1. Srikanth creates history, becomes 1st Indian man to reach badminton World C’ships final : World number three Kidambi Srikanth defeated world number six Lakshya Sen 17-21, 21-14, 21-17 in the first-ever all-Indian men’s semi-final at BWF World Championships in Huelva, Spain. With the win, 28-year-old Srikanth became the first-ever Indian male shuttler to reach the final of the BWF World Championships. Meanwhile, 20-year-old Lakshya will win a bronze medal for reaching the semi-finals.
2. The two-match Test series between New Zealand and Bangladesh, starting January 1, is doubtful after Bangladesh’s spin bowling consultant Rangana Herath tested positive for COVID-19 in New Zealand. Following this, Bangladesh were asked not to undertake any practice sessions until December 21 and were sent back into quarantine. As per reports, series might be rescheduled owing to quarantine issues.
3. Former world number one Andy Murray on Friday beat Rafael Nadal 6-3, 7-5 during the World Tennis Championship exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi.
4. Ex-world number one Roger Federer won the ‘Fans’ Favourite Award’ in singles for 19th consecutive year at ATP Awards 2021. The 20-time Grand Slam champion played 13 matches this year, winning nine of them. Overall, it’s the Swiss’ 40th ATP award. In doubles, French duo of Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut won the ‘Fans’ Favourite Award’ for the first time.
5. The Ashes: Member of broadcast crew at Adelaide Oval tests positive for Covid-19, relevant areas sanitised
The Adelaide Oval said in a statement that a member of the broadcast crew has tested positive for Covid-19 and the organizers are sanitising the relevant areas and tracing and informing the person’s close contacts.
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