query: the 2018 asia cup has been relocated from india to which country

pos: 2018 Asia Cup joined by Hong Kong, who won the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament. Hong Kong had lost their ODI status after finishing tenth in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in March. However, on 9 September 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) awarded ODI status to all matches in the tournament. Originally, the tournament was scheduled to be played in India. It was moved to the United Arab Emirates, following ongoing political tensions between India and Pakistan. On 29 October 2015, following the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) meeting in Singapore, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary stated

pos: 2018 Asia Cup Final 2018 Asia Cup Final The 2018 Asia Cup Final was the final of the 2018 Asia Cup, a One Day International cricket tournament, and was played between India and Bangladesh on 28 September 2018 in Dubai. India were the defending champions, and retained their title by beating Bangladesh by three wickets in the final over. The 2018 Asia Cup started on 15 September 2018 and was hosted by United Arab Emirates across 2 venues. Five full member national teams and an associate team from the qualifier were split into two groups of three. The top two teams from each of

pos: 2018 Asia Cup game in ODIs. 2018 Asia Cup The 2018 Asia Cup (also known as Unimoni Asia Cup) was a One-Day International (ODI) cricket tournament that was held in the United Arab Emirates in September 2018. It was the 14th edition of the Asia Cup and the third time the tournament was played in the United Arab Emirates, after the 1984 and 1995 tournaments. India were the defending champions, and retained their title, after beating Bangladesh by three wickets in the final. The five full members of the Asian Cricket Council took part in the tournament: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri

pos: 2018 Asia Cup 2018 Asia Cup The 2018 Asia Cup (also known as Unimoni Asia Cup) was a One-Day International (ODI) cricket tournament that was held in the United Arab Emirates in September 2018. It was the 14th edition of the Asia Cup and the third time the tournament was played in the United Arab Emirates, after the 1984 and 1995 tournaments. India were the defending champions, and retained their title, after beating Bangladesh by three wickets in the final. The five full members of the Asian Cricket Council took part in the tournament: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. They were

pos: 2011 FIBA Asia Champions Cup the Gulf sub-zone, Al Shabab and Al-Rayyan were representing United Arab Emirates and Qatar, respectively. A club from the Middle Asia sub-zone was also invited to participate in the tournament. But due to financial reasons, the invited teams from Kazakhstan and Afghanistan begged off from the tournament. FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2011 organizing committee chairman Aboy Castro said that a replacement club from India, which is also bracketed under the Middle Asia sub-zone by FIBA Asia, has already been contacted. However, India withdrew from participating in the tournament. Initially, the East Asia sub-zone was supposed to be represented by a

pos: 2016 Asia Cup Qualifier 2016 Asia Cup Qualifier The 2016 Asia Cup Qualifier was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament held in Bangladesh from 19 to 22 February 2016. The event served as a qualifier for the 2016 Asia Cup, which was held in the same country later in the month. The tournament was played as a round-robin, with the participants being the four Asian associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with T20I status. The United Arab Emirates won all three of its matches, joining Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka in the main event. The Asia Cup Qualifier was originally scheduled

pos: 2020 Asia Cup 2020 Asia Cup The 2020 Asia Cup will be the 15th edition of the Asia Cup cricket tournament. The matches will be played as Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) and it scheduled to be held in September 2020. India are the defending champions. In December 2018, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) were granted the rights to host the tournament by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). However, it was unclear if the matches will be played in Pakistan or the United Arab Emirates. After the announcement was made, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) requested that the PCB change the

pos: 2018 Asia Cup United Arab Emirates since April 1995, when they faced Pakistan in the 1995 Asia Cup. In Group B, Sri Lanka were eliminated from the tournament, after losing both of their matches. Therefore Afghanistan and Bangladesh progressed to the Super Four section of the competition. In Group A, Hong Kong also lost both of their matches, meaning that India and Pakistan progressed to the Super Fours. In the penultimate round of Super Four matches, India beat Pakistan by nine wickets and Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by three runs. Therefore, India progressed to the final of the tournament and Afghanistan were eliminated. In

pos: 2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup qualification the group composed of Australia, Japan and the Philippines. Thailand's Mono Vampire, and Indonesia's Pelita Jaya have qualified for the Round 1 of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2018 - Road to Final 8 East Asia after finishing among the top two. The FIBA Asia Champions Cup GBA qualifier was held in Muscat, Oman from 6-14 May 2018. The sub-zone qualifier will qualify three teams for the Round 1 of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, which will determine the identity of the four teams in the “Road To Final 8 (West Asia)”. Two teams from Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates

pos: 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier The 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier was a cricket tournament that was held in Malaysia from 29 August to 6 September 2018. The event served as the qualifier for the 2018 Asia Cup. The top two teams from the group stage met in the final, with the winner progressing to the 2018 Asia Cup. The fixture between the United Arab Emirates and Nepal on 30 August 2018 was a One Day International (ODI) match. It was the first time both sides had played each other in an ODI match, with the UAE going on to win the

pos: 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier take part: Prior to the tournament, Anshuman Rath replaced Babar Hayat as captain of Hong Kong. Jhathavedh Subramanyan was ruled out of Hong Kong's squad with injury, and was replaced by Aftab Hussain. 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier The 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier was a cricket tournament that was held in Malaysia from 29 August to 6 September 2018. The event served as the qualifier for the 2018 Asia Cup. The top two teams from the group stage met in the final, with the winner progressing to the 2018 Asia Cup. The fixture between the United Arab Emirates and Nepal on

pos: Austral-Asia Cup Austral-Asia Cup triumphs. Due to the busy international fixture schedule, the Austral-Asia Cup hasn't been contested since 1994. Tournaments such as the ICC Champions Trophy have partially taken its place. Austral-Asia Cup The Austral-Asia Cup was a One Day International cricket tournament held at Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The Arab cricketer, enthusiast and millionaire Abdur Rahman Bukhathir brought cricket initially to Sharjah in the mid-1980s and he masterminded a one-day tournament involving Asia and Australasia's main cricketing nations - Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The first tournament was held at Sharjah in April 1986. India beat New

neg: One Day International Triangular or quadrangular series are also common. There are two major ODI tournaments which feature most or all permanent ODI teams, and often also associate members: The other major multi-country ODI tournament is the Asia Cup, organised by the Asian Cricket Council since 1983. It has mainly featured Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and India. However, it has also featured Hong Kong (2004 Asia Cup, 2008 Asia Cup, 2018 Asia Cup), UAE (2004 Asia Cup, 2008 Asia Cup) and Afghanistan (Asia Cup 2014 2018 Asia Cup). One Day International A One Day International (ODI) is a form of limited overs cricket,

neg: Cricket in Bangladesh Bin Mortaza ( captain). All these players are taking Bangladesh cricket history towards. These players played in Asia Cup tournaments in 2012 Asia Cup,2016 Asia Cup and 2018 Asia Cup. Cricket has been played in India since the 18th century and it continued to be played in first Pakistan and then Bangladesh as these countries became politically independent. Bangladesh had staged first-class and even Test cricket when it was part of Pakistan. The Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka was first used for Test cricket when Pakistan played India there in January 1955. It was used for numerous important matches, including

neg: 2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup qualification and a team each from Saudi Arabia and the hosts Oman participated in the weeklong sub-zone qualifier. Bahrain's Al Manama, UAE's Sharjah and Qatar's Al-Arabi have qualified for the Round 1 of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2018 - Road to Final 8 West Asia after finishing among the top three. South Asia will be represented by the best club team from India and they will participate in the FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2018 East Inter-Sub Zone Qualification that will be held in Thailand on 30 July. East Asia has already three direct spots allocated to the Final 8 (China,

neg: 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup The 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup was the seventh edition of the ACC Women's Asia Cup, organized by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). It took place between 3 and 10 June 2018 in Malaysia, and was the third edition played as a 20-over tournament. The tournament was contested between Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Thailand. India were the defending champions. On 6 June 2018, during the group stage, Bangladesh beat India by seven wickets. This was Bangladesh's first win against India in a women's international cricket match, and India's first ever loss in

neg: Sport in India Men's FIH Hockey World League, the 1979, 1987, 1991, 2003, 2010, 2013 and 2017 Asian Wrestling Championships, the 2009 BWF World Championships, the 2004, 2007 and 2016 Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style), the 1980,1992 and 2009 Asian Table Tennis Championships, the 1981 ABC Championship, the 2009 FIBA Asia Championship for Women, the 1989, 2005, 2013 and 2017 Asian Cycling Championships. India has recently hosted the 2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup, the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, the 2017 ISSF World Cup and will host the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup. India has some premier domestic leagues in different sports which

neg: 2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship in Bengaluru, India. 2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship The 2018 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup. The tournament, which was also the 24th edition of the biennial competition, was held in Bangalore, India from October 28 to November 3. The top four teams qualified and will represent FIBA Asia in the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup in Thailand. By virtue of topping their respective groups in Division A at the end of the preliminary round, South Korea and Japan earlier booked

neg: 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup title besides India. A month after the conclusion of the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) retrospectively gave all the fixtures full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status. The fixtures were confirmed by the ACC: 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup The 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup was the seventh edition of the ACC Women's Asia Cup, organized by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). It took place between 3 and 10 June 2018 in Malaysia, and was the third edition played as a 20-over tournament. The tournament was contested between Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Thailand. India were the defending

neg: 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup Sri Lanka would be co-host whilst India's matches and knockout stage will be played on Lankan soil. The U-23 teams from India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan qualified for the semi-finals. Sri Lanka's U-23 defeated India U-23 by 3 runs in the final to win the tournament. 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup The 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup was a cricket tournament held in Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Eight teams participated in the tournament including five under-23 age level teams of Test nations and three top associate teams from Asia(where four players above age 23 are allowed in

neg: 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup The 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup was a cricket tournament held in Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Eight teams participated in the tournament including five under-23 age level teams of Test nations and three top associate teams from Asia(where four players above age 23 are allowed in each U23 team in the squad of 15).This Competition was organized by ACC (Asian Cricket Council). Initially, Pakistan was sole host for the tournament but India and BCCI refused to send Indian players to Pakistan. Following the increasing political tensions between India and Pakistan, ACC announced that

neg: 2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup qualification Sareyyet Ramallah of Palestine, which qualified by virtue of their win over Syria's Al Jaish. The top three teams are now qualified to the “Road To Final 8 (West Asia)” Round 1. The FIBA Asia Champions Cup SEABA qualifier was held in Nonthaburi, Thailand from 8-10 May 2018. The competition qualify two club teams from the SEABA sub-zone for the "Road to Final 8 (East Asia)" round of the main tournament. The two successful SEABA club teams will join club teams from Chinese Taipei and India in the next round, which will qualify one team to the Final 8, joining

neg: Women's Asia Cup beat Pakistan by 19 runs in the final The sixth Women's Asia Cup tournament was played in Thailand, from 27 November to 4 December 2016. India beat Pakistan by 17 runs in the final, becoming champion for the 6th time consecutively. The seventh Women's Asia Cup tournament was played in Malaysia, from 3 June to 10 June 2018. Bangladesh beat six-time winner India by 3 wickets in the final to clinch their first Asia Cup title. Women's Asia Cup The ACC Women's Asia Cup is an international One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket tournament contested by women's cricket teams

neg: 2015–16 Bangladeshi cricket season 2016 Asia Cup, held in Bangladesh. 2015–16 Bangladeshi cricket season The 2016 Asia Cup was held in Bangladesh in the 2015–16 Bangladeshi cricket season. The season was to be featuring a tour of the country by Australia but it has been postponed amid security concerns. Khulna Division won the National Cricket League (NCL) championship title for the fourth time and Comilla Victorians won the revived Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). Australia was due to tour Bangladesh from 28 September to 21 October 2015 and playing two Test matches but it has been postponed amid security concerns. India beat Bangladesh by 8

neg: Sharjah Cricket Stadium Complex Ground in Noida, India. The cricket stadium also hosted the inaugural edition of the T10 cricket league, which is a 90-minute cricket league from December 14 to 17, 2017 featuring several international cricket players. The stadium also hosted the final of the 2018 Blind Cricket World Cup featuring India and Pakistan with India defeating Pakistan by 2 wickets to secure the Blind Cricket World Cup title. Sharjah cricket stadium is one of the few Test Cricket Grounds at which a Test match has been played not involving a home country participant (and the only one in a non-Test playing

neg: All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament Club a similar cup, which was named the All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament. The cup has been played every year since. In 2011 the tournament started to gain some publicity and soon after the cup began Army Red emerged as champions. In 2017 the All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament was held at CCFC between 7 - 14 October with 10 teams competing in the men's category. In the women's category there were 8 teams. In 2016 the All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament was held at CCFC between 17 - 24 September with 12 teams

neg: 2016 Asia Cup Final 2016 Asia Cup Final The 2016 Asia Cup Final was a day/night Twenty20 cricket match on 6 March 2016 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, which was played between Bangladesh and India to determine the winner of the 2016 season of the Asia Cup. Winning the toss,India elected to field first. Bangladesh set up a total of 120/5 off 15 overs for their opposition. India chased the total successfully with 13-balls to spare losing 2 wickets in the process. Hours before the toss, heavy rain lashes Bangladesh capital Dhaka, But the game has been reduced to 15-overs a side,

neg: Women's Asia Cup Women's Asia Cup The ACC Women's Asia Cup is an international One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket tournament contested by women's cricket teams from Asia. It has been played seven times to date. The first Women's Asia Cup was played in Sri Lanka in April 2004. Only two teams took part, India and Sri Lanka and they played a five match One-Day International series against each other. India won all five matches and won the first Women's Asia Cup. Karachi, Pakistan hosted the second Women's Asia Cup in December 2005 and January 2006. Pakistan made their first appearance in

neg: 2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship 2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship The 2018 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup. The tournament, which was also the 24th edition of the biennial competition, was held in Bangalore, India from October 28 to November 3. The top four teams qualified and will represent FIBA Asia in the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup in Thailand. By virtue of topping their respective groups in Division A at the end of the preliminary round, South Korea and Japan earlier booked their spots in

neg: Punjabi kabaddi except for 2015 due to the 2015 Guru Granth Sahib desecration controversy. The women’s tournament was introduced in 2012. As of October 2016, every tournament, men’s and women’s, has been won by India. The first Women’s Kabaddi World Cup was held in Patna, India in 2012. India won the championship, defeating Iran in the finals. India retained the title in 2013, defeating debutants New Zealand in the finals. The Asia Kabaddi Cup has been held twice in consecutive years. The inaugural tournament was held in 2011 in Iran. In 2012, the Asia Kabaddi Cup was held in Lahore (Pakistan) from

neg: 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup the Asia Cup. On 9 June 2018, Thailand beat Sri Lanka by four wickets to register their first ever win against a Full Member side. India were the first team to advance to the final, after they beat Pakistan by seven wickets in their final group game. They were joined by Bangladesh, who beat Malaysia by 70 runs in their final match. It was India's seventh consecutive Asia Cup final and the first for Bangladesh. Bangladesh beat India by three wickets in the final to win their first Asia Cup title, and became the only other team to win the

neg: Raheel Khursheed Twitter India. He then joined Snap, Inc. where he was given the title of Country Expert in India. Khursheed has been honoured by several educational institutions around the world. In 2017, he was awarded the Knight Visiting Nieman Fellowship by Harvard University, the Yale World Fellows at Yale University. He was listed among Asia Society's 2017 class of Asia 21, a network of young leaders. In 2018, he was a Draper Hills Summer Fellow at Stanford University. Khursheed's appointment to Twitter drew some backlash from several right-wing Hindu groups, who accused him of having associations with Kashmiri separatists, and were

neg: 2018 Asia Cup that the 2018 edition of the tournament would be held in India. In August 2017, the BCCI sought government clearance to host the tournament, after the 2017 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup was moved to Malaysia. In April 2018, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, asked if the BCCI and ACC would consider hosting the tournament in Abu Dhabi, in a bid to ensure Pakistan's participation. Pakistan were scheduled to host the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup ahead of the tournament in April. With the announcement that the Asia Cup would be played in the

neg: Jwala Gutta the 2014 Thomas & Uber Cup held at New Delhi, a bronze medal at Badminton Asia Championships in the same year and final and semi-final appearances in many big international events most notably the finals appearance at the 2009 BWF Super Series Masters Finals, alongside Diju which was the first for the country in any discipline. Gutta has been credited to have brought recognition for doubles badminton in India, first with her mixed doubles partner Diju with whom she peaked at no. 6 in 2010 becoming the first doubles partnership from the country to be ranked amongst the top-10 and

neg: Syria national football team final qualifying round only to lose to Iraq. They were disqualified from the 2014 World Cup due to the use of an ineligible player. Syria has, however, competed in five Asian Cups, the last being 2011, but on each occasion were eliminated before reaching the quarterfinals. In December 2012, Syria beat Iraq in the final of West Asia Cup to collect its first major trophy. Ever since war broke out in the country, Syria have been banned from playing home games in their own country and in fact were one day away from being thrown out of the 2018 World

neg: Bangalore rugby football club Tarun Appanna, Thaman Thimaiah, Roshan Lobo. And Salik Zaffar, Deepam Kohli and Nishant Nerayath at the U-19 level. B.R.F.C has participated in various national level tournaments over the years, but their best year has been 2005 when they reached the finals of the All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament and lost the finals to British Asian Rugby Association. Thus making them the number 1 team in the country for that year. 2018 All India & South Asia Rugby tournament Bangalore rugby football club Bangalore Rugby Football Club (B.R.F.C) is a rugby union club based in Bangalore. They currently participate

neg: 2010 Asia Cup Final season of the Asia Cup. Winning the toss,India elected to bat. India set up a total of 268/6 off 50 overs for their opposition. Sri Lanka chased the total unsuccessfully. Source : 2010 Asia Cup Final The 2010 Asia Cup (also known as Micromax Asia Cup) was the tenth edition of the Asia Cup cricket tournament, which was held in Sri Lanka from 15–24 June 2010. Only the test playing nations India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh were taking part in the competition. India defeated Sri Lanka by 81 runs in the final to win a record 5th Asia Cup

neg: 2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup draw. <nowiki>*</nowiki> Withdrew. The official draw ceremony was held on 17 May 2017 in Krishna Hall, Bengaluru. "All times are local (UTC+05:30)" "All times are local (UTC+05:30)" "American Samoa" withdrew from competition. 2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup The 2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia and FIBA Oceania at the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in Spain. The tournament was held from 23 to 29 July in Bangalore, India. Before this edition, the tournament was known as the FIBA Asia Championship for Women, and only involved FIBA Asia members. FIBA Oceania teams Australia and

neg: 2010 Asia Cup Final 2010 Asia Cup Final The 2010 Asia Cup (also known as Micromax Asia Cup) was the tenth edition of the Asia Cup cricket tournament, which was held in Sri Lanka from 15–24 June 2010. Only the test playing nations India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh were taking part in the competition. India defeated Sri Lanka by 81 runs in the final to win a record 5th Asia Cup title. The final match was played on 24 June 2010 at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla, which was played between India and Sri Lanka to determine the winner of the 2010

neg: India men's national junior ice hockey team India men's national junior ice hockey team The India men's national junior ice hockey team is the men's national under-20 ice hockey team of India. The team is controlled by the Ice Hockey Association of India, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. In December 2017 the team made their international debut at the 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia where they finished in last place after losing all of their games. The India men's national junior ice hockey team debuted at the 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Their opening game of

neg: 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification 11 to 15 September 2018. This pre-qualifiers saw five teams — hosts Bahrain, Saudi Arabia (Gulf Zone), Palestine (West Asian Zone), Sri Lanka and Bangladesh (South Asian Zone) — vied for the four qualifying spots. On 14 August 2018, the competition schedules has been confirmed. The FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Pre-Qualifiers (Eastern Region) will be held in Nonthaburi, Thailand from 26 November to 1 December 2018. This pre-qualifier will see seven teams — Indonesia, hosts Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia (SEABA) and Macau (sole team from East Asia sub-zone) and the two Oceania teams from Fiji and Guam — vying for four

neg: 2016 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup 2016 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup The 2016 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup was an international cricket tournament that was held in Sri Lanka from 15 to 23 December 2016. It formed part of the qualification process for the 2018 Under-19 World Cup. Eight teams participated in the tournament, with the six Asian teams at the 2016 Under-19 World Cup being joined by the top two teams from the 2016 Asia Division Two event. India won the tournament, beating Sri Lanka by 34 runs in the final. Eight teams participated in the tournament: The top five runscorers are included in this table,

neg: 2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup 2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup The 2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia and FIBA Oceania at the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in Spain. The tournament was held from 23 to 29 July in Bangalore, India. Before this edition, the tournament was known as the FIBA Asia Championship for Women, and only involved FIBA Asia members. FIBA Oceania teams Australia and New Zealand, as well as Fiji (at Divion B) competed in the tournament for the first time. Japan won their fourth title after defeating Australia 74–73 in the final, while China captured

neg: 2018 Asia Cup Final out for 252, leaving the match tied. This was the first tie in the history of the Asia Cup and the first tied ODI featuring Afghanistan. On 15 September 2018, Bangladesh produced an all-round performance to defeat Sri Lanka by 137 runs in the first match in the group B of the Asia Cup, recording their biggest win in the history of Asia Cup. In the next match they were bowled out for just 119 runs to suffer 136 run defeat to Afghanistan, but still qualified to the Super Four stage. They faced India in the Super Four on September

neg: Gary Kirsten was against his home country, South Africa in March–April 2008 which was drawn 1–1. Also, he coached India to the finals of the Kitply Cup and 2008 Asia Cup (India lost both the finals). During his tenure as Coach of India, Indian cricket team won a home series against Australia beating them 2–0. Apart from clinching the Border-Gavaskar trophy, he also coached India to its first bilateral series win in Sri Lanka against Sri Lanka and India's first Test and One-Day International series victories against New Zealand in New Zealand after 40 years. India also won the Compaq Cup, defeating

neg: India Fed Cup team Uzbekistani pair Vlada Ekshibarova and Ivanna Israilova. India Fed Cup team The India Fed Cup team represents India in the WTA & ITF Fed Cup professional tennis competition and are governed by the All India Tennis Association. They will compete in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group I in 2016. India competed in its first Fed Cup in 1977, but did not compete again until 1991. Since 1991, India has been competing annually (except 1993). India's best result was reaching the Asia/Oceania Group I final in 2006. In 2004, Manisha Malhotra and Sania Mirza broke the record for playing the longest

neg: India Fed Cup team India Fed Cup team The India Fed Cup team represents India in the WTA & ITF Fed Cup professional tennis competition and are governed by the All India Tennis Association. They will compete in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group I in 2016. India competed in its first Fed Cup in 1977, but did not compete again until 1991. Since 1991, India has been competing annually (except 1993). India's best result was reaching the Asia/Oceania Group I final in 2006. In 2004, Manisha Malhotra and Sania Mirza broke the record for playing the longest tiebreak (21-19) in their doubles match against

neg: Field hockey in India from penalty corners (19th, 26th, 38th, 49th and 51st). Indian Men's Team Finished in 9th place in World Cup 2014 held in Hague, Netherlands. Indian team won Silver Medal at the Commonwealth Games 2014, Glasgow. They lost to Australia 4-0 in the Finals. India will host the 2018 World Cup. India won 2014 Asian Games Gold Medal after 16 years ( last won in 1998). India won Asia Cup held in DHaka in 2017. Indian Men's hockey team won by a record 26-0 margin against Hong Kong in the 2018 Asian Games pool games. The earlier record was 24-1 made

neg: MS Dhoni victories from 49 Tests. Ganguly also said in an interview to a news channel that Dhoni is the all-time greatest captain of India and he has a great record to support this credential. In August 2016, Dhoni was selected as captain for India's first tour to the United States, where India played two T20Is against the West Indies in Lauderhill, Florida. India lost the first match on 27 August 2016, during which Dhoni surpassed former Australian captain Ricky Ponting to become the most experienced captain in international cricket. During 2018 Asia Cup in India's last Super Four match, against Afghanistan,

neg: Kabaddi World Cup is an outdoor international kabaddi competition conducted by the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF), contested by men’s and women’s national teams. The competition has been previously contested in 2004, 2007 and 2016. All the tournaments have been won by India. India defeated Iran by 38-29 in the final of the championship game to clinch the title of 2016. Kabaddi has been played at the Asian Games since 1990. The Indian national team had won every men's and women's kabaddi competition in the Asian Games from 1990 through 2014. At the 2018 Asian Games, Iran became the first country outside

neg: 2018 EurAsia Cup 2018 EurAsia Cup The 2018 EurAsia Cup presented by DRB-HICOM was the third edition of the EurAsia Cup, a team golf event contested between teams representing Asia and Europe. It was held from 12–14 January at the Glenmarie Golf and Country Club in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. The team captains were Thomas Bjørn and Arjun Atwal. The event had a $4,800,000 purse; $300,000 to each member of the winning team and $100,000 to each member of the losing team. Europe won the match 14 to 10. Asia had held a narrow 6½ to 5½ lead at the start of the

neg: Anshuman Rath from 10 matches. In August 2018, he was named the vice-captain of Hong Kong's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament. However, prior to the tournament, he replaced Babar Hayat as captain, after Hayat stepped down from the role. Hong Kong won the qualifier tournament, and he was then named as captain of Hong Kong's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup. Anshuman Rath Anshuman Rath (born 5 November 1997) is a Hong Kong cricketer. He is the current captain of the national team. Anshuman Rath's home is based in Satyanagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India and he belongs to an Odia

neg: 2018 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup for the 2017 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship. The ten AVC member associations were from five zonal associations, including, Central Asia (2 teams), East Asia (3 teams), Oceania (1 team), Southeast Asia (2 teams), and West Asia (1 team). Chinese Taipei qualified as host country, and the nine remaining teams qualified from the 2017 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship. The following teams qualified for the tournament. This was the first Asian Cup which used the new competition format. Following the 2017 AVC Board of Administration’s unanimous decision, the new format saw teams were drawn into three pools up to the total amount

neg: Bangladesh time Bangladesh had advanced to the final of any top-class international cricket tournament. They reached the final again at the 2016 Asia Cup and 2018 Asia Cup. They participated at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, defeating Afghanistan to claim their Gold Medal in the first-ever cricket tournament held in the Asian Games. Bangladeshi cricketer Sakib Al Hasan is No.1 on the ICC's all-rounder rankings in all three formats of the cricket. Women's sports saw tremendous progress in the 2010s decade in Bangladesh. In 2018 the Bangladesh women's national cricket team the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup defeating India women's

neg: Ajay Lalcheta the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament. In August 2018, he was named in Oman's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament. In December 2018, he was named in Oman's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup. Ajay Lalcheta Ajay Vrajlal Lalcheta () (born 22 October 1983 in Porbandar, Saurashtra) is an Omani cricketer of Indian origin. Lalcheta played underage cricket in India before emigrating to Oman, making his debut for the Omani national side at the 2011 ACC Twenty20 Cup. He played five matches at the 2012 World Twenty20 Qualifier in the United Arab

neg: Honda Amaze 2018 Auto Expo in India, which Honda claims to be built on a new platform. The diesel engine is now mated to a CVT. The car has been developed at Honda R&D Asia Pacific Co. Ltd in Thailand. The second generation Amaze is offered in E, S, V and VX trims. In July 2018, Honda Cars India Ltd. (HCIL) recalled 7290 second generation Honda Amaze in regards to a potential issue with the electric power steering. Effected Amaze's were manufactured from 17 April to 24 May 2018. The sales figures in February 2015, were released by Honda Cars India and

neg: Migrant worker Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Central Asia. Sri Lanka is currently a net emigration country, however in recent years a gradual rise in immigrant workers in Sri Lanka has coincided with the decline in the departure of Sri Lankans leaving the country for overseas employment. As a result, the country has now been transitioning from a country that only sends workers overseas to one that both sends and receives migrant workers. Thousands of foreign workers have entered the country from other Asian countries to work in Sri Lanka with 8000 coming from China and others coming from Nepal and India.

neg: 2018 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia 2018 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia began on 8 March 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with games played at the Malaysia National Ice Skating Stadium (MyNISS). The Women's competition was split into two tournaments for 2018 due to the increase from seven to eight teams. The defending champions New Zealand's under-18 team (New Zealand U18), Thailand and Singapore returned after finishing in the top three of the 2017 tournament. Chinese Taipei's under-18 team (Chinese Taipei U18) was included as the fourth team in the competition, making their debut in women's under-18 international competition. India, the Philippines, the United Arab

neg: 2018 Asia Cup Final 19th ODI century, while Dhawan scored his 15th and their partnership of 210 was India's highest while batting second against Pakistan and in their highest for the first wicket in Asia Cup history. In the process, Sharma scored his 7,000th run in ODI cricket. On 25 September 2018, India faced Afghanistan in their final game of the Super Four stage. Left needing seven runs off the final over, with one wicket in hand, India scored six runs off first four balls to level the scores, but with the fifth, Rashid Khan got the better of Ravindra Jadeja to bowl India

neg: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium conduct the FIFA U17 world cup, 2017. The stadium pays tribute to the late Indira Gandhi who was the third Prime Minister of India. An international friendly between India and Malaysia was played at this stadium on 13 November 2011. On 12 March 2015 India played against Nepal for the 2018 World Cup qualifier. From 2014, it has been the home ground for NorthEast United FC in the newly formed Indian Super League and for which it underwent major renovations. The stadium has been selected as one of the provisional venues for the FIFA U-17 World Cup to be held

neg: 2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup The 2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup will be the 27th staging of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, the international basketball club tournament of FIBA Asia. The tournament, which was originally scheduled to be hosted by China, will take place in Thailand from 27 September to 2 October 2018. Games will be played at Stadium29 in Nonthaburi. Starting this year, there are a lot of changes in the qualification leading to the main tournament: Already qualified to the main tournament are the following nations: The Basketball Association of Thailand was awarded the hosting duties. They assigned

neg: Sri Lanka national deaf cricket team deaf cricket history. On 30 November 2018, Sri Lanka created history after winning the 2018 Deaf T20 World Cup which was also the first ever instance where Sri Lanka managed to win a Deaf T20 World Cup defeating India by 36 runs. Sri Lanka national blind cricket team Sri Lanka national deaf cricket team Sri Lanka National Deaf Cricket Team represents Sri Lanka in international deaf cricket arena. The team consists of players who are having hearing problems (deaf). The team also participated in the 3rd edition of the 2017 Deaf Cricket Asia Cup tournament in India. The team ended

neg: 2018 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup country, and the nine remaining teams qualified from the 2017 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship. The ten AVC member associations were from three zonal associations, including, Central Asia (2 teams), East Asia (4 teams), Oceania (1 team) and Southeast Asia (3 teams). While any West Asian teams did not participate the tournament's qualification. The following teams qualified for the tournament. This is the first Asian Women's Volleyball Cup which will use the new competition format. Following the 2017 AVC Board of Administration’s unanimous decision, the new format will see teams being drawn into three or four pools up to the total

neg: Christian Standhardinger 2017 FIBA Asia Cup. After Andray Blatche pulled out for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup due to security concerns over the militant situation in the host country Lebanon, Standhardinger replaced him as the Philippine team's naturalized player. Standhardinger played with the Philippine team at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. They won the Gold medal after beating Indonesia 94-55, Standhardinger scored 11 points in the Gold medal game. In June 2018, Standhardinger suited up for the Philippines for the FIBA 3x3 World Cup which the country hosted despite a lingering knee injury. They finished the tournament at

neg: Janmejaya Sinha Janmejaya Sinha Janmejaya Kumar Sinha (born September 12, 1959) is the present chairman of Boston Consulting Group (BCG) India, a BCG fellow and a member of the Henderson Institute Innovation Sounding Board. Janmejaya Kumar Sinha is the present chairman of Boston Consulting Group (BCG) India. He is also a member of BCG's Henderson Institute Innovation Sounding Board, which is dedicated to supporting, inspiring and guiding upstream innovation at BCG. He served as Chairman Asia Pacific for BCG from 2009 to 2018. Additionally he has served on the firms executive committee from 2006 to 2018. He has been with BCG since

neg: 2020 Asia Cup event's venue due to ongoing security concerns. Pakistan last held an multi-team international tournament in 2008, with the 2008 Asia Cup. Since then, only a handful of international matches have taken place in Pakistan following the 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team. 2020 Asia Cup The 2020 Asia Cup will be the 15th edition of the Asia Cup cricket tournament. The matches will be played as Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) and it scheduled to be held in September 2020. India are the defending champions. In December 2018, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) were granted the rights to host

neg: 2018 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III and the winner of Pool B will play-off against the runner-up of Pool A to determine which two nations will be promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2019. 2018 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III The Asia/Oceania Zone was the unique zone within Group 3 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2018. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Hanoi, Vietnam, from 2 to 7 April 2018. The two winning nations won promotion to Group II, Asia/Oceania Zone, for 2019. Date: 2–7 April, 2018 Location: Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam (indoor hard) Format: Round-robin

neg: 2018 Asia Cup Final 21, when they only made 173 runs and lost by 7 wickets. On 23 September, Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by 3 runs in their second Super Four match and kept their chances of qualifying for the finals in their own hands. Chasing 250 to win, Afghanistan needed 8 runs off the last over, but Mustafizur Rahman restricted them to just 4 to help his team win. On 25 September, Bangladesh beat Pakistan by 37 runs to confirm their berth in the Asia Cup 2018 final against India. This was Bangladesh's first win against Pakistan at the Asia Cup. The match was

neg: ACC Under-19 Cup won by India. The fifth edition was held in Sri Lanka in December 2016 and was won by India too. The sixth edition was held in November 2017 in Malaysia, which was won by Afghanistan by 185 run from Pakistan The second tier event, called Youth Asia Cup, was held in Hong Kong in 1997 and every second year since then. It was renamed as ACC Under-19 Elite Cup in 2007. Nepal has been the most successful team in the Elite Cup, having won the tournament four times. The third tier of the tournament is called ACC Under-19 Challenge Cup

neg: 2018 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup race has been held in South Africa since 2014. "Standings after 7 of 7 events" 2018 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup The 2018 Mercedes-Benz UCI Mountain Bike World Cup is a series of races in Olympic Cross-Country (XCO), Cross-Country Eliminator (XCE), and Downhill (DHI). Each discipline has an Elite Men and an Elite Women category. There are also under-23 categories in the XCO and a junior categories in the DHI. The cross-country series and the downhill series have seven rounds each, some of which are held concurrently. The series is returning to some classic venues, including Fort William, Nové Město,

neg: All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament The All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament is an amateur league competition for rugby union football clubs in India. The competition has been played since 1924. In 2017 ten teams took part in the men's edition, with Delhi Hurricanes securing the championship. The 2016 tournament also saw the first women's XVs rugby competition, with six teams participating, and the championship going to the team from the Odisha Rugby Football Association. After the Calcutta Cup and rugby union in India became popular the Rugby Football Union decided to give Calcutta Cricket and Football

neg: 2015–16 Bangladeshi cricket season 2015–16 Bangladeshi cricket season The 2016 Asia Cup was held in Bangladesh in the 2015–16 Bangladeshi cricket season. The season was to be featuring a tour of the country by Australia but it has been postponed amid security concerns. Khulna Division won the National Cricket League (NCL) championship title for the fourth time and Comilla Victorians won the revived Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). Australia was due to tour Bangladesh from 28 September to 21 October 2015 and playing two Test matches but it has been postponed amid security concerns. India beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets in the final of the

neg: 2010 Asia Cup 2010 Asia Cup The 2010 Asia Cup (also known as Micromax Asia Cup) was the tenth edition of the Asia Cup cricket tournament, which was held in Sri Lanka from 15–24 June 2010. Only the test playing nations India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh were taking part in the competition. India defeated Sri Lanka by 81 runs in the final to win a record 5th Asia Cup title. Pakistani captain, Shahid Afridi was declared the man of the tournament for scoring the most runs in the tournament, 265, with an average of 88.33 and a strike rate of 164.59. The

neg: 2018 AFC Cup 2018 AFC Cup The 2018 AFC Cup was the 15th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won the title for the third consecutive year, defeating Altyn Asyr in the final. The AFC Competitions Committee recommended a new format for the AFC Cup starting from 2017 which was played in the AFC's five zones: West Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, ASEAN, and East Asia, with the winner of the West Asia Zone and the winner of an inter-zone play-off between the other four zones playing in the final,

neg: 2015 Men's Junior Asia Cup Hockey 2015 Men's Junior Asia Cup Hockey The 2015 Men's Junior Asia Cup Hockey was the 8th edition of Men's Junior Asia Cup Hockey. It was held from 14 to 22 November 2015 at the Wisma Belia Hockey Stadium in Kuantan, Malaysia. India has won the event, beating Pakistan in the Final. This tournament is a key competition for Asian junior hockey teams, as it serves as a qualifier for the Men's Hockey Junior World Cup held in India in December 2016. In the last season, held in Ipoh in December 2013, Malaysia won the tournament. Pool matches were played from

neg: 1990–91 Asia Cup 1990–91 Asia Cup The 1990–91 Asia Cup was the fourth Asia Cup tournament, and was held in India between December 25, 1990, and January 4, 1991. Three teams took part in the tournament: India, Sri Lanka and Asian leading associate member Bangladesh. Pakistan had pulled out of the tournament due to strained political relations with India. The 1990–91 Asia Cup was a round-robin tournament where each team played the other once, and the top two teams qualifying for a place in the final. India and Sri Lanka qualified for the final in which India beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets

neg: Petar Segrt November 2015, Afghanistan Football Federation announced that they appointed Petar Segrt as the new head coach. Segrt promised he will use his experience and knowledge to develop football in Afghanistan. Petar Segrt won six from eight official matches with Afghanistan. He won four South Asia Cup matches and one lost in overtime against home team India in final 1-2. In World Cup qualification for Russia 2018 Segrt lost only in Japan and he won two other matches. He achieved the biggest success of Afghanistan in Asia Cup with the direct and first time in history of Afghanistan the Final Asia

neg: 2018 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV runner-up in Pool A to determine which two nations will be promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in 2019. 2018 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV The Asia/Oceania Zone was the unique zone within Group 4 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2018. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Muscat, Oman, from 29 January to 3 February 2018. The two winning nations won promotion to Group III, Asia/Oceania Zone, for 2019. Date: 29 January–3 February Location: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman (hard) Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of six teams. The winner of Pool

neg: 1988 Asia Cup final. India and Sri Lanka qualified for the final in which India defeated Sri Lanka by 6 wickets to win its second Asia Cup. 1988 Asia Cup The 1988 Asia Cup (also known as the Wills Asia Cup) was the third Asia Cup tournament, held in Bangladesh between 26 October and 4 November 1988. Four teams took part in the tournament: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the host nation Bangladesh. The matches were the first-ever List A-classified being played in Bangladesh, then an Associate Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC), their opponents all being Full Members. The 1988 Asia

neg: 2008 Asia Cup Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. 2008 Asia Cup The 2008 Asia Cup (also called STAR Cricket Asia Cup) took place in Pakistan in June 2008. The six teams which took part in the tournament were India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Asian associate nations UAE and Hong Kong. This was the first Asia Cup hosted by Pakistan; previously political tensions between India and Pakistan did not permit Pakistan to host the event in 1993. It was broadcast in India by Star Cricket and ESPN and in Pakistan by Geo Super. Sri Lanka won the final against India by 100 runs. Originally, the

neg: 2008 Asia Cup 2008 Asia Cup The 2008 Asia Cup (also called STAR Cricket Asia Cup) took place in Pakistan in June 2008. The six teams which took part in the tournament were India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Asian associate nations UAE and Hong Kong. This was the first Asia Cup hosted by Pakistan; previously political tensions between India and Pakistan did not permit Pakistan to host the event in 1993. It was broadcast in India by Star Cricket and ESPN and in Pakistan by Geo Super. Sri Lanka won the final against India by 100 runs. Originally, the ninth version of

neg: FIFA Futsal World Cup has never been eliminated in group stage. In 2008 Brazil became the first host country to win the Championship beating Spain in a penalty shootout. Brazil also won the 2012 competition, defeating Spain. In 2016, Argentina has become the third country that take the Futsal World Cup All events prior to the 2008 World Cup has been 16-team events. The first event featured 6 from Europe, 3 from South America, 2 from Africa, 2 from Asia, 2 from North and Central America, and 1 from Oceania. The 2012 event included 24 teams, making it the largest group. This edition featured

neg: 2018–19 Indian cricket season 2018–19 Indian cricket season The 2018–19 Indian cricket season is the ongoing Indian cricket season. It is the 126th cricket season since the commencement of first-class cricket in India. The international cricket season started early in June 2018 with Afghanistan playing its home matches against Bangladesh. The Indian national team started its season hosting Afghanistan for the latter's Test cricket debut. The season will also include tours from West Indies, Australia, Zimbabwe, Australia A and South Africa A. India will also play host to Afghanistan home games against Ireland. India was scheduled to host Asia Cup but it was moved

neg: 2014 Asia Cup 2014 Asia Cup The 2014 Asia Cup (also known as Arise Asia Cup) was the twelfth edition of the Asia Cup cricket tournament. The tournament was held in Bangladesh from 25 February to 8 March 2014. Pakistan were the defending champions, having won the previous tournament. The tournament included the four Asian test-playing nations, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka; and ICC Asian Associate member Afghanistan. This was the first 50-over tournament in which Afghanistan took part. Ten league matches were played along with the final. The title sponsors of the tournament were Arise India and it was powered by

neg: Anish Bhanwala Anish Bhanwala Anish Bhanwala is an Indian Shooter. He is from Karnal Haryana who competes in the 25 meter rapid fire pistol, 25 meter pistol, and 25 meter standard pistol events. Anish has been a part of the Indian Shooting Team since 2017. He has represented India at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, ISSF Junior World Championship 2017 (Suhl), Commonwealth Shooting Championships 2017 (Brisbane), ISSF World Cup 2018 (Guadalajara) and ISSF Junior World Cup 2018 (Sydney). In Commonwealth Games 2018, Anish won a gold medal for India and became the youngest Indian to win a gold medal in Commonwealth Games at

neg: Open access in India Open access in India In India, open access to scholarly communication has been developing for several decades. During May 2004, two workshops were organised by the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai which laid the foundation for the Open Access movement in India. In 2009, the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research began requiring that its grantees provide open access to funded research. The "Delhi Declaration on Open Access" in South Asia was issued on 14 February 2018, signed by dozens of academics and supporters. As of April 2018, there are approximately 212 active open access journals produced in India,

neg: 2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup qualification Korea, Japan) and Taiwan's Pauian will participate in the FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2018 East Inter-Sub Zone Qualification that will be held in Thailand on 30 July. 2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup qualification Qualification for the 2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup started in 2017 and will end in 2018. Starting this year, there are a lot of changes in the qualification leading to the main tournament: Already qualified to the main tournament are teams from these leagues: Awaiting results are the West Asia and East Asia Final 8 Qualifiers: On March 17, 2018, Petrochimi of Iran avenged their last year's

neg: International cricket in 2018–19 International cricket in 2018–19 The 2018–19 international cricket season is from September 2018 to April 2019. Currently, 35 Test matches, 81 One-day Internationals (ODIs) and 45 Twenty20 International (T20Is) are scheduled to be played during this period. The season started with India leading the Test cricket rankings, England leading the ODI rankings, Pakistan leading the Twenty20 rankings. In October 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) introduced separate rankings for women's ODIs and T20Is for the first time, with Australia women leading both tables. Men's international cricket started off with the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier, which saw Hong Kong qualify for

neg: Eastern South Asia contributor to UN peacekeeping operations. In 2015, the BBIN countries signed an agreement to allow their vehicles (carrying both cargo and passengers) to travel between the countries with an electronic permit. Once implemented, the agreement is expected to replace transshipment costs with cheaper direct transit. However, its implementation has been forestalled by the failure of Bhutan's upper house to ratify the agreement, even though Bangladesh, India and Nepal have ratified. Bhutanese opponents argue that allowing foreign vehicles within the country would pollute its natural environment. In 2018, it was reported that Bangladesh, India and Nepal could move forward with implementation

neg: Eastern South Asia as head of government has been in place for over a century. Nepal has a bicameral parliament. The country continues to transition from a monarchy to a republic. Nepal's legal system is historically based on Hindu law but has incorporated influences from English law and other legal systems since modernization began in the country in the 1950s. Nepal has seen secularization since the republic was proclaimed in 2008. Capital punishment has been abolished. Nepal ranked 63rd on the 2016 Rule of Law Index compiled by the World Justice Project, which was higher than India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. The Bangladesh Armed

neg: Khurram Manzoor He has also played for Cyclones of Chittagong in Bangladesh's NCL T20 Bangladesh. Khurram Manzoor hit his maiden Test century against South Africa in Abu Dhabi UAE. He made his Twenty20 International debut for Pakistan against India in the 2016 Asia Cup on 27 February 2016. In January 2017 he made the most runs in the 2016–17 Regional One Day Cup, with a total of 395. He was also the leading run-scorer for Sindh in the 2017 Pakistan Cup, with 227 runs in four matches. In April 2018, he was named in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup.

neg: 2018 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I 2018 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 2018 Davis Cup. In the Asia/Oceania Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group Play-offs, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2019.

neg: 2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia 2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia The 2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia was the 11th edition of the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The Top Division of the tournament will take place from 3 to 8 April 2018 at the SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating Rink in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. 3 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament. "All times are in Philippine Standard Time ()." The Division I competition was played from 24 to 29 March 2018 in Kuala Lumpur,

neg: Argentina men's national field hockey team Leones" (The Lions), matching the nickname chosen by the women's team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Argentina didn't have great performances at the Summer Olympics until they won the gold medal at the 2016 edition by defeating Belgium 4–2, when they became the first national hockey team to win that prize for their country. Argentina has won more than 20 official titles, which are detailed below: The following 18 players were named on 2 November 2018 for the 2018 World Cup in Bhubaneswar, India. Head Coach: Germán Orozco The following players have been called up for the

neg: Asia are the three holiest cities for Islam in all the world. The Hajj and Umrah attract large numbers of Muslim devotees from all over the world to Mecca and Medina. Iran is the largest Shi'a country. The Bahá'í Faith originated in Asia, in Iran (Persia), and spread from there to the Ottoman Empire, Central Asia, India, and Burma during the lifetime of Bahá'u'lláh. Since the middle of the 20th century, growth has particularly occurred in other Asian countries, because Bahá'í activities in many Muslim countries has been severely suppressed by authorities. Lotus Temple is a big Baha'i Temple in India.

neg: 2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup qualification 2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup qualification Qualification for the 2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup started in 2017 and will end in 2018. Starting this year, there are a lot of changes in the qualification leading to the main tournament: Already qualified to the main tournament are teams from these leagues: Awaiting results are the West Asia and East Asia Final 8 Qualifiers: On March 17, 2018, Petrochimi of Iran avenged their last year's defeat against Al-Riyadi of Lebanon to rule the West Asia Basketball Association (WABA) Champions Cup qualifiers, 83-53, in the Final in Beirut, Lebanon. Joining the finalists is

neg: Nepal Qualifier. On 15 March 2018 Nepal claimed One Day International (ODI) status for the first time with their win over Papua New Guinea in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier play off encounter. Although the country has adopted the metric system as its official standard since 1968, traditional units of measurement are still commonplace. The customary units of area employed in the Terai region – such as katha, bigha, etc. – sound similar to those used elsewhere in South Asia. However, they vary markedly in size, as they seem to have been standardised to different measures of area. For instance,

neg: Malaysia women's national cricket team Malaysia played its first Women's T20I against India in 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup. T20I record versus other nations Malaysia women's national cricket team The Malaysian women's cricket team is the team that represents the country of Malaysia in international women's cricket matches. The team made its debut against Singapore on 30 April 2006, winning by 58 runs. In August 2017, Malaysia won the bronze medal in the women's tournament at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games. In April 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played

neg: Deepak Chahar the Chennai Super Kings in the 2018 IPL auction. In October 2018, he was named in India B's squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy. In May 2018, he was named in India's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the series against England. He made his T20I debut for India on 8 July 2018. In his debut match against England he dismissed Jason Roy. He was also the second bowler after Siddarth Kaul to make his debut in this UK tour. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for India against Afghanistan on 25 September 2018 during 2018 Asia Cup. Deepak

neg: The Walt Disney Company India second HD channel UTV HD on 21 October 2018, showing Bollywood and Hollywood films in Hindi. It premieres a new movie every Friday. On 7 November 2017, Disney announced the promotion of Abhishek Maheshwari as country head for India. He was to report to Mahesh Samat, Walt Disney International South Asia managing director. On 14 December 2017, The Walt Disney Company announced the acquisition of 21st Century Fox, which includes Star India. Consumers Products licensed DLF Brands for Disney & Me stores that opened in April 2018. The Live Entertainment divisions' second musical, "Aladdin", premiered on 20 April 2018. On