WPL Auction: Smriti Mandhana Goes to Royal Challengers
India's star opener and vice-captain, Smriti Mandhana, emerged as the most expensive player in the first-ever auction for the Women's Premier League (WPL). Mandhana was picked up by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for Rs. 3.4 crore in an auction dominated by Indian players.
Overseas women players such as English cricketer Natalie Sciver and Australian all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner came close to Mandhana's final price, having been picked up for Rs. 3.2 crore each by Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Giants, respectively.
The second costliest Indian player was all-rounder Deepti Sharma who was bought by UP Warriorz for Rs. 2.6 crore, while the captain of the Indian national squad, Harmanpreet Kaur, went to Mumbai Indians for Rs. 1.8 crore.
FIFA Club World Cup Final: Real Madrid Beats Al Hilal
Real Madrid won the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Club World Cup for a record-extending fifth time after beating Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal 5-3 in the final in Rabat, Morocco. Madrid last won the tournament in 2018. It also lifted the trophy in 2014, 2016 and 2017. Madrid also won three Intercontinental Cups in 1960, 1998 and 2002 — a match between European and South American champions, which merged with the Club World Cup in 2005.
The FIFA Club World Cup is an international men's association football competition organised by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association, the sport's global governing body. The competition was first contested in 2000 as the FIFA Club World Championship.
Shubman Gill and Grace Scrivens ICC Men's and Women's Player of January 2023
India batter Shubman Gill was named ICC Men's Player of the Month for January 2023 following a series of impressive innings in the ODI format, while England U-19 skipper Grace Scrivens became the youngest player to be named for the women's honour. The awards were decided in a global vote conducted among media representatives, ICC Hall of Famers, former international players, and fans registered at the ICC website.
Fifthth Khelo India Youth Games Concludes in Bhopal
The Fifth Khelo India Youth Games 2022 concluded. Maharashtra secured the top position in the medal tally with 161 medals including 56 gold, 55 silver and 50 bronze medals.
Haryana grabbed second position by winning 128 medals including 41 gold, 32 silver and 55 bronze medals. Host Madhya Pradesh remained at third place with 96 medals including 39 gold, 30 silver and 27 bronze medals. Rajasthan and Delhi were in the fourth and fifth position, respectively.
Union Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Anurag Singh Thakur and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan were the chief guests of the concluding ceremony.
Wu Yibing Becomes First Chinese Man to Win ATP Tour Title
Wu Yibing became the first man from China to win an ATP title as he held off home hero John Isner 6-7(4) 7-6(3) 7-6(12) in a thrilling final to claim the Dallas Open.
China's men have barely made an impression in tennis's elite circuit but Wu's breakthrough could inspire generations to come in the East Asian nation.
Feb 13, 2023
Rene Zondag, PBI President Inaugurates Tennis Center in Pune
Peter Burwash International (PBI), one of the top tennis instruction programmes, has partnered with the Ileseum Club in Bavdhan, Pune, opened a second training facility in India.
The first PBI centre at the Padukone-Dravid Centre in Bengaluru is successfully guiding some of the prominent players like Sahaja Yamalapalli, Shrivalli Bhamidipaty and Rishi Reddy, through its Director Cesar Morales. The high performance centre has over 200 players.
The second centre in Pune, which is set to expand further, including to other cities like Mumbai, Solapur and Chennai, will have Milos Milunovic as its technical director.
Shot Putter Toor Wins Gold in Asian Indoor Championships
India's national record holder in the men's outdoor shot put clinched the gold medal with a personal indoor best of 19.49 m at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships 2023, held in Astana, Kazakhstan. Tajinderpal Singh Toor fouled on his first attempt but hurled the winning throws of 19.49 m throw in his third and fifth attempts to claim his first gold medal at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships.
The Asian Games gold medallist in 2018 and the outdoor Asian champion in 2019, Toor earlier won a silver medal at the last edition of the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Tehran in 2018 with a 19.18 m throw.
Ravichandran Ashwin Becomes the Fastest Indian to Pick up 450 Test Wickets
India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin reached his 450th Test wicket in the first Test match of the four-match India vs Australia Test series. Ashwin overtook Kumble to become the fastest India bowler to reach this feat, picking up the 450th wicket on his 89th Test match.
The Indian off-spinner is now the second-fastest bowler in the world to reach 450th Test wicket, only behind Sri Lankan Muttiah Muralitharan, who completed the feat in his 80th Test match.
BCCI Shifts Third India-Australia Test from Dharamsala to Indore
The third Test between India and Australia scheduled to be played from March 1-5 was shifted from Dharamsala to Indore.
The match was shifted after BCCI curator Taposh Chatterjee's report deemed the re-laid outfield as unfit for an international match.
Jean-Eric Vergne Wins Formula E in Hyderabad
The much-awaited Formula E made a grand debut in India with its all-electric car race on the street circuit. After an action-packed qualifying session and the 32-lap final race, Jean-Eric Vergne of team DS PENSKE automobiles emerged the winner for the 2023 Greenko Hyderabad E-Prix Round 4.
The winning trophy was presented by Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur. Nick Cassidy (Envision Racing) and Antonio Felix da Costa (TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team) settled for second and third places, respectively.
Feb 12, 2023
National Ranking Archery Tournament in Delhi
Top Indian archers like Abhishek Verma, Atanu Das and Vennam Jyothi Surekha were seen in action in the National Ranking Archery Tournament held at the DDA Yamuna Sports Complex in Delhi.
The preliminary elimination rounds of the event were held on February 10 and the final rounds of the compound and recurve events were staged on February 11 and 12.
The NTPC National Ranking Archery Tournament, organised by the Delhi Archery Association under the aegis of the Archery Association of India (AAI), featured senior, junior and sub-junior (cadet) recurve and compound competitions for both men and women.
The total prize purse of the tournament was Rs. 50 lakh, double the amount given in the last edition.
Women's Senior National Hockey Championship from Feb 15
Twenty-nine teams will take part in the Hockey India Senior Women National Championship to be held in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh from February 15, which will kick-start the domestic season.
Odisha had won the title last year (2022) after defeating Karnataka 2-0 in the final.
Feb 11, 2023
Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay Submit Joint 2030 World Cup Bid
Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay officially submitted a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup, calling for the tournament to return "where football was born" 100 years after the first World Cup was held in Montevideo.
During a ceremony at the Argentine Football Association (AFA), officials of the four countries were joined by Alejandro Dominguez, president of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL), who said that he hopes FIFA can show a "gesture of greatness" toward the region and allow it to organise the tournament.
Gary Ballance Becomes Second Player in Test History to Set Rare Record
Gary Ballance, who represented England across all three formats, scored a superb century for Zimbabwe on the fourth day of the first Test against West Indies in Bulawayo. Gary's outstanding 137 means he is just the second player in the history of the game to have scored Test centuries for two different countries, following in the footsteps of former Australia and South Africa international Kepler Wessels. He hit four Test hundreds for Australia and two for South Africa.
Feb 10, 2023
Paris Olympics: Nordic Nations Oppose Russian, Belarusian Athletes' Participation
The Nordic Olympic Committees wrote to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to reiterate their opposition to Russian and Belarusian athletes being allowed to take part in international sports.
The IOC said last month that athletes from Russia and Belarus might be allowed to earn slots for the Olympic Games in Paris next year through Asian qualifying.
Athletes from Russia and neighbouring Belarus, which aided Moscow's invasion of Ukraine a year ago, have been banned from many international competitions since, and organisers of the Paris 2024 Olympics said they will abide by the IOC's decision on who is allowed to take part in the Games.
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