Weekly Announcement (April 18-24): From Bayern’s 10th consecutive Bundesliga title and Alcaraz’s ascension to Tyson Fury’s swan
Kieron Pollard bid farewell to international cricket while Bayern Munich marked the supreme mark in Bundesliga history with their 10th consecutive Bundesliga title. Here are all the other major happenings from the sports world this week.
BASEBALL
West Indies limited-time captain Kieron Pollard has announced his retirement from international cricket. (REPORT)
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly told Sportstar on Saturday that the Women’s T20 Challenge will be held in Lucknow from May 24 to 28. (REPORT)
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly confirmed Kolkata and Ahmedabad will host the playoffs of the 2022 Indian Premier League and 100% slots will be allowed. (REPORT)
The Ranji Trophy’s knockout round is likely to begin on June 6, with Bengaluru hosting all seven matches. (REPORT)
SOCCER
The halftime boos were replaced by raucous cheers throughout the game as Paris Saint-Germain won a record 10th French league title after drawing with Lens 1-1. (REPORT)
Bayern Munich completed a decade of domestic dominance by beating main rivals Borussia Dortmund 3-1 to reach a record stretch of 10th consecutive Bundesliga title. (REPORT)
Manchester United have appointed Ajax Amsterdam coach Erik ten Hag as the new manager to succeed interim manager Ralf Rangnick from the end of the season. (REPORT)
Camp Nou broke its own world record for a women’s soccer match on Friday as more than 91,600 fans reveled in Barcelona’s 5-1 win over Wolfsburg in the first leg of their Women’s Champions League Semi-Final . (REPORT)
Fulham secured promotion back to the Premier League with a 3-0 home win over Preston North End, thereby securing the London side a top spot in the Second Division Championship. (REPORT)
David Williams scored his first hat-trick of the season to help ATK Mohun Bagan beat Abahani Dhaka 3-1 in the AFC Cup playoffs and progress to the group stage of the main round of the tournament. (REPORT)
Sunil Chhetri was back in the India men’s national football team’s reserve camp as head coach Igor Stimac assigned 41 spots ahead of the AFC Asian Cup final qualifying round in June. (REPORT)
TENNIS
The Spaniard feels Carlos Alcaraz beat compatriot Pablo Carreno Busta to win the Barcelona Open title on Sunday. (REPORT)
World number one Novak Djokovic went on to claim his 2022 championship title as he defeated Russian Andrey Rublev 6-2 6-7 (4) 6-0 in the Serbia Open final in Belgrade on Sunday. Sunday. (REPORT)
World number one Iga Swiatek claimed her fourth straight title of the 2022 season, defeating Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 6-2 in Sunday’s Stuttgart Open final, lasting Her winning streak increased to 23 games. (REPORT)
Players from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to compete at Wimbledon this year because of the war in Ukraine, the All England club announced on Wednesday. (REPORT)
TN Government has been taking steps to bring Chennai Open ATP to the capital of the State, from where it moved in 2017, Minister MK Stalin said in the Council. (REPORT)
Andy Murray has reversed his decision to skip the entire season on clay after being confirmed as a wildcard for the Madrid Open. (REPORT)
PING PONG
Angered by the “undemocratic practices” of the High Court-appointed Governing Committee in running the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI), Manjit Dua has resigned as the National head coach, a The position he has held since 2018. (REPORT)
BADMINTON
The Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) has retained the services of Mathias Boe as the badminton doubles coach of the Indian team and has been approved for financial assistance of Rs. 70,000 per month until the 2022 Asian Games. (REPORT)
Indian women’s doubles Sikki Reddy and Ashwini Ponnappa have withdrawn from the Uber Cup after the player suffered a second-class abdominal tear (abdominus directus). (REPORT)
Priyanshu Rajawat and Aakarshi Kashyap have won tough battles to top the BAI National Selection Tests in New Delhi and secure their spot in the Indian team as singles in the tournaments. Various team events are lined up during the year. (REPORT)
OLYMPIC
AFI has postponed the fourth Indian Open javelin throwing meeting in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, from April 23 and 24 to May 8 and 9. The final date for entries has also been extended to 30. April. (REPORT)
CARRIAGE
World champion Max Verstappen renewed his title defense on Sunday with a successful win over teammate Sergio Perez in a one-of-a-kind win for Red Bull at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. (REPORT)
Defending world champion Fabio Quartararo claimed his first win of the season at the dramatic Portuguese Grand Prix on Sunday while Johann Zarco, who started in pole position, survived the attack. late from Aleix Espargaro to finish second. (REPORT)
Spanish driver Carlos Sainz has signed a new two-year contract and will therefore be part of the team until the end of the 2024 season. (REPORT)
Lewis Hamilton admits defending champion Mercedes no longer hopes to defend his title this year after he finished 14th, three places behind teammate George Russell in Saturday’s sprint at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. (REPORT)
Ferrari’s Russian driver Robert Shwartzman will use an Israeli driver’s license if he appears in any Formula One matches this season. (REPORT)
ARCHITECTURE
India’s Tarundeep Rai and Ridhi duo beat Alex Wise and Bryony Pitman of Great Britain in a penalty shootout to claim the recurring mixed team gold medal at Round 1 of the Archery World Cup in Antalya, Turkey , on Sunday. (REPORT)
India beat France 232-231 in the men’s close-knit team final to claim the gold medal in Round 1 of the Archery World Cup in Antalya, Turkey, on Saturday. (REPORT)
WRITE
India’s Deepak Punia won the men’s 86kg freestyle silver while Viky won bronze in the final day of the Asian Wrestling Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on Sunday. (REPORT)
Olympic silver medalist Ravi Kumar Dahiya became the first Indian wrestler to win three gold medals in a row in the Asian wrestling championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Saturday. (REPORT)
World champion athletes Anshu (57kg) and Radhika (65kg) won silver, while Manisha (62kg) won bronze at the Asian wrestling championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Friday. (REPORT)
Women’s wrestlers Sushma Shokeen and Sarita Mor won two bronze medals in exhausted courts at the Asian wrestling championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Thursday. REPORT)
Indian Greco Roman wrestlers, Sachin Sahrawat and Harpreet Singh, won two more bronze medals to bring the total to five during the Asian wrestling championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Wednesday. (REPORT)
Greco Roman wrestlers Arjun Halakurki, Neeraj and Sunil Kumar won bronze as India opened accounts on the opening day of the Asian wrestling championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Tuesday. (REPORT)
BOXING
Tyson Fury emerges as normal after a tumultuous week of fighting to cement his place among the heavyweights with a stunning TKO win over Dillian Whyte in what “The Gypsy King” says will be his last match. (REPORT)
THE OTHER SPORTS
From Max Verstappen and Elaine Thompson-Herah to the Italian men’s soccer team, here’s the full list of Laureus Award 2022 winners. (REPORT)
Russian Olympic gold medalist swimmer Evgeny Rylov has been banned from the sport for nine months for appearing at a rally in support of President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (REPORT)
13 victims of sexual assault by Larry Nassar is seeking $10 million each from the FBI, claiming that a sketchy investigation by the agents led to more abuse by the sports doctor. (REPORT)
The Indian women’s softball team will make their debut at the Asian Games later this year after receiving a yellow card for the Hangzhou event. (REPORT)
