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Men's FIH Hockey Pro League Title 2022–23 

Edition: 4th 

Final held: July 2023

Winner: Nethelands (second time) 

Runner-Up: The great Britain 

Third place: Belgium

Total matches: 72

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About: Nikki McCray

Profession: Basketball player and coach

Nationality: USA

Born: 1971

Died:  July 7, 2023

Aged: 51

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• the winter Olympics 2022 game was held in China
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• 91 countries are participating in the 2022 winter Olympics
• China nabbed its first gold medal on February 5, 2022, at Beijing Olympics 2022.
• The 2022 Winter Olympics is an ongoing international winter multi-sport event 
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• North Korea country has been suspended from the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics by the International Olympic Committee

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World Cup-winning captain Lionel Messi has been named BBC Sports Personality's World Sport Star of the Year for 2022.

Lionel Messi belongs to Argentina.

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Rafael Nadal won a 14th French Open and record-extending 22nd Grand Slam title on June 5, 2022

Rafael Nadal belongs to Spain.

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FIFA stands for Federation Internationale de Football.

Founded in 1904

Headquarters located in Switzerland.

Qatar will host FIFA 2022 world cup.

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Transgender women who have been through male puberty have been barred from international women's cricket under regulations announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in Nov 2023.

In September 2023, Danielle McGahey (from Canada) became the first transgender cricketer to take part in an official international match.

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Jannik Sinner defeated Taylor Fritz in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2024 US Open.

Sinner became the first Italian man to win the US Open singles title and the first Italian man in the Open Era to win multiple major titles.

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Additional Info:

The US Open Tennis Championships, commonly called the US Open, is a tennis tournament organized by the United States Tennis Association annually in New York City

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Pat Cummins has the become the first bowler to take hat-tricks in two consecutive matches in T20 World Cup

He took a hat-trick in the 2024 T20 World Cup first against Bangladesh and then against Afghanistan in its next match.

Pat Cummins is a cricketer from Australia. 

He became only the second bowler ever to take a hat-trick in consecutive international matches — a feat previously accomplished only by Pakistan’s Wasim Akram.

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The legendary Pakistani cricketer, Shahid Afridi, Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh, West Indies crickter Chris Gayle and Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt all have been appointed the brand ambassador for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024

ICC Men's T20 World Cup to be held in the West Indies and USA from 1-29 June 2024.

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