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2013 In Indian Sport
Events January * 2013 Aircel Chennai Open from 31 December 2012 to 6 January 2013. Janko Tipsarević was the singles champion and pair of Benoît Paire and Stanislas Wawrinka grabbed the doubles trophy. * 3 January : First professional cricket match in the year 2013 and the 2nd ODI against was played in the Eden Gardens, Kolkata in which was defeated. * 6 January : 3rd ODI against was played in the Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi in which won but lost the series 1-2. * 11 January: First of the five ODIs between and at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot. won by 9 runs. * 14 January: 2013 Hockey India League begin. * 15 January: Second ODI between and at Nehru Stadium, Kochi. won by 127 runs, and level series 1-1. * 19 January: Third ODI between and at JSCA International Cricket Stadium, Ranchi. won by 7 wickets, and lead series 2-1. * 20 January: 2012–13 World Series Hockey final. * 23 January: Fourth ODI between and at PCA Stadium, Mohali. won by 5 wickets a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Aircel Chennai Open
The 2013 Aircel Chennai Open was a 2013 ATP World Tour tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 18th edition of the only ATP tournament taking place in India and took place at the SDAT Tennis Stadium in Chennai, India. It was held from 31 December to 6 January. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds *1 Rankings as of 24 December 2012 Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Tomáš Berdych * Yuki Bhambri * Somdev Devvarman The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Prakash Amritraj * Ruben Bemelmans * Rajeev Ram * Cedrik-Marcel Stebe Doubles main-draw entrants Seeds *1 Rankings as of 24 December 2012 Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: * Sriram Balaji / Jeevan Nedunchezhian * Sanam Singh / Vishnu Vardhan The following pair received entry as alternates: * Somdev Devvarman / Sergiy Stakhovsky Withdrawals ;Before the tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohali
Mohali, officially known as Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, is a planned city in the Mohali district in Punjab (India), Punjab, India, which is an administrative and a commercial hub lying south-west of Chandigarh. It is the headquarters of the Mohali district. It is also one of the six Municipal Corporations of the State. It was officially named after Sahibzada Ajit Singh, the eldest son of Guru Gobind Singh. Mohali has developed rapidly as an IT hub of the state of Punjab, India, Punjab, and has thus grown in importance. The Government of Punjab has initiated significant infrastructure and recreation projects in attempts to increase the standard of living in Mohali. Roads have been built to create networks between Mohali and Chandigarh International Airport to boost its international connectivity. Mohali was earlier a part of the Rupnagar district and was carved out and made a part of a separate district in 2006. History Early history Prehistoric evidence has been found in Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hockey India League
Hockey India League (HIL), known as the Coal India Hockey India League is a professional field hockey league in India. The league is organized by Hockey India, the governing body for the sport in India. HIL, along with the Indian Premier League, Indian Super League, and Pro Kabaddi League, is considered one of the major sports leagues in the country. HIL consists of six teams, with the regular season lasting two months from January to February, with each team playing 10 games. The top four teams at the end of the season move into the play-offs, where the championship game decides the Hockey India League winner. Hockey India League was founded in 2013 as part of Hockey India's attempt to get an International Hockey Federation sanctioned league after the un-sanctioned and non-Hockey India tournament, World Series Hockey, began in 2012. The first season took place in 2013 with five teams. Since beginning, the league has proven to be a financial success for Hockey India, who were i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranchi Rhinos
Ranchi Rhinos (abbreviated as RR) was a field hockey team based in Ranchi, Jharkhand that played in the Hockey India League. The team won the inaugural season of Hockey India League defeating Delhi Waveriders by 2-1. It is owned by Patel-Uniexcel Group. South African Gregg Clark is the head coach for the team assisted by Olympian Baljit Singh Saini. German midfielder, two time Olympic champion, Moritz Fürste is the captain of the team. It was dissolved in 2014 after its owners had some dispute with HIL management. It has been replaced by Ranchi Rays. Franchise Details Coaching Staff South African Gregg Clark serves as the head coach for the team who is assisted by Olympian Baljit Singh Saini. The goalkeeping coach of South Africa, David Staniforth, acts as the goalkeeping coach and video analyst for the team. David Ian John of Australia is the exercise physiologist for the team. Ownership The team was jointly bought by Patel - PS Group and Uniexcel Group on 14 Septembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders with the state of Uttar Pradesh in the east and with the state of Haryana in the remaining directions. The NCT covers an area of . According to the 2011 census, Delhi's city proper population was over 11 million, while the NCT's population was about 16.8 million. Delhi's urban agglomeration, which includes the satellite cities of Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Gurgaon and Noida in an area known as the National Capital Region (NCR), has an estimated population of over 28 million, making it the largest metropolitan area in India and the second-largest in the world (after Tokyo). The topography of the medieval fort Purana Qila on the banks of the river Yamuna matches the literary description of the citadel Indraprastha in the Sanskrit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 South Asian Games
The 2013 South Asian Games, officially the XII South Asian Games, was a scheduled multi-sport event to take place in Guwahati and Shillong, India. With this edition of the Games, India became the second country to host the Games three times (the previous editions being held in Kolkata in 1987 and Madras in 1995), after Bangladesh. It was also the first time that Delhi hosted the Games. The Games witnessed a change in the original host country, and faced delays which pushed back the conduct of the Games by several months. Host change Originally, as per tradition of bringing the Games to each and every country of South Asia, Bhutan was selected to host the 12th edition of the Games. However, at the 41st South Asian Olympic Council held at Dhaka in February 2010, Bhutan expressed its inability to host the Games. So, to replace Bhutan, Delhi stepped in as host of the Games. Indian Olympic Association President Suresh Kalmadi officially received the SAG flag in Dhaka after the 11 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golf Premier League
The Golf Premier League was a franchise-based golf tournament held in Aamby Valley, India in 2013. Each franchise consisted of four golfers: one international golfer, one Indian golfer, one from one Asian tour and one from golf tour of India. Players were purchased through auctions consisting of 32 international golfers. The league was played from 7 February to 10 February 2013 and also brought the practice of daytime and nighttime golf play. Uttarakhand Lions, led by Ryder Cup The Ryder Cup is a biennial men's golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States. The competition is contested every two years with the venue alternating between courses in the United States and Europe. The Ryder Cup is named af ... player Darren Clarke, were the winners of the tournament. Franchises The following eight teams took part. * Colombo Sixes * Delhi Darts * Gujarat Underdawgs * Maharashtra 59ers * Punjab Lancers * Uttar Pradesh Eagles * Tamil Nadu Pullees * Uttarakhand Lio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumbai Cricket Team
The Mumbai cricket team is a cricket team representing the city of Mumbai in Indian domestic cricket. The team's primary home ground is the Wankhede Stadium in South Mumbai. Secondary home venues include the MCA ground in Bandra Kurla Complex Ground and Brabourne Stadium. The team comes under the West Zone designation. It was formerly known as the Bombay cricket team, but changed when the city was officially renamed from Bombay to Mumbai. Mumbai is the most successful team in the history of Ranji Trophy, India's premier domestic cricket competition, with 41 titles, the most recent being in 2015–16. It also has 14(1 shared) Irani Cup titles to its name, also the most by any team. Mumbai has produced some of the greatest Indian cricketers of all time such as Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar, Rohit Sharma, Vijay Merchant, Ajinkya Rahane, Polly Umrigar, and Dilip Vengsarkar. Competition history Mumbai is one of three teams located in the state of Maharashtra (the others be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Irani Cup
The 2013 Irani Cup, also called 2013 Irani Trophy, was the 51st season of the Irani Cup, a first-class cricket competition in India. It was a one-off match which was played from 6 February 2013 to 10 February 2013 between the 2012–13 Ranji champions Mumbai and the Rest of India team. Wankhede Stadium, the home ground of Mumbai, hosted the match. The match was drawn and Rest of India retained the Irani Cup by virtue of their first innings lead. Squads Lead-up Mumbai captain Ajit Agarkar was ruled out of the Irani Cup due to a groin injury. Allrounder Abhishek Nayar was named the captain of the side. A stomach bug forced the RoI captain Virender Sehwag to sit out for the match, and Harbhajan Singh lead the team instead. Scorecard ;Innings 1 Fall of wickets: 1–144 (Dhawan, 38.1 ov), 2–222 (Tiwary, 58.6 ov), 3–231 (Vijay, 62.6 ov), 4–309 (Rayudu, 83.2 ov), 5–330 (Saha, 88.5 ov), 6–352 (Harbhajan, 94.4 ov), 7–505 (Mithun, 122.4 ov), 8–506 (Oj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Santosh Trophy
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Mumbai
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