Sports Current Affairs- Jan 10, 2023
1-In the opening ODI of the series against Sri Lanka on Tuesday at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati, India captain Rohit Sharma was satisfied with the “fantastic” effort from all of his batters to make an impressive 373 and lay the groundwork for a 67-run victory.
2- At the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati, Virat Kohli’s 45th ODI century, along with the skipper Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill’s fifty-plus scores, helped India defeat Sri Lanka by a score of 67 runs to take a 1-0 series lead.
3- At the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati, India won the first ODI by 67 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series, despite the brave unbeaten 102 that Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka blasted.
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4- On Tuesday at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range (DKSSR), New Delhi, world champion Rudrankksh Patil, Olympian Manu Bhaker, and Sift Kaur Samra each won their individual national shooting selection trials within Group A.
5-Tuesday at the Lusail Sports Complex in Doha (Qatar), Indian paddlers Manika Batra and Sreeja Akula advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the Asian WTTC Continental Stage.
6-On Wednesday night, Real Madrid will play Valencia in the opening semifinal of the Spanish Super Cup.
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7-For the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa in 2023, Ireland named a young team on Tuesday, with Laura Delany serving as its captain.
8-On February 13, Ireland will face off against England. The other teams in their group at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa in 2023 are West Indies, India, and Pakistan.
- The competition gets underway on February 10 in South Africa, with the championship match scheduled for February 26.
9-Tom Curran, an all-rounder for England who is playing for the Desert Vipers in the inaugural ILT20, said that while he would love to return to international cricket, it is not his current priority. Instead, he just wants to play cricket again so he can enjoy and be happy in his life.
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10-Virat Kohli said he was delighted to have played at the pace of the game to strike two hundreds in a row in the ODI format and lead India to a score of above 370 in Guwahati on Tuesday after hammering his 45th ODI century in the series opener against Sri Lanka.
11-Tendulkar’s record was surpassed by Kohli’s century, which was his ninth ODI century against Sri Lanka. His 113-run knock included 12 fours and a six.
- Kohli was quick to concede that he also had luck on his side because he went out on balls 52 and 81.
12-year-old Indian judoka Tulika Maan, who hopes to win a medal at the Asian Games, attributes her success at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, where she won the silver medal in the +78kg division, to the Khelo India programme.
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13-The Indian judoka Tulika Maan won two gold medals in the Commonwealth Championships in 2019.
14-Rafael Nadal, the defending champion of the Australian Open, is upbeat about defending his title in Melbourne and claims, “I am in terrific shape,” after suffering back-to-back defeats in the United Cup in Sydney.
15-The Anjum Chopra scholarship, which aims to assist and foster the growth of young, talented female cricket players, was unveiled by PUSH Sports on Tuesday.
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