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Gujarat Titans Eliminated After Rain; A Look At Climate Affecting Sports

Climate is changing and it is changing sports too. Rising temperatures are a big threat to games like cricket while off-season rains are disrupting games world over.

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Rain Ends GT's Hopes

Incessant rain meant points were shared between GT and KKR and the former were out of the playoff race

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Lightning Strikes!

The game could not even have toss as at that time even though it was not raining, lightning kept the floodlights off

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Rain Loves KKR

The game between MI and KKR in Kolkata saw rain intervening and cutting short the match to 16 overs each

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Hailstorm At Dharamsala

The match between PBKS and RCB saw even a hailstorm but thankfully a full match took place

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Heavens Open Up In PL

The recent game between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford also saw insane amount of rain

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But Arsenal Continue

The rain could not stop Arsenal as they eked out a crucial 1-0 win and remained in the Premier League title race

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Baseball Too Not Spared

The recent Texas Rangers and Colorado Rockies game at MLB also had rain interruption but ultimately the latter won

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Cricket's Love-Hate Relationship

Rain pushed the 2019 World Cup semifinal between India and New Zealand to reserve day and rest is history

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The Infamous Mask Game

A match was scheduled in Delhi's winter fog and as expected players struggled with Sri Lankans putting up face masks

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Cricket Hit Hard

Test cricket, the traditional format played over five days, is hit hard by rising temperatures as matches are played in the day

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Paris: Beginning Of Change?

The games village in Paris has been made in eco friendly manner and the event promises to open new ways to tackle climate change in sports

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