The 2023 ODI World Cup in India had an economic impact of ₹11,637 crore (USD 1.39 billion), according to Nielsen's Economic Impact Assessment for the International Cricket Council. Tourism played a big role, with domestic and foreign tourists attending matches, increasing revenue in the housing, travel, and food industries. According to ICC Chief Executive Geoff Allardice, the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 brought in USD 861.4 million (7,200 crore) for host cities through tourism. Due to the large number of visitors, spending on lodging, transportation, and food and beverages was what
After one inning, India C led India B in the Duleep Trophy standings because of pacer Anshul Kamboj's record-breaking eight-wicket haul. India B was bowled out for 332 runs in 108 overs after starting the match at 309/7, with Kamboj taking two wickets in the same amount of time as the previous day. No one was able to defeat Captain Abhimanyu Easwaran in 157. After posting 525 in the opening inning, India C finished their second inning at 128/4, with 62 runs scored by skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad. India B scored one point and India C scored three as a result of the agreed-upon draw, giving India
India advanced to the semifinals of the Hero Asian Champions Trophy 2024 with an 8-1 victory over Malaysia. Raj Kumar Pal, a young striker, scored a hat-trick in the third, 25th, and 33rd minutes. Araijeet Singh Hundal (6th and 39th), Jugraj Singh (7th), Harmanpreet Singh (22nd), and Uttam Singh (40th) all scored goals. Malaysia's only goal came from Akhimullah Anuar (34th). With this victory, India now leads the standings, having won three straight games, including victories over China (3-0) and Japan (5-1). The competition will feature six teams in a round-robin format, with the top f
India's Navdeep Singh won a historic gold medal in the men's Paralympic Games javelin F41 category when Iran's Sadegh Beit Sayah was disqualified for bad behaviour at the Paris Paralympics. Navdeep first won silver with a personal best throw of 47.32m, however, his medal was upgraded after Sayah was disqualified for continuously raising an offensive banner. This was India's first gold medal in the F41 category. Navdeep, competing in the classification for athletes of short stature, edged off world record holder Sun Pengxiang of China, who finished second with a 44.72m throw. Iraq's Nukhail
India creates history at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, winning a record-breaking 29 medals—7 gold, 9 silver, and 13 bronze—and finishing in the top 20. This is a substantial improvement above the 19 medals earned at the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021. Among the notable accomplishments, Avani Lekhara became the first Indian woman to win multiple Paralympic medals by defending her gold in the 10m air rifle SH1, and Preethi Pal scored India's first track event medal with a bronze in the 100m T35, followed by another in the 200m. Rubina Francis became India's first woman to win a pistol medal,
Jannik Sinner, the world number one, became the first Italian to win the US Open after defeating Taylor Fritz of the US in the 2024 final. The Italian tennis player won in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5, to secure his second Grand Slam championship of the year, following his victory at the Australian Open earlier in the season. Sinner's impressive performance not only secured his top ATP rating but also resulted in a whopping ₹30 crore award. Taylor Fritz was extremely disappointed with his defeat because it prevented him from becoming the first American men's singles Grand Slam champion i
India won the men's Hero Asian Champions Trophy by a commanding 5-1 margin over Japan, their second consecutive success. Sukhjeet Singh scored twice, in the second and 60th minutes, while Abhishek (3rd), Sanjay (17th), and Uttam Singh (54th) also contributed. Matsumoto Kazumasa scored Japan's only goal in the 41st minute. India, coming off a 3-0 victory against China, got off to a great start, with Sukhjeet scoring a field goal in the first two minutes. Abhishek immediately followed, gliding past opponents to make the score 2-0. Sanjay expanded the lead in the 17th minute by converting a p
France suffered a surprise 3-1 defeat to Italy in their first Group A2 Nations League match on Friday at the Parc des Princes. Despite Bradley Barcola scoring France's quickest goal ever just 12 seconds into the game, Italy replied and won comfortably. This was France's first loss to Italy since June 2008. Didier Deschamps, France's manager, gave debuts to Michael Olise of Bayern Munich and Manu Kone of Roma, who came on as a substitute. Deschamps justified his choice to rotate the squad, emphasising the value of utilising the Nations League to test new players and spread playing time ahea
Aryna Sabalenka, the World No. 2 from Belarus, won her second Grand Slam championship of 2024 at the US Open on September 7. She beat Jessica Pegula 7-5, 7-5 in straight sets. Sabalenka previously reached the US Open final in 2023 but was defeated in three sets by local favourite Coco Gauff. Sabalenka rebounded this year, adding the US Open trophy to her formidable collection. Earlier in 2024, she won the Australian Open, becoming the first woman since Angelique Kerber in 2016 to win both hardcourt majors in the same season. Sabalenka's victory at the US Open won her a sizable reward of
Indian archer Harvinder Singh won gold in the men's individual recurve open final at the Paralympics, defeating Poland's Lukasz Ciszek 6-0. This is his second consecutive Paralympic medal, following a historic bronze in Paris three years ago, making him the first Indian archer to accomplish this feat. Singh had previously defeated Iran's Mohammad Reza Arab Ameri 7-3 in the semifinals despite trailing 1-3. This triumph is India's second archery medal in Paris, following Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar's bronze in the mixed team compound open event. India's total medal tally now stands at 22,