Keshavan Grabs Gold at Luge Championship
- India’s first Winter Olympian Shiva Keshavan clinched a gold medal at the Asian Luge Championships while Japan’s Tanaka Shohei came in second with a combined time of 1:44.874 second
- He finished with a time of 1 minute, 39.962 seconds and top speed of 130.4 km/h to clinch the title.
Arjun Bhati wins in Kids Golf World Championship
- In a competition in which 21 countries had participated, 12-year-old Arjun Bhati has secured the top shot scoring two extra shots in the Kids Golf World Championship 2016 in Malaysia.
- He defeated South Africa's Methu Denish to secure the first position.
Pankaj Advani Wins National Title
- Sixteen-time world champion Pankaj Advani has won the National title in 6-red Snooker, the shorter format of the game by defeating Ishpreet Chadha in the final 7-4.
- He reclaimed the title, which he had won during the inaugural edition in Bangalore in 2010.
- Pankaj Advani is the only player in the world to win all titles — National, Continental & World — in 6-red Snooker.
Indian Achieves Highest FIFA Ranking
- India jumped two places to finish 2016 at 135, their best in the last six years, in the FIFA rankings.
- It is their best in the last six years. In 2009, India had finished at 134.
- Argentina finish 2016 on top of the FIFA World Ranking, earning the accolade of “Team of the Year.”
Petersen ban for Two years
- Former South Africa batsman Alviro Petersen has been banned for two years after his admission in failing to disclose details of an approach to fix matches.
- It follows a lengthy investigation into South Africa’s domestic Ram Slam T20 Challenge Series competition in 2015 as part of the same investigation, former South Africa spinner Gulam Bodi was banned for 20 years.
Mary Kom, Vikas Get AIBA Special Awards
- 5-time world champion & Olympic bronze-medallist Mary Kom was presented the AIBA Legends award for her trailblazing boxing career at the International Boxing Association’s 70th anniversary gala in Montreux.
- Kom was christened ‘Magnificent Mary’ by AIBA after her fourth world title back in 2008.
- Vikas Krishnan was handed the APB (AIBA Pro Boxing) Best Boxer trophy.
Kuheli Wins 50m Rifle Prone
- Kuheli Gangulee won the women’s 50m rifle prone at the 60th National shooting championship and thus finished with a new national record score of 626.5 from 60 shots.
- Maharashtra’s Tejaswini Sawant, who held the previous national record with a score of 622.1 achieved also finished with a high score of 625.0 while Gujarat’s Lajja Gauswami took the third position.
World's largest non-permanent indoor ice rink inaugurated
- World’s largest non-permanent indoor ice rink was inaugurated at a whoping 2,700-square-meter skating space at the Grand Palais in Paris, France.
- The rink was inaugurated at the third edition of the ‘Grand Palais des Glaces’ festival featuring skating stunts and acrobatics.
- Over 100 workers constructed the ice rink, which will remain open until January 2, 2017.
Atletico De Kolkata Win ISL Title
- Atletico De Kolkata scripted history after winning Indian Super League (ISL) football tournament for the second time in three years by defeating Kerala Blasters 4-3 in a penalty shootout in Kochi.
- In the penalty shootout, the Kolkata team scored four goals against the three by Kerala Blasters.
Murray Wins Sports Personality of Year
- Andy Murray has been voted the BBC Sports Personality of the Year for a record third time.
- Murray, the 2013 and 2015 winner, took Olympic gold, claimed his second Wimbledon title & became tennis’ world number one in a remarkable 2016.
- Triathlete Alistair Brownlee was second and first man to retain the Olympic triathlon title at Rio 2016
- Jumper Nick Skelton came third.
