Virat Kohli Becomes 1st Indian to Play 100 Matches in Each Format
Virat Kohli became the first Indian and just the second player overall in international cricket history to have played 100 matches each in all three formats of the game. He added another milestone to his name when he was named in India's playing XI for the highly anticipated Asia Cup 2022 match with Pakistan.
Kohli has now 100 T20Is to his name in addition to 102 Tests and 262 ODIs since making his international debut in August 2008. His best individual score for India in this format is 94 and he has scored 30 half-centuries in this format. Kohli has an incredible record in T20I cricket for Team India having scored 3308 runs at an incredible average of 50.1.
Judo World Championships: Linthoi Chanambam Wins India's First-ever Gold Medal
Indian judoka Linthoi Chanambam scripted history by winning India's first-ever medal in Judo World Championships with a gold in the Women's 57kg category at the World Judo Cadet (U18) Championships. The Manipur teenager outclassed Brazil's Bianca Reis in the 57-kg category final.
She became the first Indian judoka to win a medal at any age-group category of the World Championships.
Adille Sumariwalla Takes over as President of Indian Olympic Association
The Indian Olympic Association co-opted Adille Sumariwalla as the President of the association till fresh elections are held.
In a letter addressed to the International Olympic Committee, Sumariwalla wrote, "The erstwhile President of the IOA, Dr. Narinder Dhruv Batra, resigned from the post of President, IOA in July due to personal reasons, which led to a vacancy for the post of President, IOA.
Neeraj Chopra Wins Lausanne Diamond League Meet Title in Javelin Throw
Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra scripted history by winning the Lausanne Diamond League with a best throw of 89.04 metres in his first attempt. He became the first Indian to clinch a Diamond League Meet title.
With this victory, Chopra qualified for Diamond League Finals in Zurich. The Zurich finals will be held on September 7. He also qualified for the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Chopra qualified for the tournament by breaching the 85.20 metres qualifying mark in his first attempt.
BWF World Championships 2022
Denmark's Viktor Axelsen won his second badminton world title, beating Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn 21-5, 21-16 in the BWF World Championships 2022 final in Tokyo.
World number one Axelsen has lost only one singles match this season and was too much for 21-year-old rising star Vitidsarn, who was blown away in the first game.
Axelsen, who won Olympic gold last year, also claimed the world title in Glasgow in 2017.
Japan's Akane Yamaguchi retained her badminton women's world title in front of her home crowd in Tokyo, beating China's Chen Yufei 21-12, 10-21, 21-14.
The top-seeded Yamaguchi had won her first world title in 2021 in the Spanish city of Huelva.
Aug 24, 2022
FTX Crypto Cup: R. Praggnanandhaa defeated world chess champion Magnus Carlsen
Indian chess master Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa has defeated world champion, Magnus Carlsen, in the FTX Crypto Cup in Miami, an international chess Championship.
Praggnanandhaa's winning run came to an end at the hands of China's Quang Liem Le in the fifth round. He suffered his second loss after he went down to Poland's Jan-Krzystof Duda via the tie-break in the sixth round.
Antim Panghal: India's first-ever U-20 world champion in wrestling
Antim Panghal, a 17-year-old wrestler from Haryana, defeated Kazakhstan's Atlyn Shagayeva 8-0 to win the title of Under-20 world champion, making her the first Indian woman to do so. The U-20 World Wrestling Championship was held in Sofia, Bulgaria. With an opening-round victory of 11-0 over German Amery Olivia, Antim Panghal prevailed because to her superior technical skills.
Aug 22, 2022
65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference being held in Halifax, Canada from August 20-26
The 65th annual Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) hosted by the CPA Canada Region in Halifax, Canada, from August 20 to 26. The annual flagship event will bring together parliamentarians, parliamentary staff, and decision-makers from 68 countries across the Commonwealth to address the critical issues facing today's parliaments.
Indian All-rounder Sridharan Sriram is appointed as Bangladesh's Coach
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) appointed former India all-rounder Sridharan Sriram as the coach for the national team for both the upcoming Asia Cup in the UAE and the T20 World Cup in Australia.
Sriram represented India in eight ODIs between 2000 and 2004 and also served as Australia's assistant and spin-bowling coach for a long time.
It was under former Australian coach Darren Lehmann, Sriram was entrusted with the responsibility as a spin bowling coach in 2016.
Ukraine's Usyk retains world heavyweight titles after beating Joshua on split decision
Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk beat Britain's Anthony Joshua on a surprise split points decision after 12 hard rounds to retain his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO world heavyweight boxing belts in Jeddah in August 2022. The fight in Saudi Arabia was a rematch of one in London in September, which Usyk won on a unanimous decision to take the belts from Joshua, but fought with much more intensity and emotion.
Aug 21, 2022
Maharashtra Declares 'Dahi Handi' an Official Sport
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said that the popular entertainment event of "Dahi Handi" would be officially recognised under the state's sports category.
Shinde said that Maharashtra would introduce the discipline "Pro Dahi Handi" and "Govindas" who participated in the tournament would get jobs under the sport Maharashtras quota.
Govindas would be provided with an insurance cover of Rs. 10 lakh.
Manisha Kalyan Becomes 1st Indian to Play in UEFA Women's Champions League
Young striker Manisha Kalyan became the first Indian footballer to play at the UEFA Women's Champions League when she made her debut for Apollon Ladies FC in the European Club competition in Engomi, Cyprus.
Kalyan replaced Cyprus' Marilena Georgiou in the 60th minute at the Makareio Stadium, as Apollon Ladies FC beat Latvian top flight club SFK Riga 3-0 in their UWCL opener.
Manisha had become as the fourth Indian woman footballer to sign for an overseas club when she landed a multi-year contract with Cypriot top division winners Apollon Ladies.
Aug 20, 2022
Para World Cup: Rahul Shoots Down Gold
Rahul Jakhar held his nerves to emerge victorious in a shoot-off as India opened their campaign at the World Shooting Para Sport World Cup on a resounding note by clinching three medals.
Jakhar, who qualified in the second spot, held off a determined Kim Jungam in the shoot-off to win the P3 mixed 25m pistol SH1 final. Trailing Jungam throughout the final, the 36-year-old Indian kept his calm to equal the scores 20-all in the last series of the elimination round.
Paralympics champion Avani Lekhara won silver in the R2 women's 10m air riflestanding SH1 event.
Bengaluru to Host FIBA U-18 Women's Asian Basketball Championship
The International Basketball Federation FIBA is scheduled to host the FIBA U-18 Women's Asian Championship at Sree Kanteerva and Koramangala Indoor stadiums in Bengaluru from September 5 to 11. As many as 16 countries would participate in the event.
The championship will be in two divisions -- A and B. The countries in Division A are: China, Indonesia, India, Japan, Korea, Chinese, Taipei, Australia and New Zealand. In Division B are: Hong Kong, Jordan, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Philippines, Samoa and Thailand.
Division A will be held at Kanteerva Indoor Stadium and Division B at Koramangala Indoor Stadium. The first four teams from the championship will qualify for the FIBA U-19 Women's World Cup, which is scheduled to be held in Madrid, Spain, in July 2023.
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