Explanation

World Test Championship 2023 (cricket)

Final held: 11 June 2023

Venue: The Oval, London

Winner: Australia (first title)

Runner-up: India

Won by: 209 runs

Man of the match: Travis Head (Australia)

Explanation

Shelly-Inn won the 2023 Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year.

Shelly-Ann is the professional sprinter athlete.

Shelly-Inn belongs to Jamaica.

Explanation

The New York Times Employees have Pulitzer Prize 2023, International Reporting, for reporting war crimes related to Ukraine.

Explanation

• Resolution moved by UAE
• The United States vetoed a United Nations Security Council demand for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the war between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas in Gaza.

• Thirteen Security Council members voted in favour of the  resolution.

• Resolution abstained by UK
  
• Resolution date: 8th December 2023
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Explanation

Asian Para Games 2023

Edition: Fourth 

Venue: Hangzhou, China

Starting date: 22 Oct 2023

Ending date: 28 Oct 2023

Originally scheduled to take place from 9 to 15 October 2022, the event was postponed to 2023  due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 Note: Asian Para Games 2023 is a multi-sport event that parallels the 2023 Asian Games

Explanation

India rising star Shubman Gill is the ICC Men's Player of the Month for September 2023 after dominating a stretch of ODIs ahead of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.

 Men's Player for August 2023: Babar Azam (Pakistan)

Explanation

About SAFF Under-16 football Championship 2023 (men’s category)

Edition: 8th

Winner: India

Runner-up: Bangladesh

Venue: Thimphu, Bhutan

Final held: 10th September 2023

Total matches played: 09

Explanation

• Singles title at Wimbledon 2023 (men’s category)
• Winner: Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)
• Runner-up: Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
• Final held on 16 July 2023
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Explanation

About men's cricket Asia Cup 2023

Edition: 16th

Starting date: 30 Aug 2023

Final held: 17 Sep 2023

Winner: India (8th title)

Runner-up: Sri Lanka 

Venue: Pakistan & Sri Lanka 

Matches in Pakistan: 04

Matches in Sri Lanka: 09

Total matches: 13

Participating teams: 06

Player of the series/Player of the Tournament : Kuldeep Yadav (India)

Most runs made by: Shubman Gill (made 302 runs) (belong to India)

Most wickets taken by: Matheesha Pathirana (took 11 wickets) (belongs to Sri Lanka)

Player of the series in the final: Mohammed Siraj (India)

Explanation

The Council of Common Interests (CCI) “unanimously” approved the results of the 2023 digital census on 5 August 2023.