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Australia defeated India in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad and clinched the ODI World Cup for the sixth time.
India had 10 successive victories in the tournament and Virat Kohli won the Player of the Tournament Award.

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Indian cueist Pankaj Advani has clinched the IBSF World Billiards Championship title for 26th time, beating compatriot Sourav Kothari in the final.
The 38-year-old, who defeated Kothari recently in the longer format of 1000-point, won the earlier editions in 2005, 2008, 2014, and 2018. This is in addition to the snooker double he won in 2015.

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First-ever Khelo India Para Games 2023 logo and mascot was launched by Anurag Singh Thakur, Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports.
‘Ujjwala’- a sparrow, was unveiled as the official mascot of Khelo India – Para Games 2023. Since 2018, a total of 11 Khelo India Games have been successfully held. Over 1400 participants from across 32 states and union territories are expected to participate in the maiden Khelo India Para Games in 7 categories.

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England midfielder Jude Bellingham created history, becoming the first Real Madrid player to win the Golden Boy award.
Bellingham won the Kopa Trophy at the Ballon d’Or awards. The Golden Boy Award goes to the best player aged under 21 and playing in one of Europe’s top five leagues.

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Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur inaugurated the Khelo India Para Games 2023 in New Delhi.
More than 1400 players from 32 states and Union Territories and Services Sports Board are participating in these Games between December 10 and 17 at three venues in New Delhi. The Competition will be held in seven para-sports which include athletics, shooting, archery, football, badminton, table tennis and weightlifting. Some of India’s top international para stars like Sheetal Devi, Bhavina Patel, Ashok and others will participate in the event.

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Indian badminton players Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto, who joined hands in January this year, secured their third women’s doubles title at the Guwahati Masters.
34-year-old Ashwini and the 20-year-old Tanisha Crasto, secured their third women’s doubles title and the second Super 100 crown with the Guwahati Masters BWF Super 100 International badminton tournament.

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Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka were named the 2023 ITF World Champions by the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The pair were recognized for their performances at the year’s Grand Slam events, where they were the only singles players to reach at least the semifinals at all four tournaments.

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Courtney Walsh, a right-arm fast bowler from the West Indies, is the first bowler to take 500 wickets in Test cricket. Walsh achieved this feat in 2001 against South Africa. Stuart Broad, an English fast bowler, became the seventh bowler in cricket history to take 500 wickets in Test matches. He achieved this feat during the third and final Test against West Indies.
Nathan Lyon became the eighth bowler to take 500 or more wickets in Test cricket on December 17, 2023. The Australian off-spinner achieved the milestone by dismissing Pakistan’s Faheem Ashraf at Perth Stadium.

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Australian World Cup winning captain Pat Cummins became the 2nd most expensive IPL player in history (first being Mitchell Starc to KKR) as Sunrisers Hyderabad bought him for a record Rs 20.5 crore.

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In December 2023, the Vijay Hazare Trophy, a domestic cricket tournament in India, concluded with Haryana defeating Rajasthan in the final at Rajkot’s Saurashtra Cricket Stadium. This victory marked Haryana’s first title and their debut final appearance in the competition, which began in the 1993-94 season. Tamil Nadu holds the record for the most titles, having won the trophy five times.