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15 May

CSK star Ambati Rayudu announces retirement from IPL, deletes tweet later

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Chennai Super Kings cricketer Ambati Rayudu surprised everyone by tweeting on Saturday that Indian Premier League 2022 will be his final season. After an hour the veteran Indian cricketer deleted the tweet. This withdrawal of the CSK batter has created a lot of confusion among the fans. “I am blissful to announce that this will be my ultimate IPL. I have had a fantastic time taking part in it and being a part of 2 gorgeous groups for thirteen years. Would love to truly thank Mumbai Indians and CSK for the gorgeous journey, ” tweeted Rayudu. Following this, a CSK…

14 May

Women’s World Boxing C’ship: Pooja Rani in quarters; Lovlina crashes out

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Two-time Asian Champion Pooja Rani (81kg) advanced to the quarter-finals but India suffered a huge setback when Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain (70kg) crashed out of the 12th IBA Women’s World Boxing Championship. Pooja defeated Timea Nagy of Hungary by unanimous decision so provide some solace to the Indian hopes on a mixed day for them here. Pooja, who was playing her first international bout since Tokyo Olympics, was aggressive right from the beginning and was landing accurate punches while moving swiftly in the ring. She looked in complete control throughout the bout and registered a commanding 5-0 victory…

07 May

Haier India Partners with Haier India Partners with Kickstart FC Women’s Football Team

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The global leader in Home Appliances & Consumer Electronics Haier India announced its partnership with the Bengaluru based Kickstart FC’s Women’s Team for two years - 2022 and 2023. The partnership is an extension of the company’s continuous focus to acknowledge the determination and success of Indian women achievers and athletes who continue to perform big but silently, denoting them as ‘Silent Performers’. The aim is to support the players by providing the necessary equipment and resources required for improving their training process to improve their skills and enhance their overall performance on the field. Most of the players are…

19 Apr

Cristiano Ronaldo announces death of his baby boy, asks for privacy in emotional note

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Legendary footballer Cristiano Ronaldo on Monday announced that Ronaldo and Georgina lost their baby boy. He took to social media and asked for privacy as their family is dealing with the death of the baby boy. Ronaldo and Georgina took to social media earlier to share that they were going to become parents to twin babies. Cristiano said in his post that the birth of the baby girl has only given them the strength to deal with the condolence. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) Ronaldo is father to four other children, Cristiano Jr,…

06 Apr

Maxwell will be available in the team from 9th April

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Royals Challengers Bangalore are happy to welcome Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell to the squad for their upcoming IPL match against Mumbai Indians on April 9, team head coach Mike Hesson said. Although joining the camp after completing his quarantine period, he will not be available for RCB's game against Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday, April 5 due to a clause set by Cricket Australia for contracted players. Although the Australian was not part of the squad to conclude the Pakistan tour with a T20 match in Lahore on Tuesday, he will have to wait until April 6 for his appearance in…

04 Apr

Boost up for Delhi Capitals as David Warner lands in Mumbai

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Australian opener David Warner joined Delhi Capitals on Sunday for the ongoing IPL. He arrived late this season due to Australia's series in Pakistan and will complete his 3-day quarantine before joining his teammates and support staff. “Delhi Capitals’ batter David Warner arrived at the team hotel on Saturday. Warner is currently undergoing a mandatory 3-day quarantine before stepping out of his room,” the Delhi-based franchise said in a statement. It will be a homecoming for him, who started his IPL journey in 2009 with the Delhi franchise. After 13 years, he returned to represent the team in 2022 with…

29 Mar

Gujarat Titans wins over Lucknow Super Giants by five wickets

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Brilliant efforts put on by fast bowler Mohammad Shami and batter Rahul Tewatia helped Gujarat Titans to takeover Lucknow Super Giants by five wickets in a clash of two debutants in IPL 2022 at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday. Mohammad Shami, bowled brilliantly and claimed three wickets for 10 runs in his first spell that broke Lucknow Super Giants' innings. Though they recovered from a bad position 29/4 riding on half-centuries from Deepak Hooda (55) and Ayush Badoni (54), they managed 158/6 in 20 overs and was below-par for this surface and the Gujarat Titans batting. Shami finished with 25/3 from his…

25 Mar

A smart decision by Virat Kohli says Ravi Shastri

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Indian coach Ravi Shastri thinks Virat Kohli has taken a "smart decision" by giving up captaincy from all forms of cricket, paving the way to express himself better in the upcoming Indian Premier League. Shastri witnessed Virat Kohli's leadership from close quarters during his stint as India coach, however he also feels Kohli could have continued as the captain in Test cricket. Kohli left many in shock when he stepped down as Royal Challengers Bangalore captain after 2021. Subsequently, Kohli quit Test captaincy following India's 1-2 series loss to South Africa. He had earlier given away T20 captaincy after the World…

24 Mar

Ashleigh Barty Retires At 25

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No. 1 Tennis player Ashleigh Barty stunned everyone on Wednesday by announcing her early retirement from the sport at the age of 25. She dropped the bombshell weeks after becoming the first home-grown champion of the Australian Open in 44 years, joining tennis royalty's most exclusive club with a Grand Slam crown on three different surfaces. Ashleigh said, "I'm so happy, and I'm so ready and I just know at the moment in my heart as a person, this is right. I'm so grateful for everything that tennis has given me, it's given me all of my dreams plus more.…

23 Mar

Lakshya Sen Breaks into Top 10 in World Rankings After All England Open

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Indian badmiton star Lakshya Sen won silver at the All England Badminton Championships and broke into the top 10 of the latest BWF World Ranking on Tuesday. Aged 20 years from Uttarakhand, became the fifth Indian ever to reach the summit clash of All England Championships, improved two places to become world number 9 with 74,786 points, surpassing reigning world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore. He suffered a heartbreaking straight-game loss to Olympic champion and world No. 1 Viktor Axelsen of Denmark on Sunday. Lakshya Sen, the former world junior number one Indian thus became the country's highest-ranked men's…