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Sep 26, 2023

India Wins First Gold in Men's 10m Air Rifle Team Event in Asian Games 2023

India's men's 10m Air Rifle team broke the world record to win the first gold medal for the nation in the ongoing Asian Games 2023.
The team, consisting of Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil, Divyansh Singh Panwar, and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, not only clinched India's first gold medal of the games but also shattered the world record in the process.
The trio shot a total of 1893.7 points in the individual qualification round, surpassing the previous world record set by China at the Baku World Championship. South Korea finished in second place with 1890.1 points, while China came in third with a total score of 1888.2.

Team World Beats Team Europe to Claim Back-to-back Laver Cup Titles

Team World claimed its second straight Laver Cup title at Rogers Arena.
Americans Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe beat Hubert Hurkacz and Andrey Rublev 7-6 (7), 7-6 (7).
Team World won last year's (2022) tournament, which also marked the end of Swiss star Roger Federer's last professional appearance before retiring.
Team World took a 10-2 lead in the tournament on Saturday to put itself in the driver's seat.
The Laver Cup is an international indoor hard court men's team tennis tournament between Team Europe and Team World, the latter of which is composed of players from all other continents except Europe. Usually held annually since 2017, the tournament is intended to be the Ryder Cup of the tennis world

India Women's Cricket Team Claims Gold at Asian Games

Harmanpreet Kaur-led India women created history as they clinched gold by beating Sri Lanka by 19 runs in the Asian Games final. With this, the country achieved its first-ever Asian Games cricket medal.
Opting to bat first, at the Pingfeng Campus Cricket Field, Hangzhou, Harman & Co. rode on vice-captain Smriti Mandhana's 46 and Jemimah Rodrigues' 42 to post 116 for 7 before Titas Sadhu's 3 for 6, in four overs, restricted the Lankans at 97 for 8.

Sep 25, 2023

ICC Announces Prize Money for World Cup 2023; Winners to Get USD 4 Million

The International Cricket Council (ICC) announces prize money for World Cup 2023. The winner of the upcoming ODI World Cup will get a prize purse of USD 4 million (approximately Rs. 33 crore) while the runners-up will get richer by USD 2 million (approximately Rs. 16 crore).
The ICC announced the prize money and incentives for all 48 matches to be played in the showpiece starting next month.
The two losing semi-finalists will get USD 800,000 (Rs. 6 crore approximately) each.
The other six teams who fail to qualify for the knockouts will get USD 100,000 (Rs. 82 lakh approximately) each, and the winner of each group stage match will get an incentive of USD 40000 (Rs. 33 lakh approximately).
A total of 10 million USD will be distributed by the ICC among all winning teams throughout the tournament.
This will be the 13th edition of the men's ODI World Cup, and 10 teams (India, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and Netherlands) will feature in the tournament.

Marco Bezzecchi Emerges Champion in the Inaugural Indian GP at Buddh International Circuit

Marco Bezzecchi displayed remarkable temperament and riding skills to emerge winner in the inaugural Indian Grand Prix.
The second place was taken by Jorge Martin, Fabio Quartararo ended up at the third-place, followed by KTM's Brad Binder.

Prime Minister Modi Lays the Foundation Stone of an International Cricket Stadium

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the first international cricket stadium in Varanasi's Ganjari in Uttar Pradesh aimed at realizing his vision of developing world-class sports infrastructure.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and a galaxy of cricket legends, including Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Dilip Vengsarkar, Madan Lal, Gundappa Viswanath, Gopal Sharma and Ravi Shastri, attended the foundation laying ceremony of the first stadium of eastern UP.
The thematic architecture of the stadium draws inspiration from Lord Shiva, incorporating elements such as crescent-shaped roof covers, trident-shaped floodlights, and ghat steps-based seating arrangements.
The Uttar Pradesh government said that it has spent Rs. 121 crore to acquire the land for the stadium while the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will spend Rs 330 crore on its construction.

Sep 24, 2023

Antim Panghal Earns a Quota Place in the women's 53kg Category for the Paris Olympics

Young Indian wrestler Antim Panghal's superb campaign at the World Championships culminated with a bronze medal, a performance that also earned the country a quota place in the women's 53kg category for the Paris Olympics.
Antim became only the sixth Indian woman to win a medal at the Worlds with her victory over Sweden's Emma Jonna Denise Malmgren, the two-time European champion. The high-scoring bout (16-6) ended with a technical superiority win for the Indian, who became the first Indian wrestler, male or female, to lock a quota place for next year's Paris Games.

Sep 23, 2023

New York, Dallas, and Florida to Host T20 Cricket World Cup matches in 2024

In a significant announcement, the International Cricket Council (ICC) officially designated three prestigious venues in the United States for hosting the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024. This marks a historic moment as the tournament makes its debut on American soil, with Dallas, Florida, and New York being selected as the host cities.
The ICC Board made the decision to entrust the hosting rights of the event to the West Indies and the USA back in November 2021. After a meticulous evaluation process, these three cities were chosen as the ideal locations to showcase this thrilling cricket spectacle.

Harmanpreet, Lovlina Flag-Bearers at Asian Games Opening Ceremony

Men's hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh and Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain were India's flag-bearers at the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games. This was the first time that the Asian Games has two flag-bearers in the push for gender parity, on the lines of the Olympics and Commonwealth Games.

Sep 22, 2023

TVS Motor Announces India's First Racing Tournament for Electric 2-wheelers

TVS Motor Company will on September 29 hold India's first electric two-wheeler racing championship, saying the event will be exclusively for its Apache RTE motorcycles.
The TVS Racing Electric One Make Championship (e-OMC) will see the debut of Apache RTE. The event will be held at the fourth round of Indian National Motorcycle Road Racing Championship (INMRC). The first round of the championship will have eight selected riders.

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