Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo Becomes First Male Player to Score in 5 World Cups
Cristiano Ronaldo made history as the first male player to score in five World Cups in Portugal's opening game in Qatar against Ghana.
The Portugal captain scored in the 65th minute from the penalty spot, the 118th goal for his country, to open the scoring at Doha's Stadium 974. Portugal went on to win 3-2 as goals from Joao Felix and Rafael Leao helped them beat Ghana.
Former India U-19 captain Unmukt Chand Becomes First Indian to Play in Bangladesh Premier League
Former India U-19 World Cup-winning captain, Unmukt Chand joined Chattogram Challengers in the Bangladesh Premier League. Chand was picked in the players' draft. In the process, he became the first Indian player to have signed for a BPL franchise. It has to be noted that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) contracted cricketers are not allowed to play in foreign leagues. That, however, isn't the case with Unmukt who quit playing domestic cricket in India after deciding to sign a three-year deal with USA's Major League Cricket (MLC) in 2022.
Chand had famously led the India U-19 team to title triumph at the the U-19 World Cup in 2012 in Australia. He had scored a century in the final and was named the Player of the tournament.
The Challengers picked Chand in the second round from the foreign players' category for the Bangladesh Premier League season which is to start in January 2023.
Nov 26, 2022
Tamil Nadu Batter Narayan Jagadeesan Breaks World Record for Highest ever List A Score
Tamil Nadu batter Narayan Jagadeesan broke the world record for the highest individual score in men's List A cricket by hammering 277 off 141 balls against Arunachal Pradesh in the Vijay Hazare Trophy at the Chinnaswamy in Bangalore.
Tamil Nadu became the first team to breach the 500- mark in List A cricket before winning the Group C match by 435 runs, making it the highest victory margin at this level. The previous record was Somerset's 346-run win over Devon in 1990.
This was after Jagadeesan became the first-ever player to score five consecutive centuries in men's List A cricket. He also went past Alistair Brown and Rohit Sharma to set a new record for the highest individual score.
Brown's previous high of 268 for Surrey came against Glamorgan in 2002. The Indian record for highest List A score of 264 by Rohit in an ODI against Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens in 2014.
Nov 25, 2022
Stephanie Frappart Becomes First Female Official at Men's World Cup Match (24)
France's Stephanie Frappart became the first female official at a men's FIFA World Cup match when she was named the fourth official for Group C clash between Mexico and Poland at 974 Stadium.
Frappart, Salima Mukansanga of Rwanda and Yamashita Yoshimi of Japan were named among the tournament's referees along with three female assistant referees at the global showpiece event in Qatar.
Frappart was also the first woman to officiate a men's Champions League game in 2020.
Spain's Gavi Becomes Youngest World Cup Scorer since Pele
Pablo Gavi became Spain's youngest goalscorer ever in a World Cup match, firing one past Costa Rica goalkeeper Keylor Navas from outside the box during a Group E match at the Al Thumama stadium in Doha. He is just 18 years and 110 days old.
Additionally, he is now also the youngest to score in the quadrennial showpiece since Brazil legend Pelé, who was 17 years and 249 days old when he scored in the 1958 final against Sweden. The second youngest goalscorer in the history of the FIFA World Cup is Mexico's Manuel Rosas in 1930 against Argentina.
Last year, Gavi became the youngest ever to represent Spain when he started in the UEFA Nations League semi-final against Italy at 17 years and 62 days. He then broke the record of Angel Zubieta (17y 284days).
Spain recorded its biggest victory in World Cups, with a 7-0 thrashing of the Ticos, to move to the top of the group standings.
Nov 24, 2022
Inaugural International League T20 in UAE
The inaugural edition of the International League T20 (ILT20) in the UAE is set to start on January 13 in Dubai.
The final is likely to be played on February 12.
The six-team tournament is expected to feature 34 matches, with each side playing the others twice before four playoff matches.
The ILT20 has in its ranks stars such as Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Trent Boult, Alex Hales, Moeen Ali, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Sikandar Raza.
Many franchises in the ILTT20 are owned by Indian companies, including owners of IPL teams Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals.
Nov 23, 2022
World Team Chess Championship: India Beat USA, Qualify for Quarterfinals
Riding on wins from Vidit Gujrathi and S. L. Narayanan, India defeated USA 3-1 in a fifth round Pool B match to qualify for the quarterfinals of the FIDE World Team chess championship at Jerusalem in November.
It was India's second win in the tournament and they will now take on France in the quarterfinals.
Gujrathi and Narayanan scored wins against Hans Niemann and Varuzhan Akobian respectively to set up the victory. Gujrathi downed the highly-rated Niemann in 37 moves, while Narayanan did so against Akobian in 38.
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