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Dec 22, 2022

Ramiz Raja Removed as Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman

Former cricketer Ramiz Raja was removed as chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) by the country's government, which appointed a 14-member committee, headed by Najam Sethi, to run the affairs of the game for the next four months.
The Pakistan government removed Raja following the team's 3-0 whitewash by England in the Test series.
The developments confirmed speculation that Sharif, who is the patron-in-chief of the PCB, had decided to appoint Sethi as the new chairman of the country's cricket body.
Raja served as PCB chairman for 15 months after he was appointed by former Premier Imran Khan to head the board in September 2021.

Aman Sehrawat Wins Gold at Senior National Wrestling Championship

World under-23 champion Aman Sehrawat claimed the gold medal in the men's 57 kg freestyle at the Senior National Wrestling Championships at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Kochi, Kerala. Aman defeated Udit of Haryana to finish at the top.
Rahul and Atish Todkar won the bronze medals.

Dec 21, 2022

Rehan Ahmed Becomes Youngest to Claim Five-wicket Haul on Test Debut

England's leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed became the youngest men's Test cricketer to take a five-wicket haul on debut during the third match against Pakistan at the National Bank Cricket Arena. After making his Test debut at 18 years and 126 days, Rehan claimed three wickets in six overs on his way to 5-48 in the second innings, playing a key role in bowling out Pakistan for 216 in 74.5 overs on day three of the match. Rehan's brilliant display helped him set England a 167-run target to clinch the series 3-0.
Rehan broke the record of now-Australian captain, right-arm fast-bowler Pat Cummins, who was 18 years and 193 days when he took 6-79 on his Test debut against South Africa in 2011.

France's Karim Benzema Announced Retirement from International Football

France footballer Karim Benzema announced his retirement from International football. Benzema ended his time with France with 37 goals in 97 appearances, but his time with the squad has not been easy since his debut 15 years ago. When Benzema made his debut for France against Austria in March 2007, he scored while playing as a substitute.
He was chosen for France's Euro 2008 team, however after the team was eliminated early, he faced criticism for his efforts. Benzema was left out of France's squad for the 2010 World Cup despite participating in the qualification campaign on a regular basis. He was included in the France team again for Euro 2020, and he ended up being the third-highest scorer with four goals.

Dec 20, 2022

Mbappe Gets Golden Boot at FIFA World Cup 2022

Some of the biggest names in football were recognised with Lionel Messi from Argentina confirmed as the best player at the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar.
The Argentinian forward won the Adidas Golden Ball, which is awarded to the best player by the FIFA Technical Study Group.
Kylian Mbappe from France and Luka Modric from Croatia came second and third respectively.
The Adidas Golden Boot was won by Mbappe, with eight goals and two assists. Messi collected the Silver Boot and Olivier Giroud from France the Bronze.

Dec 19, 2022

FIFA World Cup 2022 Messi Wins Golden Ball

Each FIFA World Cup ends with a number of awards being handed to players who stand out during the FIFA World Cup tournament. The Golden Ball is presented to the player who has performed the best overall, while the Golden Gloves and Golden Boot are among the most prestigious of these honours. The Golden Boot is given to the player who scored the most goals during the competition.
Lionel Messi of Argentina won the Golden Ball 2022 FIFA World Cup for his outstanding performance. FIFA World 2022 was the last World Cup match of Messi.

Argentina Wins FIFA World Cup 2022 Final

Argentina beat France 4-2 on penalties to win the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 at the Lusail Stadiu, with captain Lionel Messi scoring twice in his last World Cup match.
Mbappé and Messi took their teams' first penalties and scored. Kingsley Coman had an attempt saved by Argentina goalkeeper Emi Martinez and Aurelien Tchouameni then missed for France, giving Gonzalo Montiel the opportunity to end it. He converted the penalty to the left and sparked wild celebrations.
In Qatar, Argentina backed up its victory from last year's Copa America, its first major trophy since 1993. It's quite the climax to Messi's international career, which is not over just yet. He said after the match that he would continue to play with the national team.

India Beat Bangladesh to Win their 3rd T20 World Cup for Blind

India defeated Bangladesh in the final clash of the T20 World Cup for Blind. They registered their third title of the tournament. In the match, India beat their opponents by a huge margin of 120 runs.
Ramesh smashed 136 off 63 balls with the help of 24 boundaries and one six, while Reddy struck 100 off 50 balls (18X4).
The duo put on a 248-run unbeaten partnership for the third wicket to take them to a mammoth 277 for two in 20 overs after opting to bat.
Chasing the huge target, Bangladesh could only score 157 for 3 in 20 overs. Salman top-scored for Bangladesh with 77 not out.

Indian Women's Hockey Team Beat Spain 1-0 to Lift FIH Nations Cup in Valencia

In Hockey, the Indian Women's Hockey Team defeated Spain 1-0 in the final to win the FIH Women's Nations Cup 2022 in Valencia, Spain. Indian remained undefeated during the tournament and also got promoted to the 2023-24 FIH Hockey Women's Pro League. This was the inaugural season of the Women's FIH Nations Cup, with a promotion to next year's Women's Pro League hockey up for grabs for the winner. For India, Gurjit Kaur scored the winning goal of the match in the first quarter. Hockey India announced Rs. 2 Lakh for each player and Rs. 1 Lakh for each support staff of the Indian Women's Hockey Team that won the FIH Women's Nations Cup 2022.

Ruud Wins 2022 Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award

Casper Ruud was announced as the winner of the 2022 Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award. The winner of this particular award is selected by fellow players on the ATP Tour.
The Norwegian reached the summit clashes of French Open, US Open and ATP Finals this year. He also won titles in Buenos Aires, Geneva and Gstaad while finishing runner-up at Miami. Ruud, who reached a career-high ranking of World No. 2, finished the year as World No. 3.
It is the first time since 2004 that the award has not been won by either Roger Federer (13-time winner) or Rafael Nadal (five-time winner including last four years). Ruud is also the award's first Scandinavian winner since Sweden's Edberg who won it for a fifth time in 1995. The following year, the award was renamed to honour him.

Dec 18, 2022

Former All-rounder Manoj Prabhakar Quits as Nepal Men's Team Head Coach

Former India all-rounder Manoj Prabhakar stepped down as Nepal team head coach after a four-month stint.
Prabhakar, who took 96 wickets and scored 1600 runs from 39 Tests between 1984 and 1995, was appointed to the post in August 2022. He had also played in 130 ODIs, taking 157 wickets from them.
Prabhakar was at the helm of affairs for the Nepal men's team in only five T20Is and seven ODIs, including four matches in the World Cup Super League 2.
Under him, Nepal had a successful tour of Kenya, winning a five-match T20I series 3-2 and then sweeping the ODIs 3-0. Nepal also won a home ODI series against UAE 2-1.

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