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Jay Shah is the current & 16th president of International Cricket Council since December 2024.

He became the youngest president of ICC at the age of 36.

He belongs to India. 

He replaced Greg Barkley.

Updated & verified on 09-05-2025

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Argentina won FIFA World Cup 2022 by defeating France.

• Know about FIFA World Cup 2022
• Edition: 22
• Held: 20 November 18 December 2022 (Qatar)
• Matches: 64
• Length: 28 days
• First Asian cities to host FIFA world cup: South Korea & Japan (2002)
  
• First Arab country to host FIFA world: Qatar (2022)
• FIFA world cup held in Asia in 2022: Second time
• Venues: 8 (5 cities)
• Country to provide security: Pakistan (sent around 4500 soldiers)
  
• Country to produce ball: Pakistan
• Participating countries from Asia: Qatar, Iran, South Korea, Japan & Saudi Arabia
• Winner: Argentine
• Argentine won: after 36 years (previously won in 1986)
• Runner-up: France
• Argentine won: third time
• Goals scored: 172
• Top scorer: Kylian Mbappe (8 goals)
• Kylian Mbappe belongs: France
• Best player: Lionel Messi (7 goals) (Argentine)
• Golden Ball winner:  Lionel Messi
• Lionel Messi won Ball: Second time
• Lionel Messi won Golden Ball first time: 2014
• Best young player: Enzo Fernendez (Argentine)
• Best goalkeeper : Emiliano Martinez (Argentine)
• Country to get third position: Croatia
• Country to get fourth position: Morocco
• Golden Boot winner: Kylian Mbappe (8 goals)
• Second player to score hat-trick in Final: Kylian Mbappe
• First Arab country to Qualify for semi-final: Morocco
• Final held: Lusail Stadium 
• World Cup trophy showcased by: Deepika Pedukone (Indian actress) & Iker Casillas (Spanish legend footballer)
• Golden Glove winner: Emiliano Martinez (Argentine)
• In 2022, Argentine became the first South American nation to win FIFA World Cup since Brazil in 2002.
• France lost in the final of a World Cup for the second time (First vs Italy in 2006) (second vs Argentine in 2022)

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About FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 (men’s category)

Venues: Philippines, Japan, Indonesia

Winner: Germany (first title)

Runner-up: Serbia

Third place: Canada

Fourth place: USA

Games played: 92

Final held on 10 September 2023

 Note: FIBA stands for Federation internationale de basket-ball

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In volleyball, the playing area is called a "court".

A standard volleyball court measures 18 meters long and 9 meters wide.

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• Baseball: 9
• Cricket/Football/Hockey: 11
• Basketball: 5
• Rugby football: 15
• Polo: 4
• Water polo/Kabaddi: 7
• Volleyball/Ice Hockey: 6
• Snooker: 1
• Boxing: 2
• Gymnastics: 8

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The 2016 Olympics will be held in Brazil

The theme of the 2016 Rio Olympics was "World Peace and Environment."

Events 306 in 28 sports (42 disciplines)

Opening 5 August 2016

Closing 21 August 2016

Opened by Vice President Michel Temer

Closed by IOC President Thomas Bach

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Explanation

In One Day International (ODI) cricket, a bowler can bowl a maximum of 10 overs during a match.

In a T20 match, the maximum number of overs a bowler can bowl is 4.

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The pitch is 22 yards (20.12 meters) long and 3.33 yards (3.04 meters) wide.

The length of the pitch is measured from the center of one wicket to the center of the other wicket.

A cricket pitch is a rectangular area in the center of a cricket field where the game is played.

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Offside in football (soccer) occurs when a player is nearer to the opponent's goal line than both the ball and two defenders at the moment the ball is passed to them.

This rule is designed to prevent players from "goal-hanging" and to promote fair play.