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Aaron Finch

Profession: international cricketer

Nationality: Australia

Retired: 7 February 2023

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On 30 December 2022, Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo joined Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr until 2025, after leaving Manchester United to become a free agent.

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Men's Hockey World Cup 2023

Edition: 15th

Final Held: 29 January 2023

Host: India

Winner: Germany (third title)

Runner-up: Belgium

Participating teams: 16

Matches played: 44

Goals scored: 249

Top scorer: Jeremy Hayward (Australia)

Best player: Niklas Wellen (Germany)

Best young player: Mustapha Cassiem (South Africa)

Best goalkeeper: Vincent Vanasch (Belgium)

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Barcelona tennis tournament title 2023

Winner: Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)

Runner-up: Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece)

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Casper Ruud defeated the defending champion Diego Schwartzman in the final, 5–7, 6–2, 6–3 to win the singles title at the 2022 Argentina Open.

Casper Ruud belongs to Norway. 

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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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FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 (football)

Edition: 9th

Venue: Australia, New Zealand

Final held: 20 August 2023

Final venue: Sydney

Winner: Spain

Runner-up: England

Third position: Sweden

Participating teams: 32

Total matched: 64

Official mascot: Tazuni

Total goals scored: 164

Top scorer: Hinata Miyazawa from Japan (5 goals)

Best player: Aitana Bonmatí from Spain

Best young player: Salma Paralluelo from Spain

Best goalkeeper : Mary Earps from England

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The state of Victoria (Australia) pulled out of hosting the Commonwealth Games 2026 due to cost overruns.