Players play, but only the fans see the whole picture
Players play, but only the fans see the whole picture Football is working class ballet, says the philosopher Simon Critchley, fully conscious of the contradiction in a game played by millionaires and followed by the working class too. Yet ballet it is, or as he puts it in another place, it is a matrix of […]
ICC ODI rankings: Kohli replaces Rohit at fourth among batters, Omarzai becomes top ranked all-rounder
ICC ODI rankings: Kohli replaces Rohit at fourth among batters, Omarzai becomes top ranked all-rounder Indian star Virat Kohli moving up to fourth in the latest ICC ODI rankings for batters following his heroic 84-run knock against Australia in the Champions Trophy 2025 semifinal in Dubai. The 36-year-old replaced Indian skipper Rohit Sharma, who slipped […]
Super Cup 2025 to be held in Bhubaneswar from April 21
Super Cup 2025 to be held in Bhubaneswar from April 21 The Super Cup 2025 will be played in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, from April 21, 2025, the All India Football Federation announced on Wednesday. “Yes, the tournament will happen in Bhubaneswar, but the other details (exact dates and format) have not been decided yet. It will […]
SA vs NZ: Kane Williamson becomes highest-scoring New Zealand batter in Champions Trophy
SA vs NZ: Kane Williamson becomes highest-scoring New Zealand batter in Champions Trophy Kane Williamson became the highest scoring New Zealand batter in Champions Trophy history during his side’s semifinal clash against South Africa in Lahore on Wednesday. The 34-year-old went past former Kiwi skipper Stephen Fleming, who had accumulated 441 runs from 13 innings […]
La Liga 2024-25: Lamine Yamal will renew contract with Barcelona, says agent Mendes
La Liga 2024-25: Lamine Yamal will renew contract with Barcelona, says agent Mendes Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal will extend his contract with the La Liga club beyond 2026, his agent Jorge Mendes said on Wednesday. The 17-year-old Spain international, who won the 2024 Golden Boy award to cap off a year in which he helped […]
NBA roundup: Lakers win as LeBron James hits milestone
NBA roundup: Lakers win as LeBron James hits milestone LeBron James scored 34 points on a milestone night and Luka Doncic added 30 points and 15 assists as Los Angeles Lakers celebrated with a 136-115 victory over the visiting New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday. With a three-pointer in the first quarter, James became the first […]
Olympic gold medallist, Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, presents Trophy ahead of NZ vs SA CT 2025 semifinal
Olympic gold medallist, Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, presents Trophy ahead of NZ vs SA CT 2025 semifinal As fans streamed into the Gaddafi Stadium on a sunny Wednesday afternoon, they were treated to an unexpected delight. Before the second semifinal of the Champions Trophy between New Zealand and South Africa commenced, Arshad Nadeem — Pakistan’s Olympic […]
Boxer Cindy Ngamba, world’s first female refugee athlete to win Olympic medal, set for pro debut on all-female fight card
Boxer Cindy Ngamba, world’s first female refugee athlete to win Olympic medal, set for pro debut on all-female fight card Something stood out to Cindy Ngamba as she glanced around when Friday’s all-female boxing event was first announced. So many world championship belts. Ngamba wants one of her own. “I saw Natasha Jonas and Lauren […]
India head coach Gambhir sets sight on Champions Trophy 2025 final: Hopefully we can play the perfect game
India head coach Gambhir sets sight on Champions Trophy 2025 final: Hopefully we can play the perfect game India head coach Gautam Gambhir termed his side’s four-wicket win over Australia in the semifinal as a ‘flawless’ performance. “I think we did but we still have one more game to go. We know we are a […]