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 The 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games will begin in Gold Coast, Australia, with a colourful opening ceremony. This will be a momentous day for the city as the biggest event in its history begins. Carrara Stadium has been chosen as the venue to host the opening ceremony. These Games will mark the 5th time that Australia has hosted the games. India will be represented at the opening ceremony by a contingent of over 200 athletes who will be led by flag-bearer P V Sindhu.  
Source- DD News

  The Miami Open, sometimes known as the Miami Masters, is an annual tennis tournament for men and women currently held in Florida, the USA. American John Isner won his first ever Masters 1,000 title with a victory over German Alexander Zverev in the Miami Open final. S. Stephens won in the Women's singles category. She has defeated J. Ostapenko.
Here is the complete list of Miami Open 2018 Title:
S.No. Category Winner Runner Up
1. Men's Singles John Isner (USA) Alexander Zverev (Germany)
2. Women's Singles Sloane Stephens (USA) Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia)
3. Men's Doubles  Mike Bryan (USA)Bob Bryan (USA) Karen Khachanov (Russia)Andrey Rublev (Russia)
4. Women's Doubles CoCo Vandeweghe (USA)Ashleigh Barty (Australia) Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic)Katerina Siniakova (Czech Republic)
      Source- BBC

 Kerala has lifted their sixth Santosh Trophy Football title. In a thrilling final at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. Kerala held their nerves to beat defending champions and 32-time winners Bengal via penalty shootout. Locked 2-2 after extra time, Kerala goalkeeper V Mithun put up a stellar show in the tie-breaker to help his side win 4-2.
Source- DD News

 Indian shooter Muskan Bhanwala clinched the gold medal in women’s 25m pistol event at the ISSF Junior World Cup in Sydney, Australia. The 16-year-old Muskan beaten China’s Qin Sihang and Thailand’s Kanyakorn Hirunphoem. India thus upstaged China with 22 medals, including nine gold. India have also five silver and eight bronze medals. Muskan’s medal was India’s fourth individual gold in the prestigious tournament.
Source- DD News

 Indian women’s cricket team captain Mithali Raj was adjudged ‘Sportsperson of the Year’ while ace shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and P V Sindhu bagged the best senior male and female athletes at the Telangana Sports Journalists Association annual awards for 2017 in Hyderabad. Former Indian cricketer VVS Laxman presented ‘best coach of the year’ award to Pullela Gopichand, who received this award for the second time in a row. Triple Olympian and former national Hockey player N Mukesh Kumar was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement award at the event.
Source- DD News


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