SPORTS ROUNDUP – 17th November 2018

ByBinaisha M. Surti

CRICKET

ICC Women’s World T20 – Windies Women Beat SA Women: Splendid bowling from West Indies skipper and player of the match Stafanie Taylor (4-12) helped her side beat South Africa Women by 31 runs during their T20 encounter at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, St Lucia. Put into bat first, the Windies women scored 107-7 in 20 overs as wicket keeper Kycia Wright top scored with a 36 off 32. The Proteas bowled well to curb their opposition’s runs. Amongst the bowlers Shabnim Ismail scalped (3-12) while Dane van Niekerk picked up another two key wickets. South Africa didn’t get off to the best of starts losing quick wickets and succumbed to the pressure, being all out for 76 in 18.4 overs.

CHESS

Viswanathan Anand Wins Blitz Title: India’s star chess player, Viswanathan Anand, defeated overnight leader, Hikaru Nakamura, in the play-off at Kolkata to win the inaugural Tata Steel Chess India Blitz Tournament.

TENNIS

Novak Djokovic Eyes Semi-Final Berth: World number one Novak Djokovic moved one place closer to a spot in the semi-final of the ATP Finals as he defeated Alexander Zverev 6-4, 6-1. The star tennis player is looking to chase a sixth ATP Finals title and his first in the prestigious season-ending event at London’s O2 Arena.

BADMINTON

Kidambi Srikanth Enters Quarter Finals: Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth beat compatriot HS Prannoy 18-21, 30-29, 21-18 to enter the quarter finals of the Hong Kong Open World Tour Super 500.

Hima Das Appointed UNICEF India’s Youth Ambassador

18-year-old sprinter and India’s Asian Games gold medallist, Hima Das, has been appointed India’s first youth ambassador of the United Nations Children’s Fund India.

 

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