Sports Current Affairs- March 6, 2021
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1-Six Indian boxers have entered men’s semi-finals at Boxam International at Castellon (Spain).
2-Second seeds Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty of India entered in men’s doubles semis in the Swiss Open BWF World Tour Super 300.
3-Asian champion Sarita Mor won silver in the women’s 57kg category of the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series wrestling.
4-Washington Sundar hits 96 not out as India were all out for 365 in their first innings in reply to Englands 205 in the fourth and final Test at Ahemadabad. India took a lead of 160 runs.
5- Legendary former India captain Sunil Gavaskar was felicitated on 50th anniversary of his Test debut
6-India defeated England by an innings and 25 runs in the fourth and final Test in Ahemadabad. It won the series 3-1.
7-India crushing England in 4th Test, winning series; entered the World Test Championship (WTC) final.
8-Sports ministry has been awaiting decision on Covid vaxine for Olympic Games-bound athletes.
9-Asian Championship gold medallist Pooja Rani (75 kg) has defeated world champion Atheyna Bylon of Panama in a semi-final bout in the 35th Boxam International boxing tournament in Castellon (Spain).
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10-Left-arm spinner Axar Patel said his confidence helped him take a nine-wicket haul in the fourth and final Test against England in Ahemadabad.
11-India has registered their 13th consecutive Test series win at home as it defeated England 3-1 in the four-Test series in Ahemadabad.
12-India’s winning game began with a 4-0 mauling of Australia in 2013.
13- Union sports minister Kiren Rijiju said Marathon is real test of athletes’ character.
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14- India has reached to the final of the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Test Championship (WTC) after registering a 3-1 series victory over England at Ahemadabad.
15-Rohit Sharma’s score of 161 in the second Test is the defining moment, said India captain Virat Kohli.
16- Indian paddlers Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ahyika Mukherjee made winning starts at WTT Star Contender Doha.
17-Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 43 runs in 2nd T20.
18-The Netherlands women and Germany men won FIH Hockey Pro League.