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Dec 18, 2024

Rohan Jaitley Reelected as DDCA President

Rohan Jaitley was appointed as the Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA) president for another term, beating former India player Kirti Azad in the polls.
Jaitley, son of former Union Minister late Arun Jaitley, secured 1,577 votes compared to Azad's 777 in the race to the top position.
As many as 2,413 votes were cast, and 1,207 votes were required to win.
In 2020, Rohan was elected unopposed as DDCA president and a year later, he defeated advocate Vikas Singh.

Vinicius Jr, Aitana Bonmati Named FIFA Best Players of the Year

Real Madrid attacker Vinicius Junior won the FIFA Best men's player of the year award at a ceremony in Doha, while Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati picked up the women's prize for the second time.
The award came two months after Vinicius was second in the Ballon d'Or.
Spaniard Bonmati picked up the Best women's player award for the second year running, adding to the two Ballon d'Or trophies she already boasts.

Riya Bags Her First Gold Medal at Senior Level

Riya Shirish Thatte won the 25m women's pistol gold medal in the National Shooting Championships. Having struggled last year to make an impact, Riya won the first big prize of her young professional career, and a congratulatory call from her coach Akshay Ashtaputre.

Dec 17, 2024

Women's Junior Asia Cup 2024: India Beats China in Shootout, Defends Title

Indian women's hockey team beat China 3-2 in penalty shootout in the final of the Women's Junior Asia Cup in Muscat, Oman, and successfully defended its title.
The top five finishers at the 2024 Women's Junior Asia Cup -India, China, Japan, South Korea and Malaysia qualified for the 2025 FIH Women's Junior World Cup in Chile.
The 10th Women's Junior Asia Cup was held in Muscat, Oman, from December 7 to 15, 2024.
Hockey India, announced a reward of Rs. 2 lakh for each player and Rs. 1 lakh to each support staff for everyone's effort and winning the championship.

Dec 16, 2024

Mumbai Clinches Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024

Mumbai showcased a stellar performance to defeat Madhya Pradesh by five wickets and claim the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2024. The final, highlighted Mumbai's depth in batting and resilience under pressure.
Despite a valiant effort by MP skipper Rajat Patidar, whose unbeaten 81 anchored his team's innings, Mumbai successfully chased a challenging target of 175 in just 17.5 overs, showcasing their dominance in the T20 format. This win marks Mumbai's second SMAT title, their first being in 2022.
Madhya Pradesh scored 174/8 in 20 overs, with Rajat Patidar remaining unbeaten at 81. Mumbai chased the target with ease, scoring 180/5 in 17.5 overs.

Dec 15, 2024

Haris and Wyatt-Hodge ICC Players of the Month for November

The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the ICC Players of the Month for November 2024 as Pakistan's Haris Rauf and England's Danni Wyatt-Hodge.
Pakistan pacer Haris won after his destructive bowling spells in Australia secured Pakistan's first ODI series victory in the country since 2002, while England's evergreen Wyatt-Hodge produced trademark fireworks in her side's convincing short-format victory over South Africa.
Both players won their maiden Player of the Month awards, and were crowned following a vote conducted among global fans registered at icc-cricket.com and a specialist panel comprising ICC Hall of Famers, former international players, and media representatives.

India Squad for Inaugural U19 Women's Asia Cup: Niki Prasad Named Skipper

The BCCI announced India's squad of the inaugural edition of theUnder 19 ACC Women's Asia Cup tournament that will be held at the Bayuemas Cricket Oval in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, starting December 15.
The week-long tournament will serve as a preparatory leg ahead of the U19 Women's T20 World Cup that will be held in Malaysia from January 25. Karnataka's Niki Prasad will lead the side with Sanika Chalke named her deputy.
India U19 is placed in Group A along with Pakistan U19 and Nepal U19 in the six-team tournament. Group B comprises Bangladesh U19, Sri Lanka U19 and hosts Malaysia U19.

Dec 14, 2024

Gukesh Shatters Record to Become Youngest World Champion

Indian Grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju made history by becoming the youngest-ever world champion after defeating reigning champion Ding Liren in the decisive 14th game of the World Chess Championship match in Singapore. At just 18 years old, Gukesh also became the second Indian, after Viswanathan Anand, to claim the classical chess world championship title.
Gukesh shattered the record previously held by Russian legend Garry Kasparov, who had become the youngest world chess champion at the age of 22 in 1985.

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