World Sports News 2023- Live Updates & General Discussion Thread

:3rd_place_medal:Canada beats US to win Basketball World Cup bronze

Canada beat the United States 127-118 in overtime on Sunday to finish third at the Basketball World Cup and claim its first-ever podium finish.

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Aus Open: :trophy::trophy::trophy::trophy::trophy::trophy::trophy::trophy::trophy::trophy:

Roland-Garros: :trophy::trophy::trophy:

Wimbledon: :trophy::trophy::trophy::trophy::trophy::trophy::trophy:

#USOpen : :trophy::trophy::trophy::trophy:

Djokovic :clap::clap::clap::clap:

Second-seeded Serbian Djokovic beat third-seeded Russian Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 7-6(5), 6-3 to become the oldest men’s champion in the Open Era at the age of 36. He also equalled Margaret Court’s all-time record of 24 Grand Slams.

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24 is a special number :basketball: :purple_heart:

Djokovic pays tribute to Kobe Bryant in New York :purple_heart:

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The all-time Grand Slam tournament titles Legends :star_struck:

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Chasing history :smiling_face_with_sunglasses:

:kenya:‘s Peres Jepchirchir is looking to become the 4th woman in history to win three half marathon golds :raising_hands:

The Olympic marathon champion will be challenged by a strong field including :united_states:‘s Sara Hall at the #WorldRunningChamps

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WORLD RECORD

:ethiopia:’s Tigst Assefa obliterates the women’s marathon world record* in Berlin :exploding_head:

2:11:53 :rocket:

*Subject to the usual ratification procedures

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History-maker :crown:

:kenya:’s Eliud Kipchoge becomes the first man in history to win the BERLIN-MARATHON for the 5th time :raising_hands:

2:02:42 for the win :smiling_face_with_sunglasses:

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RATIFIED

The 4:27.97 road mile by Nikki Hiltz at the US Road Mile Championships has been ratified as the inaugural women’s road mile record.

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Asian Games 2023, September 27 Updates:

Anant wins silver in men’s skeet; Esha bags silver in 25m pistol;
:india: India 6th with 22 medals

Key Updates

  • Table tennis: 3/3 for India!
  • Table tennis: Sathiyan/Manika advance to round of 16
  • Chess - Men’s individual round 9
  • [Squash - Comprehensive win for India
  • Tennis - Ankita Raina exits
  • Chess - Women’s individual round 9
  • Squash - India 2-0 Macao
  • Table tennis: Manav/Manush qualifies for Round of 32
  • Tennis: Sumit bows out in quarterfinal
  • India moves to 5th in medal standings!
  • [Men’s Shotgun Skeet - Another medal for India!
  • Cycling - Beckham through to quarterfinals!
  • Boxing - Thapa bows out
  • Updated Medals Tally after Esha Singh’s silver in women’s 25m pistol
  • Fencing: Indian women’s Epee Team knocked out](
  • Shooting: India wins gold in women’s 25m pistol team event
  • MEDAL ALERT: India wins silver in women’s 50m 3 positions team
  • Wushu: Men’s Daoshu & Gunshu All-Round (Update after Daoshu
  • Fencing: Men’s Foil Team - India loses in round of 16

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HISTORIC WIN FOR TEAM :india: IN EQUESTRIAN :horse_racing:

Hats-off to the team: Anush Agarwalla (:horse_face: Etro), Hriday Vipul Chheda (:horse_face:Chemxpro Emerald), Divyakriti Singh (:horse_face:Adrenalin Firford), Sudipti Hajela (:horse_face:Chinski) for winning :india:’s FIRST-EVER GOLD :1st_place_medal: at #AsianGames in Dressage Team Event :partying_face:

It’s a moment to go down in the history books as India wins a gold medal in Equestrian after 41 yrs at the Games!!

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Gareth Bale and Novak Djokovic teamed up to help their team win the Ryder Cup All-Star Match :man_golfing:

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Ryder Cup: Europe regain trophy as Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland star in victory over USA in Rome

Tommy Fleetwood secured the winning point for Team Europe as they overcame a final-round charge from Team USA to claim a dramatic 16.5-11.5 victory.

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Medal standings of Hangzhou Asian Games for Oct. 1.

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:india:Congratulations to Team India’s Sable Avinash Mukund for defeating Team Japan’s Aoki Ryoma (Silver) and Sunada Seiya (Bronze) to win the gold medal in Athletics, Men’s 3000m Steeplechase event at Hangzhou Asian Games. Congratulations! :clap::clap:

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:india: Team India’s trio Chenai Kynan Darius, Sandhu Zoravar Singh and Tondaiman Prithviraj defeated Team Kuwait by 2 points and set a new Asian Games record to win the gold medal in Shooting, Men’s Trap Team event, at the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou.

Congratulations! :clap: :clap:

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:india::badminton: 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟲! This day will be remembered in Indian badminton history as the Indian men’s team secure their first-ever :2nd_place_medal: at the Asian Games.

:sad_but_relieved_face: HS Prannoy’s absence hurt India in the final against the defending champions, where India couldn’t seal the tie despite going 2-0 up after the first two matches.

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Medal standings of Hangzhou Asian Games for Oct. 3.

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:india:What a historic achievement for India at the Asian Games!

As the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou came to an end on Sunday, India created history by winning a total of : 107 medals with 28 gold medals breaking the record 15 Gold and 70 total medals won in 2018 Jakarta Asian Games!

The incredible athletes have brought home the highest ever total of 107 medals, the best ever performance in the last 60 years.


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:india: 𝗕𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗨𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗦! Take a look at how India has performed in different sporting categories in the Asian Games since 2014.


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