9. Bolt regains world 100m title in emphatic style
i. Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt lifted track and field out of the doping doldrums as he reclaimed his world 100m title in emphatic style on Sunday.
ii. Bolt clocked a season's best 9.77 seconds in heavy rain at the Luzhniki Stadium, with American Justin Gatlin claiming silver in 9.85sec and Nesta Carter, also of Jamaica, taking bronze in 9.95sec.
iii. Athletics' credibility had again been called to account in recent weeks, notably after American sprint rival Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell tested positive for drugs.
iv. Once again it was Bolt, the powerfully-built 26-year-old world record holder in both the 100 and 200m, who came to the rescue, at least in the short term.
9. Banks approach RBI to hike ATM transaction fee
i. Banks are likely to start charging customers for transacting more than five times a month at any bank ATM, including their own bank.
ii. Banks have mooted the charge on ATM transactions to pay for the increased security costs at ATMs, put in place by many State Governments, following the grievous attack on a woman inside an ATM kiosk in Bangalore last November.
iii. Currently, there is no cap on the number of transactions that a customer can undertake at his own bank’s ATM.
iv. However, the number of free transactions at other banks ATMs has been capped at five a month.
v. Banks may also down the shutters of some ATMs at night, especially at locations where footfalls are low.
vi. Last week, RBI Deputy Governor K.C. Chakrabarty said the regulator will have no objections if the lenders charge a ‘reasonable fee’ for the ATM services.
9. Cricket: New Zealand win final ODI vs India by 87 runs
i. A listless Indian cricket team slumped to its worst ODI series defeat in New Zealand, going down 0-4, after the Black Caps hammered them by 87 runs in the inconsequential fifth and final one-dayer in Wellington on Friday.
ii. New Zealand's Ross Taylor made his second-straight century of 102 runs and Kane Williamson made 88 runs, scoring his fifth-consecutive half century.
iii. From Indian side, Varun Aaron who took 2 wickets giving 60 runs, was the most successful bowler while Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammad Shami took one wicket each.
iv. With this, the hosts have bagged the 5-match ODI series. They had won the first two games, tied the third and also won the fourth to claim the series and also dethrone the Men in Blue from the Number One spot in the ODI rankings.
9. Gupta loses to Iturrizaga in Dubai finale
i. Grandmaster and former world junior champion Abhijeet Gupta missed out on a podium finish after losing to Eduardo Iturrizaga of Venezuela in the 9th and final round of 16th Dubai International open chess tournament that concluded in Dubai.
ii. Having done all the hard work, Gupta fell at the final hurdle and had to be content with a fourth place finish on 6.5 points.
iii. Romain Edouard of France won the tournament defeating top seed Anton Korobov of Ukraine in the final round game.
iv. The French Grandmaster ended on a high scoring eight points out of a possible nine and this was amongst his best performance ever. Edouard, for his efforts, gets the winner’s cheque of $10000.
i. Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt lifted track and field out of the doping doldrums as he reclaimed his world 100m title in emphatic style on Sunday.
ii. Bolt clocked a season's best 9.77 seconds in heavy rain at the Luzhniki Stadium, with American Justin Gatlin claiming silver in 9.85sec and Nesta Carter, also of Jamaica, taking bronze in 9.95sec.
iii. Athletics' credibility had again been called to account in recent weeks, notably after American sprint rival Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell tested positive for drugs.
iv. Once again it was Bolt, the powerfully-built 26-year-old world record holder in both the 100 and 200m, who came to the rescue, at least in the short term.
9. Banks approach RBI to hike ATM transaction fee
i. Banks are likely to start charging customers for transacting more than five times a month at any bank ATM, including their own bank.
ii. Banks have mooted the charge on ATM transactions to pay for the increased security costs at ATMs, put in place by many State Governments, following the grievous attack on a woman inside an ATM kiosk in Bangalore last November.
iii. Currently, there is no cap on the number of transactions that a customer can undertake at his own bank’s ATM.
iv. However, the number of free transactions at other banks ATMs has been capped at five a month.
v. Banks may also down the shutters of some ATMs at night, especially at locations where footfalls are low.
vi. Last week, RBI Deputy Governor K.C. Chakrabarty said the regulator will have no objections if the lenders charge a ‘reasonable fee’ for the ATM services.
9. Cricket: New Zealand win final ODI vs India by 87 runs
i. A listless Indian cricket team slumped to its worst ODI series defeat in New Zealand, going down 0-4, after the Black Caps hammered them by 87 runs in the inconsequential fifth and final one-dayer in Wellington on Friday.
ii. New Zealand's Ross Taylor made his second-straight century of 102 runs and Kane Williamson made 88 runs, scoring his fifth-consecutive half century.
iii. From Indian side, Varun Aaron who took 2 wickets giving 60 runs, was the most successful bowler while Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammad Shami took one wicket each.
iv. With this, the hosts have bagged the 5-match ODI series. They had won the first two games, tied the third and also won the fourth to claim the series and also dethrone the Men in Blue from the Number One spot in the ODI rankings.
9. Gupta loses to Iturrizaga in Dubai finale
i. Grandmaster and former world junior champion Abhijeet Gupta missed out on a podium finish after losing to Eduardo Iturrizaga of Venezuela in the 9th and final round of 16th Dubai International open chess tournament that concluded in Dubai.
ii. Having done all the hard work, Gupta fell at the final hurdle and had to be content with a fourth place finish on 6.5 points.
iii. Romain Edouard of France won the tournament defeating top seed Anton Korobov of Ukraine in the final round game.
iv. The French Grandmaster ended on a high scoring eight points out of a possible nine and this was amongst his best performance ever. Edouard, for his efforts, gets the winner’s cheque of $10000.
