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David Warner Retires from International Cricket

• Australian cricket legend David Warner has announced his retirement from international cricket following Australia's exit from the T20 World Cup 2024.
• Warner's illustrious career ended on a somber note as Australia failed to qualify for the semi-finals, exiting in the Super 8 stage.

Shafali Verma Creates History with Record-Breaking Double Century in Women’s Test Cricket

• Shafali Verma made history by scoring a record-breaking double century during the one-off Test match against South Africa.
• Her remarkable 205 runs off 194 balls propelled India to the highest-ever single-day total in Test cricket history.
• Shafali set a new record for the fastest double century in women’s Test cricket, surpassing Annabel Sutherland’s previous record of 248 balls.

India Wins the T20 World Cup 2024

• India emerged victorious in the T20 World Cup 2024, defeating South Africa by 7 runs in a thrilling final held in Barbados on June 29.
• Awards Ceremony Highlights:
  • Man of the Match: Virat Kohli (IND)
  • Man of the Tournament: Jasprit Bumrah (IND)
  • Most Runs in the Tournament: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (AFG)
  • Most Wickets: Arshdeep Singh (IND) and Fazalhaq Farooqi (AFG)
• Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli announced their retirement from T20 cricket for India after the final match.

Sneh Rana Makes History with Eight-Wicket Haul Against South Africa

• Indian spinner Sneh Rana created history by taking eight wickets on the third day of the one-off Test match against South Africa at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
• Alongside Deepti Sharma’s two wickets, Rana's exceptional spell led to South Africa being bowled out for 266 in 84.3 overs.
• Sneh Rana became the third woman in Test cricket history to take an eight-wicket haul.

Chris Silverwood Resigns as Sri Lanka’s Head Coach

• Chris Silverwood, former head coach of the Sri Lankan men's cricket team, has resigned from his position, citing personal reasons.
• Silverwood, who took over in April 2022 after coaching the England men's team, led Sri Lanka to 8 Test wins, 26 ODI wins, and 18 T20I victories.

GM Viswanathan Anand Wins Leon Masters for the 10th Time

• Five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand claimed victory in the Leon Masters for the 10th time by defeating Spaniard Jaime Santos Latasa 3-1 in the finals.
• The tournament featured four players, including Anand's compatriot Arjun Erigaisi, world number four, and Bulgarian Veselin Topalov.

Mercedes Driver George Russell Wins 2024 Austrian GP

• George Russell, a British driver for Mercedes, won the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix on June 30 at the Red Bull Ring circuit in Spielberg, Austria.

India Finishes on Top at U23 Asian Wrestling Championship 2024

• India topped the medal tally at the U23 Asian Wrestling Championship 2024 in Amman, Jordan, securing eight medals in freestyle wrestling, including four gold, two silver, and two bronze.
• Gold medals were won by Abhimanyu (70 kg), Jointy Kumar (92 kg), Sahil Jaglan (97 kg), and Anirudh Kumar (125 kg).
• Rohit (65 kg) and Jaideep (74 kg) took silver, while Shubham (57 kg) and Amit (79 kg) won bronze.
• Kazakhstan finished second, and Kyrgyzstan took third place.

Hardik Pandya Becomes First Indian All-Rounder to Be Ranked No.1 in ICC T20I Rankings

• Hardik Pandya became the first Indian all-rounder to be ranked No.1 in the ICC T20I rankings, as of July 3, 2024.
• He shares the top spot with Sri Lanka's captain Wanindu Hasaranga.

Kolkata, Kokrajhar, Jamshedpur, & Shillong to Host 133rd Durand Cup

• The 133rd edition of the Durand Cup, Asia’s and India’s oldest club-based football tournament, will begin on July 27, 2024, and conclude on August 31, 2024.
• Matches will be held in Kolkata, Kokrajhar (Assam), Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), and Shillong (Meghalaya), with the final at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium) in Kolkata, West Bengal.

BPCL Partners with Indian Olympic Association as Principal Sponsor

• Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has announced its partnership with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) as the official principal partner for four years, from the Paris Olympics 2024 to the Los Angeles Olympics 2028.

Lewis Hamilton Wins the British Grand Prix 2024

• Lewis Hamilton won the British Grand Prix for the ninth time after a thrilling race-long battle with Max Verstappen and Lando Norris.
• The wet-dry race at Silverstone saw Hamilton secure his first victory since December 2021, which Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff described as a “fairytale” win.
• Norris’ teammate, Oscar Piastri, finished fourth, ahead of Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz.

PV Sindhu to Be Female Flag Bearer for the Paris Olympics

• Gagan Narang, a London Olympics bronze medallist shooter, has been appointed as India's Chef-de-Mission for the Paris Olympics, replacing Mary Kom.
• Ace shuttler PV Sindhu will be the female flag bearer during the opening ceremony.

Dhruv Sitwala Clinches the Asian Billiards Championship Title

• Dhruv Sitwala won the Asian Billiards Championship by defeating fellow Indian cueist Pankaj Advani 5-2 in the final.
• Advani missed out on securing a hat-trick of titles.

Asian Doubles Squash Championships: Abhay Singh Wins Men’s & Mixed Doubles Titles

• At the Asian Doubles Squash Championships, India’s Abhay Singh won both the men’s doubles and mixed doubles titles in Johor, Malaysia.
• Abhay, paired with Velavan Senthilkumar, won the men’s doubles title by defeating Malaysia’s Ong Sai Hung and Syafiq Kamal 11-4, 11-5 in the final.
• Abhay also clinched the mixed doubles title with Joshna Chinappa, overcoming Hong Kong’s Tong Tsz Wing and Tang Ming Hong 11-8, 10-11, 11-5 in the final.

ICC Player of the Month Winners for June 2024

• Jasprit Bumrah, following his outstanding T20 World Cup campaign, was named ICC Men’s Player of the Month for June 2024.
• India’s Smriti Mandhana won the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award for the first time in her international career, beating England’s Maia Bouchier and Sri Lanka’s Vishmi Gunaratne.

Indian Badminton Players Win Men’s and Women’s Singles Titles at 3rd BWF Saint-Denis Reunion Open 2024

• India’s Tasnim Mir won the women’s singles title, and Tharun Mannepalli claimed the men’s singles title at the 3rd BWF Saint-Denis Reunion Open 2024.
• India secured a silver medal in the men’s doubles event. The tournament was held from July 3 to 7 in Saint-Denis, the capital of Réunion in the Western Indian Ocean.

PUMA India Launches OOH Campaign for Paris 2024

• PUMA India announced a partnership with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) as their Official Footwear Partner for the Paris Olympics.
• The collaboration includes providing over 100 Indian athletes with PUMA’s premium footwear and sports accessories.
• PUMA has also launched an outdoor campaign called OOH to celebrate India’s participation in the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Ben Stokes Joins Elite Club with 6,000 Runs & 200 Wickets in Test Cricket

• England all-rounder Ben Stokes became the third player, after Garry Sobers (West Indies) and Jacques Kallis (South Africa), to join the elite club of cricketers with over 6,000 runs and 200 wickets in Test cricket.

James Anderson Retires from Test Cricket

• Veteran English fast bowler James Anderson has officially announced his retirement from Test cricket.
• The 41-year-old's career, which spanned 21 years, concluded at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground in London, where his Test career began.

Former Pacer Jhulan Goswami Joins Trinbago Knight Riders as Mentor

• Former Indian pacer Jhulan Goswami has joined the Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) as a mentor ahead of the women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL).
• She will mentor the team, led by Deandra Dottin, who captained TKR Women to the championship title in WCPL’s inaugural season in 2021.