In a first, Paris 2024 Olympics will see an opening ceremony outside of a stadium and in the heart of the city, as its organisers unveiled their plan to open the ceremony on the River Seine, with at least 6,00,000 spectators expected to attend the grand party. A total of 116 Parisian and regional boats from 42 river companies have been identified to sail on the river on July 26, 2024. The boats mostly will come from Paris, with a Strasbourg-based provider Batorama too sending its boats to participate in the opening ceremony. The boats will transport the athletes, sailing six kilometers
The Portuguese-language Michaelis dictionary, one of the most popular in Brazil, added "pelé" as a new adjective for someone who is “exceptional, incomparable, unique”. The inclusion came after a campaign by the Pelé Foundation to honour the football star gathered more than 1,25,000 signatures. The entry reads: "pe.lé adj. That or someone who is out of the ordinary, who or who by virtue of their quality, value or superiority cannot be equalled to anything or anyone, just like Pelé, nickname of Edson Arantes do Nascimento (1940-2022), who is considered the greatest athlete of all ti
Kolkata Knight Riders’ batter Rinku Singh is spending ₹50 lakh to build hostel for underprivileged cricketers in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The hostel will house more than 50 children and provide them with the necessary facilities. Born in a humble family in Aligarh to a father who worked for an LPG company as a cylinder-delivery executive, Rinku Singh spent his childhood in a dilapidated, tin-roofed house, alongside his nine-member family. He has committed to providing the poor youth with the facilities he never had. He persevered as a budding cricketer and now wishes to provide opportun
Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma completed 6,000 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Hyderabad on April 18. It took him 232 matches (227 innings) to accomplish the feat, and has scored 41 fifties and one hundred in the IPL. Rohit was at 5986 runs before the start of the match and needed 14 runs to reach the milestone. On the second ball of the third over, he hit the second of his three consecutive fours to complete 6,000 runs in IPL history. He scored 28 runs in the innings, but became just the fourth player to score 6,000 IPL
Liverpool ended its five-game winless run in all competitions with a 6-1 victory against struggling Leeds United in the Premier League on Monday, April 17 at Elland Road, England. Liverpool had not tasted victory in the Premier League in more than six weeks, since routing Manchester United 7-0. To Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp, it was the “best game” his side has produced in a topsy-turvy 2022-23 campaign. After a not up to scratch run of form, Liverpool looked dedicated to show the rest of the Premier League that it is still in with a chance of securing a place in the Champions Leag
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will spend at least ₹502.92 crore to renovate five major stadiums in India for the ODI World Cup in October-November in India. Out of the amount, ₹100 crore will be used to revamp Delhi stadium, ₹117.17 crore for Hyderabad stadium, ₹127.47 crore for Kolkata’s Eden Gardens, ₹79.46 crore for Mohali stadium, and ₹78.82 crore for Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Mohali, though, is not a World Cup venue this year. The five venues underwent a gap assessment from the BCCI. The gap assessment outlines the gaps between the current and ide
Delhi Capitals (DC) stand-in captain David Warner on April 11 became the first-ever overseas player to smash 600 fours in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The 36-year-old Australian accomplished this milestone during the match against Mumbai Indians (MI) at the home arena of Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Only Shikhar Dhawan has hit more fours in IPL than Warner, with 728 fours in 208 IPL innings. In Tuesday’s match, Warner scored 51 in 47 balls. His knock consisted of six fours. This took Warner’s four-tally in IPL to 604. The highest number of fours in IPL history belongs to the curr
Cricket Australia (CA) and Australia Cricketers’ Association (ACA) have signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) which will boost the pay scale of contracted women’s cricketers. The MoU signed in Melbourne on April 3 announced an increase in payments for all centrally contracted cricketers, with female players getting a boost of almost 66 percent. Keeping in mind the success and popularity of women’s cricket leagues all over the world, and with the successful opening edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) in India, the competition has increased. To ensure that the Women�
Rajasthan Royals leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal on April 2 became the first-ever Indian bowler to take 300 wickets in T20 cricket. The star spinner made the record during Rajasthan Royals' opening match of the 2023 Indian Premier League against the Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. He registered figures of 4-0-17-4 against SRH and took his tally of wickets in T20 cricket to 303. Chahal dismissed SRH batter Harry Brook to reach the feat. Of his 300 wickets, 91 have come in international cricket. Ravichandran Ashwin, with 288 wickets, is the second-hig
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the Australian Grand Prix on April 2 after two late red flags and many crashes threw the race into chaos. Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton came in second, followed by Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll. Double defending champion Verstappen was leading Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton with a few laps left when Haas driver Kevin Magnussen crashed into a wall, leaving debris on the track and stopping the race. The cars returned to the grid with fresh tyres for a two-lap sprint, but in a frenzied restart, Williams driver Logan Sargeant drove into the back of Al