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❖ Mr Gautam Gambhir appointed as Head Coach – Team India
• The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has appointed former
batter and World Cup winner Gautam Gambhir as the new head coach of
the senior men’s team.
• Gambhir has been appointed Rahul Dravid’s successor as the India
men’s cricket team’s head coach.
• Gambhir, in his first international coaching assignment, has been
handed a long rope, having been handed charge of the team till the end
of 2027.

❖ Gagan Narang to be Indian team Chef-de Mission in Paris

Olympics
• 2012 London Olympics bronze medalist shooter Gagan Narang as the
Chef-de-Mission of the Indian team for the 2024 Paris Summer
Olympics, replacing Mary Kom.
• Ace Badminton player PV Sindhu was also appointed as the co-flag
bearer along with table tennis player Sharath Kamal.
• The 33rd Summer Olympics will be hosted by the French capital city of
Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024.
• Paris will be hosting the Summer Olympics for the third time after 1900
and 1924.
• Four new sports have been introduced in the Paris Olympics 2024:
Breaking, Surfing, Sport Climbing, and Skateboarding.
• Athlete Purma Banerjee was the first Indian to carry the Indian flag at the
Summer Olympics at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics.

❖ Asian Squash Doubles Championship 2024

• Johor, Malaysia
 • Abhay Singh and Joshna Chinappa won the mixed doubles, defeating
Hong Kong’s Tong Tsz Wing and Ming Hong Tang.
• In the men’s doubles, Singh and Velavan Senthilkumar triumphed over
Malaysia’s Ong Sai Hung and Syafiq Kamal.
• The championship featured 33 teams from seven countries and was
held from July 4-7, 2024.

❖ Lewis Hamilton Wins the British Grand Prix 2024

• He became the first F1 driver to win on any track nine times and also
extended his F1 record to 104 wins.

❖ FOUR DIFFERENT VENUES TO HOST DURAND CUP 2024

• The Durand Cup, Asia’s oldest and India’s most prestigious club-based
football tournament, is set to enter its 133rd edition in 2024.
• The 133rd Durand Cup will kick off on July 27, 2024, and conclude with
the final on August 31, 2024.
• The tournament’s finale will be held at the iconic Vivekananda Yuba
Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium) in Kolkata.
• The 2024 edition will be hosted across four cities:
▪ Kolkata, West Bengal: The traditional football capital of India
 • Kokrajhar, Assam: Representing the football-loving Northeast
• Jamshedpur, Jharkhand: Making its debut as a Durand Cup host
• Shillong, Meghalaya: Another Northeast football hub

❖ T20 World Cup 2024, India Lifts the Trophy

• India won the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 second time by defeating
South Africa in the final in Barbados
• Player of the Match: Virat Kohli
• Player of the Tournament: Jasprit Bumrah
• Most wickets in a T20 WC Edition:
• 17 – Arshdeep Singh (IND, 2024)
• 17 – Fazalhaq Farooqi (AFG, 2024)
• Post World Cup win, three Indian players namely, Virat Kohli, Rohit
Sharma, and Ravindra Jadeja have announced their retirement from
T20 internationals.

❖ Legendary cricketer Kapil Dev elected President of PGTI

• Kapil Dev has been unanimously elected as the President of the
Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI).
• Kapil Dev, fondly known as the “Haryana Hurricane” for his exceptional
all-round cricketing skills.
❖ Smriti Mandhana becomes first Indian women’s player to score
century in consecutive ODIs
• On June 23, Smriti Mandhana set a new record for the most runs
scored by an Indian woman in a bilateral ODI series.
• Smriti Mandhana has received several accolades, including the
Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award for the best female cricketer of the year
by the ICC in 2018 and 2022.
• She also won the BCCI award for Best Women’s International
Cricketer in June 2018, underscoring her impact and recognition in
the world of cricket.
❖ India wins 11 medals at the U-17 Asian Wrestling Championship 2024
• Indian wrestlers have ended their campaign in the Under- 17 Asian
Wrestling Championship 2024 with a total of 11 medals- four gold,
two silver, and five bronze.
• The annual Under 17 & Under 23 Asian Wrestling Championship
2024 is being held in the Jordanian capital city of Amman from 22-
30 June 2024.
❖ FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup: India to host in 2025
• The tournament will be played in December 2025.
• It will be the first time ever that a FIH Hockey Junior World Cup will
include as many as 24 teams.
• The last edition of the FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup took place
in 2023 in Malaysia and was won by Germany.
❖ India joins World Boxing
• Boxing Federation of India (BFI) has agreed to join the World Boxing,
the newly-formed governing body.
• It was formed after the International Olympic Committee (IOC)
refused to recognize the International Boxing Association (IBA).
• This was announced on the sidelines of the World Olympic qualifiers
being held in Bangkok.
❖ Charles Leclerc makes history as the first home winner of Monaco
Grand Prix in 93 Years
• Charles Leclerc, the Ferrari driver, has achieved a remarkable feat by
becoming the first Monegasque driver to win the Monaco Grand Prix
since Louis Chiron in 1931, ending a drought of 92 years.

❖ Dipa Karmakar Becomes First Indian Gymnast To Win Gold In Asian

Senior Championships
• Competing in Uzbekistan’s capital, the 30-year-old Dipa achieved an
average score of 13.566 .
• North Korean gymnasts Kim Son Hyang and Jo Kyong Byol secured the
silver and bronze medals with scores of 13.466 and 12.966,
respectively.

❖ Shahid Afridi named ICC ambassador for T20 World Cup 2024
• Afridi joins India legend Yuvraj Singh, Chris Gayle and sprint sensation
Usain Bolt among the ambassadors chosen by the International
Cricket Council (ICC) for the maiden 20-team T20 World Cup.

❖ Satwik-Chirag regain World No. 1 ranking after Thailand Open triumph

• Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty regained the number one
spot in the men’s doubles world rankings following their triumph at the
Thailand Open.
• They made a spirited comeback at the Thailand Open, winning their
second title of the season with a straight game win over Chen Bo Yang
and Liu Yi of China .

❖ Nandini Dairy to Sponsor for Scotland for T20 World Cup

• The Nandini logo, a household name in Karnataka, takes pride of place
on the leading arm of the Scotland cricket team’s jersey, with
representations in both English and Kannada.
 • Amul has been roped in as the official sponsor of Sri Lanka at T20
World Cup 2024
• South Africa and USA also be sponsored by the leading India dairy
brand

❖ 25th May declared as World Football Day by the UN

• The resolution to mark 25th May of every year as World Football Day was
introduced by Libya’s ambassador to the United Nations Taher El-
Sonni.
• It was co-sponsored by more than 160 members of the United Nations.
• On 25 May 1924 all the regions of the world were represented in the
1924 Paris Summer Olympics football event. This year the Summer
Olympics is being held in Paris.
• Football was introduced in the Paris Summer Olympics in 1900. Intially
only men’s football team were allowed to play in the Summer
Olympics.
• Women’s football was introduced at the Atlanta Summer Olympics
in1996.

❖ Japan Wins Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Trophy

• Japanese men’s hockey team etched its name in the history books by
clinching its maiden Sultan Azlan Shah Trophy title.
• Japan emerged victorious, defeating Pakistan 4-1 in the nerve-wracking
shootout at the Azlan Shah Stadium in Ipoh, Malaysia, on 11 May 2024.
• India, a regular participant and five-time winner of the Sultan Azlan
Shah Trophy (1985, 1991, 1995, 2009, 2010), skipped this year’s
tournament.
• The Indian team chose to focus their preparations for the upcoming
2024 Paris Olympics, which commence on 26 July 2024.
❖ Real Madrid clinch record-extending 36th Liga title
• The Spanish football club Real Madrid has been crowned the La Liga
2023-24 season title after beating Cadiz 3-0
• The La Liga, or the Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División,
is a professional men’s club-based football championship in Spain.
• It is the highest-ranking domestic football tournament in the country. It
was started in 1929 with 10 teams.

❖ China secure Thomas Cup and Uber Cup double

• The Thomas and Uber Cup 2024 in Chengdu saw China claim both the
men’s and women’s team badminton crowns.
• In the Thomas Cup final, the host nation defeated 14-time champions
Indonesia 3-1 to secure their 11th title.
• Thomas and Uber Cup is held every two years and is organised by
the world badminton governing body, the Badminton World
Federation (BWF).

❖ India to host World Junior Badminton Championships 2025 in Guwahati

• The BWF World Junior Championships will return to India with
Guwahati being designated as the host city for the prestigious event for
the 2025 edition.
• This marks India’s second time hosting the World Juniors, following
the event in Pune back in 2008.
• India has previously hosted major badminton championships,
including the 2009 BWF World Championships in Hyderabad and the
2014 BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals in New Delhi.

❖ Indian Premier League has been won by Kolkata Knight Riders

• The 17th edition of the Indian Premier League has been won by Kolkata
Knight Riders by defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the finals.
❖ Red Bull’s Max Verstappen Claims Maiden Chinese Grand Prix Victory
• With his fourth Grand Prix victory of the season, Verstappen now
boasts a total of 58 career wins.

❖ Deepika Soreng Receives Asunta Lakra Award for Outstanding Hockey

Achievement
• India women’s hockey team forward Deepika Soreng expressed her
gratitude to Hockey India on April 16, 2024.
• In 2023, Deepika made her debut for the team in the Women’s Junior
Asia Cup.
• She contributed significantly to the team’s success, scoring 7 goals in 6
matches to help them clinch the gold medal, and emerged as the
team’s second-highest goalscorer.

❖ Rashmi Kumari wins national women’s carrom title for the 12th time
• Three-time World Champion Rashmi Kumari beat K Nagajothi 25-8, 14-
20, 25-20 in the women’s final of the 51st National carrom
championship organised by the Madhya Pradesh Carrom Association.

❖ Djokovic to become the oldest No. 1 in PIF ATP Rankings history

• Novak Djokovic, the 24-time Grand Slam champion, continues to break
records on the ATP Tour.
 • April 9, 2024, Djokovic surpass Roger Federer’s record and become the
oldest World No. 1 in ATP Rankings history at the age of 36 years and 321
days.
• Since turning 30 in 2017, the Serbian has won an impressive 31 tour-level
titles, including 12 Grand Slams, 10 ATP Masters 1000 victories, and two
ATP Finals triumphs.

❖ Carlos Sainz wins Formula One Australian GP2024

• Driver Carlos Sainz of the Ferrari team won the Australian Grand Prix
Formula One (F1) race held in Melbourne on 24 March 2024.
• His fellow Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc came second behind Carlos
Sainz.
• The 2024 Formula One championship consists of 24 Grand Prix.
• Headquarters of Formula One: London, United Kingdom
• President and Chief Executive Officer of FIA: Stefano Domenicali
❖ Ranji Trophy 2024: Mumbai win title after beating Vidarbha, end 8-year
long wait
• Mumbai beat Vidarbha by 169 runs in the Ranji Trophy final
• Mumbai win the Ranji title after 8 years
• Mumbai also won their 42nd title in the first-class tournament
• Tanush Kotian was named the Player of the Tournament, while Musheer
Khan received the Player of the Match award for his outstanding
performance in the final.

❖ Santosh Trophy 2023-24 Final: Services Beat Goa

• Services clinched their seventh Santosh Trophy title, beating Goa 0-1 in
the 77th National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy
Final at the Golden Jubilee Stadium on March 9, 2024.

❖ Minister Hardeep S Puri inaugurates 5th ONGC Para Games

• Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Housing
& Urban Affairs, inaugurated the 5th ONGC Para Games, praising para-
athletes for their unwavering determination.
• The event took place at Thyagaraj Stadium, New Delhi.
• Athletes from oil and gas public enterprises like ONGC, IOCL, BPCL,
HPCL, EIL, OIL, and GAIL competing.

❖ Sansad Khel Mahakumbh’ 3.0 kicks off at Luhnu Cricket Ground,

Bilaspur
• Union Minister, Honorable Anurag Singh Thakur grandly inaugurated the
Sansad Khel Mahakumbh 3.0 at Luhnu Cricket Ground, Bilaspur on 5
March 2024.
• Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma and Indian cricket team
coach Rahul Dravid were present as chief guests on this occasion.
• It was launched in the year 2018.
• More than 1400 teams participated in the first Sansad Khel
Mahakumbh 1.0 held in 2018.
❖ Women’s Nations League winners: Spain
• World champions Spain beat France 2-0 in Seville to win the first
UEFA Women’s Nations League final.
• Aitana Bonmati’s exceptional display throughout the tournament
earned her the title of MVP (Most Valuable Player) of the Finals
tournament.

❖ Asian River Rafting Champions Take On Sutlej River

• Shimla, hosted the first-ever Asian River Rafting Championships,
which will be officially launched on March 4th, 2024, by Chief
Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
• The competition took place on the Sutlej River in Basantpur in
the Sunni area from March 4th to 9th, 2024.
• Approximately 20 national and international teams are competing,
representing Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Iran, Iraq, Tajikistan,
Kazakhstan, and Indonesia.

❖ Khelo India Winter Games 2024 Conclude: Army No. 1, J&K 9th
• The five-day long snow sports event Khelo India Winter Games 2024
came to an with a closing ceremony at Golf Course, Gulmarg.
• The 4th edition of Khelo India Winter Games saw Army crowned as
the new champions, clinching the top spot with 10 gold, 5 silver and
6 bronze medals.
• The first runner up, Karnataka, earned 9 gold and 2 silver medals,
while the second runner up, Maharashtra, had 7 gold, 8 silver and 7
bronze medals.

❖ Anurag Thakur inaugurates Khelo India University Games in Guwahati

• Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur
inaugurated the Khelo India University games in Guwahati.
❖ Khelo India Youth Games 2024
• Recently, Haryana emerged among the top three states in Khelo India
Youth Games (KIYG) 2024, the sixth edition of the flagship event under
the Indian government’s Khelo India initiative.
• Host state Tamil Nadu finished second with 38 gold, 21 silver and 39
bronze for their best-ever finish.

❖ Asian Games Medallist Roshibina Named Female Wushu Sanda Player

Of Year By International Federation
• The 23-year-old Roshibina, who won a bronze and a silver in the 2018
and 2022 Asian Games respectively, polled 93545 votes to beat
Shahrbano Mansouriyan Semiromi (88179) of Iran and Wu Xiaowei
(46753) of China.

❖ At 43, Rohan Bopanna makes history as oldest World No. 1 in doubles

• This remarkable achievement was secured following his quarter-final
victory at the 2024 Australian Open, alongside Australia’s Matthew
Ebden.

❖ India’s gold rush continues in Jakarta as Yogesh wins double, Lakshay

bags bronze in Kuwait
• Yogesh claimed the individual gold medal after shooting 573, finishing
ahead of silver winner Muad Al Balushi of Oman (570) and Indonesia’s
Anang Yulianto (567).
• The other two Indian participants in the event, Pankaj Yadav (567) and
Akshay Jain (564), ended fourth and sixth respectively.

❖ R Praggnanandhaa surpasses Viswanathan Anand to become India’s

No.1, following victory over Ding Liren
• Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, an 18-year-old chess prodigy from
Chennai, achieved a historic milestone in his career by defeating
World Champion Ding Liren from China.
SPORTSPERSONS IN NEWS

• Australian cricket stalwart David Warner officially announced his

retirement from ODI cricket. This announcement came just before his final
Test match against Pakistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
• Sakshi Malik has announced her retirement due to concerns about the
Wrestling Federation of India’s leadership.
• Australian cricketer Shaun Marsh announced his retirement from
professional cricket, with the Melbourne Renegades’ fixture against Sydney
Thunder in the Big Bash League on Wednesday being his last assignment.
• Rohit Sharma created history by becoming the first male cricketer to
appear in 150 T20 international matches during the second T20I between
India and Afghanistan in Indore.
• Divyakriti Singh Becomes 1st Indian Woman Arjuna Awardee for Equestrian
Sports. In a historic moment for Indian sports, the accomplished
equestrian athlete, Divyakriti Singh, has been conferred with the
prestigious Arjuna Award.
• The legendary Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni was named the
captain of the all-time greatest IPL team, chosen to commemorate the
success of the world’s most popular T20 league launched in 2008.
• Senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin became the second Indian
bowler after former skipper Anil Kumble to take 500 Test wickets during the
third Test against England .
• Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra will lead the 28-member Indian
athletics contingent at the Paris Olympics starting July 26.
• India women’s team’s star opener, Shafali Verma, became the fastest
double centurion in the history of women’s Test cricket. Shafali recorded
the feat during the one-off Test against South Africa in Chennai.
• Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist wrestler Bajrang Punia on 23 June was
suspended for anti-doping rule violation by the National Anti-Doping
Agency (NADA).
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• Mumbai Cricket Association president Amol Kale passed away in New York
due to a cardiac arrest while watching the India versus Pakistan match of
the 2024 T20 World Cup along with MCA secretary Ajinkya Naik and apex
council member Suraj Samat.
• Puja Tomar made history as the first Indian to win a fight in the Ultimate
Fighting Championship (UFC), defeating Brazil’s Rayanne dos Santos at
UFC Louisville 2024.
• 39-year-old former Indian all-rounder Kedar Jadhav announced his
retirement from all forms of cricket