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NEW DELHI: In a major career milestone, Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra on Monday claimed world number one ranking in men’s javelin for the first time ever.With a total of 1455 points, Neeraj became the new No.1 javelin thrower, surpassing the reigning world champion from Grenada, Anderson Peters, who held the second position with 1433 points. Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Jakub…
Vinicius Junior said La Liga “belongs to racists” after suffering vile abuse on Sunday during Real Madrid’s 1-0 defeat at Valencia. The 22-year-old Brazilian winger faced off with home supporters and pointed directly to one after racist insults during the second half. Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois said he heard monkey chants near the start of the game,…
Argentina captain Lionel Messi will lead his side against Australia in a friendly in Beijing next month with his first visit to China in six years set to spark a mass scramble for tickets. The Argentina embassy in China said on Monday that the World Cup winners would play Australia on June 15, bringing Messi…
IPL 2023 MI vs SRH Highlights: Cameron Green and Akash Madhwal emerged as match-winners as Mumbai Indians defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wins in the crucial IPL 2023 encounter at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. The win has kept Mumbai alive in the play-offs race, while Rajasthan Royals, who were also in contention, have been eliminated….
IPL 2023 RCB vs GT Highlights: Gujarat Titans clinched victory by six wickets in their final IPL 2023 league game and also knocked out Royal Challengers Bangalore, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Chasing a target of 198 runs, GT reached 198/4 in 19.1 overs with Shubman Gill smacking the winning six. Gill with the…
When Rafael Nadal announced on Thursday that injury would prevent him taking part in this year’s French Open for the first time in 19 years, it triggered bitter sweet memories for Lars Burgsmuller, his first ever opponent at Roland Garros. Back in 2005, when Nadal’s remarkable 14 titles on the Parisian clay were still in…
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will take on Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)in the 68th game of the IPL 2023 on Saturday (May 21) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. KKR have won six out of 13 games and are in seventh place in the points table. LSG have won seven out of 13 matches and are third in the points tally In the…
DC defeated Punjab Kings in their previous outing by 15 runs. DC posted a total of 213 runs for the loss of two wickets after being asked to bat first by PBKS. Rilee Rossouw played a pivotal role for DC with the bat as he achieved his maiden half-century in IPL and remained unbeaten on…
PBKS vs RR Highlights, IPL 2023: With both team facing a must-win situation to remain in contention for the playoffs, Rajasthan Royals overcame Punjab Kings in their IPL 2023 clash in Dharamsala on Friday. Chasing a target of 188, Devdutt Padikkal and Yashasvi Jaiswal hit half-centuries to give RR a strong foundation, before Shimron Hetmyer’s…
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has called for a Special General Meeting (SGM) in Ahmedabad on May 27 and there is likelihood that there could be a special announcement, post the meeting. One of the five points of the SGM agenda is the “Formation of Working Group for the ICC World…