The 36th National Games was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a glittering opening ceremony in the presence of over 100,000 ecstatic spectators.
In keeping with the Olympic convention, but with a modern twist, Gujarat's swimming star Maana Patel brought in the symbolic Torch of Unity into the arena and handed it over to the Prime Minister.
Praising the theme behind the Games anthem, 'Judega India, Jitega India', the Prime Minister said that the National Games would act as a launch pad for every youngster.
The National Games, being held after seven years, will witness India's best athletes compete in 36 disciplines in six cities of Gujarat.
Sep 29, 2022
FIFA Honours Sunil Chhetri
World football governing body FIFA released a three-episode series on the life and career of talismanic Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri to honour his achievements and goal scoring exploits.
Chhetri, with 84 international goals to his name, is third in the list of active footballers with most international goals, behind Lionel Messi (90) and Cristiano Ronaldo (117).
The first episode leads up to his India debut. The second episode is about Chhetri doing wonders for the national team. In the third episode, Chhetri reached the zenith of his professional career.
Sep 28, 2022
West Zone Beat South Zone to Win 2022 Duleep Trophy
Ajinkya Rahane-led West Zone team defeated the Hanuma Vihari-led South Zone by 294 runs and won the Duleep Trophy for a record 19th time. The Rahane-led team wrapped the contest as they bowled out Vihari's team on 234 at SNR College Cricket Ground, Coimbatore. The match saw West Zone dominating after making a comeback into the game as they trailed in the first innings. West Zone's Yashasvi Jaiswal was adjudged as the Player of the match, while his team-mate Jaydev Unadkat awarded the Player of the series award.
Sep 27, 2022
Carlsen Beats India's Arjun Erigaisi to Clinch Julius Baer Chess Title
Norwegian Magnus Carlsen became the first player in the world to break the 2900 Tour Rating barrier following a crushing win over Indian teenager Arjun Erigaisi, and clinched the Julius Baer Generation Cup, the seventh leg of the USD1.6 million Meltwater Champions Chess Tour.
The world No. 1 needed just two games to take the seventh leg of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, ending Erigaisi's challenge 2-0.
It is Carlsen's fourth tournament win of the Tour season and extends his advantage at the top of the overall leaderboard.
Eliud Kipchoge Breaks the World Record at the 2022 Berlin Marathon
Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge enhanced his reputation as arguably the greatest marathon runner when he broke his own world record by 30 seconds at the Berlin Marathon. The Kenyan's 2:01:09 was a major upgrade on his 2:01:39 also set in Berlin four years ago.
The Berlin marathon course is considered the fastest in the world because of the flat smooth roads. Kipchoge's record was the 12th time a marathon world record was set in Berlin. Of these three were by women.
Kohli Now India's Second-highest International Run-scorer; overtakes Dravid
Virat Kohli surpassed Rahul Dravid and became the second highest run-scorer for India in international cricket.
The star batter accomplished this feat in the third T20I against Australia in Hyderabad.
Now, Kohli has a total of 24,078 runs in 471 matches across 525 innings at an average of 53.62. His best individual score in cricket is 254*. 71 centuries have come from his bat along with 125 half-centuries.
He has surpassed Indian great Rahul Dravid, who has scored 24,064 international runs for the Indian cricket team. Though Dravid's international cricket run tally stands at 24,208, the rest of his 144 runs have been scored as a part of teams like Asia XI, ICC World XI.
The leading run scorer for Team India in international cricket is none other than Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar. In 664 matches across 782 innings, Tendulkar has scored 34,357 runs at an average of 48.52. 100 centuries and 164 half-centuries have come from his bat, with the best score of 248*.
Sep 26, 2022
Former India Captain Dilip Tirkey is New Hockey India President
Former India captain Dilip Tirkey was elected unopposed as the new president of Hockey India (HI). The three-time Olympian, regarded as one of India's best defenders, was the favourite to take over as the president after he filed his nomination as the president of Odisha's hockey federation.
The elections were supposed to be held next month, but Tirkey was named the president after Hockey Jharkhand president Bhola Nath Singh withdrew his candidature for the post. Singh was elected unopposed as the secretary general of the new HI executive. Singh is a known loyalist of Narinder Batra, the former president of the Indian Olympic Association, International Hockey Federation (FIH) and the HI. The Tamil Nadu federation's chief, Sekar J Manoharan, was also elected unopposed as the new treasurer.
Mithali Raj, Sourav Ganguly Lead Tributes to Jhulan Goswami
Former India women's team skipper Mithali Raj led the tributes to veteran India pace bowler Jhulan Goswami who retired from international cricket, saying her longevity was beyond compare.
Indian women's cricket team gave a fitting farewell to the legendary bowler in her last international game, with a 16-run victory in a low-scoring third and final T20I and 3-0 series whitewash over England at Lord's.
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