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19 Apr

Cristiano Ronaldo announces death of his baby boy, asks for privacy in emotional note

editorSportsCristiano Ronaldo

Legendary footballer Cristiano Ronaldo on Monday announced that Ronaldo and Georgina lost their baby boy. He took to social media and asked for privacy as their family is dealing with the death of the baby boy. Ronaldo and Georgina took to social media earlier to share that they were going to become parents to twin babies. Cristiano said in his post that the birth of the baby girl has only given them the strength to deal with the pain. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) Ronaldo is father to four other children, Cristiano Jr,…

06 Apr

Maxwell will be available in the team from 9th April

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Royals Challengers Bangalore are happy to welcome Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell to the squad for their upcoming IPL match against Mumbai Indians on April 9, team head coach Mike Hesson said. Although joining the camp after completing his quarantine period, he will not be available for RCB's game against Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday, April 5 due to a clause set by Cricket Australia for contracted players. Although the Australian was not part of the squad to conclude the Pakistan tour with a T20 match in Lahore on Tuesday, he will have to wait until April 6 for his appearance in…

04 Apr

Boost up for Delhi Capitals as David Warner lands in Mumbai

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Australian opener David Warner joined Delhi Capitals on Sunday for the ongoing IPL. He arrived late this season due to Australia's series in Pakistan and will complete his 3-day quarantine before joining his teammates and support staff. “Delhi Capitals’ batter David Warner arrived at the team hotel on Saturday. Warner is currently undergoing a mandatory 3-day quarantine before stepping out of his room,” the Delhi-based franchise said in a statement. It will be a homecoming for him, who started his IPL journey in 2009 with the Delhi franchise. After 13 years, he returned to represent the team in 2022 with…

29 Mar

Gujarat Titans wins over Lucknow Super Giants by five wickets

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Brilliant efforts put on by fast bowler Mohammad Shami and batter Rahul Tewatia helped Gujarat Titans to takeover Lucknow Super Giants by five wickets in a clash of two debutants in IPL 2022 at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday. Mohammad Shami, bowled brilliantly and claimed three wickets for 10 runs in his first spell that broke Lucknow Super Giants' innings. Though they recovered from a bad position 29/4 riding on half-centuries from Deepak Hooda (55) and Ayush Badoni (54), they managed 158/6 in 20 overs and was below-par for this surface and the Gujarat Titans batting. Shami finished with 25/3 from his…

25 Mar

A smart decision by Virat Kohli says Ravi Shastri

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Indian coach Ravi Shastri thinks Virat Kohli has taken a "smart decision" by giving up captaincy from all forms of cricket, paving the way to express himself better in the upcoming Indian Premier League. Shastri witnessed Virat Kohli's leadership from close quarters during his stint as India coach, however he also feels Kohli could have continued as the captain in Test cricket. Kohli left many in shock when he stepped down as Royal Challengers Bangalore captain after 2021. Subsequently, Kohli quit Test captaincy following India's 1-2 series loss to South Africa. He had earlier given away T20 captaincy after the World…

24 Mar

Ashleigh Barty Retires At 25

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No. 1 Tennis player Ashleigh Barty stunned everyone on Wednesday by announcing her early retirement from the sport at the age of 25. She dropped the bombshell weeks after becoming the first home-grown champion of the Australian Open in 44 years, joining tennis royalty's most exclusive club with a Grand Slam crown on three different surfaces. Ashleigh said, "I'm so happy, and I'm so ready and I just know at the moment in my heart as a person, this is right. I'm so grateful for everything that tennis has given me, it's given me all of my dreams plus more.…

23 Mar

Lakshya Sen Breaks into Top 10 in World Rankings After All England Open

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Indian badmiton star Lakshya Sen won silver at the All England Badminton Championships and broke into the top 10 of the latest BWF World Ranking on Tuesday. Aged 20 years from Uttarakhand, became the fifth Indian ever to reach the summit clash of All England Championships, improved two places to become world number 9 with 74,786 points, surpassing reigning world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore. He suffered a heartbreaking straight-game loss to Olympic champion and world No. 1 Viktor Axelsen of Denmark on Sunday. Lakshya Sen, the former world junior number one Indian thus became the country's highest-ranked men's…

17 Mar

CAP launched its first academy in North East India

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Cricket Academy of Pathans (CAP) announced the grand launch of its center in Itanagar in the presence of ace cricketers Mr. Yusuf Pathan and Mr. Harmeet Vasdev, Managing Director (CAP). The academy will employ coaching techniques to teach and develop budding cricketers in the region. CAP uses technology tools to help leverage the performances of all the students. It has tied up with the UK-based cricket technology partner- Pitch Vision to track students’ performance in real-time which also bridges the gap between the Pathan brothers, coaches, and the students. A recent addition has been of CAP-StanceBeam, a smart cricket bat…

14 Mar

Rishabh Pant breaks former captain Kapil Dev’s record

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Indian Wicketkeeper and a batter Rishabh Pant on Sunday registered the fastest fifty by an Indian batter in the longer format to score the fastest 50 by an Indian in Test cricket. It has come off 28 deliveries. Pant reached upto 50 runs in 28 balls and broke the record of former India captain Kapil Dev, who made his record of naking a half-century in 30 balls. The wicketkeeper-batter achieved this achievement on Day 2 of the ongoing second Test against Sri Lanka at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on Sunday March 13. Jasprit Bumrah's five-wicket haul and a decent…

12 Mar

Mithali Raj breaks World Cup captaincy record

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Mithali Raj, Indian skipper broke the record for most matches captained in the ICC Women's World Cup, surpassing former Australian counterpart Belinda Clark on Saturday. Mithali led India in 24 World Cup games, claiming 14 victories, 8 losses and one no result. Clark had captained 23 matches in her side. Mithali achieved the feat when she stepped out to lead the country against the West Indies in a crucial match in the ongoing showpiece event here. Mithali and Clark are the only two cricketers to have led their country at more than two World Cups. Last Sunday, Mithali became only…