With three minutes of the seven added on left to play, Alisson Becker wafted a pass out to the left flank. There was no purple shirt there and the ball drifted out aimlessly for a throw-in. As a moment it was nothing; as a moment of football it was everything. The home support cheered and … Read more
Lionel Messi and David Beckham were booed on Sunday after the Argentina superstar sat out Inter Miami’s pre-season friendly in Hong Kong. The World Cup-winning captain, who has a hamstring strain, stayed rooted to the bench throughout the 4-1 friendly win against a Hong Kong select XI. It brought a show of anger from the … Read more
Former basketball player and National Basketball Association (NBA) great Michael Jordan’s shoes he wore during his NBA Finals victories have been sold for a record of $8 millio The news, reported by the Independent, said that the shoes were auctioned off in New York by Sotheby on February 2. The actual price for the set … Read more
1. Australia: 21 wins (January 11, 2003 – May 24, 2003)) 2. Sri Lanka: 13 wins (June 4, 2023 – September 9, 2023)) 3. South Africa: 12 wins (February 13, 2005 – October 30, 2005)) 4. Pakistan: 12 wins (November 18, 2007 – June 8, 2008)) 5. South Africa: 12 wins (September 25, 2016 – … Read more
Shubman Gill did not doubt that his father would not be happy with the way he was dismissed on Day 3 of the second Test between India and England in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. Gill scored his 3rd Test hundred, showcasing incredible grit as he battled pressure and lack of support from the rest of the … Read more
Afghanistan have made a strong comeback in the only Test match between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka as they have managed to put on a terrific batting batting display in the second innings on Day 3, after having a dismal outing on Day 1 as they were bundled out for merely 198 runs. However, the Afghanistan … Read more
New Zealand youngster Rachin Ravindra on Sunday showered praise on Kane Williamson and said that batting alongside the 33-year-old is ‘very special’. While speaking after the end of day one of the first Test between New Zealand and South Africa, Ravindra said that sharing the pitch with his “idol” Williamson is a “pinch-me” moment for … Read more
Visakhapatnam: Set a stiff 399-run target, England were 67 for one in their second innings at stumps on the third day of the second Test against India here on Sunday. England lost opener Ben Duckett (28) with stumper KS Bharat taking the catch off Ravichandran Ashwin’s bowling. Zak Crawley (29) and Rehan Ahmed (9) were … Read more
Stephen Curry was left frustrated after having no win to show for his 60-point haul in the Golden State Warriors’ loss to the Atlanta Hawks. Curry scored a season-high 60 points, while recording six rebounds and four assists, but the Warriors went down 141-134 in overtime on Saturday. The Warriors are now 21-25 for the … Read more