Sports News LIVE Updates: BCCI Honor Bumrah, Mandhana As Best International Cricketer; Check National Games Day 3 Winners

The legendary Sachin Tendulkar will be conferred with the BCCI'S Lifetime Achievement Award at the Board's annual gal🍸a in Mumbai on Saturday.

The 51-year-old Tendulkar, w🐠ho played 664 international games for India, holds the record for the highest number of Test and ODI runs in the history of the game.

"Yes, he will be the 🌞recipient of the C K Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for the year 2024," a Board source told PTI.

Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan was picked for the Best International Debut amonওg men by BCCI for his quick-fire fifty against England in th♛e Rajkot Test in February 2024.

The middle-order mainstay also hit a counter-attacking 150 against New Zealand in the Bengaluru Test to continu🔜e his ascent.

Jasprit Bumrah recieves the Polly Umrigar Award for Best Int𝓡ernatio🌼nal Cricketer 2023-24 in the men’s category at the BCCI Awards. The pacer claimed 32 wickets in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.

In the women’s category, Smriti Mandhana bagged the prestigious honour after an outstanding year, amassing 743 💛runsไ in ODIs, including four centuries.

Yes, the Bollywood star Amir K💙han along with Ali Fazal have been invited for a not-so-friendly match to play a game of Pickleball with two professional players from the World Pickleball L✱eague on Saturday, 1st February at 7: 00 PM IST.

Venue: Brabourne Stadium | Cricket Club of India. Entry from Gate 9.

India won the U-19 Women's T20 WC Semi Final match against England by 9 wickets, to meet South Africa in the 🌳summit clash.

England Women U19 was restricted to 113/8 in 20 overs, thanks to the brilliant spell of Parunika Sisodia and Vaishnavi Sha𓃲rma 🔥who picked three wickets each.

And then, the India Women U19 chased down the target in a dominant fashion, finishing 117/1 in just 15 overs. G Kamalini anchored the chase with an unbeaten 56 off 50 balls, while Sanika Chalke supported well, finishing on 11. Gongadi Trisha contributed with her stunning ⭕35.

Manipur’s S Bindyarani Devi clinched gold in the women’s 55kg weightlifting category, setting a new national record in snatch with an 88ꦺ kg lift. She totaled 201 kg, just one kg short of her own national record. Fellow Manipuri L. Nilam Devi secured bronze, while Bengal’s Sharabani Das took silver.

In a thrilling finish at the 38th National Games, 17-year-old Parth Mane held his c🍸omposure to win the men’s 10m air rifle gold, edging out teammate Rudranksh Patil for a Maharashtra 1-2 finish.

Mane scored 252.6 points, narrowly surpassing the Paris 2024 Olympics gold standard. Services’ Kiran Jadhav claimed the bro🌸nze.

ꦅVirat Kohli's much-awaited return to domestic cricket, Ranji Trophy(after 12 years hiatus), lasted just 15 balls, dismissed by Railways pacer Himanshu Sangwan for 6.

After playing an expansive drive, Kohli'🦋s off-stump was uprooted, sending him back to the pavilion to the 𒁏dismay of his fans.

Fans at the Arun Jaitley Stadim will hope for a stronger second innings when Kohli returns. Read more on his innings HERE.

The South Africa Women U19🦹 emerged victorious in the semi-final of the ICC Under-19 W⭕omen's T20 World Cup 2025, defeating Australia by 5 wickets. Australia posted a total of 105/8 in 20 overs, but South Africa chased down the target, reaching 106/5 in 18.1 overs.

Joburg Super Kings kept their playoff hopes alive with a 7-wicket win over table-toppers Paarl Royals, chasing down the target of 151 runs, thanks to Faf du Plessis' 8൩7. Unfortunately, Dinesh Ka𒉰rthik's maiden SA20 fifty (53) went in vain as the Royals were restricted to 150/9.

The Super Kings are level on 19 points on thirౠd place with Sunrisers Eastern C♒ape, with both teams vying for the remaining playoff spots.

Neymar announced he will sign a short-term contract with his boyhood club, Santos, until June 30, following the ter🤪mination of his contract with Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal to recha♏rge his career ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

"Only Santos can give me the love that I need to prepare foಌr the challenges I have in the next few years. All of you, no matter who you suppo💛rt, know well what I am talking about," Neymar said on his social media channels.

After a heated three-way bidding war, Mumbai Indians win their bid at The Cricket League ofꦜ United Kingdon. Reliance Industries Limited (RIL)-owned franchise has secured a 49% stake in The Hundred's Oval Invincibles, winning the high-stakes virtual auction on Thursday, according to reports.

The winning 🧸bid rep🐲ortedly values the franchise at 123 million pounds, meaning the Ambanis will pay just over 60 million pounds for its 49% stake.

Victor Wembanyama is one of the league’s very best players. The San Antonio star and reigning rookie of the 💃year is an All-Star for the first time, one of the 14 players announced Thursday night as members of the reserve pool for the Feb. 16 event in San Francisco.

Wembanyama becomes only the fourth Spurs player to make the All-Star Game in his first or second season. Th🎶e others: Alvin Robertson in 1986, David Robinson in 1990 and 1991, and Tim Duncan i💦n 1998. (AP)

Dick Button was more than the most accomplished men’s figure skater in history. He was oꦆne of his sport’s great innovators and promoters, the man responsible not only for inventing the flying came𒅌l spin but describing it to generations of fans.

He was an athlete and actor, a broadc🌺aster and entrepreneur.

“Dick was one of the most important figures in our sport,” said Scott Hamilton, the 1984 O🐟lympic cha𒈔mpion. “There wasn’t a skater after Dick who wasn’t helped by him in some way.” (AP)

Afghanistan pacer Shapoor Zadran has announced his retirem𓆏ent from international cricket. Zadran played 80 international matches for Afghanistan, claiming 43 wickets in the ODI arena and a further 37 scalps in T20I contests.

Australia have opted t🎐o bat first against South Africa in the 1st semi-final at the ongoing ICC Women's U-19 T20 WC.

“Kobbie (Mainoo) played very well in that position, with more freedom and not so much responsibility running back🃏 all the time,” United manager Ruben Amorim told TNT Sports. “The lads did a good job, ꦦanother clean sheet.”

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