24 December- Current affairs
Bruce McCandless, first astronaut to fly untethered, dies at age 80
- An undated photo released by NASA shows the official Space Shuttle portrait of Astronaut Bruce McCandless II, attired in the Shuttle Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Suit with Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) attached and American flag in background. McCandless, the first person to fly freely and untethered in space, died on December 23, 2017, at age 80.
- Bruce McCandless, an astronaut who was the first to fly untethered from his spacecraft in a gripping scene watched around the world, has died at the age of 80, NASA announced on its website
Vijender Singh beats Ernest Amuzu to retain WBO Oriental & Asia Pacific pro boxing titles
- Vijender Singh earned his 10th consecutive victory in pro boxing by defeating Ghana’s Ernest Amuzu in Jaipur tonight.
- In the process, Vijender Singh retained both the WBO Oriental & Asia Pacific super middleweight pro boxing titles. Get highlights of Vijender Singh vs Ernest Amuzu here.
FC Goa went down 2-0 against FC Pune City
- FC Pune City leaped into fourth place after a stunning 2-0 win over table-toppers FC Goa in the Indian Super League (ISL) in Goa on Saturday.
- By dishing out another impressive counter-attacking performance, they snapped the home side’s streak of three consecutive wins.
- Marcelinho and Jonatan Lucca gave the visitors 2-0 lead in the second half and three points by the end of it to stand level with FC Goa and Bengaluru FC at 12 points.
India vs South Africa: ODI squad announced
Virat Kohli (Capt.), Rohit Sharma (vice-capt.), Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik, M.S. Dhoni (wk), Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Shami, and Shardul Thakur.