Cricket

    IPL 2024: Rs 8.4 Crore worth Sameer Rizvi to fill Ambati Rayudu’s spot for CSK | Chennai Super Kings

    Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have signed Sameer Rizvi for IPL 2024, replacing Ambati Rayudu. Rizvi, who scored 455 runs in UPT20 league matches, has natural talent and potential to develop into a significant player for CSK.
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    FIFA increases investment in football development to 2.25 billion USD

    Geneva: The FIFA Council unanimously approved the Annual Report 2023 and the increase of investment in football development to 2.25 billion U.S. dollars, the world football governing body announced on Thursday. FIFA confirmed that the budget for the 2023-2026 cycle is almost seven times as much as the investment in the development programs prior to 2016. The Annual Report will be submitted to the 74th FIFA Congress in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 17, 2024 for final approval. The Congress will hold a vote on the host(s) of the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Bangkok after FIFA received a bid from Brazil, a joint bid from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, as well as a joint bid from Mexico and the United States. The FIFA Council also supported the FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s call to fight racism in football, FIFA said.
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    Nishant Dev misses out on Paris Olympics quota, loses by split decision in QF

    Nishant Dev missed out on a Paris Olympic quota by a whisker, suffering a heartbreaking loss in the 71kg quarterfinals as all Indian boxers returned empty-handed from the first World Olympic Boxing Qualifier here. Dev went down 1-4 to USA’s Omari Jones, the 2021 World Championship silver medallist, in a closely-contested light middleweight quarterfinal late on Monday. A win in the last eight stage would have fetched the 2023 World Championships bronze medallist an Olympic quota. None of the nine boxers competing here were able to add to India’s tally of four quotas in boxing. After two qualification events — the Asian Games and the first World Olympic Boxing Qualifier — not one Indian male pugilist has been able to book a place for the Olympics. All four quotas in boxing have come in the women’s section with two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen (50kg), Preeti Pawar (54kg), Parveen Hooda (57kg), and Tokyo Olympics bronze…
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    Rohit Sharma watches Ranji Trophy Final at Wankhede, days before IPL 2024

    India captain Rohit Sharma was a star attraction during the Ranji Trophy 2024 Final match between Mumbai and Vidarbha at the Wankhede Stadium on March 12, Tuesday. Before joining the Mumbai Indians training camp for the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League, Rohit was spotted inside the Mumbai team’s dressing room.  A man of his word, Rohit, who has been promoting the importance of domestic cricket along with the BCCI and the team management, marked his presence during the Ranji Trophy final. Instead of opting for a much-needed break between the IPL and the 5-match Test series against England, the Indian skipper came to support the players. Rohit, who represents Mumbai, would be happy with the team’s performance. His teammates, Ajinkya Rahane and Shreyas Iyer, scored 73 and 95 each. 19-year-old Musheer Khan stood out with the bat with his 136-run knock as Mumbai were on course to set a massive…
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    India beat England by five wickets to bag Test series in Ranchi

    India batters Shubman Gill and Dhruv Jurel put together a 72-run partnership as India beat England by five wickets in the fourth Test match in Ranchi and took an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series. Chasing a target of 192 runs in the fourth innings on Monday, India were reduced to 120-5, but Gill (52) and Jurel (39) calmly guided their side home with their unbeaten partnership on the fifth day of the Test. Young England spinner Shoaib Bashir took three wickets as the visitors kept India’s batters in check until Gill and Jurel steadied the chase. India’s skipper Rohit Sharma said his team’s young players had filled the shoes of missing veterans to shine in cricket’s toughest format. Player of the match Jurel, 23, who made his debut in the previous win in Rajkot, turned the match on its head with his 90 after he lifted India from…
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    Claressa Shields: Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou will be close | ‘A split decision going either way’

    Ngannou is a former UFC heavyweight champion who has only had one professional boxing contest. On March 8, live on Sky Sports Box Office, he will take on two-time unified titlist Anthony Joshua. Tyson Fury beat Ngannou on a contentious split decision in his last fight and Shields believes Joshua could have a difficult contest too with the mixed martial artist. “I think it’s going to be a good fight. At first I kind of felt that AJ was going to knock out Ngannou, that’s how I saw the fight. Now it’s kind of shifted on, I feel like it’ll be a split decision going either guy’s way,” Shields told Sky Sports. “I say that because it feels like AJ has a lot to prove and I feel like when he’s got a lot to prove sometimes he puts too much pressure on himself and he doesn’t fight his fight. And if…
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    India v England: Shoaib Bashir puts England on top in Ranchi

    Shoaib Bashir’s wonderful 4-84 gave England a golden opportunity to take control of the fourth Test against India in Ranchi. Off-spinner Bashir, who is playing in only his second Test, bowled 31 consecutive overs in a spell that stretched across all three sessions of the second day. At one stage he picked up three wickets for five runs in 41 deliveries, then crucially got Yashasvi Jaiswal to chop on to his stumps for 73. From 177-7, India rallied to 219-7 thanks to an unbroken stand of 42 between Dhruv Jurel and Kuldeep Yadav, leaving the hosts 134 behind the 353 England were dismissed for on Saturday morning.  Joe Root and Ollie Robinson added 102 for the eighth wicket, with Robinson making 58 for his first half-century in Test cricket. Robinson was the first of three wickets taken in 11 deliveries by Ravindra Jadeja, who mopped up the tail to leave…
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    Carlos Alcaraz was forced to retire from his Rio Open first round match after injuring himself just two points into the match.

    Replays showed how the 20-year-old suffering a nasty looking injury when planting his foot on the clay. But just one game later, Alcaraz had his serve broken, shook Monteiro’s hand, and left the court shortly after, retiring from the match. The Wimbledon champion was then seen limping out of the stadium and head straight onto a golf cart to take him away. “Tomorrow I’ll have a test for my ankle and let’s see if it’s something serious or not,” said Alcaraz. “I felt bad. That was the first impression I had. I was feeling pain once I fell down, so I thought it was going to be difficult to continue if I was still having those feelings. “After a few points it didn’t feel better. I couldn’t move well and I knew that it was going to be impossible to continue. “I thought it was going to get worse if I…
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    Dana White has revealed that Vladimir Putin gifted Russian MMA icon Khabib Nurmagomedov $20million after his stunning win over Conor McGregor.

    Nurmagomedov submitted McGregor in the fourth round of their grudge match at UFC 229 to retain his UFC lightweight title in October 2018, McGregor was forced to tap out to Khabib during their lightweight title fight. En route to the neck crank finish the Dagestani grappler mauled McGregor on the ground and even dropped the Irishman with a clean overhand right in the second stanza. The victory propelled Nurmagomedov to the top of the sport and sent shockwaves around the MMA world. Everyone wanted to talk to the pound-for-pound king after his historic victory, including the Russian president. But Putin was left waiting after a brawl broke out in the immediate aftermath of the fight between McGregor and Nurmagomedov’s entourages. When he eventually got him on the phone, White claims Putin offered Nurmagomedov and his late father Abdulmanap $20m worth of property in their home country. “He (Nurmagomedov) didn’t even make it back to his dressing room…
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    Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez ready for Inter Miami MLS opener

    Miami: Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez are fit and ready to play for Inter Miami in the club’s opening match of the Major League Soccer season against Real Salt Lake City, manager Gerardo Martino said. The former Barcelona teammates will be the headline acts in Wednesday night’s clash at Inter Miami’s renamed Chase stadium in Fort Lauderdale, though they are not guaranteed starters. “Messi and Suarez are ready to play, if 90 minutes are required, we will see this depending on the team’s needs,” Martino told a news conference. Messi missed much of Inter Miami‘s pre-season because of an adductor strain while Suarez has overcome a knee problem. The other half of Inter Miami’s contingent of former Barcelona stars – defender Jordi Alba and midfielder Sergio Busquets – will also be available after recovering from recent injury concerns, reports Xinhua. The only doubt for the Florida outfit is Argentine defender Nicolas Freire, who…

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      5 January

      Rishabh Pant to be shifted to Kokilaben Ambani Hospital in Mumbai via air ambulance for treatment: BCCI

      The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Wednesday said wicket-keeper-batsman Rishabh Pant will be shifted to Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute from a Dehradun hospital. BCCI said all the necessary arrangements have been made to shift Pant to Mumbai. Pant, who is currently receiving treatment for his injuries at Max Hospital, Dehradun following a car accident on December 30, will be brought to Mumbai in an air ambulance.  “He (Pant) will be admitted to Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute and will be under the direct supervision of Dr Dinshaw Pardiwala, Head – the Centre for Sports Medicine, and Director – Arthroscopy & Shoulder Service at the hospital. Rishabh will undergo surgery and subsequent procedures…

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    • 5 January

      Cristiano Ronaldo to Lionel Messi: Highest paid footballers of 2023 – IN PICS

      Mohamed Salah ($53 million) The Liverpool winger recently signed an extension contract with the Reds, which will reportedly get him $53 million in the bank. (Image source: Twitter) Neymar Jr. ($87 million) PSG’s Neymar is still the most expensive player in the history of football but he is not the top-earner at the moment. (Image Source: Twitter) Lionel Messi ($120 million) The World Cup and seven-time Ballon d’Or winner is third in the list of highest-paid footballers. He will receive a total sum of $120 million after his PSG contract is finished. (Image source: Twitter) Kylian Mbappe ($128 million) After snubbing Real Madrid in January 2022, Mbappe signed a mammoth contract of $128 million with the French giants, which made…

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    • 4 January

      IND vs SL, 1st T20I: Debutant Mavi stars in India’s two-run win over Sri Lanka 

      The Sri Lankans surely had the firepower to chase down 163 but Mavi’s strikes at front and back end of the innings tilted the game in favour of the home team. Mumbai: Shivam Mavi made a dream debut with a relentless display of fast-bowling as his four-wicket haul made the difference in India’s narrow two-run win over a spirited Sri Lanka in the first T20I here on Tuesday. India batters found the Sri Lankan spinners hard to put away before Deepak Hooda (41 not out off 23) and Axar Patel (31 not out off 20) took the hosts to 162 for five. The Sri Lankans surely had the firepower to chase down 163 but Mavi’s strikes at front and back end…

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    • 4 January

      Sourav Ganguly to join Delhi Capitals as Director of Cricket

      Former BCCI president Sourav Ganguly will be returning to the IPL as Director of Cricket with the Delhi Capitals in the upcoming edition New Delhi: Former BCCI president Sourav Ganguly will be returning to the IPL as Director of Cricket with the Delhi Capitals in the upcoming edition, sources close to the development said on Tuesday. The former India captain, who stepped down from the BCCI president’s post in October, will also oversee all the cricket verticals of the franchise along with the ILT20 team Dubai Capitals and the SA T20 league side Pretoria Capitals. “Yes, Sourav will be back with Delhi Capitals from this year. The discussions and modalities are over. He has worked with the franchise, shares a good comfort level…

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    • 4 January

      T20I India vs Sri Lanka: Umran Malik clocks 155 kmph as he gets Dasun Shanaka out, netizens can’t keep calm

      T20I India vs Sri Lanka: As India vs Sri Lanka T20I match came to an end with a close victory for the Men in Blue, Indian team bowler Umran Malik stole the show with his stellar performance in the last over bowled by him, taking the wicket of Sri Lankan batsman Dasun Shanaka. Umran Malik got praise from all over the cricket fraternity as he ended up clocking a speed of 155 kmph on the ball which claimed the wicket of Dasun Shanaka, bringing the Indian cricket team close to victory in the match against Sri Lanka. After his stellar performance against Sri Lanka stole the show at the beginning of the series, netizens were left swooning over Umran Malik’s performance…

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    • 4 January

      Cristiano Ronaldo slams critics after Al Nassr unveiling: Playing in Saudi doesn’t mean it is end of my career

      Cristiano Ronaldo has slammed his critics after being unveiled as an Al-Nassr player by the Saudi Arabian club on January 3, saying that he had turned down multiple offers from Europe and North America. Notably, Ronaldo agreed to a lucrative contract with the club, making him the highest-paid player in the history of the sport, and expressed his desire to play in Al Nassr’s next game. The team returns to Saudi Pro League action on Thursday against Al Tee. Al-Nassr supporters chant “RONALDO, RONALDO, RONALDO” during his ceremony presentation 🔥 🗣️(via @AlNassrFC_EN) pic.twitter.com/eCqGqBqHGS— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) January 3, 2023 In one of the more surprising transfers in recent history, the former Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Juventus forward has signed…

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    • 3 January

      Horse Racing: City Of Blessing fancied for Hyderabad feature

      The Neelesh Rawal-trained City Of Blessing looks good in the Rani Lakshmibai Plate 1400 metres Hyderabad: The Neelesh Rawal-trained City Of Blessing looks good in the Rani Lakshmibai Plate 1400 metres a handicap for horses 5 year olds and upward, the feature event of the races to be held here on Tuesday. False rails are up. The first race starts at 1.15 pm. SELECTIONS:1. Ayur Tej 1, Ella Eldingar 2, Sound Echo 32. All Time Legend 1, Briar Ridge 2, Miss Little Angel 33. Char Ek Char 1, General Atlantic 2, City Of Blessing 34. Wind Sprite 1, Nucleus 2, Resurgence 35. Beauty On Parade 1, Shazam 2, Indian Temple 36. Master Touch 1, Vision Of Rose 2, Its On 37. Good Tidings…

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    • 3 January

      Wimbledon great Martina Navratilova is diagnosed with cancer

      Wimbledon’s greatest ever singles champion Martina Navratilova today announced that she has been diagnosed with two forms of cancer. Navratilova, 66, who won Wimbledon a record nine times, said she has been diagnosed with throat and breast cancer after discovering a swollen lymph node in her neck in November. ‘This double whammy is serious but still fixable,’ the Czech-born American said. ‘I’m hoping for a favorable outcome. It’s going to stink for a while but I’ll fight with all I have got.’ The former world number one’s diagnosis comes after she was given the all-clear from breast cancer in 2010 following radiation treatment.  Navratilova, winner of 59 grand slam singles and doubles titles, will not travel to this month’s Australian Open,…

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    • 3 January

      FIFA to ask every country to name a stadium in honour of football great Pele, Infantino says

      FIFA plans to ask every country in the world to name a stadium in honour of the late football legend Pele, its president Gianni Infantino has said. © Associated Press The former Santos FC star, widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, died on 29 December aged 82 after a battle with colon cancer since September 2021. Mr Infantino, who is in Sao Paulo in Brazil for Pele‘s funeral, told local reporters: “We’re going to ask every country in the world to name one of their football stadiums with the name of Pele.” Rio de Janeiro scrapped plans to name the famous Maracana Stadium after Pele after it was vetoed by the state governor in April 2021. The football legend’s…

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    • 3 January

      Cristiano Ronaldo jets off to Saudi Arabia as unveiling plans for transfer revealed

      Former Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo is flying over to Saudi Arabia ahead of his official Al-Nassr unveiling. Ronaldo sealed a big-money move to the Middle East last week. He agreed to a £173million per-year deal until 2025. Speaking after putting pen to paper on the move, his first outside of a major European league, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner said: “I’m thrilled for a new experience in a different league and a different country, the vision that Al Nassr has is very inspiring. I am very excited to join my teammates, to help the team to achieve more success.” It appears that the veteran striker has wasted no time in getting down to work ahead of his debut for Al-Nassr and is already making…

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