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Babar Azam becomes fastest to 5,000ODIruns

Babar Azam, the captain of the Pakistancricketteam,hassetanew record by becoming the fastest player to score 5000 runs in One Day Internaonal (ODI) cricket. He achieved this feat in 97 innings, breaking the previous record set by South Africa's Hashim Amla, who reached the 5000 run mark in 101 innings inaugural edion of the Global ChessLeague

Global Chess League (GCL), a joint venture between FIDE and Tech Mahindra, announced Dubai as the venuefortheinauguraledion.

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LucaBrecel,the28-year-oldBelgian snooker player, has claimed his first world tle aer defeang Mark Selby in a thrilling final at the CrucibleinSheffield.

OdishaextendsIndianHockey teamsponsorshipll2033

The Odisha government has decided to further extend its sponsorship for both the Men and Women Indian Hockey Teams (senior and junior) for another ten years from 2023 to 2033. Odisha has been the official sponsor of both the Men and Women Naonal HockeyTeamssince2018.

Abhilash Tomy completes the Golden Globe Race, finishing second

Gold medal in Badminton AsiaChampionships

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag

Shey made history on April 30, becoming the first Indian men's doubles pair to win a gold medal at the Badminton Asia Champion ships.

The Indian pair defeated the Malaysian duo of Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi in a thrilling three-game matchthatlastedforoveranhou

Ding Liren becomes China's firstworldchesschampion

Ding Liren has become 17th world chess champion – the first from China – defeang Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchiinae-breaker.

Ding takes over as winner of the World Chess Championship from Norway's Magnus Carlsen, who chose not to defend his tle aer a 10-yearreign.

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Ronaldo ($136 million), Lionel Messi ($130 million) and Kylian Mbappe ($120 million) are the top threehighest-paidathletes. Ronaldo leads the way with an esmated haul of $136 million, including $46 million from his playing salary and bonuses and $90 million from endorsements, appearances, licensing income and otherbusinessendeavors.

Mbappé, who at age 24 comes in at No. 3 with $120 million, and Johnson, who lands at No. 6 with $107 million, make eye-popping debuts inthetopten

Luca Brecel wins snooker WorldChampionshiptle

Indian sailor Commander Abhilash Tomy (retd.) will finally set foot on land, 236 days aer seng sail in the Golden Globe Race (GGR), a solonon-stopyachtracearoundthe world, one of the most dangerous andcraziestofendeavours.

India’s first men's doubles

Jaden Pariat Becomes First Indian to Finish on Podium in BrishF4Championship

Jaden Pariat, a young Indian racing talent represenng Argen Motorsport, has demonstrated his exceponal skills by securing a podium posion in the opening round of the ROKiT Brish F4 Championship held at Donington Park.

He has become the second Indian racer to achieve an internaonal podium in a Tatuus F4 car, following KushMaini'sfeatin2017