Current Affairs Sports 2022
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Pranesh M became India’s 79th Grandmaster
Rilton Cup, the first tournament of the FIDE Circuit: Pranesh M became India's 79th Grandmaster, having completed his three norms prior to this event. IM Pranesh M emerged as the winner of the Rilton Cup, the first tournament of the...
Published On January 6th, 2023 -
Belinda Clark becomes first women cricketer to have statue cast at Sydney Cricket Ground
Belinda Clark: Australia’s Belinda Clark has become the first female cricketer to have a statue cast in her honour, a bronze sculpture of the trailblazing former captain unveiled outside Sydney Cricket Ground. Clark played 15 tests and over 100 limited...
Published On January 6th, 2023 -
Jaydev Unadkat hat-trick makes Ranji Trophy history
Ranji Trophy: Saurashtra's Jaydev Unadkat made a slice of Ranji Trophy history, becoming the first bowler to take a hat-trick in the opening over. The left-arm pacer destroyed Delhi by adding two more in the next over in a career-best...
Published On January 6th, 2023 -
Koustav Chatterjee becomes India’s 78th Grandmaster
India’s 78th Grandmaster: Nineteen-year-old Kolkata-based chess player, Koustav Chatterjee became India’s 78th Grandmaster. He is also the tenth GM from West Bengal. Koustav earned his first GM norm in October 2021 at a Grandmasters’ chess tournament in Bangladesh. He got...
Published On January 2nd, 2023 -
Koneru Humpy won Silver at the World Chess Blitz Championship
World blitz chess championship Former World rapid champion K. Humpy produced a superlative performance to claim India’s first-ever silver medal from the World blitz chess championship that concluded in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Humpy defeated China’s Zhongyi Tan to win Silver in...
Published On January 2nd, 2023 -
Hockey Men’s Madhya Pradesh clinched Khelo India Youth Games 2022 U-18 title
Khelo India Youth Games 2022 Men’s Under-18 In Hockey, Madhya Pradesh defeated Odisha 6-5 to clinch Khelo India Youth Games 2022 Men’s Under-18 Qualifiers title in Bhubaneswar. In a thrilling final, Jamir Mohammad was the star of the final, scoring...
Published On January 2nd, 2023 -
Haryana Women’s Hockey U-18 team won Khelo India Youth Games 2022
Khelo India Youth Games 2022 Women’s Under 18 Hockey Haryana's women's team won the Khelo India Youth Games 2022 Women’s Under 18 Qualifiers after defeating Madhya Pradesh (2-0) in the final at Bhubaneswar. In the final match, Pooja and Gurmail...
Published On January 2nd, 2023 -
South African cricketer Farhaan Behardien announces retirement
South Africa cricket: South African batter Farhaan Behardien has announced retirement, concluding an 18-year international cricketing career. The 39-year old has represented the Proteas in 59 ODIs and has 1074 runs and 14 wickets under his belt. Behardien also has...
Published On December 29th, 2022 -
Cricket Australia to rename Men’s Test Player of the Year award in honour of Shane Warne
Cricket Australia: Boxing Day Test between Australia and South Africa at the iconic MCG, Cricket Australia (CA) and Australian Cricket Association (ACA) in a joint-statement announced that Australia’s Men’s Test Player of the Year award will now be named in...
Published On December 28th, 2022 -
Nikhat Zareen & Lovlina Borgohain win gold medals at the Elite National Women’s Boxing Championships
6th Elite Women's National Boxing Championships Telangana Boxing star and the reigning world champion, Nikhat Zareen, and Lovlina Borgohain, the bronze medalist from the Tokyo Olympics, both won gold medals in their separate finals in the Elite Women's National Boxing...
Published On December 27th, 2022
