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Apr 01, 2023

Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger inducted into Premier League Hall of Fame

The Premier League inducted former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and ex-Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger into its Hall of Fame. This is the first time that managers were included in this prestigious list. The two managers had a fierce rivalry during the 1990s, with a combined 16 English top-flight titles to their names. Ferguson led Manchester United to 13 Premier League titles during his 26-year reign, while Wenger won three Premier League titles and seven FA Cups with Arsenal during his 22-year tenure. The Premier League Hall of Fame was launched in 2021 to honour players who have made an exceptional contribution to the league.

Shakib Al Hasan Becomes the Top T20I Wicket-taker

Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan surpassed Tim Southee and became the leading wicket-taker in the T20I format.
According to data from International Cricket Council (ICC), Shakib has 136 wickets in 114 T20I matches. On the other hand, Tim Southee has 134 wickets just two shy of Shakib's tally.
Shakib claimed this record by picking up a five-wicket haul against Ireland.

Mar 31, 2023

Canadian Teenager McIntosh Sets 400m Freestyle World Record

Summer McIntosh set a world record in the 400m freestyle at the Canadian swimming trials.
McIntosh finished in a time of 3:56.08 at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre to beat Titmus's time of 3:56.40.
Earlier in March 2023, McIntosh ended American Katie Ledecky's nine-year home pool winning streak when she touched first in the 200m freestyle at a Pro Series swim meet in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

BFI President Ajay Singh Elected as Vice-president of World Boxing Body

Boxing Federation of India (BFI) chief Ajay Singh was elected as the International Boxing Association (IBA) vice-president. Singh's appointed was confirmed during the IBA board of directors meeting.
Singh, who is in his second term as the BFI president, became IBA's third vice-president and will stay in the role till 2026 alongside Volodymyr Prodyvus of Ukraine and Serbia's Abdulmutalim Abakarov.

Mar 30, 2023

BCCI Signs Herbalife as its Official Partner for 2023 IPL Edition

Premier global nutrition company, Herbalife partnered with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to become one of the official partners of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) for the season 2023.
The partnership between IPL and Herbalife unites two powerful brands with a shared passion for sports. Cricket fans in India and around the world adore the IPL, and Herbalife has a proven record of helping athletes optimize their performance through high-quality, science-backed food products for everyone.

FIFA Strip Indonesia's Right of Hosting Under-20 World Cup by FIFA

FIFA stripped Indonesia's right to stage this year's (2023) Under-20 men's World Cup, over what an Indonesian official said was a failure to honour its commitments to the tournament.
The decision to stop Indonesia staging the May 20-June 11, 2023 tournament was taken after the country's football federation (PSSI) said that it had cancelled the draw because the governor of the largely Hindu island of Bali refused to host Israel's team.

Mar 29, 2023

Indian Grand Prix 2: Tajinderpal Singh Toor Wins Shot Put Gold

Tajinderpal Singh Toor dominated the men's shot put in the AFI Indian Grand Prix 2.
Toor won the gold medal with a best effort of 19.76 m. Toor is still looking for his first 20 m effort of the year. Karanveer Singh won the silver medal with a throw of 19.17 m.

Sunil Chhetri Becomes Fifth Highest Goal-Scorer in International Football

India played some inspiring football against higher-ranked Kyrgyz Republic to snatch a 2-0 victory and bagged the Hero Tri-National International Tournament Trophy with an all-win record in Imphal. India had earlier defeated Myanmar 1-0. Captain Sunil Chhetri scored a record 85th international goal in India's win.
With the goal, Chhetri overtook Hungary's Ferenc Puskas as the fifth-highest goal scorer in the history of football. Chhetri is overall third in the list of active footballers with the most goals, behind only Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo and Argentina's Lionel Messi.

Mar 28, 2023

Satwik-Chirag Win Swiss Open Title

The Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty capped off their impressive campaign with a title win, beating China's Ren Xiang Yu and Tan Qiang in the final of the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton.
It was the first title of the season for Satwiksairaj and Shetty, putting to rest the disappointment of All England Championships where they had exited in the second round.
Their latest title also meant that India continued its love affair with the Swiss Open, with PV Sindhu (2022), Saina Nehwal (2011, 2012), Kidambi Srikanth (2015) and HS Prannoy (2016) claiming the singles crown in the past.

Archana Claims Sprint Double in Indian GP2

Tamil Nadu's Archana Suseendran defeated Hima Das in the 100m final and made the most of the Assam sprinter's disqualification in the 200m and claimed a double gold in the AFI Indian Grand Prix 2 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
Archana won the 100m in 11.52 seconds, 0.22 seconds ahead of Hima, and the 200m in 23.21 seconds.

Nitish Rana Named Kolkata Knight Riders Captain

Nitish Rana will captain Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the absence of Shreyas Iyer, who is recovering from a back injury.
KKR also revealed that they hope Iyer will recover and participate at some stage in the IPL 2023 edition.
Rana, who has led his state team Delhi in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, has played 74 matches for KKR and scored 1744 runs at a strike rate of 135.61.

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