Sports Current Affairs- January 27, 2023

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Sports Current Affairs- January 27, 2023

1-After agreeing to a new eight-year contract with the International Cricket Council (ICC), Sky Sports will continue to air all ICC tournaments in the UK and Ireland through the end of 2031.

2-Starting in 2024 and continuing through the end of 2031, the collaboration will see Sky and its streaming service NOW own the ICC Broadcast and Digital Rights for all men’s and women’s competitions at the pinnacle of the sport, including the ICC Cricket World Cups and ICC T20 World Cups.

3- Mumbai City FC defeated Jamshedpur FC 2-1 on Friday at the JRD Tata Sports Complex in Jamshedpur to extend their unbeaten run in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2022–23 to a record-breaking 16 games.

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4-Dubai’s current ILT20 match between table-toppers Gulf Giants and third-placed MI Emirates was postponed on Friday owing to rain.

5-India captain Hardik Pandya acknowledged that his team gave up 25 runs more than the par score at the venue, which featured a surface that was conducive to spin, following a 21-run loss in the T20I series opener on Friday at the JSCA International Stadium.

Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya

6-At the Deccan Arena in Hyderabad on Friday, Classic Football Academy defeated Himalayan FC Kinnaur 3-1 to advance to the U-17 Youth Cup final.

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7-At the JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi on Friday, Daryl Mitchell and Devon Conway’s excellent half-centuries and captain Mitchell Santner’s outstanding spin display led New Zealand to a 21-run victory over and a 1-0 series lead in the three-match series.

8-On Friday at the JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi, New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner oversaw an outstanding spin display that helped his team upset India by 21 runs in the opening T20I of the three-match series.

9-At the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup, Bhubaneswaron Friday, Belgium, the defending champion, defeated Netherlands 3-2 in the penalty shootout after the teams played to a 2-2 tie in regulation time of the fiercely contested second semi-final. This victory set up a final matchup with Germany.

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10-England defeated Australia by three runs in a nail-biting second semi-final on Friday at JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom, to advance to the final against India in the inaugural ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup.

11-Team Uzbekistan put on an outstanding performance to win 14 gold, 4 silver, and 3 bronze medals at the ASBC Asian U22 Boxing Championships in Bangkok, taking the top spot in the medal standings (Thailand).

12-Hernan Santana, a Spanish defender, has been signed by FC Goa for the balance of the 2022–23 Indian Super League (ISL) season.

Hernan Santana

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13-Kalyan Chaubey, president of the All India Football Federation (AIFF), wants the National Beach Soccer Championship, which is now taking place in Surat, to become a regular fixture in every football season and grow significantly in the next years.

14-On January 26, the first-ever National Beach Soccer Championship began at Surat’s Dumas Beach in the presence of AIFF President Chaubey and Member of Parliament CR Patil.

15-Argentine-turned-German Germany overcame a two-goal deficit to shock World No. 1 Australia 4-3 and advance to the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup final on Friday in Bhubaneswar thanks to a hat-trick from Gonzalo Peillat in the second half and a goal from Niklas Wellen in injury time.

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