1. Maharashtra’s Deputy CM Ajit Pawar has announced that a mini Olympics will be organized in order to promote and encourage Olympic sports among the youth.
2. PRO KABADDI
January 11, 2022
Match 48
Telugu Titans 22
Vs
Gujarat Giants 40
Match 47
Patna Pirates 43
U Mumba 23
3. BADMINTON, P.V. Sindhu defeated compatriot Sri Krishna Priya in straight games 21-5, 21-16 to enter the second round of Women’s Singles event of Yonex-Sunrise India Open at K.D. Jadhav Indoor Hall in Delhi.
Ashmita Chaliha defeated Russia’s fifth seed and World number 28 Evgeniya Kosetskaya 24-22, 21-16 on the opening day of the Super 500 event.
In Men’s Singles, Kidambi Srikanth triumphed over Siril Verma 21-17, 21-10 in the first round. He will take on Denmark’s Kim Bruun, who defeated India’s Subhankar Dey 21-19, 18-21, 21-14 in the second round.
In the Women’s Doubles, former junior national champions Ritika Thaker and Simran Singh fought beat the Ukrainian pair of Mariia Stoliarenko and Yelyzaveta Zharka 14-21, 22-20, 21-19 to advance to the second round.
4. Khelo India Youth Games 2021 which was scheduled to be held from February 5 to 14 this year has been postponed amid rising COVID-19 cases in the country, Sports Authority of India (SAI) confirmed on Tuesday. Tournament was originally scheduled for November-December 2021 but was postponed to February. Youth Games will be held in Ambala, Chandigarh, Delhi, Panchkula and Shahabad.
5. The Third and final Test between India and South Africa underway at Cape Town. India won the toss and elected to bat. South Africa 17/1 at stumps
India’s first innings total of 223 all out on the opening day of the series third Test on Tuesday.
6. Six-time world champion Mary Kom and Asian Games gold medallist Amit Panghal are among six Olympian boxers who were on Tuesday included in ongoing national camps. Pangal will join Manish Kaushik, Satish Kumar, Ashish Kumar and Vikas Krishan in men’s camp at National Institute of Sports (NIS), Patiala. Mary will join women’s camp at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi.
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