Monthly Sports News::January 2015
Sports News-January
1.Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara became fastest to score 12000 Test runs
Kumar Sangakkara became the fastest cricketer to reach 12000 Test runs. He achieved the milestone in 224th innings played against New Zealand.
2.Andy Murray won ATP World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi
Andy Murray won the ATP World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi after Novak Djokovic withdrew from the final match.
3.Russian Popov Ivan won 7th Chennai International Open Grandmaster Chess title
The winner Popov Ivan was awarded the cash purse of two lakhs rupees, while Runner-up Dzhumaev Marat of Uzbek GM got one lakh fifty thousand rupees and third placed GM Mozharov Mikhail of Russia secured a cash award of one lakh fifteen thousand rupees.
4.India to host World Bridge Championships 2015
India will host the 42nd World Bridge Championships that will be held in Chennai from 26 September 2015 to 10 October 2015.
5.Roger Federer won Brisbane International Tennis title
In the finals played at Brisbane in Australia, he defeated third seeded Milos Raonic of Canada 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-4.
6.Cristiano Ronaldo won the 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or Award
Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo on 12 January 2015 won the 2014 FIFA Ballon d’Or award for the best footballer of the year in the world.
7.Golfer Anirban Lahiri voted Asian Tour’s 2014 Players’ Player of the Year
Indian professional golfer Anirban Lahiri voted as the 2014 Players’ Player of the year in Asian Tour for his successful exploits on the Asian Tour.
8.Bhakti set world record by swimming 1.4 miles in 52 minutes in the Antarctic Ocean
Bhakti Sharma, the open water swimming champion of India set a world record by swimming 1.4 miles in 52 minutes in one degree temperature in the Antarctic Ocean.
9.Brett Lee announced his retirement from all forms of cricket
Australian cricketer Brett Lee on 14 January 2015 announced his retirement from all forms of cricket after a 20-year career.
10.Sania Mirza, Bethanie Mattek-Sands won women’s doubles title of Sydney International
Indo-American tennis pair, Sania Mirza and Bethanie Mattek-Sands won doubles title at the Sydney International Tennis Tournament 2015 by defeating Americans pair Abigail Spears and Raquel Kops-Jones in the summit clash 6-3, 6-3
11.Mark Knowles, Ellen Hoog named FIH Player-of-the-year 2014
Mark Knowles and Ellen Hoog were named as the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Player of the Year 2014 in men and women category, respectively.
12.Petra Kvitova won women’s single title of Sydney International Tennis tournament
This is the 15th career title won by former Wimbledon Champion and World No 4 Kvitova. She won the Wimbledon Championship twice in 2011 and 2014 respectively
13.South Africa's AB de Villiers hit fastest century in ODIs
South Africa batsman and ODI captain AB de Villiers hit a century off 31 balls to record the fastest ever one-day international ton. He surpassed Corey Anderson’s record of a century off 36 balls scored on 1 January 2014
14.Pankaj Advani won National Billiards title for seventh time
This was his seventh Senior National Billiards Championship. Advani, the 12-time world champion has won the previous six titles in 2012, 2011, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2005.
15.Viktor Troicki won Men’s Single title of Sydney International Tennis Tournament
16.Argentine playmaker Juan Roman Riquelme retired from Football
17.Saina Nehwal won women’s single of Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold Badminton Tournament 2015
18.Sean Abbott of Australia named as the Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year 2015
19.India to host ICC Twenty20 World Cup in 2016
20.ICC lifted the five-year ban imposed on Pakistan’s fast bowler Mohammad Amir
21.Paul van Ass appointed as coach of National Men’s Hockey team
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