Latest National and International Sports News Today Transcript at 4:30 PM on 4 December 2023

In high cricket information: Former Pakistan pacer Junaid Khan stated that Babar Azam was not a “quick learner” and regardless of main the group in all three codecs for 4 years, there was no signal of enchancment in his captaincy. Junaid stated on Nadir Shah’s podcast: “Babar had not improved as a captain. If you see Saifi bhai (Sarfaraz Khan), he kept improving day by day. We won the Champions Trophy under his leadership, become World No 1 in the T20Is.” The left-arm pacer backed Shan Masood and Shaheen Shah Afridi, who had been appointed because the captain on Test and T20Is, respectively.

Meanwhile, Riding on a ten-wicket haul from left-arm spinner Tajiul Islam, Bangladesh defeated New Zealand by 150 runs within the first Test on Saturday, 2 December. It was Bangladesh’s first win at dwelling in opposition to New Zealand. Bangladesh had defeated New Zealand by 150 runs within the first Test. Taijul adopted his 4-109 with 6-75 within the second innings to wrap up New Zealand’s innings for 181 within the first session of the ultimate day, with the vacationers chasing a goal of 332 runs. Daryl Mitchell battled to top-score for the guests with a affected person 58 from 120 balls. The second and closing check of the collection begins on December 6 at Mirpur.

West Indies all-rounder Deandra Dottin and Ireland’s Kim Garth have been slotted within the high bracket of gamers for the upcoming Women’s Premier League (WPL) public sale to be held on December 9 in Mumbai for the second season of the event. “Rs 50 Lakhs is the highest reserve price with 2 players – Deandra Dottin and Kim Garth – choosing to be slotted in the top bracket,” said a BCCI press launch. Four gamers have been categorized into the 40 Lakhs bracket. 15 gamers from affiliate nations will check their luck this time for the showpiece occasion. The registration from these nations has come down from 19 final time.

In some badminton information: Promising younger Indian shuttler Priyanshu Rajawat progressed to the boys’s singles semifinals with a straight-game win over Alwi Farhan of Indonesia on the Syed Modi International badminton event on Friday, 1 December. The 21-year-old from Madhya Pradesh, who gained the Orleans Masters Super 300 this season, registered a 21-15, 21-16 win over reigning world junior champion Farhan in a 49-minute quarterfinal conflict on the BWF World Tour Super 300 event. World no. 32 and seventh seed Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa, who had clinched the Nates International Challenge and Abu Dhabi Masters Super 100 this yr, secured a 21-19, 21-8 win over Commonwealth Games bronze medallists Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand.

Moving on to chess information: Hikaru Nakamura, who as soon as accused Indian teenage GM Arjun Erigaisi of dishonest with out having any incriminating proof, now finds himself keeping off allegations from Vladimir Kramnik that he cheated in on-line video games. The suspicious Russian and the offended American have spent the previous weeks buying and selling punches over the web. As the Nakamura vs Kramnik mudslinging contest raged, Indian GM Srinath Narayanan revealed to The Indian Express that Hikaru used to ship direct messages to a teenaged Arjun on a chess portal to “stop cheating”. The concern was solely resolved when Arjun wrote to the portal objecting and was cleared of any wrongdoing.

American grandmaster Hans Niemann has discovered himself confronted by unsubstantiated dishonest allegations as soon as extra after he convincingly gained the historic Tournament of Peace 2023 in Croatia’s Zagreb on Thursday, 30 November. His margin of victory was by a large three factors over the remainder of the 10-man area. He gained seven video games and drew two within the event during which everybody was a grandmaster. Despite that, he went unbeaten on the event. However, his victory was soured after a event organiser reportedly instructed the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten that whereas there was no proof that the American GM had cheated, there had been “indications”. On X, grandmaster Polgar shared a quote from organiser, who referred to as Niemann’s efficiency “out of this world”.

In hockey information: There was an eerie similarity to 3 of the 4 objectives India conceded in opposition to Germany within the Pool C match of the FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup in Santiago, Chile on Thursday, 30 November. An Indian participant misplaced the ball of their half, Germany pounced on possession, drove down the appropriate channel, and ultimately discovered the again of the online. India’s goalscorers had been Annu, Ropni Kumari and Mumtaz Khan. For Germany, Sophia Schwabe, Laura Pluth, and Carolin Seidel had been on the scoresheet. The 3-4 defeat got here after India led the match 2-0 after which 3-2 damage them as they slipped to the second place within the group and gave Germany a lifeline.

Lastly in some basketball information: NBA famous person LeBron James’ enterprise companion Maverick Carter positioned roughly 20 bets on soccer and basketball video games over a yr, with every guess starting from $5,000 to $10,000. Carter additionally admitted that the bets had been made on the matches by means of an unlawful bookie, in line with media experiences within the USA. Maverick Carter has been a long-time friend-turned-associate for LeBron James. They have recognized one another since their Akron, Ohio days. Besides being LeBron James’ enterprise companion, Carter additionally co-owns SpringHill Company, an leisure and manufacturing firm, with the NBA star. Maverick Carter is alleged to have made the revelation to federal investigators, in line with a report in The Washington Post on Thursday, 30 November.