Agovernment official said on Tuesday that unvaccinated tennis players and other athletes are unlikely to be granted visas to enter Australia, putting Novak Djokovic’s Australian Open title defence and pursuit for the Grand Slam record in jeopardy. Novak Djokovic, who shares 20 Grand Slam titles with Roger Federer…
MS Dhoni sharing his experience would be particularly important for those Indian players who are playing in a World Cup for the first time, former batsman Gautam Gambhir has said. India face Pakistan in their first match of the 2021 T20 World Cup on October 24 and Dhoni, under whose captaincy India won the inaugural…
All-rounder Hardik Pandya said that it took some time for him to recover from the emotional strain that came with being suspended in 2019. Pandya and teammate KL Rahul’s comments had led to widespread criticism and backlash. It eventually led to The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) suspending the…
India’s star all-rounder Hardik Pandya’s son ‘Agastya’ paid him a surprise visit during an interview ahead of the T20 World Cup. Notably, Hardik got engaged to actress Natasha Stankovic on January 1, 2020. And, on July 30, the same year, the couple was blessed with a baby boy – Agastya…
Ansu Fati is quickly becoming Barcelona’s go-to player in the absence of Lionel Messi. The 18-year-old Fati made his first start for Barcelona after a long injury layoff on Sunday, scoring a goal and earning his team a penalty as the Catalan club halted its losing streak by rallying to beat Valencia 3-1 in the…
“Struggle,” Ravi Dahiya says, “is continuous. Sometimes, it’s external. Mostly, it’s within.” The Olympic silver medallist turns philosophical while talking about his job-hunting misadventures. The story goes something like this: in 2015, after Dahiya started winning medals at junior Asian- and world-level…
Virat Kohli’s tenure as captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore may have ended without an IPL triumph but the franchise will nonetheless “celebrate” his contributions over the years, said the team’s pacer Harshal Patel. Harshal though did not specify how exactly the team plans to celebrate Kohli’s…
Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) swashbuckling batsman Glenn Maxwell has hit back at online trolls for abusing him and the RCB teammates after they lose the IPL eliminator match to KKR on Monday night. The KKR prevailed over the Virat Kohli-led RCB in a game of punches and…
Former Australia all-rounder Tom Moody is expected to apply for the high profile job of Indian cricket team’s next head coach for a fourth time, following the conclusion of the upcoming T20 World Cup, according to a media report. “It’s understood the former World Cup-winner and well-travelled coach is eyeing the…
World champions France won the Nations League final with goals from Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe earning them a 2-1 win over Spain at the San Siro stadium on Sunday. Didier Deschamps side had struggled to get a foothold in the game during a first half dominated by Spain but after going a goal down, following Mikel…