SPORTS NEWS ; US Open 2013 Men’s Singles Title : Rafael Nadal of Spain Women’s Singles Title : Serena Williams of the US World Badminton Championships 2013 (Guangzhou, China) Men’s Singles Winner – Lin Dan of China (Defeated Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia by 16-21, 21-13, 20-17) Women’s Singles Winner – Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand (Defeated Li Xuerui of China by 22-20, 18-21, 21-14) Indian Badminton League (IBL) 2013 The 1st edition of Indian Badminton League (IBL) was won by Hyderabad Hotshots. Hotshots defeated Awadhe warriors 3-1 to lift the crown. Formula One Grand Prix Hungarian Grand Prix : Winner – Lewis Hamilton (UK) of Mercedes Team Belgian Grand Prix : Winner – Sebastian Vettel (Germany) of Red Bull Italian Grand Prix : Winner – Sebastian Vettel (Germany) of Red Bull Singapore Grand Prix : Winner – Sebastian Vettel (Germany) of Red Bull Ashes 2013 England lifted the Ashes Trophy for 2013 by defeating Australia by 3-0 in the five test match annual series. Tour de France 2013 Winner : Chris Froome of Britain 9th Asia Cup Hockey Tournament 2013 Winner : South Korea (South Korea defeated India by 4-3 in the finals played on 1 September, 2013. With this tournament victory South Korea made it to the Hockey World Cup to be played in 2014. British Open Golf 2013 Winner : Phil Mickelson of United States SAFF Football Championship 2013 Winner : Afghanistan (Afghanistan defeated defending champions India by 2-0 in the final to win their first international football title) 8th Women’s Asia Cup 2013 Winner : Japan (who defeated defending champions South Korea by 3-2 in the finals. India took the third spot) Durand Cup Football Tournament 2013 Winner : Mohammedan Sporting (Mohammedan Sporting of Kolkota won this prestigious tournament after a huge gap of 73 years after defeating ONGC in the finals on 19 September, 2013)
Posted on: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 07:01:31 +0000