Coming from a cricketing background, Yuvraj Singh emerged as one of the best limited-overs cricketers to represent India. He announced himself to the world with a ‘Man of the Tournament’ performance in ICC U-19 World Cup played in the year 2000. The all-rounder soon became a part of the senior Indian team and established himself as a match-winner by playing a fantastic innings in the final of Natwest Series against England in 2002....
While speaking to ESPNcricinfo about the daunting tasks ahead, he said, “With the price tag I’ve been bought for, there will be a level of expectation and I’m aware of that, but I’m just going to go out there and do what I’ve done and do what has got me this far.” In case you didn’t know… Mills participated in the IPL auction for the first time and instantly became the second costliest overseas player of the cash-rich tournament’s history....
The judges scored the fight unanimously 16-112, 117-111 and 118-110 in favour of the Gypsy King, but there were times when he confronted genuine threat. The fight began gleefully for Fury as he kept the determined Wallin at bay in the inaugural rounds. Things differed in the third round when a punch by the Swedish boxer resulted in a bloody wound over Fury’s right eye. Twice the ringside doctors examined his greatly bleeding face and chose to continue the fight....
Scratch that — disaster did strike. Hassan just overcame it en route to an improbable come-from-behind win and advancement to the women’s 1500 semifinals on Monday. Hassan, looking to earn an unprecedented three golds in the women’s 1,500, 5,000 and 10,000 at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, very nearly had that dream smashed when she fell just after the bell lap of Sunday’s heat. Shortly after beginning the final lap of the 3 3/4-lap race, Kenya’s Edinah Jebitok ran into foot traffic, stumbling and knocking herself and Hassan — who was cruising in the back — to the ground....
One Piece Chapter 1053’s raw scans seem to have identified exactly who Ryokugyu is after in Wano. Unsurprisingly, Luffy is his main target, but One Piece Chapter 1053 seems to show an interesting reason for his going after the newest Yonko. Follow along as this article breaks down fan reactions to this latest news regarding One Piece Chapter 1053. One Piece Chapter 1053 teases Luffy vs. Ryokugyu when series returns, fans can’t wait Fan reactions As mentioned above, the raw scans for One Piece Chapter 1053 began leaking yesterday, only days ahead of the issue’s official release on Sunday....
Serie A champions Juventus absolutely dismantled Dinamo Zagreb with Dybala putting in a virtuoso performance. Here are the funniest and best tweets about last night’s action: First up, here are all the results: Cristiano Ronaldo was back amongst the goals last night, and this is how he might have celebrated it :P Meanwhile, Juventus might have scored an easy 4-0 victory against Dinamo Zagreb, but, Dani Alves is still waiting for his opening goal:...
Rising junior receiver Tyjon Lindsey and senior defensive lineman Dylan Owen were hospitalized with rhabdomyolysis for three days and two days, respectively, before being released and returning to the team. Rhabdomyolysis, according to WebMD, is a muscle injury that “results from the death of muscle fibers and release of their contents into the bloodstream.” MORE: 20 years after leading Huskers to title, Frost returns “Anything that happens in our program is ultimately my responsibility,” Frost told the Star-Journal....
Buchner, making only the second start of his Notre Dame career against Marshall on Saturday, exited the 26-21 upset loss late in the fourth quarter. The injury occurred on a quarterback keeper, with Marshall linebacker Eli Neal making the tackle. Buchner’s left arm went limp following the play, and he immediately exited the game: He finished the game completing 18 of 32 passes for two interceptions and 201 yards. For the season, he completed 28 of 50 passes (56 percent) for 378 yards and zero touchdowns to two interceptions....
Some fans believe that Tyranitar is becoming the new Charizard because of how it got new forms over the years, from a Mega Evolution in Gen 6 to the current Paradox version called Iron Thorns, but the same could be argued in favor of Salamence. However, the main difference is that Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s Roaring Moon, which is the ancient Paradox version of Salamence, is actually a really powerful creature that was even banned from competitive battles, whereas Iron Thorns is a bit disappointing....
Roode and Reigns went on to deliver a pretty entertaining matchup where The Big Dog prevailed. Post-match, he suffered a 3-on-1 handicap scenario when Corbin, Roode, and Ziggler had ganged up on him but once again, Roman Reigns was able to topple the trio. SmackDown also featured the return of former WWE Champion Sheamus, who sent out a warning to the roster of the Blue brand. Alexa Bliss also showed up to aid her friend, Nikki Cross, against Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose....
What do the new features mean for sports and those that work in the digital/social world? Here are the thoughts of three leaders in the social media/sports industries. MORE: Millennial TV | Digital audience profiling | 2015 sports tech | Twitter buy button Chris Yandle, Assistant Athletic Director for Communications & Public Relations at Georgia Tech Athletic Association Q: Do you see Twitter video as a competitor for Vine and Instagram video or something that is complementary?...
In a Twitter thread Thursday, Twitter user @QiaochuYuan explained to his Twitter followers, in great detail, an acid trip he’d had several days prior. It’s unclear whether or not the thread was serious, or simply satire, but many online had a lot to say about the story. “A few days ago, I took a medium dose of acid and wrote for several hours straight and admitted some things to myself, mostly about money,” Yuan said in the thread’s opening tweet....
People who were looking to jump on the Dinos’ bandwagon will be way warier after Game 1 of this series, during which the Raptors basically surrendered their homecourt advantage to the King. LeBron James had another triple-double, taking his playoff career total to 21 triple-doubles. Twitter feated on the Raptors’ misery. YouTuber Dom2k had the following comment to make: Renowned basketball analyst and the host of the sports talk show Undisputed Skip Bayless had a word to put in as well:...
It could have been worse for Real Madrid, as Fran Rico scored Eibar’s first ever goal against Real Madrid in La Liga in the 6th minute, to set the cat amongst the pigeons. However, Cristiano Ronaldo set up Gareth Bale for the equaliser in the 17th minute, but Real Madrid struggled to deal with Eibar’s positive play, consigning them to second place in the table, which could go down to 3rd if Barcelona win....
Mandy Rose has had a good run as of late, coming up as the victor against multiple stars like Nikkita Lyons, Fallon Henley, Zoey Stark, and so on. She is currently the NXT Women’s Champion, showcasing some great performances over the last few months. On the other side, Britt Baker has consistently proven to be one of the best wrestlers in AEW. Bagging the Women’s World Title on May 30, 2021, at Double Or Nothing, she effectively became the face of the AEW Women’s division....
The Portuguese megastar helped his national team to the UEFA Nations League final by scoring a sublime hat-trick against the Swiss. The 34-year-old opened the scoring for his side in the 25th minute. After an unsuccessful tackle from Kevin Mbabu at the edge of the box, Ronaldo readied himself for the resultant free-kick before smashing the ball into the bottom right corner, completely bypassing the wall and leaving the goalkeeper wrong-footed....
The family, from Diddillibah in the country’s Sunshine Coast region, called a local snake catcher to their house to remove an eastern brown snake from the yard. But soon after the snake catcher caught the first serpent, the family spotted another one lingering on the property. “A family in Diddillibah had a day full of surprises yesterday when they had not one but two brown snakes enter their yard in a matter of an hour,” an official from Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7 wrote in a Facebook post....
The South Dakota Department of Public Safety confirmed that the first fatalities at this year’s 10-day rally occurred on Monday after three motorbike riders collided on Highway 14A, mile marker 49, three miles west of Sturgis, at around 5:15 p.m. on Monday, August 10. Officials said a 22-year-old driver of a 2015 Harley Davidson motorcycle traveling westbound on the highway failed to negotiate a curve and crossed the centerline before colliding with two eastbound motorcycles....
