2. China s Xuerui Li wins 2015 Denmark Open Title of Badminton Women Singles Winner

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1 1. Novak Djokovic won 2015 Shanghai Rolex Masters tennis title i. World Number 1 ranking Novak Djokovic on 18 October 2015 won the 2015 Shanghai Rolex Masters tennis title in the men s singles category. To clinch the title, the top seeded Serbian player defeated Jo- Wilfried Tsonga in the final match held in Shanghai, China. ii. It was the third Shanghai title for Djokovic in four years, having defeated Andy Murray (the UK) and Juan Martin del Potro (Argentina) in the 2012 and 2013 finals respectively. 2. China s Xuerui Li wins 2015 Denmark Open Title of Badminton Women Singles Winner China s Xuerui Li has won the prestigious 2015 Denmark Open Badminton Title in the women s single category. In the final match played at Odense, Denmark, she defeated P V Sindhu of India by 19-21, score. It was Li s second title of Denmark Open and earlier she had won it in Mens Single Winners In the men s single category, China s Chen Long has won the 2015 title. He has won the title for record 3rd time after he had earlier won it in 2013 and About Denmark Open Title of Badminton The Denmark open tournament was started in late 1935 and is considered as one of the oldest Badminton tournament It is formerly known as Danish Open and is organized by Danmarks Badminton Forbund s Sultan of Johor Cup of Hockey wins by Great Britain Great Britain won the 2015 Sultan of Johor Cup by defeating India. India lost in penalty shoot by 3 4 goals score with Great Britain. Both teams had equaled by 2 2 goals score in regular full time match played at Johor Bahru of Malaysia. Sumit Kumar and Harmanpreet Singh from India have been the top scorers with three goals each in the tournament for the country. Earlier, India was placed at the top in the association level of the cup, just losing one match to Great Britain. Malaysia was placed at third position in this tournament after defeated Argentina by 3 2 goal scores in semi final. 6 teams named Australia, Argentina, India, Pakistan, Great Britain and hosts Malaysia were participated in 2015 edition of tournament. About Sultan of Johor Cup of Hockey: Sultan of Johor Cup is a yearly worldwide hockey tournament under 21 held in Malaysia. It is the only invitational junior hockey competition which is played at international level. It is named after the Sultan of Johor who was formal head of the Malaysian state of Johor. The Sultan of Johor Cup was started by the State Government of Johor in This tournament is a certified event in the schedule of the International Hockey Federation (FIH). Sultan of Johor Ibrahim Ismail launched the opening tournament on 28th September 2011.

2 4. Saketh Myneni wins 2015 Vietnam Open Tennis Trophy Saketh Myneni has clinched the Vietnam Open trophy, his first singles Challenger title of the season with a straight set win over Australia s Jordan Thompson. The fourth seed Indian saved five of the six breakpoints en route to a win in the summit clash that lasted one hour and 27 minutes. 5. Virender Sehwag announces retirement from international cricket Indian opening batsman Virender Sehwag has called it quits from international cricket in Dubai on Monday, a day before his 37th birthday. He has represented India in 104 Tests, 251 ODIs and 19 T20Is in his international career that began in a) Sehwag has the fastest triple ton in Test cricket off 278 balls against South Africa in He was also the first Indian to score a triple century in Tests when he hit 309 against Pakistan in b) Sehwag also held the highest individual score in ODIs at one point when he hit 219 against West Indies in The announcement reportedly came ahead of Sehwag joining the Masters Champions League.The rules state that for a player to participate he must retire from all forms of international cricket.the right-hander has not played for India in any format since the 2013 Test series at home against Australia. Test Career Sehwag was known to be fearless batsman even in Test matches. He has Sehwag scored 8586 runs, including 23 centuries, from 104 Tests at an average of Sehwag holds the records for scoring the fastest triple century in 274 balls. One Day Career The opener has 8273 runs from 251 ODIs at an average of Zaheer Khan announces retirement from international cricket Indian speedster Zaheer Khan on Thursday issued a statement announcing retirement from international cricket with immediate effect. Always regarded as one of India s greatest ever pace bowlers, Zaheer made a memorable debut picking three wickets for 48 runs in 10 overs against Kenya on October 3, 2000 in Nairobi. He then starred in India s World Cup winning campaign in The left-arm bowler played 200 ODIs for India and picked 282 wickets. He made his Test debut against Bangladesh against Bangladesh at Dhaka in In whites, Zaheer played 92 matches and picked 311 wickets. Popularly known as Zak in cricketing circle, he is India s fourth highest wicket-taker in Test cricket after Anil Kumble (619), Kapil Dev (434) and Harbhajan Singh (417). Oneday In Twenty20s, he has picked up 17 wickets in as many games for India. Zaheer is expected to take part in the Indian Premier League (IPL) He is contracted with Delhi Daredevils.

3 7. Shweta Rathore wins silver in Asian bodybuilding championship October 15th, 2015 Shweta Rathore wins silver in Asian bodybuilding championship Shweta Rathore became the first Indian female bodybuilder to win a silver medal in the 49th Asian championship, recently held in Uzbekistan. Shweta, an engineer by qualification, won silver in the Women s Fitness Physique category and qualified for the World Championship, to be held in Thailand in November. 8. Ajay Jayaram wins 2015 Dutch Open Grand Prix Badminton tournament October 14th, 2015 Ace Indian shuttler, Ajay Jayaram has won the dollar 2015 Dutch Open Grand Prix badminton tournament. In the title clash played at Almere in Netherlands, Jayaram defeated Estonia s Raul Must by 21-12, score. With this victory he defended this title which he had won earlier in In October 2014, Jayaram had won his maiden Dutch Open GP title and was the first Indian to win badminton Grand Prix tournament under the new 11 5 scoring system. Earlier, Jayaram has won 3 international badminton titles namely New Zealand Open (2009), Thailand Open (2010) and Czech Open (2013). 9. Sriram Balaji is new National Tennis Champion October 14th, 2015 N Sriram Balaji played a solid game throughout to become the new national champion and earn a wild card for the 2016 Delhi Open. He defeated Vishnu Vardhan in the final of the Fenesta Open, the national hard court tennis championship.playing the national championship after six years, top seeded 10. Hamilton wins Russian Grand Prix, closes in on F1 world title October 13th, 2015 Hamilton wins Russian Grand Prix, closes in on F1 world title Lewis Hamilton has won the Russian Formula One Grand Prix in Sochi, taking a massive step toward winning the drivers championship in the process.

4 11. List of Winners of 2015 China Open Tennis The 2015 China Open (Tennis) was the 17th edition of the tournament for the men (19th for the women). It was played on outdoor hard courts in Beijing and was part of ATP World Tour 500 series on the 2015 ATP World Tour. Category Winners Men s Singles title Novak Djokovic of Serbia won the 2015 Men s Singles title of China Open. In the final match he defeated Rafael Nadal of Spain by 6 2, 6 2 score. Overall it was Djokovic s fourth Men s Singles title of China Open. Women s Singles title Garbiñe Muguruza of Spain won the 2015 Women s Singles title of China Open. In the final match she defeated Tímea Bacsinszky of Switzerland by 7 5, 6 4 score. Men s Doubles title Vasek Pospisil (Canada) and Jack Sock (US) pair won the 2015 Men s Doubles title of China Open. In the final match they defeated Daniel Nestor (Canada) and Édouard Roger-Vasselin (France) pair by 3 6, 6 3, [10 6] score. Women s Doubles title Sania Mirza (India) and Martina Hingis (Switzerland) pair won 2015 Women s Doubles title of China Open. defeated Chinese pair Hao-ching and Chan Yung-jan by 6 7(9 11), 12. Punjab National Bank wins Beighton Cup of Hockey October 12,2015 Punjab National Bank (PNB) beat Indian Oil Corporation 5-3 in penalties to win the hockey tournament at the Sports Authority of India ground. Beighton Cup 13. China won 2015 FIBA Asian Basketball Championship China on 3 October 2015 won the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asia Championship by defeating thephilippines by in the final. 14. Arjuna Award-winning boxer Jai Bhagwan suspended for taking bribe Olympian and Arjuna award-winning boxer Jai Bhagwan, who is an inspector with Haryana Police, has been suspended from his job for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs one lakh from a businessman. About JAI Bhagwan

5 Jai Bhagwan a two-time Asian Championships medallist and a bronze winner at the 2010 Commonwealth Games will be representing India in Boxing in the lightweight (60 kg) during the 2012 London Olympics. Bhagwan qualified for the London Games, by reaching the quarterfinals of the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Baku. He was coached by the Indian Boxing Coach Gurbaksh Singh Sandhu. Jai Bhagwan received the Arjuna award in Sergey Karjakin wins 2015 World Cup Chess Championship held at Baku, Azerbaijan Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis win Wuhan Open women s doubles title The top seeded pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis continued their magnificent form in 2015 by clinching their seventh doubles title of the year by winning the Wuhan Open women s doubles trophy. The top-seeded pair defeated the Romanian duo of Irina-Camelia Begu and Monica Niculescu by 6-2, 6-3 score in straight sets to win the doubles title at the Wuhan Open tennis tournament held in Wuhan (China) This was the seventh title that the Sania-Martina combination have won this year. The duo earlier had won the Indian Wells Open Miami Open Charleston Open Wimbledon US Open Guangzhou Open in 2015 season. 17. Shashank Manohar elected unopposed as BCCI president India s Gurpreet Singh wins silver medal at 2015 Asian Air Gun Championship India s ace shooter Gurpreet Singh has won silver medal at 2015 Asian Air Gun Championship held in New Delhi.