1. FIFA announces two new award categories to promote women’s football globally
• Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has introduced two new award categories,off Women’s goalkeeper of the year and a women’s team of the year, to promote women’s football across the globe.
• These additions means and both men and women will be up for receiving accolades in the same categories at the FIFA Best ceremony 2019 in Milan.
• The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019 ceremony will take place on 23 September 2019 at TeatroallaScala, Milan, Italy.
• Awards will be given out in 11 categories:The Best FIFA Men’s Player,The Best FIFA Women’s Player,The Best FIFA Men’s Coach,The Best FIFA Women’s Coach,The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper,The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper,FIFA Pro Men’s World 11,FIFA Pro Women’s World 11,The FIFA PuskasAward,The FIFA Fair Play Award,The FIFA Fan Award.
2. Roger Federer climbs to third in men`s rankings
• Former world number one Roger Federer has returned to third in the ATP Men`s rankings released, replacing Alexander Zverev after the reigning champion was knocked out of the Munich Open at the quarter-finals stage.
• Federer, who has won a record 20 Grand Slams, is making his return to clay at the Madrid Open this week after three years` absence.
• Novak Djokovic remains first ahead of Rafael Nadal to mark the Serb`s 250th week as world number one, a record only bettered on four occasions in the past.
• Japan`s Naomi Osaka remained atop of WTA Women`s rankings, ahead of Czech Petra Kvitova and Romanian Simona Halep.
• The largely unchanged top 20 saw Belgian Elise Mertens drop two places to 20th after being knocked out of the first round of the Madrid Open by Slovakia`s Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, 103rd in the world.
3. Mumbai beat Chennai by one run to win record 4th IPL title
• Mumbai Indians became IPL champions for the fourth time after defeating Chennai Super Kings by one run in a thrilling final in Hyderabad last night.
• Last ball dismissal of Shardul Thakur by paceman Lasith Malinga registered final win for Mumbai over Chennai. Chasing a victory target of 150 set by Mumbai, Chennai Super Kings were restricted to 148 for 7 in stipulated 20 overs.
• Earlier, put into bat, Mumbai made 149 for 8 in stipulated 20 overs. Kieron Pollard top-scored with his unbeaten 41-run knock while Opener Quinton de Kock scored 29.
• Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the most successful wicket-keeper in the history of IPL by taking his dismissals tally to 132, surpassing his India teammate Dinesh Karthik.
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