Max Verstappen Wins Season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix 2023
Max Verstappen won the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix from pole position, leading almost the entire race as he opened the defense of his back-to-back Formula One titles. It was the first time he had won in Bahrain and also the first time he had triumphed in a Formula One opener. Red Bull also clinched a dominant 1-2 with Sergio Perez finishing second while 41-year-old Fernando Alonso took a brilliant third place and claimed a 99th career podium on a stunning race debut for Aston Martin.
Mar 06, 2023
MI Defeat GG in WPL 2023 First Match
Mumbai Indians crushed Gujarat Giants by 143 runs to stamp their authority with an all-round show as the Women's Premier League got underway.
After posting a mammoth 207/5, powered by captain Harmanpreet Kaur's sensational 30-ball 65 laced with 14 boundaries, Mumbai Indians' bowlers led by Saika Ishaque (4/11) produced a superb show to restrict Gujarat Giants to just 64/9 in 15.1 overs and made a dream start to the competition.
Craig Fulton New Chief Coach of India Men's Hockey Team
Craig Fulton was appointed as the new chief coach of the Indian men's hockey team. Hockey India made the announcement ahead of the team's home matches in the FIH Hockey Pro League starting from March 10th.
The South African, with nearly 25 years of coaching experience succeeded former coach Graham Reid.
Mirabai Chanu Wins BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year Award
Tokyo Olympic Games silver-medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu bagged the 2022 'BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year' award after a public vote.
The weightlifter from Manipur became the first athlete to win the award twice in a row after bagging it in 2021 as well.
The other short-listed contenders for the award were wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik, boxer Nikhat Zareen and badminton player P. V. Sindhu.
Table tennis player Bhavina Patel won the 'BBC Para Sportswoman of the Year' award, a category introduced this year (in 2023).
Karnataka Beats Meghalaya to Clinch Santosh Trophy National Football Championship
Karnataka ended their 54-year wait to win the Santosh Trophy National Football Championship, beating Meghalaya 3-2 in the final at the King Fahd International Stadium in the Saudi Arabia capital, Riyadh.
Robin Yadav's stunning first-half free-kick was the highlight of the win for Karnataka, who won their first title after 1968-69 and fifth overall, counting their four earlier triumphs as Mysore, their previous name before 1973. They had last finished runners-up in 1975-76. For Meghalaya, it was their maiden entry in the final.
Mar 05, 2023
ACF Confers Grandmaster D. Gukesh with Player-of-the-Year Award
Indian Grandmaster D. Gukesh was honoured with Player-of-the-Year award by the Asian Chess Federation (ACF) for clinching the gold medal with a record-breaking score of 9/11 in the 44th Chess Olympiad at Mahabalipuram last year (2022).
In March 2022, Gukesh became only the sixth Indian to break the 2700 Elo-rating mark, and the youngest Grandmaster from the country to be rated above 2700.
The All India Chess Federation (AICF) bagged the 'Most Active Federation' award conferred during the ACF annual summit.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin was conferred with Man-of-the-Year award for his effort in the successful hosting of the FIDE Chess Olympiad in August 2022 within a short notice of four months.
Govind Kumar Sahani Bags Silver Medal at the Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament
Indian boxers returned with eight medals from Strandja — three silvers and five bronze medals. Despite losing gold to Uzbekistan's Shodiyorjon Melikuziev, an Asian U-22 Championships silver medallist, the silver was a validation for Sahani that his career is on the right track.
Mar 04, 2023
Aldrin Breaks National Long Jump Record
Tamil Nadu's Jeswin Aldrin hogged the limelight with a national record in the men's long jump in the second AFI National Jumps competition.
He leapt 8.42 m to erase the previous mark of 8.36 m set by compatriot M. Sreeshankar at the Federation Cup in April 2022.
Mar 03, 2023
Asia's Longest ever Cycle Race Flagged off from Srinagar, J&K
Asia's longest cycle race from Kashmir to Kanyakumari was flagged off from Kashmir.
Organised by J&K sports council, the ultra cycle race was flagged off from Bakshi Stadium in Srinagar by divisional commissioner (Kashmir), Vijay Kumar in presence of officials and participants.
This cycle race is recognised by World Ultra Cycling Association, USA and declared as the Asian Ultra Cycling Championship & World Ultra Cycling Championship.
The participants shall peddle in Solo, Team of 2, Team of 4 with cut-off time of 12 days, 10 days and 8 days respectively.
The 3,651 km-long race with total elevation gain of 1895p mts started from Srinagar and will end in the Southern tip of the Indian Peninsula, Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu.
The route of the cycle race passes through 12 major states, three major metropolises and over 20 major cities.
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