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Not many people remember dates, records and stats at the back of their hands and Rohit Sharma is no different. That’s what the recent live chat with Yuvraj Singh proved where the former Indian cricketer stumped the Hitman by asking about records, dates and stats and even went on to troll him by saying that had he been on a quiz show, the host would have thrown him out.
For a while now, Neymar Jr is touted to come back to Barcelona and with each passing day, the rumours are getting thicker of the PSG forward coming back to Camp Nou. Even the reports suggested on how Lionel Messi was rooting for Neymar’s comeback to Barcelona last year. Now, Barcelona has once again tagged Neymar in one of their tweets while reliving the previous games and this has caused the Internet to go in a tizzy.
For years now, Lionel Messi has been a demi-god for Barcelona and its fans. Anything against Messi gets you unwanted wrath of the social media users who have loved the six-time Ballon d’Or winner. Now, Ivan Rakitic has also faced a backlash from the netizens as he posted a picture of Argentina vs Croatia, FIFA World Cup 2018 where the latter won the game 3-0.
Cristiano Ronaldo has been in quarantine due to the outburst of coronavirus along with his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez and kids in Madeira, Portugal. He had come to Portugal to visit his ailing mother and has been here ever since. With the outbreak of the disease, the live-action of football has also been called off for an indefinite period of time but the five-time Ballon d’Or winner is leaving no stone unturned to keep himself in the best of shape
Shoaib Malik hilariously trolled Ramiz Raja who was had asked him and Mohammed Hafeez to retire gracefully. Shoaib took to social media and poked fun at the commentator saying let’s retire together gracefully and he had a plan for 2022. So here’s exactly what happened. With the T20 World Cup in the offing, the teams are looking at the future prospects who can help the team get the glory.
Amid the coronavirus scare when the people are forced to confine to their homes, Roger Federer posted a unique challenge where he was seen tapping the ball against the wall. He further nominated the likes of Gianluigi Buffon, Cristiano Ronaldo, Hugh Jackman, Toni Kross, Rafael Nadal and others to take up the challenge. He also asked them to choose the right hat while performing the drill.
Lewis Hamilton’s contract with Mercedes is supposed to end by this summer. But with the menace of coronavirus, the British racing drivers is still looking for his team to agree with his teams. But things are getting delayed due to the coronavirus scare and even Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has admitted that even his contracts are pending due to the outspread of the deadly disease.
KL Rahul has surely emerged as one of the most stylish players in the recent past. The Bengaluru batsman has flashed his ability to score runs in all formats. Now in this section of This Day, That Year, we shall be talking about his fastest IPL fifty off 14 balls against Delhi Capitals which actually helped the Kings XI Punjab get early points on the points table in IPL 2018.
For a long time now, there have been rumours that Lionel Messi will be quitting Barcelona due to the shaky management. The six-time Ballon d’Or winner has been tipped to go to Serie A or Inter Milan by the end of the season. Now La Liga President Javier Tebas claims that Lionel Messi quitting Barcelona would be creating no drama.
Shane Warne has omitted Sachin Tendulkar from the IPL best XI 2008-2011. So here’s what happened. The Australian legend conducted a live session on social media and he was asked by the fans to pick the best XI team from the period of 2008-2011 where he picked names like MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Siddharth Trivedi, Yuvraj Singh and others. He also picked Munaf Patel who was in red hot form back them.
Amid the coronavirus crisis hitting all over the world, major sporting events like EPL, Serie A, Bundesliga, NBA and other sports as well. Now, the organisers have issued a statement about Canada Grand Prix 2020 which was supposed to start from June 12, 2020, has been postponed for an indefinite period of time. The decision has come in the wake of F1 changing its calendar for the upcoming season.
The Living Room Cup Challenge by Cristiano Ronaldo has created quite a stir and many athletes have been taking up the task. This also includes Juventus midfielder Blaise Matuidi went on to beat Ronaldo by a whisker as he performed 144 reps in 45seconds and CR7 had 142 repetitions. Post this, Matuidi took to social media and posted a video of himself performing the exercise.
With the coronavirus hitting all over the globe the live sporting action has been brought to a halt. Even the Indian Premier League 2020 has been delayed and now with the paucity of live-action, Star Sports is showing the reruns of epic India vs Pakistan World Cup matches. As the Indians are confined to their homes, even the cricketers are watching the epic reruns.
The year 2018 witnessed one of the biggest deals when Cristiano Ronaldo got transferred to Juventus for a reported fee of £105 million. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner has been doing quite well at the club. But as the coronavirus crisis has had a major it on Italy and the cash-strapped Bianconeri could be forced to sell Ronaldo. Now, the rumours are rife that if Ronaldo is put in the transfer market, he could make a comeback to his old club Real Madrid.
Ever since Cristiano Ronaldo has urged the netizens to show their core strength via Living Room Cup Challenge, many netizens have taken up the game and have performed the exercise. Little did the Liverpool teenager Harvey Elliott know that he would go on to beat the Portugal star at his own game. Yes! You read it right! Ronaldo has been beaten by a 17-year-old Liverpool footballer as he performed 146 reps in 45 seconds while taking up the task.
Cristiano Ronaldo has seldom refused to exchange his shirts with the opponents and has truly respected them. There have been numerous instances where Ronaldo has exchanged shirts with the players as a mark of respect. But there’s this one team which has hurt CR7 so much that he will never be exchanging shirts with these players. It is Roma which has gotten on the wrong side of the five-time Ballon d’Or winner.
MS Dhoni has been one of the coolest players in Indian cricket history. There have been many instances when the former Indian wicket-keeper MS Dhoni has single-handedly won matches in the toughest of moments. However, there have been times that things have not gone down well with the former Indian captain and he has reacted without mincing words. The players at the receiving end have no other option than to keep mum.
For a long time now, there have been rumours of Lionel Messi quitting Barcelona after his spat with the sporting director Eric Abidal who had blamed the players for sacking their former manager Ernesto Valverde. It was said Manchester City, Inter Milan, Juventus, Manchester United and a few others are quite keen on having Messi on board. Now, it is widely reported that Inter Milan President Massimo Moratti has backed the Italian Giants to complete the sensational swoop for Lionel Messi for this summer.
Olympian Caster Semenya has beaten Cristiano Ronaldo at the Nike Living Room Cup Challenge. Yes! You read it right! The Olympian from South African performed 176 reps in 45 seconds whereas the five-time Ballon d’Or winner registered a record of 145 repetitions in 45 seconds. Semenya posted the video on social media and also trolled CR7 by saying he tried his level best.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba have been close friends ever since they played together at Manchester United. Now that Zlatan has moved to AC Milan, the two have remained close friends ever since. A few days ago, Zlatan Ibrahimovic flaunted his crazy football skills and now and even Paul Pogba did the same.
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