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Jonny Bairstow, Marizanne Kapp named ICC Player of the Month for June 2022

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has named the Player of the June 2022. Men’s Player: Batter, Jonny Bairstow (England) Women’s Player: Batter, Marizanne Kapp (South Africa) Jonny Bairstow has received this title after his remarkable performances against New Zealand in May 2022. Marizanne Kapp has become the second ICC Women’s Player of the Month from South Africa after Lizelle Lee, who […]

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Bhagwani Devi from India wins gold medal in 100m sprint in Finland

Bhagwani Devi Dagar (94 years) has won gold in the 100m sprint at the 2022 World Masters Athletics Championships in Tampere, Finland. She has clocked 24.74 seconds in the 100m sprint and also clinched the bronze medal in the shot put. She hails from Khidka village in Haryana. The World Masters Athletics Championships is an event for athletics (track

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India’s Arjun Babuta wins first gold medal at ISSF World Cup in South Korea

Indian shooter, Arjun Babuta has won his first gold medal at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup stage at Changwon in South Korea. He defeated Lucas Kozeniesky (USA), who has won silver medal in Tokyo 2020. Sergey Richter from Israel has settled for bronze with a score of 259.9 and Paarth Makhija from India finished at fourth position. This was India’s first

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Novak Djokovic wins 7th Wimbledon title and 21st Grand Slam

Serbian tennis player, Novak Djokovic has clinched the Wimbledon 2022 title after beating Australian Nick Kyrgios by 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 in London. He became the fourth player in the open era after Roger Federer, Pete Sampras, and Bjorn Borg won four titles in a row. It is the 21st Grand Slam title of Djokovic. Kazakhstan tennis player, Elena Rybakina has clinched

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36th National Games to be held in Gujarat from 27 September 27, 2022

Chief minister of Gujarat, Bhupendra Patel has announced that Gujarat will host the 36th National Games between September 27 and October 10. The prestigious event is being held after a gap of seven years, the last was being held in 2015 in Kerala. PM Narendra Modi had launched the ‘Khel Mahakhumbh’ initiative in Gujarat in 2010 when he

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Jasprit Bumrah breaks Brian Lara’s world record, smashes Broad for 29 runs

India captain, Jasprit Bumrah defeated Stuart Broad for 29 runs to create a world record for maximum runs off a single over in Test cricket. He also breaks the legendary Brian Lara’s feat by one run. The world record stayed with Lara for 18 years, he had hit South African left-arm spinner, Robin Peterson for 28 runs in a Test

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Carlos Sainz wins maiden F1 British Grand Prix 2022

Ferrari driver, Carlos Sainz has won his maiden Formula One British Grand Prix 2022 at Silverstone. He beat Red Bull’s Sergio Perez and Lewis Hamilton for Mercedes.World champion, Max Verstappen has finished at the seventh spot for Red Bull. Charles Leclerc has finished at fourth ahead of Fernando Alonso of Alpine and Lando Norris of McLaren. Canadian

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Adani Sportsline become the principal sponsor of Indian Olympic Association

Adani Sportsline has become the principal sponsor with the Indian Olympics Association (IOA) for the upcoming games, Birmingham Commonwealth 2022, Hangzhou Asian Games 2022, and Paris Olympic 2024. This is the second time that the Adani Group has collaborated with IOA after the Tokyo Olympics. Over 28 athletes have been supported by the Adani Sportsline’s athlete support initiative, #GarvHai, across a variety of sports.

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Neeraj Chopra clinches Silver medal at prestigious Diamond League meet

Javelin thrower, Neeraj Chopra has clinched silver medal with a massive throw of 89.94 meter, at the prestigious Diamond League meet in Stockholm. He broke his own national record (89.30m) for the second time in a month. Anderson Peters (Grenadian athlete) won gold medal with a best throw of 90.31 meter. Earlier, he clinched silver at Paavo Nurmi Games in

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Eoin Morgan: World Cup-winning captain, leaves international cricket

England’s 2019 ICC World Cup Winning Captain Eoin Morgan, on Tuesday, announced his retirement from international cricket. He has drawn the curtain after an illustrious white-ball career of over 10,000 runs. Earlier, reports had emerged that Morgan wants to head the English side in the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia this year. The 35-year-old

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