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ICC Imposes Five-Year Ban on West Indies Cricketer Devon Thomas for Anti-Corruption Breaches 

• The International Cricket Council (ICC) has taken strong action against West Indies player Devon Thomas by imposing 
• a five-year period of ineligibility from all cricket after he admitted to breaching multiple anti-corruption codes. 
• Thomas accepted breaching seven counts of the anti-corruption codes of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), the Emirates Cricket 
• Board (ECB), and the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). 

Amul Becomes Lead Sponsor for USA and South Africa in T20 World Cup 2024

• The renowned Indian dairy giant Amul has been named the Lead Arm sponsor for the USA and South Africa cricket 
• teams during the highly anticipated T20 World Cup in June. 

Lionel Messi sets multiple MLS records for Inter Miami 

• Lionel Messi set new records in Major League Soccer (MLS) during a match on May 5. Playing for Inter Miami CF 
• against the New York Red Bulls, Messi was involved in all six goals of a 6-2 win. He scored one goal and made five 
• assists.  
• At Chase Stadium, Messi set two MLS records: the most assists in one game and the most goal contributions in one 
• game.  

Japan win 2024 Men’s AFC U-23 Title by beating Uzbekistan in final

• Japan defeated Uzbekistan in the final to win the Men’s AFC U-23 Asian Cup for the second time. Japan had earlier won 
• the tournament title in 2016. 
• In the final match played at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Japan won by a solitary goal and also 
• qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics. 

Thomas & Uber Cup 2024: China secure both men’s and women’s crowns

• The People’s Republic of China has reclaimed its throne as the top badminton nation, clinching both the men’s and 
• women’s titles at the prestigious 2024 BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals in Chengdu. 

Lando Norris wins F1 Miami Grand Prix for historic maiden victory

• Lando Norris of McLaren won his first-ever Grand Prix victory in a pulsating showdown at the Miami Grand Prix.  
• Lando Norris is a British and Belgian racing driver currently competing in Formula One with McLaren, racing under the British flag.  

36th La Liga Title for Real Madrid football club

• The Spanish football club Real Madrid has been crowned the La Liga 2023-24 season title after beating Cadiz 3-0. In 
• the other match, which had a bearing on the title, the Girona football club defeated Barcelona 4-2 to ensure that Real Madrid won its 36th La Liga title. 
• Real Madrid, also known as Los Blancos by its supporters, leads the 2023-24 La Liga season with 87 points, with four 
• games still to play, Real Madrid has taken an unassailable lead of 13 points over its nearest rival, Girona.  

Yuzvendra Chahal Creates History to Become First Indian Bowler to 350 T20 Wickets

• Yuzvendra Chahal continues to create history in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League. 
• The Rajasthan Royals’ leg-spinner reached yet another historic feat after picking the wicket of the Delhi Capitals skipper, Rishabh Pant at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, Earlier Chahal became the first bowler to reach 200 IPL wickets. 
• Now he also went on to become the first Indian bowler to reach 350 wickets in T20 cricket following his lone scalp against DC.  

Coca-Cola India announces its first ever partnership with Hockey India

• The Coca-Cola India Foundation, announces its first ever partnership with Hockey India, for the National Women's Hockey League 2024. The 1st Phase of the tournament commenced on 30thApril, and it will conclude on 9thMay 2024, in Ranchi, Jharkhand. The domestic league promises an exhilarating showcase of talent and skill. 
• The National Women's Hockey League features teams that secured top-eight positions in Pune's recently concluded 14thHockey India Senior Women National Championship 2024. The participating athletes represent various states, including Haryana, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Bengal, Mizoram, Manipur, and Odisha.  

Indian Contingent Bags 43 Medals at ASBC Asian U-22 And Youth Boxing Championships  

• In boxing, the Indian contingent wrapped up their electrifying journey at the ASBC Asian U-22 and Youth Boxing Championships with a remarkable haul of 43 medals in Astana, Kazakhstan. This includes 12 gold, 14 silver, and 17 bronze medals from both categories.  
• The Indian U-22 team finished with 21 medals, including seven gold, five silver, and nine bronze medals, yesterday, while the youth section bagged 22 medals, including five gold, nine silver, and eight bronze medals, on Monday. 
• India finished with the second-highest medal count, only behind the hosts, Kazakhstan, who have won 48 medals.  

World wrestling body suspends Bajrang Punia until end of 2024

• Wrestling's world governing body (UWW) has suspended Bajrang Punia till the end of this year following NADA's decision to hand him a provisional suspension for refusing to undergo a dope test.  
• However, despite being well aware of NADA's order, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) sanctioned close to Rs 9 lakh for his training abroad. Bajrang, one of the country's most successful wrestlers, was suspended by NADA on April 23 after being served a whereabouts failure notice on April 18. 

Amul becomes ‘Official Sponsor’ Of Sri Lanka Men’s Team For ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024  

• Sri Lanka Cricket has announced that Indian milk producer Amul has become the ‘Official Sponsor’ of the Sri Lanka 
• Men’s Team for the duration of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.  
• CEO of Sri Lanka Cricket Ashley De Silva said that Amul’s partnership with Sri Lanka Cricket is an excellent move, as 
• associating with an international sports brand is going to help the firm gain market growth and further enhance its 
• brand visibility among the international audience. 

India won three gold, two bronze medal at the Asian Open Pickleball

• The Indian team put out a dominant show in the Asian Open Pickleball Championship in Vietnam with a total of five 
• medals. 
• In the mixed doubles intermediate 35+ category, Sachin Pahwa and Priyanka Chhabra bagged the gold medal after a thrilling 11-9, 5-11, 11-9 win over Ruben Hellberg and Chitlada Hemasee. 
• Continuing the winning streak, Isha Lakhani and Pei Chuan Kao emerged victorious in the women's doubles open category with a commanding 15-7, 15-3 win against Dang Kim Ngan and Tyak K. 
• In the men's doubles event, Aniket Patel and Rohit Patil overcame Nik Alessandro Isagan and Lester Ga in a hard fought match to claim the gold medal. They won 5-11, 11-6, 11-8. 
• Vijay Menon secured a bronze medal by defeating Yu Hsuan Cher in the men's singles advanced 35+ category. 
• Priyanka Chhabra won a bronze in the women's singles intermediate 35+ category, defeating Marissa Phongsirikul. 

New Zealand’s Colin Munro announces retirement after being ignored for ICC T20 World Cup 2024 

• Colin Munro, the hard-hitting New Zealand top-order batsman, has announced his retirement from international cricket after being ignored for the upcoming  ICC T20 World Cup 2024.   
• Munro represented New Zealand in 1 Test, 57 ODIs, and 65 T20Is, amassing a total of 3,010 runs. However, it was in the shortest format of the game that Munro truly showcased his batting prowess, earning a reputation as a T20 specialist. 
• In T20Is, Munro struck runs at an impressive strike rate of 156.44, a testament to his ability to take the opposition attack apart. The 37-year-old remains one of the few players to have scored upwards of 10,000 runs across all T20 competitions, a remarkable feat in itself.  
• India’s Star Javelin Thrower Neeraj Chopra Seals Second-Place Finish In Doha Diamond League 2024 

India’s star javelin thrower, Neeraj Chopra sealed a second-place finish in the Doha Diamond League 2024. 

• With an unusual slow start, Chopra’s spear landed at 88.36 metre, just 2 cenitmetres short of event topper Jakub Vadlejch’s 88.38 metre. The windy conditions in Doha played an unfriendly part in Chopra’s attempt to win the second Doha season in a row. 
• Fellow Asian Games medallist Kishore Jena, returned disappointed as he was eliminated at the halfway stage after a throw of 76.31 metres.  

Japan defeated Pakistan to win the 30th Sultan Azlan Shah Trophy 

• Japan won its maiden Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey trophy by defeating Pakistan 4-1 in the penalty shoot-out in the final. 
• The final was played at the Azlan Shah Stadium in Ipoh, Malaysia, on 11 May 2024, It was the first Sultan Azlan Shah Title for Japan.  
• The Japanese men’s hockey team defeated Pakistan to claim its first Sultan Azlan Shah Trophy. In the final, the match ended at 2-2 after the end of the normal. In the penalty shoot-out, Japan defeated Pakistan by 4-1. 
• The Pakistani team, also popularly called the Green Shirts, was appearing in the final of the Azlan Shah for the 10th time. It last played the final in 2011, which it lost to Australia. Pakistan has won the Sultan Azlan Shah trophy three times.  

R Praggnanandhaa Beats World Number One Magnus Carlsen - Grand Chess Tour  

• In Chess, India’s R Praggnanandhaa scored yet another victory over world number one Magnus Carlsen of Norway to keep himself afloat even as Wei Yi of China stretched his lead to a massive 2.5 points in the Superbet rapid and blitz tournament.  
• With nine rounds still to go in the blitz event, Wei Yi has amassed 20.5 points with seven wins on the first day of blitz. 
• Ending the day with 7.5 out of a possible nine, Yi seems like a man possessed and is poised to win the first leg of the Grand Chess Tour. 

Satwik-Chirag win Thailand Open title 

• Star Indian pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty received a major boost ahead of the Paris Olympics as 
• they secured the men's doubles title at the Thailand Open Super 500 badminton tournament with a straight-game win 
• over Chen Bo Yang and Liu Yi of China here on Sunday. 
• It was also the second title of the season for the Asian Games champions following their triumph at the French Open 
• Super 750 in March. They had also finished runners-up at Malaysia Super 1000 and India Super 750.  

Nikhat Zareen & Minakshi Clinch Gold Medals at Elorda Cup in Kazakhstan 

• In Boxing, India’s reigning world champion, Nikhat Zareen and Minakshi clinched gold medals at the Elorda Cup 2024 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Nikhat in the women’s 52 kg category, triumphed over Zhazira Urakbayeva of Kazakhstan with a 5-Nil victory, while Minakshi defeated another Uzbekistan boxer Rahmonova Saidahon, 4-1 in the women’s 48 kg event. 
• Meanwhile, Anamika in the 50kg and Manisha in the 60kg suffered losses to end their campaigns with silver medals. 
• Anamika conceded a 1-4 loss against reigning world champion China’s Wu Yu while Manisha faced a nil-5 defeat against Kazakhstan’s Viktoriya Grafeeva. 
• The Indian pugilists concluded their Elorda Cup 2024 campaign with 12 medals, including two gold, two silver and eight bronze medals.  

Deepthi Jeevanji wins gold with world record time in 400m T20 class in World Para C'ships 

• India's Deepthi Jeevanji clinched the gold medal with a world record time of 55.07 seconds in the women's 400m T20 category race at the World Para Athletics Championships here on Monday ( May 20, 2024 ). 
• Deepthi smashed American Breanna Clark's earlier world record of 55.12 seconds set during last year's edition of the 
• championships in Paris.  

Nandini Dairy becomes the official sponsor of the Scotland team for T20 World Cup  

• The management of the Scotland cricket team unveiled its jersey with a logo of Karnataka’s home-grown Nandini dairy for the upcoming T20 World Cup. The Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) that runs the Nandini brand is the official sponsor of the Scotland team, and this is the first time the milk brand has gone international.  
• Nandini is also an official sponsor of the Ireland cricket team, which will play in the T20 World Cup, which is scheduled for the West Indies and the United States of America.  

Alexander Zverev and Iga Swiatek win Singles Title of Italian open and more  

• Alexander Zverev won the single title of the Italian Open tennis tournament, while the women’s singles title was won by the world no.1 player Iga Swiatek. This was the second Italian open title for Alexander Zeverv, while it was the third Italian title for Iga Swiatek.  
• In the men’s doubles the pair of Marcell Granollers (Spain) and Horacio Zeballos (Argentina) defeated the pair of Mate Pavic(Croatia)  and Marcelo Arevalo (El Salvador) in straight sets 6-2 6-2. 
• In the women’s doubles, the Italian pair of Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini defeated the pair of Coco Gauff (America) and Erin Routliffe (New Zealand) in the final.  

Max Verstappen Wins Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2024, Lando Norris Finishes Second 

• Red Bull's Max Verstappen clinched the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix as McLaren's Lando Norris finished second, less than a second behind the leader, and ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc here on Sunday – 19 May. 
• It was the 59th career win for the three-time Formula 1 world champion who kept Norris at bay despite struggling with his car. Verstappen took his third consecutive win in Imola to take his season's tally to five in seven races.  

Ekta wins gold in club throw at World Para Athletic Championships 

• India's Ekta Bhyan secured the gold medal with a season's best throw of 20.12m in the women' F51 club throw competition at the World Para Athletic Championships. 
• A day after Deepthi Jeevanji clinched the gold medal in women's 400m T20 category race, Indian athletes continued their impressive run with Ekta producing the goods to finish in the top, while Kashish Lakra took the silver with an effort of 14.56m. Nadjet Boucherf of Algeria won the bronze with a score of 12.70m. 

Atalanta wins the Europa League ends Bayer Leverkusen's unbeaten run 

• The Italian football club Atalanta BC defeated the German football club Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 in the final of the 2023 24 UEFA Europa League, played at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, on 23 May 2024. The defeat ended Bayer Leverkusen's 51-match unbeaten record. 
• First European Trophy for Atalanta Football Club - Serie A Italian football club, Atalanta BC, was playing its first European final. It was Bayer Leverkusen's third European final, having won one and lost two.  
• In the final, Ademola Lookman scored twice to give a 2-0 lead to the Atalanta side at half-time and scored his third and final goal of the match in the 75 minutes of the match to seal a historic victory for his side.  

Australia to host AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 

• Australia were confirmed as the hosts of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).  
• The continental football federation made the announcement after the AFC Executive Committee ratified the AFC Women’s Football Committee’s recommendations at its third meeting held in Bangkok, Thailand on the eve of the 34th AFC Congress.  

ICC names Shahid Afridi as Men’s T 20 WC 2024 Brand Ambassador 

• The International Cricket Council (ICC), the world cricket governing body, has appointed Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi as the brand ambassador of the forthcoming 9th ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. The tournament will be co-hosted by the West Indies and the United States of America from 1 to 29 June 2024. 
• Shahid Afridi joins Indian Yuvraj Singh, Chris Gayle of West Indies, and Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt as brand ambassadors for the event.