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Dec 12, 2022

Air Warrior Corp Amar Singh Devanda Finishes 6th in 24 Hour Ultra Marathon in Taiwan

Air Warrior Cpl Amar Singh Devandar bagged the sixth position in 24 hours Ultra Marathon organized by the Chinese Taipai Association by covering a distance of 204.47 km. He covered 510 laps (400 m each) in the stadium in 24 hours.
The 24 hours Ultra Marathon was organised by Chinese Taipai Association of Ultra runners for 2022 at Soochow University, Taiwan. Cpl Amar Singh Devanda represented India in the event. A total of 31 runners comprising 21 males and 10 females from 5 countries participated in the event.
During Asia-Oceania 24 Hrs Championship 2022 held at Bengaluru, Cpl Amar covered 257.618 Km on July 3, 2022 and created a new national record. The Indian team led by him stood first in the championship.

Morocco Beats Portugal Becomes 1st African Country to Reach WC Semi-finals

Morocco became the first African country to reach the World Cup semi-finals by beating Portugal 1-0, likely ending Cristiano Ronaldo's chances of winning soccer's biggest prize.
Youssef En-Nesyri scored the winning goal in the 42nd minute to continue Morocco's improbable run that has generated an outpouring of pride in the Arab world during the first World Cup to be staged in the Middle East.
Morocco will play France in the semi-finals.

Indian Batter Ishan Kishan Hits Fastest ODI Double Hundred off 126 Balls

India batter Ishan Kishan smashed the fastest ODI double century in 126 balls against Bangladesh at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram. The wicketkeeper-batsman scored a 150 off boundaries alone, with 24 fours and 10 sixes all around the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. Kishan was dislodged on 210 off 131 balls.
Kishan also became the fourth ODI double-centurion Indian after Rohit Sharma, Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar and the seventh batsman overall to achieve the feat, along with Gayle, Martin Guptill and Fakhar Zaman. Kishan added 290 for the second wicket with Virat Kohli, who made his 44th ODI hundred, and his first in the format since August 2019. The Kishan-Kohli stand was India's third-highest partnership in ODIs, and the seventh-highest ever in the format.

Dec 10, 2022

McLaughlin-Levrone, Mondo Duplantis Won 'World Athlete of the Year' Awards

World champion American hurdler Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Swedish pole vaulter Armand "Mondo" Duplantis won the World Athlete of the Year awards.
McLaughlin-Levrone broke the world women's 400m hurdles record twice while Duplantis set three new world highs this year.
US-born Swede Duplantis claimed the award for the second time in three years with three world records in 2022 plus the men's world indoor title in March and the world outdoor gold in July.

Dec 09, 2022

Eden Hazard Announces Retirement from International Football

Belgium captain Eden Hazard announced his retirement from international football after his side crashed out in the group-stages of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Hazard was the face of Belgium football. He made his international debut in 2008 and has earned 126 caps for his country, scoring 33 goals for them.
He was one of the best players in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, guiding his team to a third place finish. However, after a dismal performance in the 2022 World Cup, he decided to hang up his boots.
Hazard won Belgian Footballer of the Year in 2017, 2018 and 2019, while also winning the award for Belgium's Sportsman of the Year in 2018.

Dec 08, 2022

Rohit Sharma Becomes First Indian to Hit 500 Sixes in International Cricket

Captain Rohit Sharma became the first Indian, and just the second batter world-wide, in international cricket to hit 500 sixes, during the second ODI against Bangladesh.
Rohit's tally of 500 international sixes is bettered by only West Indies legend Chris Gayle, who has 533 sixes. No other Indian batter has more than 400 sixes. M.S. Dhoni with 359 sixes is the closest to Rohit among Indian players.
The likes of Shahid Afridi (476), Brendon McCullum (398), Martin Guptill (383) are the third, fourth and fifth place respectively in the list of most number of six hitters in international cricket.

Sukant Kadam Strikes Gold at Peru Para Badminton International

World No. 3 Sukant Kadam smashed his way to a gold medal at the Peru Para-Badminton International, defeating ace shuttler defeated Singapore's Chee Hiong Ang.
India won 14 medals in total (6 gold, 1 silver and 7 bronze).
Sukant defeated Chee Hiong Ang in straight sets with a score line of 21-14 and 21-15. The match lasted 32 minutes.
In the women's category, Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan and Mandeep Kaur clinched the titles in the SH6 and SL3 singles sections.
Indian men's doubles pair Nehal and Breno Johann (SL3-SL4) and the women's doubles duo of Parul Parmar and Vaishali Nilesh Patel (SL3-SU5) claimed gold medals in their respective categories.

Dec 07, 2022

Olympic Medallist Mirabai Chanu Clinches Silver at World Weightlifting Championship

Top Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu was not at her best due to a wrist injury but still won a silver medal at the World Weightlifting Championships with a total lift of 200 kg, in Bogota, Colombia. The Tokyo Olympic silver medallist, competing in 49 kg category, managed to lift 87 kg in snatch and in 'clean and jerk' her best effort was a lift of 113 kg.
The Indian finished behind China's Jiang Huihua, who won the gold with a total effort of 206kg (93 kg + 113 kg) while her compatriot and Tokyo Olympics champion Hou Zhihua 198 kg (89 kg + 109 kg) took the bronze medal.

Cristiano Ronaldo Signs 200-million Euro Contract with Saudi Club Al-Nassr

Cristiano Ronaldo sensationally joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr on a two and a half year deal worth 200 million euros per season. Earlier, Ronaldo's agent Jorge Mendes had spoken to a number of clubs including European giants like Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Atletico Madrid, etc., but no one showed any serious interest in Rolando.
Ronaldo's contract got terminated by Manchester United after a controversial bombshell interview with broadcaster Piers Morgan.
Al Nassr Football Club is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Riyadh.
Formed in 1955, the club plays its home games at the Mrsool Park. Their home colours are yellow and blue. Al Nassr is one of the most successful clubs in Saudi Arabia.

Ramesh Powar Removed as Women's Head Coach, Hrishikesh Kanitkar Appointed as Batting Coach

Lack of communication with the players, growing differences with the senior players, taking decisions without the consent of the captain, and bad rapport with selectors were cited by top BCCI officials as reasons for removing Ramesh Powar as head coach of the Indian women's team two months ahead of the T20 World Cup. In a surprising move, the Board shifted Powar to the National Cricket Academy to work as a spin-bowling coach with the men's set up headed by VVS Laxman.
The board has not named any new head coach for the women's team. Instead, former India cricketer Hrishikesh Kanitkar, who has been a batting consultant at the NCA, was elevated to the senior women's team as batting coach and will oversee operations. Kanitkar has already linked up with the side in Mumbai as India is set to face Australia in a T20I series. Kanitkar is not new to the women's team set-up as he accompanied it to Sri Lanka as batting coach and was also there when they clinched silver at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Kanitkar also enjoys a good rapport with the players, especially with regards to the technical aspects and players often rely on him for inputs.

Manisha Ramadass Named as the BWF Female Para-Badminton Player of the Year

Young Indian shuttler Manisha Ramadass claimed the BWF Female Para-Badminton Player of the Year award for her stellar run this season. The Badminton World Federation (BWF) named Manisha as the winner after the 17-year-old won the gold in the World Championships in the SU5 section. Overall, she claimed 11 gold and five bronze medals in 2022.
Other contenders in this section were India's Nithya Sre Sumathy and Manasi Joshi, Sarina Satomi, Giuliana Poveda Flores, and Pilar Jauregui.

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