Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis clinch title in Guangzhou

Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis maintained their impressive run as they clinched their sixth women’s doubles title of the year by winning the Guangzhou Open on Saturday..

 The top seeded Indo-Swiss pair produced a dominant performance to claim a comfortable 6-3, 6-1 win over the Chinese duo of Shilin Xu and Xiaodi You in the summit clash that lasted nearly an hour.

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Qatar 2022,World Cup dates confirmed

Qatar;FIFA announced on Friday that the 2022 World Cup, to be held in Qatar, will start on November 21 with the final to be played on December 18.

World soccer's governing body had previously announced the date of the final but the start date of November 21 means the tournament will be just 28 days in duration -- the shortest since the competition switched to a 32-team tournament in 1998.

The Qatar tournament will mark the first time that the event is held during Europe's winter months - previously the competition had been held in June and July.

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Ganguly is the new king of CAB

KOLKATA: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly was appointed the president of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), ending the suspense on who will take over the state cricket body following the death of Jagmohan Dalmiya.            The announcement of Ganguly was made by West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee in presence of senior CAB officials and state government ministers at the state secretariat building.

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