwon the world cup title 2013. She

made her debut in the internationalcricket in 2001 in an ODI match

against England till her retirement

she managed to play 125 one dayinternationals, 8 tests and 54 women

T20 international matches.

Womens World Cup History

First World Cup was played inthe year 1973 at England, the

final was played betweenEngland and Australia and

England won the match by 92runs

Second World Cup wasplayed in India in the year

1978 India, England andAustralia were the teams in the

final, Australia won the matchby 8 wickets

Third World Cup was played

in 1982 at New Zealand.England and Australia werethe team in the final match;

Australia won it by 3 wickets In 1988 venue for the fourth

Worl d Cup was played inAustralia. The final was played

between Australia and

England; Australia won it by 3

wickets The sixth World Cup was

played in England in the year1993. The final was played

between New Zealand andEngland; England won it by 67

runs The seventh World Cup was

played in 1997 in India,Australia and New Zealand

were the two teams in thefinal; Australia won it by 5

wickets Eighth World Cup was played

at New Zealand in the year2000. The final was played

between, Australia and New

Zealand; New Zealand won itby 4 runs

The ninth World Cup was held

in South Africa in the year2005, Australia and India were

the two teams in final;Australia won it by 98 runs

The tenth World Cup was heldin Australia and the final was

played between England andNew Zealand, England won it

by 4 wickets 2013 the tournament was

played in India, West Indiesand Australia were the two

teams in final; Australia wonthe match with 114 runs

Captain of England WomensCricket team, Charlotte Edwards

became the first women to pass

5000 runs in one-day internationalafter hitting 121 runs of 106 balls in

the semi-final match against NewZealand. India failed to make its path

into the quarterfinals and had never

won any world cup trophy till date.

England won the Twenty20England won the Twenty20England won the Twenty20England won the Twenty20England won the Twenty20Cricket Series against NewCricket Series against NewCricket Series against NewCricket Series against NewCricket Series against New

ZealandZealandZealandZealandZealand

England defeated host New

Zealand in the third and lastTwenty20 Cricket match played at

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the series 2-1. England bowled first

and they restricted the Kiwis to 139-

8 and later achieved the winningtarget with 44 balls remaining. The

Second Twenty20 was played at

Hamilton on 12 February 2013 inwh ich New Zealand de feated

England by 55 runs to level the threematch Twenty20 international series

at 1-1.

The First Twenty20 was playedat Auckland on 9 February 2013

which was won by England. It

defeated New Zealand by 40 runs.

India Maintained their NumberIndia Maintained their NumberIndia Maintained their NumberIndia Maintained their NumberIndia Maintained their Number

One Spot in the ICC ODIOne Spot in the ICC ODIOne Spot in the ICC ODIOne Spot in the ICC ODIOne Spot in the ICC ODI

Championship TableChampionship TableChampionship TableChampionship TableChampionship Table

India maintained their numberone spot in the ICC ODI

Championship table in the latestrankings issued in Dubai on 11

February 2013. Both India andEngland have same 119 ratingpoints, but England lags behind on

the basis of decimal points.Australia and South Africa follow the

top two teams closely with 116 and112 points respectively. Among thebatsmen, South African run machine

Hashim Amla is at number onefollowed by fellow countryman AB

Devilliers. Indias Virat Kohli is at

number three followed closely by

the skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.Among the bowlers, Pakistan offspinner Saeed Ajmal maintains his

top billing followed by Mohammad

Hafeez. In the All rounderscategory, Pakistan skipperMohammed Hafeez is the leaderfollowed by Bangladeshs Shakib Al

Hasan.

Angelo Mathews appointedAngelo Mathews appointedAngelo Mathews appointedAngelo Mathews appointedAngelo Mathews appointed

Captain of the Sri LankanCaptain of the Sri LankanCaptain of the Sri LankanCaptain of the Sri LankanCaptain of the Sri Lankan

Ange lo Mathews, the Sr iLankan all-rounder cricketer was

appointed the Captain of the testand one-day cricket team of Sri

Lanka for a period of one year.Mathews replaced Mahela

Jayawardene, who announced to

quit captaincy after Sri Lankas tourof Australia. Dinesh Chandimal, the

wicket -keeper ba tsman wasappointed as the vice-captain in thetest and one-day format of the game

and will lead the country as acaptain in the T20 format of the

game. Lasith Malinga was appointedas the vice-captain for the T20team.

Angelo Mathews

Angelo Mathews is a Sri

Lankan all-rounder cricketer,

who made his debut in the

international cricket in a OneDay International match

against Zimbabwe inNovember 2008.

In 31 test matches Mathewshave scored 1668 runs since

making his debut in 2009 andrecorded his first and only test

century against Australia

Sachin Tendulkar Equaled SunilSachin Tendulkar Equaled SunilSachin Tendulkar Equaled SunilSachin Tendulkar Equaled SunilSachin Tendulkar Equaled Sunil

Gavaskars RecordGavaskars RecordGavaskars RecordGavaskars RecordGavaskars Record

Sachin Tendulkar on 8February 2013 equaled the record

of Sunil Gavaskar of 81 first class

hundreds in first class cricket atMumbai. He managed to equal

Gavaskars record after scoring anunbeaten 140 runs in Irani Trophy

against Rest of India in the first

innings of the tournament ofMumbai team.

Centuries of Sachin in firstCenturies of Sachin in firstCenturies of Sachin in firstCenturies of Sachin in firstCenturies of Sachin in first

class cricketclass cricketclass cricketclass cricketclass cricket 51 in Test matches

18 in Ranji Trophy 2 in Irani Cup

3 in Duleep Trophy 1 in county cricket for

Yorkshire 6 in other games

ATP Dubai Open Tennis titleATP Dubai Open Tennis titleATP Dubai Open Tennis titleATP Dubai Open Tennis titleATP Dubai Open Tennis title

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World Number one NovakDjokovic on 2 March 2013 won the

ATP Dubai Open Tennis title 2013.He defeated third seed Czech

Republics Tomas Berdych 7-5, 6-3in the finals in Dubai.

Indias Mahesh Bhupathi and

his French partner Michael Lloldra

bagged the doubles crowndefeating Serbian-Swedish duo of

Nenad Zimonjic and RobertLindstedt 7-6, 7-6 in straight sets.

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ATP Mexican Open 2013 TennisATP Mexican Open 2013 TennisATP Mexican Open 2013 TennisATP Mexican Open 2013 TennisATP Mexican Open 2013 Tennis

TournamentTournamentTournamentTournamentTournament

Rafael Nadal defeated topseed and defending champion

David Ferrer 6-0, 6-2 on 2 March2013 in the final match of the ATP

Mexican Open 2013 tennistournament. David Ferrer was the 3-time defending champion, who had

also won 19 straight matches in theevent. But eventually in the final of

ATP Mexican Open 2013, he lost toSpanish compatriot Nadal. On theother hand, in the womens final,

Italys Sara Errani defeated CarlaSuarez-Navarro of Spain 60, 6-4.

Rafael Nadal won ATP MexicanOpen tournament for the second

time.Earlier he had won this title in

2005. This is the second title for

Nadal in 2013. Prior to this, he hadwon Brazil Open Tennis Tournament2013 on 17 February 2013. This is

the 38th clay court title of Nadal.

Dubai Tennis Championship 2013Dubai Tennis Championship 2013Dubai Tennis Championship 2013Dubai Tennis Championship 2013Dubai Tennis Championship 2013

Indias Sania Mirza and herAmerican partner Bethanie-Mattek

Sands won the Dubai TennisChampionship on 23 February 2013.

The Indo-American duo defeated

the second seeded Russian-Slovenian combination of Nadia

Petrova and Katarina Srebotnik, 6-

4, 2-6, 10-7. Sania bagged her

second Doubles title of the season.

Meanwhile, Czech Republics Petra

Kvitova yesterday clinched the

Womens Singles trophy. In thefinals, she defeated Sara Errani of

Italy, 6-2, 1-6, 6-1 to win her careers

10th title.

Brazil Open 2013Brazil Open 2013Brazil Open 2013Brazil Open 2013Brazil Open 2013

Rafael Nadal on 17 February2013 won the finals of Brazil Open

2013 by defeating ArgentineanDavid Nalbandian in straight sets by

6-2, 6-3 in Sao Paolo. He won thetournament for the second time; he

won it for the first time in 2005. This

was the second tournament for theformer world number 1 Spanish

tennis star after returning back fromto the game after seven months. He

was absent from the game due to

the knee injury that he sufferedfrom. His next event is Mexican

Open that is scheduled to start on25 February in Acapulco.

Indian Wells BNP Paribas OpenIndian Wells BNP Paribas OpenIndian Wells BNP Paribas OpenIndian Wells BNP Paribas OpenIndian Wells BNP Paribas Open

2013 Titles2013 Titles2013 Titles2013 Titles2013 Titles

Rafael Nadal of Spain won

Indian Wells BNP Paribas Open 2013

on 17 March 2013. Nadal defeatedArgentine Juan Martin del Potro 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the final. After winning

Tokyo Open in October 2010, this

is the first hard court victory ofNadal. With this, Nadal becamenumber 4 in the world ranking.

Apart from this, Maria Sharapova

won the first title of 2013 in womensfinal of the tournament by defeating

Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 6-2.

Serena Williams Became the NewSerena Williams Became the NewSerena Williams Became the NewSerena Williams Became the NewSerena Williams Became the New

World Number One WomensWorld Number One WomensWorld Number One WomensWorld Number One WomensWorld Number One Womens

Tennis PlayerTennis PlayerTennis PlayerTennis PlayerTennis Player

Serena Williams became thenew World number one womens

tennis player. Serena Williams whois aged 31 years thrashed Petra

Kvitova of Czech Republic 6-3,3-6,7-

5 and reached Semifinals of QatarOpen Tennis Championship in

Doha. On entering the semi-finals,she achieved the top position after

a period of two and a half years.

Serena Williams will competeagainst Maria Sharapova in the

Semifinals on 16 February 2013.Maria Sharapova reached semi-

finals after defeating Samantha

Stosur 6-2,6-4. Serena Williams (31years, 4 months, 24 days) is now the

oldest woman tennis player to holdnumber 1 ranking. She broke the

record of Chris Evert (30 years, 11months, 3 days) of USA.

Sultan Azlan Shah HockeySultan Azlan Shah HockeySultan Azlan Shah HockeySultan Azlan Shah HockeySultan Azlan Shah Hockey

Tournament 2013Tournament 2013Tournament 2013Tournament 2013Tournament 2013

Aust ra lia, the World

Champions won the Sultan Azlan

Shah Hockey Tournament title forthe seventh time on 17 March 2013.

Australia defeated Malaysia 3-2 in

the final match in Malaysia. South

Korea came at the third position. It

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is important to note that Malaysia

came at the runner-ups position for

the fourth time. South Korea wonbronze after defeating 2012 winner-

New Zealand 2-1.

At the fifth position was Indiawhich defeated Pakistan 4-2. Trent

Mitton was declared as the man-of-the-match for final match. The top

scorers of the tournaments were

Indias Rupinder Pal Singh andMalaysias Faizal with six goals

each. Earlier, Australia had won theSultan Azlan Shah Hockey

Tournament in 1983, 1996, 2004,

2005, 2007 and 2011.

About Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey

Tournament

The Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey

Tournament is held in Malaysia every

year. The first tournament took placein 1983. After 1998, the tournament

started taking place every year. Thetournament is named after the ninth

king of Malaysia- Sultan Azlan Shah.

It is important to note that India won

its first Sultan Azlan Shah HockeyTournament in 1985.

Hockey India League

Hero Goal of the Day:

Manpreet Singh Man-ofthe-Match: Mauritz

Furtse Winners (Prize Money Rs.

25000000): Ranchi Rhinos Runners-Up (Prize Money: Rs.

12500000): Delhi Waveriders Third Place (Prize Money: Rs.

7500000): Uttar PradeshWizards

Fair-Play Award: RanchiRhinos

Hero Player of the Tournament(Rs. 2500000): Sardar Singh

Ponty Chadha Trophy forUpcoming Player of the

Tournament (Rs. 2000000):

Mandeep Singh Airtel Award for Most Goals in

the Tournament (Rs. 1000000):

Delhi WaveridersAbout Hockey India LeagueAbout Hockey India LeagueAbout Hockey India LeagueAbout Hockey India LeagueAbout Hockey India League

(HIL):(HIL):(HIL):(HIL):(HIL): Hockey India League (HIL)

was played from 14 January2013 to 10 February 2013 in

wh ic h 5 te ams De lh iWaveriders, Jaypee Punjab

Riders, Sahara India UttarPradesh Wizards, Dabur

Mumbai Magicians and Patel-Union Ranchi Rhinos

participated. The tournament was played at

5 places- Delhi, Jalandhar,Lucknow, Mumbai and

Ranchi. Renowned hockey players of

the world participated in theHockey India League (HIL). 34

matches in all were playedduring the tournament.

Ranchi Rhinos beat Delhi

Waveriders 2-1 to win the inauguralHockey India League (HIL) in the

match at Astroturf Hockey Stadiumon 10 February 2013. Apart from

winning the trophy, Ranchi Rhinos

took away 2.5 crore Rupees.Runners-up Delhi Waveriders on the

other hand, pocketed 1.25 crore

Rupees. Uttar Pradesh Wizards that

completed in the third place took

away 75 lakh Rupees. Uttar PradeshWizards defeated Punjab Warriors 4-

3 to claim third position. MumbaiMagicians player Sandeep Singh hit

maximum goals (11) in the

tournament.The awards given away in theThe awards given away in theThe awards given away in theThe awards given away in theThe awards given away in the

Hockey India League (HIL) were asHockey India League (HIL) were asHockey India League (HIL) were asHockey India League (HIL) were asHockey India League (HIL) were asfollows:follows:follows:follows:follows:

67th Santosh Trophy67th Santosh Trophy67th Santosh Trophy67th Santosh Trophy67th Santosh Trophy In the final of the 67th SantoshTrophy on 3 March 2013, Services

won the soccer contest by defeatinghosts Kerala 4-3 on penalties at the

Jawaharlal Nehr u Stad ium in

Kochi. The Man of the Match titlewas clinched by Services striker

Lalian Mawia. The Services team

bagged their third Santosh Trophytitle.

About the Santosh Trophy

Santosh Trophy is the yearly

Indian football tournament that isplayed among states and

government institutions. This

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tournament was initiated in 1941.

The Santosh Trophy is named after

late Maharaja Sir Manmatha NathRoy Chowdhary of Santosh.

David Beckham Named RichestDavid Beckham Named RichestDavid Beckham Named RichestDavid Beckham Named RichestDavid Beckham Named RichestFootballer of the WorldFootballer of the WorldFootballer of the WorldFootballer of the WorldFootballer of the World

David Beckham was named as

the richest footballer of the world,according to the Goal Rich List 2013.

David Beckham has a total income

of 175 million pound. 37-year-oldBeckham is the biggest brand in the

world now, leaving behind Cristiano

Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. In 2012,

Beckham earned more than 20

million pound from wages as wellas endorsement. The Goal Rich List

2013 revealed that the worth of

Beckham is 60 million pound morethan Messi.

At the th ird posi tion isRonaldo, aged 28 years. He earned

a total of 112 million pound in hiscareer. Wayne Rooney, the

Manchester United and England

striker made it to the list of Top Tenwith a total of 50 million pound.

Goal-Line Technology at the 2014Goal-Line Technology at the 2014Goal-Line Technology at the 2014Goal-Line Technology at the 2014Goal-Line Technology at the 2014

World CupWorld CupWorld CupWorld CupWorld Cup

Fdration Internationale de

Football Association (FIFA) on 19February 2013 confirmed the use of

goal-line technology during the 2014

FIFA World Cup to be organised inBrazil. It also stated that the

technology could be introduced inthe next seasons Premier league.

FIFA had invited tenders from more

service providers of the technology

to conduct an official bidding ahead

of the Confederations Cup to be

held in June 2013. Introduction ofthe technology in football is being

insisted to provide a high-tech aid

to the World Cup referees to rule onthe disputed incidents. IFAB, the

rule making panel of FIFA in July2012 decided to approve the goal-

line technology for the competitivematches after it passed an extensive

test conducted by the body. The

decision by FIFA was expectedonce its rule-making panel, known

as IFAB, decided last July toapprove goal-line technology at

competitive matches after two

systems passed extensive tests.

Goal-Line Technology (GLT)

Goal-line Technology is a

technology that is used to determine

the fact that has the ball passed thegoal-line or not with the support of

an electronic-device to help thereferee decided to take a call that

either it was a goal or not.

Marussia F1 Team Unveiled TheirMarussia F1 Team Unveiled TheirMarussia F1 Team Unveiled TheirMarussia F1 Team Unveiled TheirMarussia F1 Team Unveiled Their

New Formula 1 Car, MR02New Formula 1 Car, MR02New Formula 1 Car, MR02New Formula 1 Car, MR02New Formula 1 Car, MR02

Marussia F1 team unveiledtheir new Formula 1 car called MR02on 5 February 2013. The specialty

of this car is that it equips the KERS(the kinetic energy recovery system)

power-boost system which is notfound in any other existing teams.KERS was legalised since 2011. The

benefit of KERS is that enables 0.3seconds per lap.

New driver of the Marussia F1team, Max Chilton drove this car on

first day of the F1 pre-season testingat Jerez in Spain ON 5 February2013. Marussia F1 team described

this car as an all-inclusive evolutionof older 2012 model. MR02 is firstof its kind car that is designed using

the technique of CFDcomplementing wind tunnel.

F1/MOTOR SPORTS

Australian Grand Prix 2013Australian Grand Prix 2013Australian Grand Prix 2013Australian Grand Prix 2013Australian Grand Prix 2013

Kimi Raikkonen, the Australian

driver of Formula One team Lotus

won the season-opening Australian

Grand Prix 2013 on 17 March 2013.Kimi Raikkonen started at the

seventh spot in Finland and adopted

just two pit stops technique forwinning the race. In the Australian

Grand Prix 2013 opening season,

Ferraris Fernando Alonso and RedBulls Sebastian Vettel finished at the

second and third positionrespectively.

Brazilian Felipe Massa,

the Ferrari driver andBritains Lewis Hamilton, the

Mercedes driver finished atthe fourth and fifth

positions respectively.

About Kimi Raikkonen

K i m iRaikkonen won 2007 World

Championship withFerrari.

33-year-old Kimi Raikkonenwon a total of 20 ti tles in

Formula One. He started his career as a

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CHESS

Grenke Chess Classic TrophyGrenke Chess Classic TrophyGrenke Chess Classic TrophyGrenke Chess Classic TrophyGrenke Chess Classic Trophy

Viswanathan Anand, the World

Champion in Chess from India won

the Grenke Chess Classic trophy of2013 after defeating Arkadij

Naiditsch from Germany on 17

PGTI PlayersPGTI PlayersPGTI PlayersPGTI PlayersPGTI Players

Championship Title 2013Championship Title 2013Championship Title 2013Championship Title 2013Championship Title 2013

Shamim Khan of Delhi on 1

March 2013 defeated Mukesh Kumarof Mhow in the playoff to win the

PGTI Players Championship title atthe Classic Golf Resort. S

Chikkarangappa of Bangalore came

third with an aggregate of 11-under-277. Both Shamim and Mukesh

finished the regulation 72 holes withmatching totals of 12-under-276.

Shamim (66-70-70-70) was in third

position earlier. However, he placedthree strokes behind Mukesh and

made a solid start to the day withpars on the first eight holes and

followed that up with a birdie on the

ninth. He made his approach shot

from 115 yards to within a foot ofthe pin on the ninth. The 34-year-old

reigning Rolex Rankings championAfterwards, he went two-under for

the day with a birdie on the 14th

after landing his chip within threefeet of the hole. Shamim Kahn is 34

years old.

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Neha Tripathi defeatedThailands Pennapa Pulsawath to

win BT Pro Am of Champions golf

tournament 2013 in Manesar on 10March 2013. After initially tying up

at a score of 141, Neha won thematch in second playoff on 18th

hole. At the third position was

golfer Smriti Mehra from India whogot the total score of 142. Thai golfer

Tiranan Yoopan finished at thefourth position with a score of 143.

Tang Ni Nhung of Vietnam came at

the fifth position with an overallscore of 148. It is important to note

that Neha Tripathi had won the firsttournament of Hero Women

Professional Golf Tour on 31 January

2013. This is her third title in theWomen Tour.

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Smriti Mehra, the veterangolfer, on 6 March 2013 won her

second title in the fourth leg of Hero

Womens pro golf tour 2013 inMumbai. Smriti played a round of

one under 64 and finished with anoverall score of 194 at the

Will ingdon Sports Club. At the

second position was Neha Tripathiwho completed with the final round

score of one over 66 and an overallscore of 200. Sharmila Nicollet

achieved third position with lowly

six over 71 and a total score of 202.Pallavi Jain came at the fourth

position with par 65 and an overallscore of 205. At the fifth position

were Vani Kapoor and Saaniya

Sharma who tied at a total score of209.

The winners were as follows:The winners were as follows:The winners were as follows:The winners were as follows:The winners were as follows:

Smriti Mehra-194 (67, 63, 64) Neha Tripathi-200 (70, 64, 66) Sharmila Nicollet-202 (63, 68,

71) Pallavi Jain-205 (65, 75, 65)

Vani Kapoor - 209 (73, 68, 68) Saaniya Sharma- 209 (74, 67,

68)

February 2013. To secure his win inthe Grenke Chess Classic, Anand

also defeated Fabiano Caruana from

Italy. This was his first title of theyear.

The 43 years old Anand,managed to take a 49 move win

against Arkadij with his black pieces

to claim the title for his all-play-alltournament title in five years. Anand

last won a title in March 2008 atLinares, when he topped the field

with 8.5 points in the eight player

field. In January 2013, Anandfinished at third position in the Tata

Steel at Wijk aan Zee in although he

lost the first round to Wang Haofrom China.

Standings of Players PointStandings of Players PointStandings of Players PointStandings of Players PointStandings of Players Point

wi se :wi se :wi se :wi se :wi se :1. Viswanathan Anand from

India (6.5/10)2. Fabiano Caruana from Italy (6/

10)3. Michael Adams from England

(5/10)4. Georg Meier from Germany (5/

10)5. Arkadij Naiditsch from

Germany (4/10)6. Daniel Fridman from Germany

(3.5/10)

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Eighth NCR Cup Golf TournamentEighth NCR Cup Golf TournamentEighth NCR Cup Golf TournamentEighth NCR Cup Golf TournamentEighth NCR Cup Golf Tournament

Vijitha Bandara of Sri Lankawon Eigh th NCR Cu p Golf

Tournament at Delhi Golf Club on 1

March 2013. Vijitha Bandara shotfour-over 76 for a total of 293 in

order to win the tournament. Withthe victory of this tournament,

Bandara became the second SriLankan to clinch this title. The first

one to win this title was N

Thangaraja in 2012. Prince Kajotiaof Indian Navy finished at the

runner-up position with three-over295.

The third position was

clinched by Samarth Dwivedi, theIndia-born Thai golfer who scored

a total of 300. Indian Lakhan Singh

and Amit Kumar tied at the fourth

position at 303. Devendra Singhachieved hole-in-one on seventh

hole and finished at 22nd position.

Lakhan Singh, on the other handwon longest drive challenge prize

on the sixth hole. Sunny Nagargrabbed straightest drive on 10th

hole.

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In the Avantha Masters golftournament at Jaypee Greens course

in Greater Noida on 17 March 2013,

Indias Gaganjeet Bhullar finished atthe runners-up position. Thomas

Aiken of South Af rica won the

Avantha Masters golf tournament. At

the third position was Chinas Liang

Wen-Chong who finished two spotsbehind Bhullar. Gaganjeet Bhullar

won a total prize money of 2 lakh

Euros or 1 crore 34 lakh Rupees.Thomas Aiken won by three-stroke

margin, claiming 3 lakh Euros or 2crore Rupees.

The score of Gaganjeet Bhullarwas 20 under 268. On the other

hand, Thomas Aiken scored 23-

under 265. Among other Indianswho gained good position was ,

Himmat Rai who finished at ninthspot. His tally was 14-under 274.

Jeev Milkha Singh also claimed

limelight in the event with 23rd

position in the tournament.

All England Open BadmintonAll England Open BadmintonAll England Open BadmintonAll England Open BadmintonAll England Open Badminton

Championships 2013Championships 2013Championships 2013Championships 2013Championships 2013

Tine Baun won the womens

singles title in the All England OpenBadminton Championships 2013 at

the National Indoor Arena,

Birmingham, England on 10 March2013. With this victory,

the 33-year-old Baunbecame the oldest All-

England womens

singles champion ofOpen Era. She

defeated three-timeworld juni or

champion Ratchanok

Intanon of Thailand21-14, 16-21, 21-10.

This was the lasttournament of Tine

Bauns career. Earlier,

she had won the sametitle in 2008 and 2010.

About Tine Baun

Tine Baun is the female

badminton player. She is fromDenmark.

The most important highlightof her career is winning the All

BADMINTON

England Open BadmintonChampionship womens

singles three times in 2008,2010 and most recently, in

2013. This was the last tournament

of her career.About Al l En gl and OpenAb ou t Al l Engl and OpenAbout Al l En gl and OpenAb ou t Al l Engl and OpenAb ou t Al l En gl and Open

Badminton ChampionshipsBadminton ChampionshipsBadminton ChampionshipsBadminton ChampionshipsBadminton Championships All England Open Badminton

Championships is also knownas All England.

It is one of the oldest as wellas the prestigious badmintontournaments of the world.

All England Open BadmintonChampionships tournament isplayed annually.

The first tournament was heldin 1898 in Guildford.

Earlier, the All England OpenBadminton Championships

was he ld in onl y th reecategories- Mens Doubles,

Womens Doubles and Mixed

Doubles. Mens Singles and Womens

Singles titles were added tothe tournament in 1900.

ARCHERY/SHOOTING

Asian Grand Prix ArcheryAsian Grand Prix ArcheryAsian Grand Prix ArcheryAsian Grand Prix ArcheryAsian Grand Prix Archery

ChampionshipChampionshipChampionshipChampionshipChampionship

India won a total of eight

medals in the inaugural Asian Grand

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Bangkok on 14 March 2013. India

won two gold, two Silver and four

bronze. In the category ofcompound Mens individual, Ch.

Jignas clinched the Gold after he

defeated Chinas He Ying 145-142.In the Compound Mens trio

category, Ch. Jignas, AbhishekVerma and Ritul Chatterjee won the

Gold, registering a victory overVietnam, 226-218. Silver was won by

Rahul Banerjee in Recurve Men and

Anjali Kumari in Compound Womenin the individual categories. In the

Recurve Mens event, Atanu Dasclinched the Bronze. Recurve

Womens team of Bombayala Devi,

Dola Banerjee and Rimil Biruli

defeated Indonesia to win a Bronze.

In the same section, Bombayla Deviwon a Bron ze in indivi dual

category. Atanu and Bombayala

also defeated opponent team inMixed team event to win fourth

Bronze for India.

India Clinched a Gold and aIndia Clinched a Gold and aIndia Clinched a Gold and aIndia Clinched a Gold and aIndia Clinched a Gold and a

Bronze Medal in Asian ArcheryBronze Medal in Asian ArcheryBronze Medal in Asian ArcheryBronze Medal in Asian ArcheryBronze Medal in Asian Archery

Grand PrixGrand PrixGrand PrixGrand PrixGrand Prix

In the Asian Archery Grand

Prix, the mens compound team ofIndia won a gold medal while mens

recurve trio won a bronze in

Bangkok on 12 March 2013. The

mens compound team comprised

of Jignas Chittibomma, Sandeep

Kumar and Abhishek Verma. Itdefeated Vietnam team 226-218 to

clinch gold.

The recurve trio mens teamcomprised of Binod Swansi, Rahul

Banerjee and Atanu Das. It defeatedRussia 217-201 to win the bronze

medal. India won 55-51, 53-47, 55-53, 54-50. In the meanwhile, the

womens recurve team of India

comprising of L Bombayla Devi,Dola Banerjee and Rimil Buriuly

missed their bronze after losing 202-203 to Indonesia. India lost 48-52,

52-52, 53-51, 49-48.

Hero Asian CyclingHero Asian CyclingHero Asian CyclingHero Asian CyclingHero Asian Cycling

ChampionshipsChampionshipsChampionshipsChampionshipsChampionships

Indias Deborah andManorama Devi on 10 March 2013

won a bronze in the team sprint on

the second to last day of the HeroAsian Cycling Championships in

New Delhi. The pair came just 0.148secs ahead by defeating Malaysias

Faihah Shahwati Mohd Adnan and

Nurul Alissa Mohamad Azman.Manorama, was little slow as she

completed the first lap in 22.243secs as compared to Malaysias rider

(21.527). in contrary Deborah,wrested back the advantage andcompleted the race with an

aggregate of 38.645 secs to bag apodium finish in the junior category

while the Malaysian duo took 38.793

secs to finsh the two-lap race. Earlierin the day, Faihah and Nurul had

qualified with better timings (38.848secs) as compared to the Indian pair

(39.245 secs).

General SparrowGeneral SparrowGeneral SparrowGeneral SparrowGeneral Sparrow

Centenary Polo Cup-2013Centenary Polo Cup-2013Centenary Polo Cup-2013Centenary Polo Cup-2013Centenary Polo Cup-2013

Sona Polo Team won theGeneral Sparrow Centenary Polo

Cup-2013 played at Jaipur Polo

Ground on 2 March 2013 bydefeating Sailors team.The Vice

President of India, M. Hamid Ansarion 2 March 2013 presented prizes

to the winners of the General

Sparrow Centenary Polo Cup-2013at Jaipur Polo Ground. Sona Polo

Team won the Centenary Polo Cupafter defeating Sailors team in the

final game.

42nd Senior National and Inter-42nd Senior National and Inter-42nd Senior National and Inter-42nd Senior National and Inter-42nd Senior National and Inter-

State Carrom ChampionshipState Carrom ChampionshipState Carrom ChampionshipState Carrom ChampionshipState Carrom Championship

Mens TitleMens TitleMens TitleMens TitleMens Title

Shrinivas won 42nd SeniorNational and Inter-State Carrom

Championship at Akola. Hedefeated world no. 3 Yogesh

Pardeshi in the mens final 8-25, 25-

18, 25-4. In the womens final,Rashmi Kumari defeated I Ilavazhaki

25-9, 25-18 to win the womens title.This was the fifth title of her

career. The nationals ended on 10March 2013. These nationals were

organised at the Desai Stadium byVidarbha Carrom Association and

All India Carrom Federation.

Maharaja Jiwaji Rao Scindia GoldMaharaja Jiwaji Rao Scindia GoldMaharaja Jiwaji Rao Scindia GoldMaharaja Jiwaji Rao Scindia GoldMaharaja Jiwaji Rao Scindia Gold

Cup 2013Cup 2013Cup 2013Cup 2013Cup 2013

61st Cavalry defeated IPG 9-5

in the M3M Maharaja Jiwaji RaoM3M Maharaja Jiwaji RaoM3M Maharaja Jiwaji RaoM3M Maharaja Jiwaji RaoM3M Maharaja Jiwaji RaoScindia Gold Cup 2013Scindia Gold Cup 2013Scindia Gold Cup 2013Scindia Gold Cup 2013Scindia Gold Cup 2013to lift the

trophy. Major Ravi Rathore scoredfive goals in the Jaipur Polo Ground,

New Delhi, thereby giving a

comfortable lead to the Cavalrymen. Bhawani Kalvi of IPG

managed to score four goals, butcould not close the gap, thus losing

to the 61st Cavalry in the M3M

Maharaja Jiwaji Rao Scindia GoldCup 2013.

About M3M Maharaja Jiwaji

Rao Scindia Gold Cup 2013

M3M Maharaja Jiwaji Rao

Scindia Gold Cup 2013 wasthe 16th edition of the

tournament in which a total of8 teams participated. The

teams which participated inthe tournament include Jindal

Steel & Power, Elevation,Action Polo, 61st Cavalry, IPG

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9-5 , Jindal Power, Sahara

Warriors and ASC-RVC. M3M India is the luxury real

estate property developer thatassociated with exclusive

sports events such as polo asa part of its marketing strategy.

M3M is the sponsor of thisMaharaja Jiwaji Rao Scindia

Gold Cup 2013 tournament.

Maharaja Jiwaji Rao Scindia

Gold Cup was instituted bylate Rajmata Vijaya Raje

Scindia of Gwalior, to

commemorate Maharaja JiwajiRao Scindia. The Maharaja

Jiwaji Rao Scindia Gold Cup

is patronized by Royal ScindiaFamily of Gwalior.

Proceeds of the tournament

were gi ve n to Ra jmat aShrimant Vijaya Raje Scindia

Centre for Development,which is an NGO that works

towards hunger eradication,primary health care, water

management, womenempowerment and primary

education.

witnessed the games in venues-

Pyeongchang and Gangneung. India

returned with 46 medals in 2013Special Olympics World Winter

Games at Pyeong Chang, South

Korea.

The differently-abled athletes

of India won 46 medals in all- 13

gold, 17 silver and 16 bronze frommentally-challenged 2200 athletes

participating from more than 120nations in the games. The medal tally

of India doubled from World Winter

Games 2009. These games werecompleted in eight categories of

sports- alpine skiing, cross-countryskiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing,

figure skating, short track speed

skating, floor hockey and floorball.Various celebrities participated in

the games to support these athletes.

Some of the popular faces wereformer NBA All-Star Yao Ming and

Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi. In itsclosing ceremony, figure skating

superstars Kim Yu-na and MichelleKwan were also present.

Pyeongchang Special OlympicsPyeongchang Special OlympicsPyeongchang Special OlympicsPyeongchang Special OlympicsPyeongchang Special Olympics

World Winter GamesWorld Winter GamesWorld Winter GamesWorld Winter GamesWorld Winter Games

The 2013 Pyeongchang Special

Olympics World Winter Gamesfinished after a week of competitionamong differently-abled athletes.

The games took place from 29January 2013 to 5 February 2013.

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