On Sunday, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel inaugurated the International Kite Festival 2023 in Ahmedabad. This year, the annual kite festival will see the participation of around 125 kite flyers from 68 countries. The event, which runs from January 8 to January 14, will also include 65 kite flyers from 14 Indian states and 660 from different parts of Gujarat. The theme of the festival, One Earth, One Family, One Future, is based on the G-20 theme. Patel, while inaugurating the event, noted that the kite industry, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, has grown from a
Indian bowler Umran Malik clocked a speed of 155 kmph as he got Sri Lankan batsman Dasun Shanaka out in the first India versus Sri Lanka T20I match. It was also the fastest ball of the match. Team India began the series with a two-run victory over Sri Lanka in the 1st T20I in Mumbai on Tuesday. Shivam Mavi, who made his India debut in the clash, was the star of the show with four wickets at 22 runs in four overs. Mavi found support from Umran Malik, who outshone others with his ferocious pace. The pace sensation returned with two wickets and conceded 27 runs in four overs. During his sp
Koustav Chatterjee became India’s 78th Grandmaster (GM) in MPL 59th National Senior Chess Championship in New Delhi on Saturday. At the National Senior Chess Championships in New Delhi, the 19-year-old boy drew the game against GM Mitrabha Guha. The ninth GM from West Bengal, Mitrabha Guha could have gone for a win, but Koustav cruised through the game and mixed up the order in the endgame and managed to draw it to secure his final GM norm. With the win, the Kolkata boy became West Bengal’s tenth Grandmaster. Koustav started playing chess in 2010 and earned the International Master
The Saudi Football Association will host an international women's friendly tournament from January 11-19, where the matches will be held at Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium in Al-Khobar. The tournament will have four participating teams from Pakistan, Comoros, Mauritius, and Saudi Arabia. The tournament is part of the goals of the Women’s Football Department of the Saudi Football Association (SFA) to develop the women’s first team, which was launched last year. Lamia bint Ibrahim bin Bahian, member of the board of directors at the SFA and general supervisor of women’s football manag
Australian cricketer David Warner on Tuesday smashed a historic ton in his 100th test match at Melbourne Cricket Ground against South Africa. With this century, Warner became the 10th player to smash a century in his 100th Test. The other cricketers to achieve the feat are Colin Cowdrey (England), Javed Miandad (Pakistan), Gordon Greenidge (West Indies), Alec Stewart (England), Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan), Ricky Ponting (Australia), Graeme Smith (South Africa), Hashim Amla (South Africa), Joe Root (England). The veteran opener is also the only second Australian to hit a century in his 100th
Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain and the reigning world champion Nikhat Zareen won Gold medals at the 6th Elite Women’s National Boxing Championships in Bhopal on Monday. Lovlina Borgohain beat Arundhati Choudhary of Services 5-0 in the 75 kg final, and Nikhat Zareen defeated Anamika of Railways 4-1 in the final of the 50 kg category. The young boxer from Manipur, Sanamacha Thokchom Chanu, who picked a Gold medal at the 2021 Youth World Championships, also secured the title in the 70 kg by overcoming Madhya Pradesh’s Shruti Yadav 3-2 in the thrilling final. The o
Bahrain’s Rizwan Butt on Wednesday became the first player to take a five-wicket haul in T20I cricket in six consecutive deliveries. Rizwan made the record against Singapore in a T20I in Bangi, Malaysia. The bowler picked wickets on the third, fourth and sixth delivery of Singapore’s 18th over and then took two wickets off the first two deliveries in the 20th over. Rizwan Butt did not take any wicket in his first 14 balls. However, he took five wickets in the next 6 balls. The bowler took the wicket on the third and fourth balls of the 18th over, but could not take any wicket on the fi
Odisha Chief Secretary S C Mohapatra on Monday said that India’s biggest hockey stadium and an airport in the steel city of Rourkela have been completed to host the upcoming Men’s Hockey World Cup. The airport will be operationalised in a few days. Mohapatra said this while inspecting the newly built facilities. With a few formalities remaining to be completed, after which regular flight services between Bhubaneswar and Rourkela will begin, he said. The State Chief Secretary said Alliance Air will run four daily flights between Bhubaneswar and Rourkela during the World Cup. The state g
India has won the inaugural FIH Women's Nations Cup title with a 1-0 win over Spain in the summit clash on December 17, sealing a berth in the FIH 2023-24 Pro League. The FIH Pro League is a key event ahead of next year’s Asian Games and the 2024 Paris Olympics. In Saturday’s FIH Women's Nations Cup title match, it was Spain who first earned an early penalty corner but Indian captain and goalkeeper Savita Punia made an excellent save. India, the Commonwealth Games bronze medalists, earned their first penalty corner in the sixth minute and converted it to take the lead. Gurjit Kaur scor
The Indian national blind cricket team made history on Saturday as they won the T20 World Cup for the Blind for the third consecutive time. The Indian team beat Bangladesh by an impressive margin of 120 runs at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. India captain Ajay Kumar Reddy won the toss and elected to bat. The team set a target of 278 runs for Bangladesh. Bangladesh, in response, could only manage to reach 157 in 20 overs. India’s Sunil Ramesh scored 136 runs off just 63 balls. He was named both Man of the Match and Man of the Series in the B3 category. Reddy reached the three-digit m