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Sep 16, 2024

Saleema Imtiaz Becomes First Pakistan's Woman Umpire on ICC's International Development Panel

Pakistan's Saleema Imtiaz became the first woman to be nominated for the ICC International Panel of development umpires said Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
Saleema's nomination on the panel means she is now eligible to officiate in women's bilateral international matches and ICC women's events.
Saleema joined the PCB's women's umpires panel in 2008 and has officiated in several Asian Cricket Council tournaments over the last three years.

Neeraj Chopra Finishes Second in Diamond League Final, Misses Crown by 1 cm

Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra missed the Diamond League crown by just one centimetre as he finished second for the second consecutive year with a throw of 87.86m in the season finale in Brussels.
Chopra, who had won the DL trophy in 2022 before finishing second last year, achieved his best throw of the day in his third attempt but that was 1cm short of eventual winner Anderson Peters' 87.87m effort.
Grenada's Peters, a two-time world champion, produced his best throw of the day in his opening attempt. Julian Weber of Germany was third with 85.97m.
Peters collected a Diamond League trophy and USD 30,000 for emerging as the DL champion this season.
Chopra pocketed USD 12,000 for his second-place finish in the grand finale which marked the end of the prestigious Diamond League series after 14 legs, as well as the end of international athletics season.

Sep 15, 2024

Manipur's T.G. English School Wins Junior Boys Title of 63rd Subroto Cup (15)

In football, Manipur's T.G. English School clinched the Junior Boys title of the 63rd Subroto Cup International Football Tournament, defeating Meghalaya's Myngken Christian Higher Secondary School 4-3 via a sudden-death tiebreaker, after both teams were tied 1-1 in regulation time. The final match was played at BR Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi. It was the third time in history, first in 44 years that a team from Manipur lifted the coveted trophy.

Sep 14, 2024

Cristiano Ronaldo Creates History, Surpasses 1 Billion Followers across All Social Media Platform

Portugal football star Cristiano Ronaldo made history, becoming the first person to surpass 1 billion followers across all social media platforms.
Ronaldo, who plays professional football for Al-Nassr club in Saudi Arabia, has 639 million followers on Instagram, about 170.5 million followers on Facebook and 113 million on X. Ronaldo's YouTube channel has reached 50 million subscribers within a week. The football star shared the milestone on X after he breached the historic 1 billion mark across the all social media platforms.
The Portugal football star is far ahead of Argentina football captain and FC Barcelona legend Lionel Messi and Brazil's Neymar.

International Cricket Returns to J&K

It is after four long decades that Kashmir Valley will be witnessing International Cricket Matches. Indian and International cricketing stars will be playing cricket in the Valley after almost half a century during the final leg of the Legends League Cricket. The series would kick-start on September 20 in Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
Srinagar would be hosting over 100 international cricket stars in October for the Legends League Cricket. Cricketers like Mohammad Kaif, Shikhar Dhawan, Dinesh Karthik, Harbhajan Singh, Suresh Raina, Chris Gayle, Ross Taylor, lan Bell, and others will be live in action in Kashmir for the first time ever. Seven matches, including the final, will be played between October 9 and October 16 at the Bakshi Stadium in Srinagar.

Sep 13, 2024

Rohan Bopanna to Make Tennis Premier League Debut

Australian Open champion and decorated doubles player Rohan Bopanna will make his debut in the Tennis Premier League (TPL) this season, which will be held from December 3 to 8, 2024.
Tennis Premier League is an Indian tennis league. It was founded by Kunal Thakkur and Mrunal Jain. The first season of the league was launched in October 2018.
The 44-year-old Indian, the world number six in doubles, had won the men's doubles title in the season-opening Grand Slam at Melbourne in the company of Matthew Ebden.
Bopanna, who represented India in three Olympics, had also clinched the mixed doubles crown in the 2017 French Open along with Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada.
The Bengalurean, who holds the unique record of being the oldest player to reach the No.1 spot earlier this January (2024), has also won more than 25 career titles and is only the fourth Indian tennis player after Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza to reach the top of the tennis rankings.

Sep 12, 2024

Deepali Thapa Makes History as First Schoolgirl Champion

In a groundbreaking moment for Indian boxing, Deepali Thapa etched her name in the annals of sports history by becoming the first-ever schoolgirl champion at the Asian Youth Boxing Championships held in Al Ain, UAE. This remarkable achievement not only highlights Thapa's exceptional talent but also underscores India's rising prowess in women's boxing on the international stage.
India's Deepali Thapa defeated Ukraine's Liudmyla Vasylchenko in the final.
The championships proved to be a showcase of India's depth of talent in women's boxing, with multiple victories across various weight classes.

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