Hours after R Praggnanandhaa became the first Indian to win Norway Chess, his sister R Vaishali clinched the WR Women's Chess Tour title in Tokyo, capping a memorable day for Indian chess.
President Droupadi Murmu, Amit Shah and other leaders congratulated India's U-18 hockey teams after the men's Asia Cup gold and women's bronze, while Hockey India announced cash rewards.
Newly appointed India T20I captain Shreyas Iyer smashed 61 off 36 balls to guide SOBO Mumbai Falcons to a five-wicket win over Triumph Knights in the T20 Mumbai League.
Shubman Gill's 126 and Rishabh Pant's 81 put India in a commanding position as the hosts reached 475/6 at lunch on Day 2 of the one-off Test against Afghanistan, despite the visitors striking three times.
Qualifier Maja Chwalińska's dream French Open campaign ended with a runner-up finish against Mirra Andreeva, but the 24-year-old Pole won fans with her Cinderella run.
The other three names who are nominated for t20i cricketer of the year in Men’s category are all-rounder Sam Curran, Zimbabwe's off-spin all-rounder Sikandar Raza and Pakistan's wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan.
Earlier this month, the World Cup turned out to be a dream run for Argentina and its fans. The megastar Lionel Messi led his team to World Cup victory as he was also named the Player of the Tournament after he scored a total of 7 goals, just behind the top scorer Mbappe.
The Aussie all-rounder earned a whooping 17.25 crores in the IPL 2023 auction as he was bought by Mumbai Indians. He is now the second most expensive player in the history of IPL.
The current World Number 3 had his chance to become the top ranker when he locked horns with Carlos Alcaraz in the US Open final earlier this year, but Alcaraz won in just 4 sets to clinch the title and also the number one spot.
The visitors were restricted at 204 runs while chasing a mammoth target of 386. This embarrassing defeat follows a 2-day thrashing defeat from the hands of Australia in the Gabba Test. The third and final Test between the two nations will be played in Sydney from January 4.
