On Sunday, Novak Djokovic won his 90th career title and fourth of 2022 by defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas in the ATP final in Astana. Djokovic, 35, won the match 6-3, 6-4 in 75 minutes to add to his three titles this season in Israel, Rome and Wimbledon. As a result of the win, the fourth seed assured himself a spot at the ATP Finals in 2022. On his won 90 titles, he said, “I dared to dream actually, I always hoped that I would be going to have a great career. Obviously, didn’t know the number of finals I was going to play, the number of tournaments I was going to win, but my intention wa
In the AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers, India won 3-0 against Kuwait because of Thanglalsoun Gangte's brace. In their previous match, India won 5-0 against the Maldives. Three points were earned by the Indian side thanks to two goals from Gangte. Sahil also stood out with a remarkable performance, making a number of crucial saves and keeping the score clean. As soon as the game began, the Indians were in command. After a corner-kick opportunity, Gangte headed the ball into the net in the ninth minute. There was, however, a foul called by the referee in the build-up. A low, fizzing sh
India defeated South Africa by 16 runs in a high-scoring Twenty20 international in Guwahati on Sunday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series as David Miller and Quinton de Kock's unbeaten 174-run proved futile. India's imperious batting performance helped them post 237 runs on the scorecard. Miller played a brilliant knock (106 off 47 balls) and opener De Kock posed danger to India at one stage but eventually fell short of 16 runs and help India clinch victory and their first home T20 series win over South Africa. South Africa was struggling at 5-2 at the end of the
Suryakumar Yadav became the first batsman in the history of cricket to hit 50 sixes in the shortest format of the game in a single calendar year. He reached this milestone during the second T20I match against South Africa at Guwahati. In the match, Yadav scored an extraordinary 61 off just 22 balls. His five towering five sixes and five speedy fours amused players and fans alike. Now Suryakumar has amassed 50 sixes in the 2022 calendar year. Pakistan's wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan, who had hit 42 sixes last year, is his closest rival. New Zealand's experienced opener Martin G
Fans attending the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar must show proof of a negative COVID-19 before being allowed to enter the venue. The test report is mandatory even for those who are fully vaccinated, the organisers said in a statement on Thursday. All visitors aged six and over will have to present a negative result from a PCR test taken within 48 hours before their departure or from a rapid antigen test taken in the 24 hours before arriving, the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy said. But that is not all. Results of the rapid antigen tests will only be accepted if they are from
The Indian trio of Shardul Vihan, Shapath Bharadwaj, and Arya Vansh Tyagi won the trap team junior men’s gold, defeating Italy 6-4 in the shotgun World Championship in Osijek, Croatia, on Saturday. It was an aggressive performance by the Indian team, as it came through to the gold contest by winning a shoot-off against the USA 2-0 after both teams stood tied with 205 in the qualification round. Contrastingly, Italy had topped the qualification field, scoring 206, one point ahead of India. It was the Italian team of Emanuele Iezzi, Gianmarco Barletta, and Edoardo Antonioli that had
On Sunday, Kenyan marathoner Eliud Kipchoge shattered his own world record at the Berlin Marathon by running 2:01:09, 30 seconds faster than his previous record set in 2018. In a sanctioned world marathon, Kipchoge, who won gold medals at the 2016 and 2020 Olympics, is getting close to breaking the 2-hour barrier. During the Ineos 1:59 Challenge in 2019, he became the first person to ever run a marathon in under two hours, but the IAAF did not recognize it as a world record. After covering the first ten kilometres in 28:23, the 37-year-old runner clocked 42:32 at 15K, hinting at a sub-t
Indian women’s cricket team start batter Smriti Mandhana on Wednesday completed 3000 runs in the One-Day International format, becoming the third Indian player to cross the milestone. Mandhana achieved the feat in her 76th ODI innings, surpassing India legend Mithali Raj, who reached 3000 runs in 88 innings. Mandhana got through this milestone during the second ODI match of the three-match series against England in Canterbury. She completed 3,000 runs in ODI cricket at an average of 43+ and a strike rate of almost 85. The current India- England series is the second series in the IC
Ethan Nwaneri, aged 15 years and 181 days, created Premier League history on Sunday by becoming the youngest ever player in the English top flight. He beat the record previously held by Liverpool's Harvey Elliott, who was 16 years and 30 days when he represented Fulham in 2019. Nwaneri came off the bench in stoppage time as Arsenal’s clinched a 3-0 victory at Brentford on Sunday. It was expected that Nwaneri would spend the season with Arsenal Under-18s, but he was quickly promoted to the Under-21s following his brilliant performances. Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was falling short of
In an effort to ease fears raised by LGBTQ activists, Qatar's ruler said all fans will be welcome at the World Cup "without discrimination." Organizers have worked to assure rights groups that same-sex couples will not face discrimination at the tournament, which begins on November 20. However, the organizing committee and government officials expect that the World Cup's million-plus attendees will respect local cultural norms. At the UN General Assembly, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani said that Qatar will open its doors to all without any discrimination and enjoy football and its amaz