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 Fabio Fognini became the first Italian to win an ATP Masters 1000 title at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. He defeated Dusan Lajovic. The Italian defeated World No. 3 Alexander Zverev to reach the quarter-finals and stunned 11-time champion Rafael Nadal in the last four.
Source: The Hindu

  India’s Bajrang Punia has regained the world number one spot in the men’s 65-kilogramfreestyle category rankings. The rankings were released by United World Wrestling. Punia, who won Gold in the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games as well as a silver in the World Championships in 2018, secured 58 points ahead of Akhmed Chakaev of Russia
Source: News on AIR

 The 2019 Singapore Open, was a badminton tournament which took place at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore and had a total purse of $355,000.
Here is the complete list of Winners of Singapore Open 2019:
Sl. No. Event Winner Runner Up
1. Men’s Singles Kento Momota (Japan) Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (Indonesia)
2. Women’s Singles Tai Tzu-ying (Chinese Taipei) Nozomi Okuhara (Japan)
3. Men’s Doubles Takeshi Kamura andKeigo Sonoda (Japan) Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan (Indonesia)
4. Women’s Doubles Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara (Japan) Kim Hye-jeong and Kong Hee-yong (South Korea)
5.  Mixed Doubles Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai (Thailand) Tan Kian Mengand Lai Pei Jing (Malaysia)
Source- The Indian Express

  Former junior national champion Harsheel Dani rallied from a game down against Mads Christophersen of Denmark to clinch the Dutch International badminton titlein The Hague, Netherlands.
Source- The Scroll

  Ethiopian athletes Gelete Burka (women’s race) and Abrha Milaw (men’s race) won the 43rd edition of the Paris Marathon. They led a record 60,000 participants to the finish line through the French capital. Milaw won the men’s race with a time of 2 hours: 07 minutes and: 50 seconds. Burka was the fastest woman with 2 hours: 22 minutes and: 48 seconds.
Source: News on AIR

  Famous Golfer Tiger Woods completed one of the sport’s great all-time comebacks to end an 11-year major title drought at the Masters by claiming a fifth Green Jacket.  A gritty two-under 70 clinched a one-shot victory over Dustin Johnson, Brooks Keopka and Xander Schauffele. It is Wood’s 15th major title. The victory also marked the first time Woods had reached the winner’s circle at major without leading after 54 holes.
Source- DD News

  In motor racing, Lewis Hamilton won the Chinese Grand Prix for a record sixth time. He seized the overall lead from his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas in Formula One’s 1,000th world championship race. The comfortable win was the 75th of Hamilton’s career, and second in a row. Valtteri Bottas was second for his team’s third one-two finish in as many races this season. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel took third place.
Source- BBC News

 India bagged a Gold and two Silver medals at the Boxing World Cup at Cologne in Germany. Meena Kumari Maisnam (from Manipur) claimed the Gold medal in the 54 kg category. The 2014 Asian Championships bronze medallist defeated Thailand’s Machai Bunyanut in the final. Sakshi in 57 kgs and Pwilao Basumatary in 64 kgs had to settle for Silver medals after they lost their final bouts. India finished the tournament with five medals as Pinki Rani in 51 kgs and Parveen in 60 kgs had earlier won Bronze medals.
Source- AIR World Service

  The All India Tennis Association (AITA) has signed an MoU with Serbian Tennis Federation (STF) to train Indian junior players under world-renowned Serbian coaches. The MoU was signed by Secretary General, AITA, Hironmoy Chatterjee, and CEO, STF Dusan Orlandic. Both the federations have also agreed to work on the education of officials, coaches and physical trainers and their exchange for tournaments.
Source- The Indian Express

 The 2019 Malaysia Open, officially the CELCOM AXIATA Malaysia Open 2019, is a badminton tournament which takes place at Axiata Arena in Malaysia. It has a total purse of $700,000. The sports event was held in Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia. Lin Dan of China won in Men’s Singles category after defeating Chen Long of China. Tai Tzu-ying of Chinese Taipei won in Women’s singles after defeating Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi.
Here is the complete list of Winners of Malaysia Open 2019:
Sl. No. Event Winner Runner Up
1. Men’s Singles Lin Dan (China) Chen Long (China)
2. Women’s Singles Tai Tzu-ying (Chinese Taipei) Akane Yamaguchi (Japan)
3. Men’s Doubles Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen (China) Takeshi Kamura and Keigo Sonoda (Japan)
4. Women’s Doubles Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan (China) Du Yue and Li Yinhui (China)
5.  Mixed Doubles Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong (China) Wang Yilü and Huang Dongping (China)
Source- TheIndian Express 


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