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SA vs AUS: Inexperience in Test line-up has really showed up, says Temba Bavuma
At the Boxing Day Test in the MCG, South Africa were thrashed by an innings and 182 runs by a rampant Australian team, making it the first time since 2005/06 that the Proteas didn't win a Test series in the country. It is also South Africa's second successive Test series loss after 1-2 defeat to England in August-September.
ISL: Defender Peter Hartley leaves Jamshedpur FC
Jamshedpur FC made the announcement via their social media handle. "Jamshedpur FC and Peter Hartley have parted ways by mutual consent. We would like to thank him for his dedicated years to the club and wish him the very best for the future," the club said in a statement on Twitter.
Bus driver and conductor saved Rishabh Pant's life
The 14-second CCTV footage of the accident, which surfaced online showed that his speeding car collided with the iron barrier on the roadside, before catching fire. The driver and the conductor acted promptly and called 112 immediately after the collision. The police sent Rishabh Pant to the hospital and informed his mother.
Table tennis: China's Sun, Fan Zhendong become first post-2000 ITTF year-end world No. 1s
Born in 2000, Sun rose to the top of the world rankings on January 30 for the first time. She topped the recently-released year-end world rankings with 8,270 points. The 22-year-old won titles at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Champions Macao and WTT Cup Finals in October, after helping China claim its fifth consecutive women's title at the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province.
PM Modi mourns demise of football legend Pele
"The passing away of Pele leaves an irreplaceable void in the world of sports. A global football superstar, his popularity transcends boundaries. His outstanding sporting performances and success will keep inspiring the coming generations. Condolences to his family and fans. RIP," Modi tweeted.
Azam, Stokes, Raza, and Southee named nominees for ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year 2022 award
Raza had earlier earned nominations for Men's T20I and ODI player of the year for 2022 while Azam had a nomination against his name for the best 50-overs player of the year award for 2022. England were living a nightmare in Test cricket after humiliating series losses in the Ashes and the series against West Indies. Joe Root resigned as the Test skipper and the reins were handed over to Stokes and Brendon McCullum, the red-ball coach.
King and I: Mohun Bagan veterans share memories of playing against Pele in Kolkata in 1977
It was in 1977 that the 21-month-long oppressive regimen of internal emergency came to an end and was thus worth cherishing. For the people of West Bengal, it heralded the beginning of the 34-year Left Front rule in the State. The year 1977 was memorable for football fans in Kolkata and a team from the iconic Mohun Bagan club as they saw football royalty in person as the legendary Pele, the three-time World Cup winner, visited the City of Joy for an exhibition match.
Rishabh Pant has two cuts on forehead, ligament tear in his right knee, suffered abrasion injuries on back: BCCI
Early on Friday morning, Pant, 25, suffered multiple injuries when his car collided with a road divider and caught fire on the Delhi-Dehradun highway. He has been admitted to Max Hospital in Dehradun after being initially taken to Saksham Hospital Multispecialty and Trauma Centre. Pant was on his way to his hometown Roorkee in the state of Uttarakhand from New Delhi. "Rishabh has two cuts on his forehead, a ligament tear in his right knee and has also hurt his right wrist, ankle, and toe and has suffered abrasion injuries on his back. Rishabh's condition remains stable, and he has now been shifted to Max Hospital, Dehradun
David Warner targets good showing on tour of India after epic double hundred at MCG
Warner had not scored a Test century since January 2020 and in the ongoing home summer, he had recorded scores of 5, 48, 21, 28, 0 and 3 from six innings against West Indies and South Africa till the MCG Test, in which he scored a fantastic double century in 255 balls to give Australia a series-clinching victory with a game still left in Sydney. After this, Australia's next Test assignment will be a tour of India for four Tests as part of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, with Warner being the most experienced campaigner, having toured the country thrice for Test tours and playing for more than a decade in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
A look at Pele's greatness through the words of his peers, contemporaries and current stars
His contemporaries and future stars have analysed his greatness and his game over the years, proving why Pele is considered the greatest footballer ever, reports Xinhua. Here is a compilation of some of the most memorable quotes about the three-time World Cup winner, from his contemporaries to modern-day greats: Carlos Alberto Torres: "His great secret was improvisation. Those things he did were in one moment. He had an extraordinary perception of the game."
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