Pakistan's Shaheen Afridi won the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year for his sizzling spells, a sheer display of pace and swing and some magical moments during the previous calendar year.
In tennis, Aslan Karatsev defeated Andy Murray by 6-3, 6-3, to win the men's singles title at the Sydney Tennis Classic final, to claim his third ATP Tour title.
The Union Minister of Education Shri Dharmendra Pradhan launched National Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT 3.0), and regional language textbooks prescribed by AICTE.
A Russian-led alliance has sent peacekeeping troops to Kazakhstan to manage the ongoing unrest and restore order in the country after a request from Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.