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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
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.
Mohammed Shami becomes fastest Indian bowler to take 150 ODI wickets
Jasprit Bumrah breaks Lara’s world record smashes Broad for 29 runs
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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 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.