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Bopanna and Jeevan win the Aircel Chennai Open

Indian tennis players Rohan Bopanna and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan on 8 January 2017 won the 2017 Chennai Open Men’s Doubles title.
●    The duo defeated compatriots Purav Raja and Divij Sharan 6-3, 6-4 in the summit clash held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
●    It is the first time that an Indian pair clinched the title after Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi, who won the title in 2011.
●    Rohan Bopanna’s singles career high ranking was World No. 213 in 2007.
●    His career high ranking in doubles was World No. 3 as of July 2013. At present, he is ranked 10th in the world in the doubles rankings.
●    In 2008, he conquered his first ATP doubles title in the Countrywide Classic in Los Angeles with Eric Butorac.
●    Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan got his 50th career win at the 2013 ITF Men's Pro Circuit.
●    He is the grandson of V. R. Nedunchezhiyan, former Finance Minister of Tamil Nadu.
●    The Chennai Open is a professional tennis tournament.It is played on outdoor hard courts.

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Virat Kohli named limited overs Captain

Virat Kohli was named the captain in both limited-overs formats after MS Dhoni stepped down on 4th January.
●    While Dhoni retained his place in both squads, wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant was named in the T20I squad. 
●    A right-handed batsman often regarded as one of the best batsmen in the world, Kohli was ranked eighth in ESPN's list of world's most famous athletes in 2016.
●    He plays for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL), and has been the team's captain since 2013.
●    Born and raised in Delhi, Kohli represented the city's cricket team at various age-group levels before making his first-class debut in 2006. 
●    He captained India Under-19s to victory at the 2008 Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia, and a few months later, made his ODI debut for India against Sri Lanka at the age of 19. 

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M S Dhoni resigns from Limited Overs Captaincy  

On 4 January 2017 Mahendra Singh Dhoni stepped down as the Captain of the Indian One Day International (ODI) and T20I cricket teams.
●    He made his ODI debut in December 2004 against Bangladesh.
●    He played his first Test in 2005 against Sri Lanka.
●    In 2007, he took over the ODI captaincy from Rahul Dravid. 
●    Under his captaincy, India won the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, the CB Series of 2007–2008, the 2010 Asia Cup, the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy.
●    In June 2013, he became the first captain to win all three ICC limited-overs trophies.
●    He took up the Test captaincy in 2008. 
●    Under his captaincy, Indian team was ranked number one for the first time in the ICC Test rankings in 2009.
●    In 2011, Time magazine included him in its annual Time 100 list as one of the Most Influential People in the World.
●    In June 2015, he was ranked 23rd by Forbes in the list of highest paid athletes in the world.

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Indian women win fourth straight SAFF Championship title


India on 4 January 2017 defeated Bangladesh 3-1 to win the 2016 SAFF Women's Championship at the Kanchenjunga Stadium in Siliguri, West Bengal.
●    With this, India fetched the 4th consecutive SAFF Women's Championship title.
●    The SAFF Women's Championship is also referred to as the South Asian Football Federation Women's Cup.
●    It is governed by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF).
●    The SAFF members are India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
●    The Championship is held once in every two years.
●    Until now, India has won every edition of the Championship. 
●    The South Asian Football Federation is an association of the football playing nations in South Asia.
●    It was founded in 1997.
●    Its founding members are Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

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Somdev Devvarman Announces retirement from professional tennis

India’s star singles player Somdev Devvarman announced his retirement from professional tennis, bringing an abrupt end to what was once a promising career.
●    The 31-year-old’s career was hampered by a recurring shoulder injury in 2012. 
●    He recovered to stage a comeback but he had been missing from action without any specified reason for some time now.
●    There is speculation that he might take to coaching from here on.
●    Somdev was India’s star singles player since he first broke into the scene in 2008.
●    A regular in India’s Davis Cup squad, Somdev appeared in 14 rubbers and played a crucial role in India reaching the World Group back in 2010.

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Rafael Nadal wins Mubadala World Tennis Championship

Rafael Nadal ended an injury-plagued 2016 on a high by lifting the Mubadala World Tennis Championship title for a fourth time on Saturday.
●    The 30-year-old Spaniard defeated 11th-ranked Belgian David Goffin 6-4, 7-6 (7/5) in their first meeting after world number one Andy Murray earlier ousted Canada's Milos Raonic 6-3, 7-6 (8/6) to take third place.
●    Nadal's 2016 campaign had been ruined by a wrist injury that forced him out of Roland Garros after the second round and saw him miss Wimbledon.
●    But he looked in form throughout the exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi, beating Czech Tomas Berdych in the quarter-final and Raonic in the semi-finals.

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Samit Gohel broke 117-year-old record in first-class cricket

Samit Gohel, the Ranji player from Gujarat, who scored 359 not out runs in Ranji Trophy quarterfinal in Jaipur, Rajasthan, has broken the 117-year-old record in first-class cricket. He was able to create the world record with 45 boundaries and one six in 723 balls.
●    While Hanif Mohammed’s score of 499 remains the highest score by an opener in first-class cricket.
●    Highest score carrying the bat in first-class cricket.Highest second-innings score in first-class cricket
●    Longest innings by minutes in first-class cricket.Joint 4th highest score of the Ranji Trophy
●    Samit Gohel
●    He is an opening batsman of Gujarat team.
●    He is a government job seeker and has applied for sports quota job in Dena bank as well as Income Tax department.
●    He is also the first triple centurion opener in last 81 years in the first class cricket.

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Serbian tennis player Ana Ivanovic announces retirement

Serbian professional tennis player Ana Ivanovic on 28 December 2016 announced retirement from tennis at the age of 29.
●    Born on 6 November 1987, Ana Ivanovic is a Serbian former professional tennis player.
●    As of 7 November 2016, she is ranked No. 65 in the world by the Women's Tennis Association.
●    She was ranked No. 1 in the world after she defeated Dinara Safina to win the 2008 French Open.
●    She has also qualified for the annual WTA Tour Championships three times, in 2007, 2008 and 2014.
●    In total, she has won 15 WTA Tour singles titles, including one Grand Slam singles title.
●    She was named one of the 30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future by Time in June 2011.


 

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Sports Minister Vijay Goel Felicitates Members of World Cup Winner Indian Junior Hockey Team 

Minister of State (I/C) for Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Vijay Goel hosted here today Indian Junior Hockey Team which recently lifted the World Cup 2016. The winning team led by Harjeet Singh called on the minister at his residence.
●    During the felicitation speech, the Minister announced that each player of the winning team will be individually honoured and presented with an amount of Rs. 3.70 lakh each. The minister said these players should be looked up to as role models for the youth in India and expressed hope that majority of the players will be part of senior team in future to bring further glory to their sporting career. 
●    He said, the entire nation is very proud of them for what they achieved after a gap of 15 years by winning the World Cup. Recalling the victories at Asian Champions Trophy Tournaments prior to the Junior World Cup, Shri Vijay Goel said, it gives us immense pleasure to see that Indian Men, Women and Junior Hockey Teams have performed very well in international competitions in 2016.
●    In the 2016 Junior Hockey World Cup hosted in Lucknow, India overwhelmed Belgium 2-1 to lift the Junior World Cup and became the second team, after Gagan Ajit Singh’s colts in 2001, to get their hands on the most coveted title. This is also the first time that a host nation has won the Cup.

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Jeje Lalpekhlua Named 2016 AIFF Player of the Year

Mohun Bagan and Chennaiyin FC striker Jeje Lalpekhlua has been nominated as the '2016 All India Football Federation (AIFF) Player of the Year,".
●    The 25-year-old from Mizoram will be presented a prize of Rs. 2.5 lakh along with the glittering trophy, AIFF president Praful Patel declared at the AIFF Annual General Body Meeting here.
●    Sasmita Malik was conferred the 2016 AIFF Woman Footballer of the Year award. 
●    The Odisha-based footballer will get Rs. 2 lakh in cash besides a trophy.
●    AIFF also awarded '2016 AIFF Award for Special Recognition' to Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and Uvena Fernandes. 
●    They will be bestowed with Rs. 1 lakh and a trophy apiece.
●    Emerging Woman Footballer of the Year: Sanju
●    Emerging Player of the Year: Rovllin Borges
●    Award for Best Grassroots Development Program: Punjab Football Association
●    Award for Best Assistant Referee: Tony Joseph
●    Award for Best Referee: sharp Banerjee

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