Year-Ender 2023: Jennifer Hermoso-Luis Rubiales Kiss Scandal To Angelo Matthews' Time Out Dismissal; Big Controversies In Sports - In Pics

Jennifer Hermoso as she stated on her Instagram live stream, did not enjoy pictures that surfaced of the then-president of the Spanish Football Association, Luis Rubiales, kissing midfielder Jennifer Hermoso during the medal presentation, which clouded the post-game festivities. Pedro Sanchez, the prime minister of Spain, demanded that Rubiales be fired, and the latter even issued an apology.

With just one minute left in a Kabaddi match between India and Iran, Pawan Sehrawat was forced to make a do-or-death raid. Pawan went out of bounds without making contact with any Iranian defenders. In response to that, Amirhossein Bastami and three other Iranian defenders reacted by advancing on Pawan and attempting to shove him aside. There was some uncertainty as to whether Pawan had been successfully handled at this point.

The three women athletes - Nyeman Wangsu, Onilu Tega, and Mepung Lamgu - were denied visa at the Asian Games 2023.

A shocking turn of events happened in New Delhi as the world witnessed a 'timed out' dismissal in international cricket for the first time in history. Sadly for Sri Lanka, it was veteran cricket Angelo Mathews who walked back to the pavilion without facing a single delivery in his team's World Cup clash against Bangladesh at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) announced that two distinct anti-doping code infractions had resulted in a four-year ban for two-time Grand Slam winner Simona Halep.

The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) had some major controversy involving former chief Brij Bhushan and wrestlers Bajrung Punia, Sakshi Malik and many more.