Chess prodigy V Pranav becomes India’s 75th Grandmaster

The Chennai-based chess prodigy V Pranav became India’s 75th Grandmaster by winning a
tournament in Romania.

Commonwealth Games 2022: Eldhose Paul becomes the rst Indian to win gold in the triple jump

Commonwealth Games 2022: Saurav Ghosal wins India’s rst-ever singles medal in squash

‘Games Wide Open’ unveiled as Paris Olympics 2024 o cial slogan

England beats Germany in Women’s Euro 2022

The European Championship nal saw England defeat Germany 2-1 to claim its rst signi cant
women's soccer championship. The result was decided in extra-time.

England’s Leicester Cricket Ground named after Sunil Gavaskar

England's Leicester Cricket Ground has been named after India's legendary cricketer, Sunil
Gavaskar.

22nd Commonwealth Games kicks o at Birmingham, UK

The 22nd edition of the Commonwealth Games kicked o with a glitzy opening ceremony at the
Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Key points:
• A total of 54 nations are participating in this sports extravaganza and 6,500 athletes will
compete in 280 medal events.

• The event will be held till the 8th of August.

• A 215-member Indian contingent, which includes 111 male players and 104 female players,
will compete in 15 sporting events in Birmingham.

• The Indian contingent consists of 215 athletes competing across 16 disciplines.

PV Sindhu named India’s agbearer for 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

India will host ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025

Neeraj Chopra wins a silver medal in the javelin at the world championships
Neeraj Chopra makes history by winning silver in the World Athletics Championships for the rst
time ever. Neeraj Chopra grinned after his 88.13m throw in the fourth round.

Los Angeles to host 2028 Summer Olympic Games

England all-rounder Ben Stokes announces ODI retirement

Mohammed Shami becomes fastest Indian bowler to take 150 ODI wickets

Wimbledon 2022: Novak Djokovic wins seventh title

Serbia Novak Djokovic won a seventh Wimbledon men's title and 21st Grand Slam crown with a
four-set triumph over Nick Kyrgios.

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

Adani Sportsline is principal sponsor of Indian Olympic Association

Novak Djokovic becomes 1st player to win 80 matches in all four Grand Slams

Novak Djokovic became the rst player in history to win 80 matches in all four Grand Slams when
he defeated Kwon Soon-woo.

Ranji Trophy 2022: Madhya Pradesh beats Mumbai by six wickets

Madhya Pradesh wrote history as they won their maiden Ranji Trophy title, beating tournament
heavyweights Mumbai by 6 wickets in the nal at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

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Skalzang Rigzin: First Indian mountaineer to ascend Mount Annapurna Peak

Skalzang Rigzin, the rst mountaineer from India to ascend Mount Annapurna's top without the
aid of oxygen was welcomed by Leh with open arms.

PM Modi launches torch relay for 44th Chess Olympiad

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the historic torch relay for the 44th Chess Olympiad
at Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi

You Must Know About Khelo India Youth Games 2022

Khelo India Youth Games 2022 is going to be held in Haryana. The chief minister of Haryana.

KIYG Updates
The winner of the Khelo India Youth Games 2021, was the Host state, Haryana. They won 52
gold, 39 silver and 46 bronze medals on the nal day. The total number of medals won by
Haryana is 137. Haryana surpassed the last year’s winning state Maharashtra in the last surge.
Maharashtra bagged the second position this year and won 45 gold medals, 40 Silver medals
and 40 bronze medals. The total number of medals was 125. Lastly, Karnataka bagged the third
position in KIYG by winning 22 gold, 17 silver and 28 bronze medals, which in total is 67 medals.

Teenager Rahul Srivatshav becomes India’s 74th Grandmaster

Rahul Srivatshav P of Telangana has become India's 74th Grandmaster.

Avani Lekhara, a shooter, sets world record to win gold at the Para World Cup

Avani Lekhara won gold in the Para Shooting World Cup on Tuesday in Chateauroux, France, with
a world record score of 250.6 in the women's 10m air ri e.

Mithali Raj announced retirement from International cricket

Indian women’s cricket team captain, Mithali Raj (39 years old) announced her retirement from all
forms of International cricket.

Career overview:
• Mithali Raj made her International debut in the ODI against Ireland at Milton Keynes in 1999.

• She has represented India in around 232 ODI matches and scored 7805 runs (50.68 on
average). She is the only female cricketer to reach the 7,000-run mark. She holds the record
for most runs in Women’s ODI.

• She has played 12 Test Matches for India scoring 699 runs and 89 T20Is scoring 2,364
runs.

• She has scored a tally of 10,868 runs across all three formats and became the “leading run-
scorer of all-time in women’s international cricket”.

Awards & honours:

• The government of India(GoI) honoured her with Arjuna Award in 2003 for her outstanding
achievement in cricket and the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in 2021.

• GoI honoured her with Padma Shri in 2015 for her contribution to sports

French Open Tennis Grand Slam

2022
The 2022 French Open was a Grand
Slam tennis tournament played on
outdoor clay courts. It was held at
the Stade Roland Garros in Paris,
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 Amit Shah laid foundation stone for an Olympic-level sports complex in Ahmedabad

The government wants to have international level grounds and venues for all sports for the
Olympics in Ahmedabad with the Sardar Patel Sports Complex, Narendra Modi Stadium, and
others.

IPL 2022 Final: Gujarat Titans won the title

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 ended with Gujarat Titans (GT) lifting the trophy by
defeating inaugural champions Rajasthan Royals (RR).

Odisha won the 12th Hockey India Senior Women’s National Championship title
Odisha women's team has won its rst-ever gold in Senior Nationals as they defeat Karnataka 2-0
in the nal of the 12th Hockey India Senior Women's National Championship.

Odisha won the 12th Hockey India Senior Women’s National Championship title

Odisha women's team has won its rst-ever gold in Senior Nationals as they defeat Karnataka 2-0
in the nal of the 12th Hockey India Senior Women's National Championship.

Nikhat Zareen wins Women’s World Championship- Career and Performance Review

Nikhat Zareen wins gold medal in Women's World Championship 2022 in Istanbul, Turkey.

South Korea won the Uber Cup 2022, defeating China

After a thrilling nal at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand, Korea stunned defending
champions China to capture their second Uber Cup title.

Anurag Thakur launches mascot, logo and jersey of Khelo India Youth Games

Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur has launched the mascot ‘Dhakad’ along with the o cial
logo and o cial jersey of the Fourth Khelo India Youth Games at Panchkula.

World Snooker Championship Title 2022 won by Ronnie O’Sullivan

Ronnie O’Sullivan (England) has won the 2022 World Snooker Championship by defeating Judd
Trump (England) against 18-13 in the nals.

Kerala beat West Bengal to lift their seventh Santosh Trophy title

Kerala beat West Bengal 5-4 in the penalty shootout to win the 75th Santosh Trophy 2022 at the
Manjeri Stadium in Malappuram, Kerala.

Tamil Nadu beat Punjab in National basketball championship nal

Tamil Nadu defeated defending champion Punjab 87-69 in the nal to win the men's title in the
71st Senior National Basketball Championship.

Australia’s Victoria to Host the 2026 Commonwealth Games

In a deviation from the conventional single host city approach, the Commonwealth Games will be
held in Victoria in 2026, with the majority of events being organised by the state's regional
centres.

Ravichandran Ashwin becomes 1st player to get retired out in IPL History

Adidas Unveils O cial Al Rihla FIFA World Cup Ball for Qatar 2022

Al Rihla – the O cial Match Ball for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 has been revealed by Adidas.
It is Adidas' 14th World Cup ball.

1st edition of Women’s IPL to be held in March 2023

The 1st Edition of  Women Indian Premier League will be starting from March 2023 to be held in a
one-month window and in all likelihood with ve teams, a senior BCCI o cial con rmed.

1st Khelo India Women’s Hockey League (U-16) to be held at Major Dhyanchand Stadium

The rst Khelo India Women’s Hockey League under-16 is scheduled to be held at the Major
Dhyanchand Stadium in New Delhi from August 16 to 23, 2022.

Real Madrid beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 to win 2022 UEFA Super Cup

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Real Madrid beat Eintracht Frankfurt, 2-0 in the nals to win the 2022 UEFA Super Cup for a
record-equalling fth time, in Helsinki, Finland.

CWG 2022: Nikhat Zareen and Sharath Kamal India’s agbearers at the closing ceremony

IOA announces Nikhat Zareen and Sharath Kamal as the agbearers of India at the closing
ceremony of Commonwealth Games 2022 at Birmingham.

44th Chess Olympiad: Uzbekistan win gold in Open section, Ukrainian women triumph

The team Uzbekistan has won the gold medal in the Open section of the 44th Chess Olympiad
which concluded.

The team Uzbekistan has won the gold medal in the Open section of the 44th Chess Olympiad
which concluded. Team Armenia won silver while the India-2 team settled for bronze in Open
Section. In the women’s section, Ukraine won the gold medal. Team Georgia won the silver, while
the India-1 team won the bronze medal.

Commonwealth Games 2022: Aussie Swimmer Emma McKeon Has Won More Gold Than 56
Countries

Emma McKeon from Australia, has set a unique record of sorts at the Commonwealth Games
2022.28-year-old swimmer, Emma McKeon from Australia, has set a unique record of sorts at
the Commonwealth Games 2022 as she bagged more medals than 56 nations/territories at the
2022 Commonwealth Games. She won one bronze, one silver, and six gold medals across
various events in swimming at the Commonwealth Games. Out of the 72 countries/territories that
took part in the CWG 2022, only 16 won eight or more medals.

Commonwealth Games 2022: India’s Final Medal Tally and Rank

India contingent completed its Commonwealth Games 2022 campaign in Birmingham. India won
61 medals in the overall Commonwealth Games 2022 medal table.India won 22 gold medals, 16
silver and 23 bronze medals at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. India’s
Commonwealth Games 2022 campaign is its fth-best in terms of the number of medals won.
India’s best nish was at its home games in Delhi in 2010, where it won 101 medals.
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