India batter Virat Kohli completed his 69th half-century in one-day internationals to become the leading run-scorer in the ongoing ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. Kohli brought up his half-century, while chasing 274 runs against New Zealand at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on October 22. This was Kohli’s 69th fifty in ODIs and his third in this World Cup. He overtook Mohammad Rizwan of Pakistan and India captain Rohit Sharma to become the leading run-getter in the 2023 World Cup. Kohli then formed a 52-run stand with Shreyas Iyer to settle India’s innings after two quick dismis
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 14 confirmed that India would bid to host the 2036 Olympics. The Prime Minister made the announcement during the inauguration of the 141st International Olympic Committee (IOC) session at the Jio World Centre in Mumbai. Speaking at the session, IOC President Thomas Bach informed that the committee has sold seven million tickets for Paris Olympics to people from 180 countries, and there is huge demand for the remaining three million tickets yet to be released. Bach declared the 2024 Paris Olympics as the final games before the artificial intelligen
Tokyo Olympics javelin throw champion Neeraj Chopra was nominated for the Men’s World Athlete of the Year 2023 award by the World Athletics on October 12. The other 10 athletes shortlisted for the Men’s World Athlete of the Year 2023 award include sprinter Noah Lyles (USA), the 100m and 200m world champion and the world leader in 200m; Soufiane El Bakkali (Morocco), the 3000m steeplechase champion; Mondo Duplantis (Sweden), the reigning world champion in the men’s pole vault; race walker Alvaro Martin (Spain), world champion in the 20km and 35km events. Chopra became the first Indian
The Indian men's hockey team sealed their spot in the 2024 Paris Olympics by winning the high-stake final match against Japan in the recent Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. The Indian team displayed a dominating performance, scoring 5 goals, while Japanese could manage to send the ball only once into the nets. The top goal scorer for India was Harmanpreet Singh, who successfully converted two penalty corners in the 32nd and 59th minutes, respectively. The opening goal came from Manpreet Singh in the 25th minute. The other two goals came from Amit Rohidas, through a penalty corner in the 36t
Incredible India signed off Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games in China with a record 107 medals (28 gold, 38 silver, 41 bronze) to finish fourth on the medal tally. This is the nation’s biggest-ever haul in a single edition of the quadrennial games. The feat of 100 medals was registered on October 7 as the Indian women’s kabaddi team won a gold medal beating Chinese Taipei at the 19th Asian Games 2023. It is only the second time that India has won over 100 medals in any of the three international games — The Olympics, Commonwealth Games and Asian Games. India won 101 medals at the 2010 Co
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed three major USA cities, Dallas, Miami and New York, as the venues for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. The country is set to host the T20 World Cup for the first time, with Grand Prairie in Dallas, Broward County in Florida and Nassau County in New York chosen as the venues for the grand event. USA and West Indies were selected as co-hosts for the global tournament in November 2021. The venues were chosen following an extensive evaluation of several options. Modular stadium technology will be used to increase facilities for the su
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for an International Cricket Stadium in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi on September 23. The new stadium, to be built near the Ring Road in Rajatalab area, is likely to be ready by December 2025. The UP government has allocated ₹121 crore for land acquisition, and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will invest ₹330 crores in the stadium’s construction. This stadium in Varanasi marks Uttar Pradesh’s third international cricket facility after Kanpur and Lucknow. The stadium will have a capacity of 30,000 spectators.
The Indian rowing contingent ended its campaign at the 2023 Asian Games on 25 September with five medals – three bronze and two silver. With five medals, the contingent matched India’s best-ever tally of medals in rowing in any Asian Games. The first medal, a silver, came in men’s lightweight double sculls on the Day 1 of the campaign, September 24. The pair of Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh secured a silver medal with their timing of 6:21.18. The second medal, a bronze, came in men’s coxless pair, with Babu Lal Yadav and Lekh Ram clocking a timing of 6:50.41. The third and final r
India beat Australia by 99 runs (DLS Method) in the second one-day international (ODI) at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on September 24. With the win, Team India claimed the series 2-0 with one match remaining. India will now go into the World Cup 2023 as the No.1 ranked team in ODIs. Being put in to bat first, India built a huge score of 399 for the loss of five wickets, with Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer put on 200 runs for the second wicket. KL Rahul scored 52 runs, while Ishan Kishan scored 31 runs. Suryakumar Yadav stayed not out on 72 runs off 37 balls. Australian player, Came
The 62nd edition of the Subroto Cup International Football Tournament began on September 19, 2023, with matches hosted in Bengaluru, Delhi, and Gurugram. India’s oldest national inter-school football competition will go on till October 23, 2023. For many years, the Subroto Cup has been a showcase of young football talent in India. It will feature three distinct age categories, each with their own set of teams and venues. The Under-17 junior boys and girls competitions will take place in the Delhi-NCR region. The venues include the Ambedkar Stadium, Tejas Football Ground (Delhi), Subro