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A!CHE!) Asi*n C+*,-ions+i-s, ./t+ !n t2eir best performance e3er in t2e *sian *rc2er4 )2ampions2ip, 2eld in )2inese Taipei, !ndian arc2ers finis2ed o3erall second. T2e team ba55ed six medals, includin5 t2ree 5old medals, one sil3er and two bron6e medals, to finis2 be2ind 7orea w2ic2 won a total of '& medals. 0ost )2inese Taipei was placed t2ird. T2e 5old medals came in t2e form of team c2ampions2ips wit2 !ndia liftin5 t2e title in t2ree team e3ents8compound men team, compound mix team and recur3e mix team. ATH ETICS At+letes o0 t+e 1e*r -amaican sprint duo +sain "olt and S2ell49*nn Fraser9Pr4ce 2a3e been named as t2e !**F:s male and female orld *t2letes of t2e /ear for %&'(. %;94ear9old "olt, w2o also won t2e award in %&&<, %&&=, %&'' and %&'%, successfull4 defended bot2 2is '&& and %&&m titles at t2e orld *t2letics )2ampions2ips in $oscow. Fraser9Pr4ce, %>, re5ained 2er '&&m title at t2ose world c2ampions2ips, 2er winnin5 time of '&.;'sec bein5 t2e fastest of t2e 4ear. S2e also cloc?ed t2e fastest %&&m time of t2e 4ear @%%.'(A at t2e -amaican c2ampions2ips and went on to win world 5old in $oscow. CHESS (orl2 C+*,-ions+iFi3e9time title92older #iswanat2an *nand:s rei5n as t2e world c2ampion came to a 2eart9brea?in5 end on %' No3ember %&'(, wit2 Norwa4:s $a5nus )arlsen ta?in5 t2e crown after a 2ard9fou52t draw in t2e '&t2 5ame of t2e orld )2ess )2ampions2ip matc2, 2eld in )2ennai. %(94ear9old )arlsen closed t2e c2ampions2ip wit2 two 5ames to spare b4 ta?in5 2is tall4 to reBuired >.C points out of a possible ten, winnin5 t2ree and drawin5 se3en 5ames. !n w2at could be mar?ed as t2e dawn of a new era in t2e c2ess world, )arlsen s2owed stellar effort 4et a5ain b4 not 5oin5 for a tame draw w2en one was enou52 for 2im to ta?e t2e title 2ome. !nstead, t2e Norwe5ian made *nand suffer for a lon5 and 5ruellin5 four 2ours and fort4 fi3e minutes before t2e !ndian could 2ea3e a si52 of relief in w2at was t2e most one9sided world c2ampions2ip matc2 in modern 2istor4. *nand 2ad won t2e world c2ampions2ip title fi3e times8%&&&, %&&;, %&&<, %&'&, %&'%8but ironicall4 was det2roned in 2is 2ome town of )2ennai. !n a dubious first, t2is was t2e onl4 time t2at *nand failed to win a sin5le 5ame in a world c2ampions2ip matc2. Startin5 wit2 2is Dourne4 in '==', *nand 2ad alwa4s scored at least one 3ictor4 in eac2 of t2e matc2 t2at 2e pla4ed in t2e last %% 4ears. C!IC%ET In2i*-(est In2ies Test Series !ndia beat est !ndies b4 an innin5s and C' runs in t2e first Test, pla4ed in 7ol?ata, to ta?e '9& lead in %9matc2 Test series. Two centur49men, Ra3ic2andran *s2win and Ro2it S2arma ensured t2at t2eir tons 2elped !ndia 5et a si6able lead of %'= runs in t2e first innin5s. Ro2it S2arma made a centur4 on 2is debut. 0e scored ';; and fell Dust '& s2ort of beatin5 t2e record of S2i?2ar 12awan, w2o 2ad scored '<; on 2is debut, w2ic2 is t2e fastest centur4 b4 an4 batsman on Test debut. *s2win w2o scored '%E, Doined 7apil 1e3, 0arb2aDan Sin52 and $S 12oni on two centuries b4 comin5 to bat at t2e fall of t2e sixt2 wic?et. $o2ammad S2ami followed up 2is E9;' performance in t2e first innin5s wit2 a C9E; s2ow in t2e second to claim an en3iable matc2 2aul of =9''<8t2e best e3er b4 an !ndian pacer on debut. T2is was t2e first time t2at !ndia 2as won fi3e Tests in succession.
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T2is was t2e %&&t2 and last Test matc2 to be pla4ed b4 le5endr4 Sac2in Tendul?ar. 0e retired from all forms of )ric?et after t2is matc2. 0is emotion9 filled speec2 at t2e presentation left most tear49e4ed. F!t is 2ard to belie3e t2at m4 life between %% 4ards in t2e last %E 4ears 2as come to an endG, 2e said. 0e be5an 2is speec2 b4 t2an?in5 2is fat2er Rames2 Tendul?ar, and t2en went on to t2an? 2is mot2er for ta?in5 care of suc2 a nau52t4 c2ild, 2is aunt and uncle wit2 w2om 2e sta4ed for a w2ile, 2is brot2ers Nitin and *Dit,and sister Sa3ita, wife *nDali and 2is c2ildren *rDun and Sara. !n t2e end, to 2is fans 2e said, FSac2innn Sac2inn will re3erberate in m4 ears till ! stop breat2in5.....,oodb4e.G In2i*-(est In2ies ODI Series !ndia clinc2ed t2e O1! series a5ainst est !ndies %9' wit2 a comfortable fi3e9wic?et 3ictor4 in t2e t2ird and final matc2 at 7anpur, ridin5 on S2i?2ar 12awan:s spar?lin5 centur4. T2e !ndians first restricted est !ndies to %>( for fi3e and t2en o3er2auled t2e tar5et wit2 %( balls to spare. 2ile t2e first O1!, pla4ed in 7oc2i, was easil4 won b4 !ndia, 1arren Samm4 struc? a fine 2alf9centur4 to 2elp est !ndies beat !ndia b4 two wic?ets in t2e second O1! at #is2a?2apatnam, to 5o '9' in t2e t2ree9matc2 series. #irat 7o2li 2it == to become t2e leadin5 run9scorer in O1!s in %&'( @'%'<A. Ro2it S2arma @''CCA and S2i?2ar 12awan @'&('A were at No. % and >. S2i?2ar 12awan recorded 2is fift2 O1! 2undred in 2is %<t2 innin5s, emulatin5 +pul T2aran5a:s feat for Sri .an?a. "ot2 s2are a record for re5isterin5 t2e first fi3e O1! centuries in least number of innin5s @%<A. 12awan posted six international centuries in %&'(8t2e 2i52est tall4 b4 an4 pla4er in %&'(. Austr*li*-En3l*n2 As+es Test Series ReDu3enated *ustralia paceman $itc2ell -o2nson blit6ed En5land wit2 a 2aul of fi3e for E% to lead 2is countr4 to an emp2atic (<'9run 3ictor4 in t2e first *s2es Test. !t was a first win in '& tests for *ustralia after losin5 a series E9& in !ndia and anot2er in En5land (9& in %&'(, and a first triump2 in ei52t *s2es contests since t2e Pert2 test in %&'&. $*4ist*n5Sout+ A0ric* ODI Series *" de #illiers stormed to an unbeaten centur4 to 2elp Sout2 *frica beat Pa?istan con3incin5l4 b4 ''; runs in t2e fift2 and final O1! in S2arDa2 to 2elp t2em win t2e fi3e9matc2 series E9'.

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D+oni beco,es 0irst wic4et4ee-er-b*ts,*n to le*2 in .67 ODI ,*tc+es 12oni became t2e first wic?et?eeper9batsman in t2e O1! 2istor4 to lead a team in 'C& matc2es. 0e is also t2e second s?ipper after $o2ammad *62aruddin to lead !ndia in 'C& O1!s. *62aruddin 2olds t2e record of leadin5 !ndia in ';E matc2es. 12oni, w2o too? t2e command of t2e !ndian team in %&&;, is also t2e first captain in t2e 2istor4 to win all t2ree !)) 5lobal e3ents8T%& orld )up @%&&;A, O1! orld )up@%&''A and )2ampions Trop24@%&'(A. Former *ustralian s?ipper Ric?4 Pontin5 2olds t2e record of leadin5 2is countr4 in most matc2es8%(& O1!s. 1urin5 2is tenure in 'C& O1!s, 12oni 2as led !ndia to <; wins and C' losses. "ut, *62aruddin is still !ndia:s most successful s?ipper wit2 =& wins, followed b4 12oni and ,an5ul4:s >> wins in 'E; O1! 5ames. $rit+8i S+*w bre*4s recor2 o0 +i3+est score in sc+ool cric4et Prit23i S2aw of $umbai created a sensation b4 plunderin5 a world record CE> for Ri63i Sprin5field a5ainst St Francis 1H*ssissi in t2e elite di3ision of t2e 0arris S2ield tournament for senior sc2oolbo4s. Prit23i, a )lass = student w2o was appointed captain of t2e $umbai +nder9'> team, celebrated t2e occasion wit2 t2is special ?noc?, 5oin5 past t2e pre3ious 2i52est score in sc2ool cric?et @E=<A recorded b4 2is sc2oolmate *rmaan -affer in %&'&. T2e pre3ious 2i52est b4 an !ndian is C'C b4 1adab2o4 0a3ewala for "" and )! Railwa4 3s St Ia3ier:s )olle5e, $umbai, in '=((9(E. 0is is t2e t2ird 2i52est score if one 5oes b4 all re5istered scorecards a3ailable

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worldwide since t2e start of competiti3e cric?et. En5lis2man *. E. -. )ollins 2ad scored >%< not out in a matc2 in En5land in '<==, and *ustralian ). -. Ead4 2ad 5ot C>> in '=&'. &O F In2i*n O-en title !ndia:s S.S.P. )2owrasia missed a muc29needed birdie putt on t2e last 2ole as "an5lades2 5olfer $o2ammad Siddi?ur clinc2ed t2e C&t2 0ero !ndian Open title b4 Dust one stro?e despite turnin5 in a poor t2ree9o3er ;C in t2e final round of t2e *sian Tour e3ent, pla4ed in New 1el2i. Hero (o,en9s In2i*n O-en T2idapa Suwannapura of T2ailand s2ot a t2ree9under in t2e final round to secure t2e title. HOC%E) In2i* to +ost :7./ (orl2 Cu!ndia will be 2ostin5 t2e men:s 0oc?e4 orld )up for t2e t2ird time in %&'<, accordin5 to t2e !nternational 0oc?e4 Federation @F!0A. T2e e3ent will be 2eld on 1ecember '9'>, %&'<. !ndia first 2osted t2e s2owpiece e3ent in '=<% in "omba4 w2ere Pa?istan emer5ed as t2e c2ampion. T2e %&'& orld )up was also 2osted b4 !ndia as a part of test e3ents for t2e )ommonwealt2 ,ames and it was won b4 *ustralia. T2e women:s e3ent went to En5land and is sc2eduled to ta?e place on -ul4 ;9%', %&'<. Asi*n C+*,-ions Tro-+1 Pa?istan men and -apan women were crowned as t2e winners of t2e *sian )2ampions Trop24 followin5 3ictories o3er -apan and !ndia, respecti3el4. Pa?istan retained t2e men:s title b4 defeatin5 2ost nation -apan (9', alt2ou52 t2e4 were forced to fi52t all t2e wa4 b4 t2e 2ome fa3ourites. T2e "ron6e medal went to $ala4sia, w2o defeated )2ina (9'. -apan women defeated !ndia t2an?s to a solitar4 5oal from Otsu?a S2i2o, w2o found t2e net wit2 a penalt4 corner in Dust t2e second minute of t2e matc2. $ala4sia women matc2ed t2eir male counterparts b4 ta?in5 "ron6e in t2e four9nations tournament, claimin5 a surprise 3ictor4 o3er )2ina. SHOOTIN& Heen* b*3s 3ol2 in (orl2 CuS2ooter 0eena Sid2u came up wit2 an impressi3e performance to win t2e '&m *ir Pistol women:s 5old at t2e !SSF orld )up Final in $unic2. T2e 4oun5 !ndian outs2ot t2e rei5nin5 world c2ampion, Jorana *runo3ic of Serbia, to re5ister t2e bi55est triump2 of 2er career, closin5 t2e round wit2 a total of %&(.< points to *runo3ic:s '=<.> points. S(IMMIN& N*tion*l A;u*tic C+*,-ions+i-, <=t+ !n t2e >;t2 National *Buatic )2ampions2ip, 2eld at 7oppam, Railwa4s: Sandeep SeDwal and teen sensation $aana Patel were declared t2e best male and female swimmers, respecti3el4. Sandeep ba55ed t2ree 5old wit2 two meet records and a sil3er, w2ile $aana claimed t2ree 5old w2ile brea?in5 a national record. 7arnata?a mana5ed to retain t2e o3erall title, wit2 %'; points, for t2e %(rd strai52t 4ear. Railwa4s @'<; pointsA and $a2aras2tra @'>EA too? t2e men:s and women:s team titles, respecti3el4.

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