1. Australia great Steve Smith announces retirement from ODI cricket.
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Why in the news?
- Following their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 exit, Australia skipper Steve Smith has called it quits in the 50-over format.
Important points:
- The two-time ICC Men's Cricket World Cup winner will continue to play Test and T20I cricket for Australia, but his side's narrow loss to India in the Champions Trophy semi-finals on Tuesday was the last 50-over contest he will feature in for his country.
- Smith, who featured in 170 ODIs for Australia, scored 5800 runs at 43.28 including 12 centuries and 35 half centuries while also registering 28 wickets to his name.
- The batter was also an integral member of Australia's Cricket World Cup winning sides in 2015 and 2023.
2. Vidarbha won its third Ranji Trophy title.
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Why in the news?
- vidarbha won third Ranji Trophy title with dominant win over Kerala.
Important points:
- Vidarbha put last season’s heartbreak behind them in stunning fashion, claiming their third Ranji Trophy title with a dominant performance against Kerala.
- Their hard-fought first-innings lead and marathon second-innings batting display broke Kerala’s resistance, sealing a memorable victory in front of 3,000 passionate home fans at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur.
About Ranji Trophy :
- The Ranji Trophy is apremier domestic first-class cricket championship played in India and organized annually by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
- The teams representing regional and state cricket associations participate.
- BCCI founded the championship in 1934,Since then, it has been organised across various grounds and stadia in India.
3. Santosh Trophy 2024-25
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खबरों में क्यों?
पश्चिम बंगाल ने केरल को 1-0 से हराकर रिकॉर्ड 33वां खिताब जीता I
महत्वपूर्ण बिंदु:
पश्चिम बंगाल ने संतोष ट्रॉफी राष्ट्रीय फुटबॉल चैंपियनशिप में अपना वर्चस्व फिर से स्थापित किया, जीएमसी बालयोगी स्टेडियम में 78वें संस्करण के फाइनल में केरल के खिलाफ 1-0 की जीत के साथ रिकॉर्ड 33वीं बार खिताब जीता।
मैच विजेता गोल रॉबी हंसदा ने दूसरे हाफ के अतिरिक्त समय में किया, जब उन्होंने मनोटोस माजी के हेडर को बॉक्स में उठाया और करीब से गेंद को गोल में डाला।
संतोष ट्रॉफी के बारे में:
संतोष ट्रॉफी राज्यों और केंद्र शासित प्रदेशों के लिए भारत की प्रमुख पुरुष राष्ट्रीय फुटबॉल चैंपियनशिप है:
संतोष ट्रॉफी की शुरुआत 1941 में भारतीय फुटबॉल संघ (IFA) द्वारा की गई थी, जो उस समय खेल की शासी संस्था थी।
यह ट्रॉफी संतोष के महाराजा सर मन्मथ नाथ रॉय चौधरी की स्मृति में दान की गई, जो आईएफए के अध्यक्ष थे।
4. Kush Maini becomes first Indian racer to win Formula 2 Constructors Championship
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Kush Maini becomes first Indian racer to win Formula 2 Constructors Championship
Why in the news?
- Formula 2 driver Kush Maini finished 13th in the drivers’ standings in his second Formula 2 season and made history by clinching the Constructors’ Championship with Invicta Racing at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
About Kush Maini :
- He is thefirst from India to win a FIA Constructors’ World Championship, despite having an inconsistent season.
- The 24-year-old played a pivotal role in Invicta Racing’s success, securing five podiums, including a race win in Hungary.
- His pole position in Jeddah set the tone for the team’s campaign, culminating in its victory by 34.5 points over Campos Racing, his former team.
- For the final race, Maini qualified in P6 and had better starts in both races.
What is Formula 2?
- Formula Two (F2 or Formula 2) is a type of open-wheel formula racing category first codified in 1948.
- It was replaced in 1985 by Formula 3000, but revived by the FIA from 2009–2012 in the form of the FIA Formula Two Championship.
- The name returned again in 2017 when the former GP2 Series became known as the FIA Formula 2 Championship.
5. Indian Men’s Junior Hockey Team won the Junior Asia Cup 2024.
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Indian Men’s Junior Hockey Team won the Junior Asia Cup 2024.
Why in the news?
- The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated the Indian Men’s Junior Hockey Team on winning the Junior Asia Cup 2024.
Men’s Junior Asia Cup 2024:
- The 2024 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup was the tenth edition of the Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup, the men's international under-21 field hockey championship of Asia, organized by the Asian Hockey Federation.
- It was held from 26 November to 4 December 2024 at the Hockey Oman Stadium in Muscat, Oman.
- Indian hockey team defeated arch-rivals Pakistan 5-3 in the final of Men's Junior Asia Cup 2024 hockey in Muscat, Oman on 4th December 2024,with it, India claimed a record-extending fifth title.
- Araijeet Singh Hundal was the hero for the winning side with four goals while Dilraj Singh hit the remaining one goal.
- For Pakistan, Sufyan Khan hit two and Hannan Shahid scored one goal. It was Pakistan who took an early lead in the game, but India bounced back within a minute to level the scores, thanks to Araijeet.
6. India won Women's Asian Champions Trophy-2024
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India won Women's Asian Champions Trophy-2024
Why in the news?
- The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today congratulated the Indian Hockey team on winning the Women's Asian Champions Trophy.
Women's Asian Champions Trophy 2024:
- The Women's Asian Champions Trophy was the eighth edition of the Women's Asian Champions Trophy, a biennial field hockey tournament where the six best Asian women's national teams compete.
- It was organized by the Asian Hockey Federation,in Rajgir, India, from 11 to 20 November 2024.
- The Indian hockey team beat the People's Republic of China 1-0 in the final to win the Women's Asian Champions Trophy 2024 at the Rajgir Hockey Stadium in Bihar on Wednesday.
- Deepika scored the winning goal for the Indian women's hockey team and finished as the tournament's top goal scorer with a tally of 11.
- India has won the Asian Champions Trophy thrice, in 2016, 2023 and 2024.
7. Pankaj Advani won the IBSF World Billiards Championship 2024 that took place in Doha .
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Pankaj Advani
Why in news?
- Pankaj Advani won the IBSF World Billiards Championship 2024 that took place in Doha on Saturday, November 9.
IBSF World Billiards Championship 2024:
- Advani defeated Robert Hall of England 4-2 on November 9.
- Advani won his 28th world title at the IBSF World Billiards Championship.
- It also happened to be his seventh world title in a row, a streak that began in 2016.
8. Sri Lanka's Wellalage and Samarawickrama Named ICC Players of the Month for August 2024
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The ICC announced Dunith Wellalage and Harshitha Samarawickrama from Sri Lanka as the Players of the Month for August 2024.
An Overview of the News
This marks a rare double win for Sri Lanka in the ICC awards.
Wellalage performed exceptionally in a home ODI series against India.
Samarawickrama showcased outstanding form during a tour of Ireland.
The only other instance of players from the same country winning in the same month occurred in June 2024, with Jasprit Bumrah and Smriti Mandhana.
Dunith Wellalage
Performance: Key player in a home ODI series against India, leading Sri Lanka to a 2-0 series victory.
Award Context: This is the fifth time a Sri Lankan player has won the ICC Men’s Player of the Month.
Past Winners: Previous Sri Lankan winners include Angelo Mathews, Prabath Jayasuriya, Wanindu Hasaranga, and Kamindu Mendis.
Harshitha Samarawickrama
Performance: Impressive run during the tour of Ireland, becoming the third Sri Lankan woman to score a century in ODIs.
Award Context: Only the second Sri Lankan woman to win the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award; Chamari Athapaththu has won it three times.
9. Santosh Kashyap Appointed Head Coach of Indian Women's Football Team
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Santosh Kashyap, a former national player, has been named the head coach of the Indian national women’s football team.
An Overview of the News
He was appointed by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and will immediately take charge.
Coaching Experience and Career Highlights
Kashyap, 58, has managed several I-League clubs such as Air India, Mohun Bagan, Aizawl FC, Salgaocar FC, and ONGC.
He has also worked as an assistant coach for Indian Super League teams NorthEast United (2015) and Odisha FC (2023-24).
As a player, he was a Federation Cup runner-up in 1993 with Mahindra United and won a bronze medal at the 1989 South Asian Games with the Indian men’s team.
Support Staff Appointments
Priya P. V., who was the head coach of the India U-17 women’s team (2022), will now serve as the assistant coach for the senior team.
Raghuvir Pravin Khanolkar has been appointed as the goalkeeping coach.
India's Record in SAFF Women's Championship
India has won five of the six editions of the SAFF Women's Championship (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019).
The Blue Tigresses were semi-finalists in the last edition, losing to Nepal, the eventual runners-up.
10. Valluri Ajaya Babu Wins Gold at Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships
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Valluri Ajaya Babu (19 years old) won the gold medal in the men's 81kg junior and senior categories at the Commonwealth Championships.
An Overview of the News
Babu lifted a total of 326kg (147kg in snatch + 179kg in clean and jerk).
He set a Commonwealth record in clean and jerk in the 81kg junior category.
Babu also broke the junior national records in snatch, clean and jerk, and total weight.
Sairaj Pardeshi, another Indian weightlifter, won the youth gold in the same 81kg category and finished second in the junior section behind Babu.
Achievements in Other Weight Classes
Lalruatfela secured a silver medal in the men's 89kg category with a total lift of 301kg (135kg snatch + 166kg clean and jerk).
Hrudananda Das won silver in the youth category and bronze in the junior category in the men's 89kg event, lifting a total of 299kg (129kg snatch + 170kg clean and jerk).
