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Sourav Ganguly and men must have lost the World Cup 2003 to Australia, but here’s another moment which left an everlasting smile on the faces of the people. So MS Dhoni and team played against Bangladesh on this day in 2016 where the Men in Blue literally clinched victory from the jaws of defeat in the Super 10 round. Being hosted at Chennai Super Kings' home ground, M Chinnaswamy Stadium, the conditions were not alien to skipper Dho
Yuvraj Singh and Kevin Pietersen have been good buddies for a while now. They two make sure to flaunt their friendship not only on-field but also on social media. This time it is the Indian left-hander Yuvraj Singh who trolled Kevin Pietersen over a snap. So here’s what happened. The English cricketer posted a snap on social media where he was seen sitting beside a dog and a leopard
Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik have been married for a little less than a decade and are often touted as couple goals for supporting each other’s career choices. Very rarely do they indulge into PDA but this time, Sania Mirza’s cute reply to the tweet by Peshawar Zalmi would make you go aww in adulation. So here’s exactly what happened.
The Delhi rape case which happened on December 16, 2012, had rattled the entire nation. The 23-year-old medical student was subjected to unimaginable torture as she was gang-raped by six men. She was returning home after watching a movie with her friend. The incident happened at 8.00 pm at the National Highway near the Mahipalpur flyover in Delhi. The medical student succumbed to serious injuries twelve days after the incident. But justice impended for seven long years. However, finally, after a long wait, the four culprits were hanged to death at 5.30 am at Tihar jail.
Parupalli Kashyap is baffled with the International Olympic Committee as it has asked the players to continue preparing for the Tokyo Olympics 2020 despite the rising fear of coronavirus. The deadly disease has spread its tentacles and has led to the cancellation of many events across the world. The Premier League, La Liga, Serie A have been called off due to the menace of the virus
The world might have come to a standstill due to the menace of coronavirus but as we fight together to curb the menace of the deadly virus, here are a couple of sweet memories that have been etched in the books of history for a while now. On this day back in 2003, the current BCCI President and the former captain of Indian cricket team were in South Africa and had notched up 111 runs against Kenya in the semi-finals on the World Cup.
The football scene across the globe has come to a standstill due to the pandemic situation caused by a coronavirus. The footballer is back home waiting for the things to get settled and the football season to resume. Most of the football stars including Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappe and others are now finding time to do things that they would have wanted to do.
Cristiano Ronaldo has been snubbed from Europe’ top 10 list of most valuable footballers. His arch-rival Lionel Messi is on number eight of the list. As per the latest ranking by Transfermkt, the list is led by PSG’s Kylin Mbappe. Raheem Sterling, Sadio Mane, Harry Kane, Mohamed Salah are still a part of the list. Barcelona’s Antoine Greizmann stands at the bottom of the list with 113 million.
Virat Kohli has turned down a fan from clicking a selfie with amid the outspread of coronavirus. The coronavirus has engulfed the world and the people have been asked to stay in lockdown with the pandemic situation. As per the guidelines of the World Health Organisation, the people have been asked to maintain a physical distance from the other party in order to avoid the risk of getting infected.
The coronavirus has led to a lockdown for several places all across the world. Schools, colleges, malls, theatres have been shut for a couple of days now to put a brake on the further outspread of the disease. Now, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked the fans to stay away from venturing out on March 22, 2020, from 7.00 am to 9.00 pm.
Coronavirus has truly been a menace and the number of affected people are increasing day by day. Earlier today, a man from Punjab succumbed to the disease. A while ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation and urged the citizens to not step out of their houses on March 22, 2020, on Sunday from 7 am to 5 pm to combat coronavirus. Now, Virat Kohli also joined the bandwagon and has batted for Janta Curfew.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez have been going strong for a long time now. The two do not leave any opportunity to flaunt their love for each other on social media. March 19, 2020, is celebrated as Father’s day in Spain and Portugal. Georgina took to social media and wrote a heartfelt post to wish the star footballer and called him the guardian angel of the family.
MS Dhoni might have been out of action for a while now, but is still in the news for his off the field activities. Dhoni was last seen in action during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 during the match against New Zealand. Post which the fans are waiting to see the former Indian captain back into the squad. Now, the BCCI shared an adorable smiling snap of MS Dhoni
Cheteshwar Pujara was under the scanner for his strike rate during the recently concluded New Zealand Test Series. During the series, the Indian cricket captain was asked if Pujara was told to change his batting approach. Virat Kohli in return said that the message was conveyed to him. Now, Saurashtra batsman has an answer to the same and said that he cannot be Virender Sehwag or David Warner.
The English Premier League, FA Cup, EFL Championship and rest of the remaining games of English football have been called off due to the rising concerns of coronavirus. Which means there will be no matches until April 30, 2020. Earlier it was reported by many sections of the media that a few matches of the EPL 2020 would be played behind closed doors.
Over the years Lionel Messi has displayed extreme skills which have impressed and entertained the fans all over the globe. With years passing by the six-time Ballon d’Or winner has only shown immense signs of improvements and it seems that he is in no mood to slow down in the near future. Out of a plethora of moments on the field, his crazy nutmeg during the game against Manchester City which happened five years ago remains fresh in the archives of our memories.
The coronavirus has truly paralysed the entire world. A major chunk of humanity has come to standstill and there is an immense amount of human life as well. Most of the sporting events have been called off with a massive outbreak. However, Japan Olympics 2020 is going as per schedule as the officials are quite adamant for the mega-event to go as per schedule.
The French Open 2020, has been postponed to September 20, 2020, amid coronavirus fears. The official announcement came a couple of days ago and the players have no option than to adhere to the schedule given by the authorities. Now Indian tennis star is quite unsure of how the French Open 2020 will fit in the schedules.
The coronavirus left the world shell shocked and all the major events have been called off. Football events like Serie A, Bundesliga, English Premier League and others have been called off for a few days. Serie A has been postponed until April 3 2020, whereas the English PremierLeague has been called off until April 4, 2020.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have always debated about who between the two is the better captain. Rohit Sharma not only won the IPL titles under his captaincy but also won the Asia Cup 2018 for India. With Kohli missing a few matches in 2018-19, the debate further heated up. Both have a fair share of their successes and have often debated on the split captaincy.
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