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Kohli only Indian in top 10 ICC rankings
Of course, Ganguly is Dada for Indians. So, Now it is the time for Hashim Amla . The three formats of cricket are Test Cricket, Twenty20 International Cricket, and One Day International Cricket. Meanwhile, other players to gain in the rankings after the England-South Africa series include Quinton de Kock (up two places to fourth) and Eoin Morgan (up five places to 17th) among batsmen and Liam Plu... [Full Article...]
Ronaldo reigns on ESPN's World Fame 100
American sports network ESPN has devised a formula based on endorsements, social medial following and Internet search popularity to create their rankings of the most famous 100 athletes on the planet, aptly named World Fame 100 . On the other hand, Major League Baseball fared poorly, with no players among the top 100. Eight female athletes made the list, headed by Ronda Rousey at No. [Full Article...]
NBA Finals: Steve Kerr not ready to coach Warriors
It's still up in the air. "It's coming, it's coming". But I think KD and Steph Curry have figured out how to work together, and Draymond Green and Klay Thompson are also among the top 20 players in the National Basketball Association, and that the talent imbalance will simply be too great for Cleveland to overcome unless one of Golden State's four all-stars sustains a serious injury. [Full Article...]
Bangladesh deserve the respect they are getting: Tamim Iqbal
Last we played was 2011. That comes from defending well, too, and getting a couple of extra inches into the ball. With Martin Guptill completing a stint with the Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League the Black Caps were looking for someone to get their innings of to a flyer and they looked to the keeper for the triangular series in Ireland . [Full Article...]
Monaco striker Mbappe talks Zidane and Real Madrid: I'm not afraid
Chief among those teams is Real Madrid , to whom Mbappe's reported £100 million price tag is hardly of outcome. Kylian Mbappe has picked compatriot Jo-Wilfried Tsonga as his outside bet to win French Open - though there are no prizes for guessing who the Monaco striker rates as favourite. [Full Article...]
Fernando Alonso impresses at Indianapolis 500 despite engine failure
They worked really hard to get us here. He ran at the front of the field most of the day, passed cars in the draft easily and led 27 laps. "It was nice to have this competitive feeling". "When I opened then, I was in the grass". I didn't know if I can be as quick as anyone in an IndyCar. Unfortunately, that's now what Dixon thought was going to happen. [Full Article...]
Cavaliers arrive in The Bay for NBA Finals trilogy
Never get high. Never get low. This is nothing new for James, as he has stated publicly before his intention is to own a team following his on-court career. Of course not. Are you going to be excited about it, have an unbelievable feeling if you win? You've got to relish the competition and the players we're going against. [Full Article...]
Jason Momoa performs stirring haka in support of UFC fighter
The actor who played Khal Drogo in Game of Thrones , Jason Momoa , has been spotted performing a stirring Haka while filming in Australia. He recently joined the gym crew of New Zealand's MMA fighter Mark Hunt to perform a haka as part of rousing send off before Hunt faces American fighter Derrick Lewis next month, reports The New Zealand Herald . [Full Article...]
Cavaliers win Game 4, take 3-1 series lead
The Celtics saw a different team emerge from the locker room in the third quarter, however, and the Wine and Gold - namely Kyrie Irving - were all business over the final 24 minutes. Led by its Big Three, Cleveland quickly built a 21-point lead in the first quarter, while getting lots of contributions from their teammates. James, Irving and Love were the only three Cavs players to make dou... [Full Article...]
NBA Finals 2017 Dates, Predictions: First Game Tips Off on June 1
Path to Finals: Won Central Division; beat IN 4-0 IN Eastern Conference quarter-finals; beat Toronto 4-0 IN conference semi-finals; beat Boston 4-1 IN conference final. "And I saw Draymond said [Friday] night, he just talked about just two great teams". This sets the stage for the third part of the trilogy. As for the outcome, again, the Golden State Warriors are the favorite to win it all t... [Full Article...]
Arsenal board warn Arsene Wenger to stop dithering in transfer market
The outcome is unclear but the decision rests exclusively with Wenger and Kroenke and will be relayed to directors at a Tuesday board meeting. However, the Italian manager will unlikely be content with that, and as his sides go in as favourites to take the FA Cup home, he'll likely be expecting his starting 11 to make it a double for Chelsea in his first season. [Full Article...]
Wenger and Kroenke agree two-year extension at Arsenal
Do you think Arsenal can win the league again with Wenger as coach? With Arsenal having beaten Premier League champions Chelsea 2-1 in the FA Cup final on Saturday, giving Wenger a record seventh success in the competition, it seems unlikely the Frenchman will quit. [Full Article...]
Oxlade Surprised Moses Was Sent Off In Cup Final
Manager Antonio Conte defended Victor Moses as "an honest player" who would not try to cheat a referee after the Nigeria worldwide was shown a second yellow card for diving in Chelsea's 2-1 defeat against Arsenal in Saturday's FA Cup final at Wembley. [Full Article...]
Do We Have Another Cavaliers - Warriors Finals?
Meanwhile, the Cleveland Cavaliers are now just one win away from the NBA Finals after their comeback win in Game 4. What happened in game 4 was Boston failing to accumulate a big enough lead when James was on the bench, paired with the inability to move the ball in the second half with players like Marcus Smart trying to go hero ball. [Full Article...]
Wolff enjoys Mercedes as the underdogs
It was a landmark win for Ferrari , their first in Monaco since 2001 and a first 1-2 since 2010. Hamilton suggested that Ferrari's tactics provided the most obvious evidence yet that Vettel is being given preferential treatment by the Italian marque this season. [Full Article...]
Valverde Replaces Enrique at Barcelona
As a player, Valverde was part of the Barcelona squad that won the European Cup Winners' Cup and the Copa del Rey between 1988 and 1990. Barcelona have confirmed the appointment of former Athletic Bilbao boss Ernesto Valverde as their new Coach on a two-year contract. [Full Article...]
United States beats Kiwis on opening day of America's Cup qualifiers
Land Rover BAR had a bad mark rounding halfway through the race and Groupama Team France went flying past and won by 53 seconds. Each team will race one another twice. The British looked strong in beating Artemis Racing by 11 seconds. However, despite the lapse in concentration and having to start two boat lengths behind the British team, the incident didn't prove disastrous as they bounced b... [Full Article...]
England recall IPL trio to face South Africa
Moeen Ali insisted no one in the England camp was getting carried away after they underlined their Champions Trophy credentials with a comprehensive 72-run one-day global win over South Africa at Headingley. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to everyone affected but it is also important for us to focus on what our job at hand is". The Durham all-rounder's left knee will be checked out in So... [Full Article...]
Ainslie gets badly needed win in America's Cup qualifiers
It lost badly and almost sank as it returned to the dock. It was a bad day for Artemis , who had earlier lost to Emirates Team New Zealand in a rematch of a controversial encounter a day before, when the Swedish crew were incorrectly penalised. [Full Article...]
Lewis Hamilton feels Ferrari wanted Sebastian Vettel to win Monaco Grand Prix
How right the returning 37-year-old was. Kimi Raikkonen made an unnecessary pit stop at lap 34 which helped Vettel to build a 10 second lead within 8 laps. Hamilton's frustrations behind Kyvat were clear before he complained on team radio."It was a little bit unfortunate with the yellow flag, but it doesn't really matter now if I could have gone faster", Hamilton said. [Full Article...]