Traders in Qatar eagerly await World Cup fans, as crowds are already growing as the World Cup excitement goes up. Boxloads of souvenirs and artifacts arrive daily in Doha's Souq Waqif market, containing wooden camels, plates with pictures of Qatar's skyscrapers, gold necklaces, Football hats, and scarves. The narrow alleys of the 100-year-old market will be an attraction for the one million football fans expected at the tournament. Qatar will be hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup, scheduled to take place from 20 November to 18 December 2022. This will be the first World Cup ever to be held in
Namibia was defeated by the UAE by seven runs in their last Group A match of the T20 World Cup 2022. In the history of the T20 World Cup, this is the UAE's first victory. The final Group A match of the ongoing T20 World Cup was at Simonds Stadium, Geelong. After opting to bat first, UAE posted a competitive total on the board after Muhammad Waseem scored 50 runs off 41 deliveries and skipper Chundangapoyil Rizwan hit 43 runs off 29 deliveries. The United Arab Emirates bowled their best game against Namibia as they had nothing to lose. The UAE let a four-wicket lead slip after 13 overs,
During Mumbai's Annual General Meeting (AGM), Roger Binny officially succeeded Saurav Ganguly as BCCI president. With a reported net worth of $2 billion, the richest cricket board in the world has appointed Binny as its 36th president. Binny previously served as Karnataka State Cricket Association president, but he will now step down to serve the apex cricketing body of the country. The former BCCI president and cricket icon Ganguly reacted on Tuesday to the appointment of Roger Binny as the new apex cricket board's president. For three years, Ganguly served as the BCCI's president, one of
The 19-year-old Arjun Erigaisi, an Indian grandmaster, beat the world champion, Magnus Carlsen, in the Aimchess Rapid preliminary round on Sunday. He is currently ranked fifth after eight rounds after losing to compatriot Vidit Santosh Gujrathi. Early on Sunday, the Indian won his first match over world champion Carlsen in the seventh round. After beating Nils Grandelius (Sweden), Daniel Naroditsky (USA) and Carlsen, Erigaisi drew with Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland). He said, "It felt really good. I was really happy with the game." Currently, he has 15 points and claims fifth place behi
On Wednesday's final day of the National Games, Olympic bronze medalist Lovlina Borgohain defeated former World Championship silver medalist Saweety Boora 5-0 to claim the gold medal in the women's 75kg category. As a middleweight, Lovlina will make her international debut at the upcoming Asian championships in Amman after switching weight classes. Despite suffering a nose injury during the selection trials for the continental event and entering the games at the last minute, Lovlina managed to find some rhythm against Saweety. Using her lanky frame, Lovlina dodged Saweety's attacks and
In the third match of the series, India thrashed a below-par South Africa side by seven wickets to secure a 2-1 victory. The hosts bowled brilliantly to limit South Africa to 99 runs in their innings. With 34 off 42, Heinrich Klaasen rescued his team from embarrassment. The first ball was bowled by Team India after winning the toss. There were some changes in the South African starting lineup compared to the Shikhar Dhawan-led side from the second ODI. A 26/3 scorecard was recorded by the Proteas after the first powerplay. The hosts took complete control of the proceedings to pile pr
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands became the F1 drivers’ world champion, during the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan, Sunday. Verstappen successfully concluded his world title defense to claim his second consecutive Formula One championship with four races to spare. The victory in Japan was Verstappen’s 12th win of the season after starting from the pole position to reach the chequered flag before any other driver on the grid. Despite the rain in Suzuka, Verstappen retained his title at the same venue where he made his debut as t
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