Virat Kohli Breaks Gayle's Record for most IPL Hundreds with Consecutive Tons
Virat Kohli surpassed Chris Gayle's record for most IPL hundreds with his 7th century for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Gujarat Titans at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Kohli reached the century mark off 60 balls with 13 fours and one six. Kohli also became the third batter to record consecutive IPL centuries after Jos Buttler and Shikhar Dhawan.
Neeraj Chopra is No. 1 Javelin Thrower of World
Tokyo Olympics champion Neeraj Chopra became the world No. 1 for the first time in his career in the latest men's javelin throw rankings issued by the World Athletics.
Chopra topped the charts with 1455 points, 22 points ahead of Grenada's reigning world champion Anderson Peters (1433). Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Jakub Vadlejch of Czech Republic was third with 1416 points. Chopra rose to world No. 2 in August 2022 but was stuck behind Peters since then.
Earlier this month (May 2023), he had won the season-opening Doha Diamond League with a throw of 88.67 metres for a major boost to his ranking. In September last year, Chopra had won the Diamond League finals in Zurich and became the first Indian to win the trophy.
BCCI Announces Adidas as New Kit Sponsor
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) signed Adidas as the new kit sponsor of the Indian team.
Adidas will replace Kewal Kiran Clothing Ltd, maker of Killer Jeans, whose contract expires on May 31, which came in as interim sponsor after the then-sponsor Mobile Premier League Sports (MPL Sports) pulled out of the deal midway.
May 22, 2023
Archery World Cup Stage Two: India Finishes Second in Medals Tally
Recurve archers returned empty-handed and took some sheen off their spectacular show in non-Olympic compound section, as India finished second behind Korea with two gold and one bronze medals in the World Cup Stage 2.
Making a comeback after skipping the season-opener Antalya leg, recurve heavyweights Korea grabbed four gold, two silver and one bronze in the Olympic discipline to top the standings with 11 medals.
Yashasvi Jaiswal Creates History, Becomes Uncapped Player with most Runs in Single IPL Season
Rajasthan Royals (RR) batter Yashasvi Jaiswal made history by becoming an uncapped player with the most runs in a single season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) history.
He reached this milestone during his side's IPL 2023 match against Punjab Kings at Dharamshala.
In the match, Jaiswal continued his red-hot form with a knock of 50 runs in just 36 balls, consisting of eight boundaries. His runs came at a strike rate of 138.69.
With this, Jaiswal has scored a total of 625 runs in 14 matches at an average of 48.07. He has scored one century and five half-centuries this season, with the best score of 124. His runs have come at a strike rate of 163.61.
The young batter has broken a 15-year-old record of most runs by an uncapped player in IPL history, which was earlier held by Australian batter Shaun Marsh. In the IPL 2008, when Marsh was uncapped and yet to represent Australia, he had scored 616 runs in 11 matches at an average of 68.44, with one century and five fifties.
Indian Athlete Shaili Singh Bags Bronze Medal at Golden Grand Prix 2023 Athletics Meet
Indian athlete Shaili Singh clinched a bronze medal at the Golden Grand Prix 2023 athletics meet in the women's long jump event in Yokohama, Japan.
Shaili Singh attempted a jump of 6.65 m, which provided her third place on the podium at the Yokohama meet, a World Athletics Continental Tour gold label event.
Germany's Maryse Luzolo won the gold medal with an effort of 6.79 mr while Australia's Brooke Buschkuehl bagged the silver medal with a 6.77 m leap.
During the Indian Grand Prix 4 athletics meet in Bengaluru which concluded in April 2023, Shaili Singh had registered a jump of 6.76 m, her personal best jump, the second-best by an Indian woman after the legendary athlete Anju Bobby George 6.83 m.
Italian Open 2023
Kazakhstan tennis star Elena Rybakina lifted her second title of the year by winning the Italian Open after opponent Anhelina Kalinina retired due to a thigh injury.
Rybakina won the contest 6-4, 1-0 after her Ukranian opponent was forced to retire from the final. Interestingly, Rybakina had lost to Kalinina in their only previous meeting. The world number six won Indian Wells and finished runners-up at the Australian Open and the Miami Open.
Daniil Medvedev clinched his maiden claycourt title after beating Holger Rune.
In the men's singles final, the Russian beat Danish player Holger Rune 7-5, 7-5. It is Medvedev's fifth title of 2023 and this victory lifts him above Novak Djokovic to second in the world rankings.
May 21, 2023
Rafael Nadal Withdraws from French Open
Rafael Nadal has announced his withdrawal from this month's French Open because of the hip injury that has kept him out of competition since January. As his body continues to struggle with the physicality of professional tennis, Nadal also revealed he will probably retire in 2024. He will now take a break for a number of months to be prepared for what he believes will be the final year of his career.
FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Brand Unveiled
The FIFA World Cup™ Trophy, the most widely recognised and prized sporting asset globally, was unveiled at the forefront of the FIFA World Cup 26™ Official Brand. For the first time in history, an image of the actual trophy and the tournament hosting year is being depicted, forming an innovative design language that anchors the FIFA World Cup™ emblem for 2026 and beyond. The image of the trophy and the year allow for customisation to reflect the uniqueness of each host, while building an identifiable brand structure for years to come.
The Official Brand of the FIFA World Cup 26™ was launched in Los Angeles, USA, in an event that saw FIFA, host countries Canada, Mexico, and the USA, football legends and special guests come together to celebrate the first milestone of an exciting journey to the greatest sporting event ever.
May 20, 2023
South Asian Youth Table Tennis Championship 2023 Concludes in Itanagar
South Asian Youth Table Tennis Championship 2023 concluded in Itanagar. It was a three-day international event in which more than 100 athletes and officials from six countries Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Nepal participated.
In the Under-19 Boys singles, Ankur Bhattacharjee defeated Payas Jain 4-2 and claimed the gold. Payas had to contend with the silver.
Meanwhile, in Under-19 girls' singles, Suhana Saini defeated Yashaswini Ghorpade 4-1 in what turned out to be a one-sided final. In the mixed doubles, Payas Jain and Yashaswini took gold, beating their Maldivian rivals, Akhyar Ahmed Khalid and Fathimath Dheema Ali.
Arunachal Pradesh Governor, Lt. General KT Parnaik, attended the closing ceremony and gave away the medals to the winners.
May 19, 2023
Jyothi Wins Women's 200m Title at Federation Cup Athletics Championship
Star hurdler Jyothi Yarraji claimed her second gold of the Federation Cup Athletics Championship by winning the women's 200 metres race in style to hog the limelight on the concluding day here today.
Her winning time of 23.42 seconds was better than the Asian Athletics Championship qualifying mark of 23.50s set by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI).
A day after winning the women's 100m hurdles gold with a new meet record of 12.89s, Jyothi outshone Archana Suseendran, who clocked 23.61s to win silver.
Amlan Borgohain took the gold in the corresponding men's 200m race in 20.83s.
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