Sports Trending News – 02 March 2023

just fontaine legendary france striker who scored 13 goals at one world cup dies aged 89

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1. India vs Australia 3rd Test, Day 2 at Holkar Stadium ,Indore at 9:30 AM

2. Women and girls will be getting free entry to matches in the inaugural season of Women’s Premier League (WPL), which will begin on March 4. Meanwhile, for men and boys tickets are being sold at a price of Rs. 100 and Rs.400. The tournament will be held in Mumbai’s Brabourne Stadium and Navi Mumbai’s Dr DY Patil Sports Academy.

3. Mumbai Indians on Wednesday officially named Harmanpreet Kaur as their captain for the first-ever Women’s Premier League. Harmanpreet had recently become the first-ever cricketer to play 150 T20Is. Mumbai Indians will play the season opener of WPL 2023 on March 4, 2023.

4. India’s national record holder triple jumper Aishwarya Babu has been banned by NADA for four years for using a prohibited anabolic steroid. She has until March 6 to file an appeal against the ban after receiving the ban notice from NADA’s Appeal Panel on February 13. She was provisionally suspended in July last year.

5. Bismah Maroof has stepped down as captain of Pakistan women’s cricket team. Maroof had become Pakistan captain in September 2017. Under her captaincy, Pakistan won 16 of 34 ODIs.

6. Arsenal rout Everton 4-0, move 5 points clear in Premier League

7. FA Cup: Manchester United fight back to win, Tottenham and Southampton out. Manchester United fought back to overpower West Ham United 3-1 and reach the FA Cup quarter-finals as Premier League Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton suffered shock defeats on Wednesday.

8. Just Fontaine, the all-time top scorer in a single World Cup finals with 13 goals, has died aged 89. Fontaine will forever be remembered for scoring 13 goals at the 1958 World Cup, a remarkable feat that seems unlikely ever to be matched. 1958 World Cup in Sweden is best remembered as the coming of age of a 17-year-old Pele, who inspired Brazil to victory after netting a hat-trick in their 5-2 semi-final win over France. However, it was a personal triumph for Fontaine, whose four-goal haul in the third-place play-off win over West Germany ensured he had scored in every game.

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